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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 29, 1892
Page
3
A speaker recalls finding her old rag doll in a cobwebbed garret. The doll, a cherished relic from childhood, stirs tears and laughter as she cherishes memories of carefree days and brighter tomorrows, contrasting with adult duties and ongoing work.
A portrait of Ben Thompson, famed Englishman turned Texas desperado and marshal of Austin, detailing his brutal deeds from killing 18 men to provoking engineers, facing rivals like Jack Harris and Joe Foster, and his dramatic showdown in an Austin theater ending with a fatal shot by Bill Sims.
A quote from Harper's Weekly recalls a violent ending as a man fires into the floor ending his life and King Fisher is killed in the same instant. The Express notes the event the next morning calling it a good night’s work.
A collage of jokes and household advice gathered from various papers. Bits include witty exchanges about romance and sun exposure, a seaside quip, a boy's bow for honesty, a tale of a leg set by a bone-setter, and practical tips for shoes, warts, sunburn, bronzes, knives, and rheumatism in sweet oil and lime water.
Readable scraps from the New Orleans Picayune and Tit-Bits include a wartime line about water doing its level best and a humorous exchange about listening through a partition in Kent. The quotes are presented as clipped jokes and anecdotal lines from periodical sources.
The Nevve reports Chicago suffered 21 heat deaths as Dakota seeks 40 000 laborers to harvest wheat. Montana endured a heavy frost and the cold wave spread east. A Paik Tex sawmill boiler blast killed two and injured four. A St Louis house to house mail collection is praised. Miss Dolliver of Iowa regained sight in New York. Mrs Morrell of Hillsboro Indiana died after a bee sting. James Sweeney drowned at Pittsburg leaving a note then killed himself. his wife’s infidelity noted.
Friday markets list provisions smoked meats canned fruits vegetables and groceries with extensive prices. Indiana and California hams, dried beef, bacon cuts, pickled meats, fresh pork, salt meats, canned fruits and standard produce shown with prices. coffee, tea, sugars, butter, lard oil, seeds, and livestock values noted for buyers. Local merchants Morgan & Tay Central Packing Co. and others appear in pricing block.
An author dedicates his volume to his mother in a New York Times note, praising maternal love as a steady star for a man in middle life. He laments the loneliness of aging without a wife or child to greet birthdays, stressing a mother’s blessing as the enduring memory of a mother’s affectionate, flowering summer.
Public notice warns against fraudulent imitations of Dr. Pierce medicines sold at lower prices. Genuine medicines are available only through authorized druggists at established prices: Golden Medical Discovery $1.00, Favorite Prescription $1.00, Pleasant Pellets 25 cents per vial. If they do not help, money is returned. They are guaranteed to cure or exit.
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