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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1892
Page
3
A line in verse depicts a stealthy nighttime trooper band surprising a place called Lill. They are awake at dawn, with muted sounds and no bugle calls, while yellow coats appear to plead on green slopes. The text includes garbled phrases and unclear names, suggesting OCR damage but conveys a dawn aftermath with a military intrusion.
A Detroit Free Press account recalls a tragic frontier scene near the Cheyenne and Arapahoe reserve. Gunderson cradles his dying daughter Little Lue while the family endures heat and loss, ending with the father’s suicide beside a roadside grave.
Presbyterians Harrison Cleveland Reid and Sherman noted in a humorous clipping. Wisconsin governor Peck, once a printer, now inhabits the house Ole Bull once did. Cyrus W. fields and a sea cable joke appear amid colorful society blurbs. A Berkshire farmer warns trespassers with a bold note, and a yacht scene features Jack and a salt breath moment. Introductions to actors Bennett and Gilchrist lead to education and retirement musings. Connie Gilchrist’s London marriage to the Earl of Orkney is reported with Duke of Beaufort as the bride’s escort. A parson misquoting marriage rites prompts a witty line about offering the page.
Fragmentary OCR describes a tonic claiming to restore strength and expel poison from blood, mentioning sick headache and a money amount related to travel. Text references New York and Pennsylvania Line from Indian, but context is unclear.
Peter Daniel, the Atlanta murderer, proclaimed innocence but was found guilty. He sent Judge Clarke a mercy appeal with a crude drawing of a chariot and the line Swing low street chariot This chariot will carry me home. The appeal pleads to Judge Marshall Clarke to grant mercy before the gallows. The clipping also notes the Russian Grand Duke George dying of a lung disease and a curious treatment using open doors and windows to banish germs.
A writer in August Peterson offers nail care tips. Use a soft nail brush for washing hands and ivory instruments for nails. Avoid steel tools as they roughen surfaces. Trim nails weekly, avoid side cutting to prevent ingrowing nails, and shape to suit fingers. Do not leave nails too long or they resemble claws. Synicus comments on preferring fresh berries over preserved ones in winter.
A jumble of unsorted notes lists a Milwaukee water-meter shortfall of 34,000 dollars, a brutal Taney county lynching, forecasts of English parliament lawyers, erratic temperatures in the northwest, and odd snippets from New York to Washington. It notes volcanic deaths, a Readville shooting, and Kipling snubs with stray trivia on pineapple Swiss ice and a phonographic clock.
A damaged OCR snippet advertises J. R. Andress at 320 East Warrington Street promoting Stackhouse Medical Institute for catarrh. The testimonial by Andress describes years of severe head pain dizziness eye and hearing loss and nasal problems improved after treatment. Charges list $1 consultation and $96 for trusthant therapy with hours and Saturdays closed.
Market prices for meats, canned goods, produce, dairy, fats, and oils. Includes smoked meats, sausages, hams, bacon, pork, beef, canned fruit, vegetables, berries, apples, pineapples, bananas, lemons, peaches, peppers, and fish. Also lists grains, flours, oats, meal, and feed prices with household staples and chemicals.
Local shop offers small bottles at 25 cents and large bottles at 50 cents. The price drop makes beverages more affordable for customers browsing aisles and selecting sizes.
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