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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1891
Page
3
In a dim alley a boy named Stub sleeps in a box scarred by carts and filth. He keeps wall pictures and dreams of a mother, while a smaller boy named Cully seeks shelter. When fire roars, Stub helps guide the frightened child toward an escape as flames rise and walls fall around them.
The scene shows walls swaying and tatters as a chimney top detaches, plunging into a fire. A new calm expression appears on a portrait of a motherly face on the pine as debris collapses, burying a disreputable goods box and a mangled newsboy beneath the burning ruins, Tulsa?
An Italian settlement in Australia named New Italy thrives with 300 families, cultivating diverse crops. Wild West nicknames like Wild Bill and Calamity Jane appear in Deadwood reminiscences. New York society features Mrs Waldorf Astor as a mandolinist and Mrs Le Favre promoting vegetarian societies. Gossip mongers draw sharp rebuke, while Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets are praised as a mild, effective liver remedy.
A mixed batch of brief items reports Chinese leper findings in a New York laundry, a major hail strike in Minnesota damaging wheat, Palatka Florida bank liabilities, a $300000 Lynn fire near the burnt district of ’89, and a Neapolis mill fire with $70000 loss. Also noted: import of foreign labor for world fair exhibits, a printers inks firm seeking a receiver, a miner found dead in Sierra Nevada ice, Sam Small leaving preaching for a newspaper office, a judge in Topeka reversing a supreme court ruling, two unknown men shot in Conway Arkansas, Mille Lacs Indians protesting white hay-cutting, Dr Death practicing in Ohio, Kansas lacking saloons but many wink drug stores, cremation prices in Tokio, and a drummer’s caution about belief in roast money versus roast duck.
Opinion asks readers to demand proof of claims and trust in a reliable medical dispensary. It touts Dr. Hale's Medical Dispensary at 6 W. Washington St with testimonials and calls for consultations, examinations, and private patient rooms. It lists ailments treated including bronchitis, catarrh, and rheumatism and urges prompt action.
A mix of novelty items and rumored fads fills a column with Paris steam phaeton notes, alum lip care, a perfumed lamp, and a horse tail hair pendulum trick. Also listed are a Chicago Milwaukee excursion, Radam's Microbe Killer ad, dental parlors notices, livery services, a museum, false economy critique, and Gail Borden Eagle Brand Condensed Milk promoted as infant food.
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