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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1891
Page
3
Poem fragment evoking a mill and fisher life with dreamlike lullaby. The speaker comforts a child with lines about the old mill, Dream-One, and the refrain Sleep little tulip sleep. Eugene Field lines appear with imagery of wings, mist, and night scenes.
Frank Stanselle, once penniless and forced to relinquish Mary Lansing to Alejandro Rodriguez in Chile, reappears in New York 16 years later with Donna Rodriguez and plans to marry in October. Stanselle, now 48, was a newspaper man and theater manager. Donna is widowed, with one daughter dead, and the couple will wed in October and move to Buenos Aires before settling in Washington.
A collage of quotations and notes on religion skepticism a vampire grave annunciator telegrams from Russia a Tampa hotel with an orchestrion and telephones a royal portrait be warded beards and conspiracies, plus jokes and fashion trends from Puck and other papers.
An editorial calls for a progressive yet non demagogic mayor in Indianapolis and urges voters to choose a candidate capable of wise economy and firm to curb parasites. The piece notes the intense pressure on the elected leader and ends with a promotion for Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure.
A scrambled slate links Republicans and prohibitionists in Iowa for the coming fall elections amid other crime and disaster notes. A string of incidents across the country includes robberies, explosions, strikes, and a circus shutdown, with diverse local reports from Chicago to Raleigh and beyond.
The text notes turquoise as the day's fashion, sexing up ring wear for women with slender fingers, and silver sailor hats as a questionable novelty. It warns that common bathing reduces summer ailments in children and mentions brooch pins of twisted gold with enameled hearts, highlighting jewelry tastes and practical tips.
Brewers and dealers in ale porter beet half and half, a t agaric and seltzer water are listed in this period commerce notice. Read as a catalog entry reflecting local trades and products in the era.
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