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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1892
Page
3
In a long ago town a tall slim Thompson son provoked pride and political talk. A street encounter with Goff sparked a deadly feud that lingered for forty years, leaving only one Thompson son alive and wealthy in Illinois, with the rest gone.
A prospecting narrator recalls sitting by a ravine near Buster's peak in the Black Hills when an Indian trader appears and fires on a wounded mountain lion. The hunter builds a tense standoff, taunts the predator, and aids the Indian as the lion charges. The scene ends with a fierce struggle and implied fatal outcome.
A dramatic encounter on a rocky ledge ends with an Indian and a lion both slain after a struggle on a path. The Indian drives a knife into the beast as they tumble over the brink into a dark chasm and a final crash signals their deaths.
The piece discusses modest fashion and female vanity. It cites Elizabeth Robins Pennell advocating a cycling dress of gray tweed without foundation with a deep hem secured by stitching. It also mentions wearing a blouse of silk with wool skirts and a cutaway jacket for street wear.
A playful exchange about dentures and inheritance occurs as a man guesses a woman’s teeth are false and notes her sister inherited them. Another flirtatious moment has a schoolgirl and a man testing eye contact. A parrot dealer adds a whimsical line about a talking bird for hanging by a thermometer.
The report notes Sweden with about five million people has around 810 Roman Catholics. It highlights half of Algiers area of 330000 square miles under irrigation by artesian wells with 138000 wells active. It cites Budapest as Europe’s newest great city and the Danube’s twin city now housing about 500000, up from 100600 in Kossuth era.
A New York World profile paints Senator Hill in a cutaway suit and weary air. Bascombe Manor in Bournemouth houses Shelley's heart relics in Sir Percy Shelly's care. John Musgrave buys Longfellow's Portland birthplace and renovates it, with relic hunters stealing a mantelpiece.
A Pennsylvania company will display an 18 by 24 foot map of the United States at the next world’s fair. Created entirely from pickles vegetables and fruits preserved by the firm. State lines lakes and rivers will be depicted by vinegar and larger cities by spices. A single plate glass cover is being made for the exhibit. The project costs $15000.
Fresh lemons keep longer when covered with water and the water is changed often. A daily teeth wash can use tincture of camphor six to twelve drops in a glass of water. Pickles or vinegar fail to keep in a stone jar once grease has been stored there. Mildew fades with rubbing green tomatoes and salt, then sun exposure. Headache often eases when hot water is applied to both feet and the back of the head.
The piece notes Senator Teller’s forecast Colorado will vote Republican. It also mentions a string of other items from river floods in Illinois to strikes in Des Moines and labor news from the press at large.
A collection of curiosities and short items including women running Machias stores, moss indicating north in forests, a honeying beehive in Narontownship, a note on married couples resembling each other from Geneva photographs, and a circus clown tale about jealousy and a lion’s cage from Besaton Home Journal.
A Free Press note advises wrapping a porous earthenware jug in wet flannel and placing it in an open window. Keep the wrapped jug damp. within an hour the water or claret cup inside becomes nearly as cool as if iced, offering a simple cooling method where ice is unavailable.
Market ad lists July 21 prices for smoked meats and hams, bacon, sausage, pickled meats, lard, fresh park items, dry salt meats, canned fruits and vegetables, coffee, tea, dried fruits, canned seafood, dairy, seeds, grains, and live poultry. Includes shippers’ prices, bagged goods, and steady market notes from Indiana to California and Oregon suppliers.
A brubarer agl mld physician and surgeon claims to cure skin eye nervous and private diseases with a new French method. Treatments advertised as discreet and without embarrassing examinations, promising permanent cures and satisfaction. Consultation and reception parlors listed with prices.
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