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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 18, 1894
Page
3
Fragments recount a troubled wife accusing a former spouse of cheating and marriage to a banker. The text mentions a long-delayed union, a wife unhappy with life, and a daughter in an unclear sequence, with garbled names and places.
Across the Mase river overlooking the Misaiasiopi near Aitoa stands Pinewreck rock. An unwritten history recalls Wapatoga a fearless Illini chief who sacrificed himself to save his people from a thunderbird legend. The tribe honored him by painting the bird on the rock and recounting the heroic deed for generations.
A selection of scattered notes on sugar cakes with old style measurements, etiquette on greeting cards for fathers husbands and siblings, and a humorous summer amusements piece describing composite poetry games. The item references Marocco Chenbueh New Jersey fire damage, London festivities for Vaje’s athletics, and various wartime and political notes, with a miscellany of social customs and tributes.
The column describes street gowns in blue canvas with lace inserts and white rose pins on pearl clips for evening wear. It notes silk and wool gowns with white and color trims, white embroidered muslin dresses with lace and silver embroidery, gathered velvet and satin belts, duck cloth outfits in plains or stripes, and coats with long sleeves and wide collars.
A dense market list details meats, hams, bacon, lard and canned goods with prices. Farm produce tables show potatoes, beans, cucumbers, peppers, peaches, apples, berries and fruit prices. Shipping and staple commodities include sugar, coffee, oils, seeds, and veterinary and medicinal supplies.
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