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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1893
Page
3
Detroit Tribune notes varied female pursuits from fencing and self defense to riding, rowing, shooting and bold athletic endurance. The piece contrasts independence with fear of mice, hinting at societal views on women defying traditional roles in a manly era.
The piece recounts rural Connecticut beliefs that lightning spares geese feathers and cats but not a notorious swearing farmer, then narrates a tale of a cat struck at the Bailey farm on White Oak Hill. It notes dogs also suffer rare lightning hits and ends with a broader remark on thunderbolts and fate.
Quick guidance on using milk for burns and simple at home remedies. It notes cheese cloth as a duster and a method to keep ice in a sick room by securing a newspaper pitcher with ends twisted and rubber band. It also suggests combing fringe of towels and doilies while damp to straighten before ironing.
A New York Sun recipe feature presents Livonian and Lithuanian pates using white and rye bread crumbs, veal and bacon, farina, and bechamel style fillings, fried to brown. It also offers a beet and horseradish salad and a crisp apple cress salad with oil and vinegar dressings, noted as suitable for invalids.
France plans a new postal card system allowing cards to be used as check books with stubs for memoranda. The sender can stamp the stub to record contents, providing a verified record of correspondence. In Bordeaux a heat inspired horse headgear using straw hats with sponge dampened by vinegar is tested to keep horses cool.
The article argues rest is a learned art requiring change of scenes and activities. It says true rest comes from switching activities, not merely sitting idle, and notes that energetic work followed by playful relief and good humor supports well being.
In late Thursday trading the Chicago banking sector moved to issue clearing house certificates. Gen. Gov. Morgan, elder statesman of the Mexican War era, has died at Fortress Monroe. authorities ordered about 3,000,000 in gold shipments from Europe. The Bangkok Siam blockade is set to close Saturday with stern warnings to other powers. The world’s fair board of lady managers remains divided as Mrs. Virginia Meredith of Indiana is linked to the dispute. In Denver a desperate crowd of unemployed grows and the mayor bans street gatherings. Will Davis escorting his partner to a dance led to a fatal leg wound after a dispute with Swift Hunter of Louisville.
Prices on meats, produce and staples held steady with Indiana bacon at 14 to 14-1/2 cents per pound and California at 11-14 cents. Fresh pork cuts, lard, cheeses, fruits and vegetables show varied listings from onions 10 cents per dozen to Navals at 90 cents per 15 pounds, with assorted grains, flour and dairy priced for the week.
Trains leave St Louis at 7 39 am 11 60 am 1 00 pm and 9 00 pm for Indianapolis Union Station. Connections at Terra Haute join H T and points east. Through cars operate via Evansville sleeping and parlor service. Dining cars on trains 20 and 26.
Passenger trains leave Indianapolis Union Station for Chicago Kankakee Lafayette Louisville Shelbyville Greensburg Cleveland Buffalo Albany Boston Anderson Muncie Elkhart Benton Harbor Marion Wabash St Louis Greencastle Terre Haute Crawfordsville Danville Champaign Bloomington Pekin Peoria Dayton Springfield Columbus Ohio with numerous daily departures and listed times. Ticket Official No. 1 East Washington St and 36 Massachusetts Ave massachusetts Ave Union station.
A short clipped passage notes that the day carries double the money value and advises keeping the money secured. The fragment hints at a caution about value and security but provides minimal context. No names, places, or dates are readable in the text.
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