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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1892
Page
3
A fragment from Edgar Mayhew Bacon published in Aust Scribner describes a marshy meadow scene with hidden secrets the grass and hills conceal. It evokes longing and unease across a coastal city setting where wives and mothers awaken to fading hopes amid watching eyes.
A veteran observer recalls a year long romance between a milliner and an electrician sighted through a court windows. After two years the couple marry, prompting the observer to gift the baby with a locket and chain and share in their happiness.
A brief scene describes a man nodding across a court as he accepts a small gift, leaving the narrator feeling foolish and self aware as a crusty old bachelor. The moment hints at humor and possible affection in a quiet, interpersonal exchange.
A Paris corset of dyed kid with rose trimming and topazes appears. A New York slate reminder for engagements draws attention. California's jelly palace at the world’s fair showcases thousands of jelly glasses in a bright, illuminated framework costing around 2700 dollars. Mrs Langtry’s London black gown saga ends with her praise of the single frock and the value of a well dressed woman.
In Paris waterproof umbrellas gain popularity while a color blind rarity is cited. A Missouri couple, James Highland and Anna Fling, marry in Marie county, with Mint and Julep also blessed. A novel trotting horse training method in San Teancho uses a saltwater tank for exercise. Uniontown reports extreme parsimony as a Green county landowner refuses to buy envelopes, swapping and returning his own notes.
The article lists ministerial pay from $60 to $25,000 with averages around $700. Dr. Morgan Dix at Trinity earns $20,000, Talmage about $12,000 plus literary income, Taylor at the Tabernacle $16,000, Paxton $12,000 up from $8,000, Wilton Merrill Smith $7,000 first year, Lloyd $6,000, McArthur $8,000 plus a $1,000 purse, Bitting praises high salaries, Lubeck $6,000, Henry M. Sanders $8,000, and pastors at the Collegiate Reformed Dutch Church $8,000 each.
The famous Gaines case at New Orleans ends with a settlement for the heirs and the lawyers. Across the seas cholera claimed 1,465 lives in Russia with 2,585 new cases reported on July 23 to 25. Henry Adams of New Hampshire and James Watton of England died after falling into a crater near Carolina, Mexico. Chicago reports 32 heat deaths and 62 prostrations on Wednesday as people seek cool air in streets and parks.
Instructions on setting a breakfast table emphasize simplicity and cleanliness. The table should include knives, forks, spoons, tumblers, napkins, finger bowls for fruit service, and fruit knives with plates. Utensils belong on the right and left as described, with a central fruit dish, end cloths, butter plates, and appropriate salt pepper and serving pieces placed strategically.
A man writes a mock message on post cards to a friend about an AI donkey, prompting amused speculation. The odd note includes a closing initial F and a playful tone. In another fragment a girl laments a nightmare while a youth muses about riding home.
The Sun offers money loan advertisements and real estate bargains on its second page. Estate notices appear in the realty column and the liner notices gain readers daily. Read the Wanted Help notices on the second page for opportunities.
Provisions and groceries listed with detailed prices for meats, canned fruits, tea, coffee, fats, lard, cheese, butter, oils, and farm produce. Notable entries include Indiana and California hams, dried beef, bacon cuts, lard in tierces, fresh pork loins, cottage hams, and assorted canned peaches lemons and berries with varied standard prices. Also listed are spices, teas, coffees, dried vegetables, and livestock prices for hens, chickens, roosters, ducks, geese, and turkeys.
ALS Brobaker A M M D physician and surgeon advertises curing skin blood and nervous diseases. Claims permanent cure for catarrh with a new French method and private female complaints treated discreetly. Promises guaranteed cure and mailed home treatment details with prices.
A nostalgic late 19th or early 20th century advice note warns that morning back stiffness and a crick in the spine stem from catching cold in a draught. It promotes Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure as a sovereign remedy for ailments from a cold, urging precautions against drafts and improper clothing, and cites availability at 25 and 50 cents per bottle.
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