The Secret Whispered Between Robin Tree and I
A fragmented verse describes a secret shared among a robin a tree and the speaker with hints the secret grows when birds fly about and may be revealed if the tree and robin reveal nothing.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 17, 1893
Page
3
A fragmented verse describes a secret shared among a robin a tree and the speaker with hints the secret grows when birds fly about and may be revealed if the tree and robin reveal nothing.
Aunt Biddy tied her shoe and left Tom Strahan near the curve where Engine 22 sped by. Tom clutched a cloth rag cat, tosses her toward him as the locomotive nears. the cat cushions his fall and saves his life, while Biddy collapses. Daddy cradles Tom and the cat is revered as a family treasure.
Linen growers among London colors set fashion while Queen Victoria reportedly keeps about 40 dogs. The piece cites Happiness as temperament not a cure and includes a Boston professor quipping about personal renewal every seven years in a class of young ladies.
The note cites sunstruck street car mules in New Orleans and a backwards writing Pittsburg resident. It mentions England couples competing for the Dunmow flitch of bacon, Washington lacking a delicatessen, and quirks of New York and Chicago rail systems. A New York Sun line discusses potential separate tracks for passenger and freight trains to ease Chicago’s congestion.
Colonel Robert J Ingersoll recalls Roscoe Conkling in the surrogate's office during a contest over a will. He describes Conklings tact and his timely loan that shifted the mood and left a lasting impression on the eloquent lawyer.
A former servant Jana Wallace used a note signed by Senator Leland Stanford to travel from New York to San Francisco. The conductor accepted the signature and routed her through without questions, prompting later scrutiny about the pass’s validity.
A home recipe passage describes scalding milk with butter, mixing in yeast and dough, shaping biscuits, letting them rise, and baking quickly. It also covers making a chocolate cream by dissolving gelatine, heating milk with chocolate sugar and vanilla, mixing with egg yolks, cooking briefly, and setting in molds to harden for serving with sugar and cream.
A mixed bag of events from the world’s fair and distant towns. Protestors lift a boycott in Arizona while a mass draws 12,000 at Butte. A drowning rescue ends in two deaths near Detroit. A New York man dies from draft riot wounds. A Louisiana lynching follows acquittal in a wife murder case. A bank cashier is jailed for a false bank loan. A premature fireworks blast kills two and injures three near Chicago. A Palmer House maid marries an Australian noble. Fireman and railway unions form a new federation in Pittsburg. Relief funds near $30,000 for cold storage warehouse fire victims. Montreal crowd collapses grandstand killing and injuring many.
Practical advice on reliving bruises and preventing discoloration, noting hot fomentations as effective. Warns that strong carbolic acid kills bedbugs and serves as a disinfectant, advising storage away from children and occasional use in sinks. Describes a low shelf for the sickroom to aid eating while in bed.
Muivay July 17 report shows steady markets with price lists for smoked meats hams bacon shoulders and lard from Indiana California and Oregon. Includes divisions on dried beef pork sausage vegetables fruits canning items seeds coal oil and dairy products with specific price ranges and quantities for buyers and shippers.
In an unclear dialogue excerpt four girls speak of wanting a situation and share a tense exchange. The garbled text suggests a fringe stage moment with partial names and stray terms like Tae Son and resliners, leaving interpretation open.
A Minneapolis man named J B White declares revival from a two year injury and dire illness after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. His daughter Mrs N Waite corroborates rapid relief from uterine trouble and exhaustion, with others at Germania Drug Store confirming sales and effects.
A BIATION officer was arrested at the intersection of Illinois and Washington. Details indicate an on duty incident and subsequent custody by local police. Investigators gathered preliminary statements as the case moves to court proceedings.
A brief note hints that the day’s event is valuable and doubles the prize, urging readers to watch The SUN for updates and potential winnings.
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