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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1890
Page
3
The poem recounts God offering five gifts to man and the choice of Forgetfulness and Love. After a brave wish for Hope, the final gift becomes Sleep, as divine pity replaces Rest. The narrator, James Newton Matthews, appears in the Chicago Tablet.
An afterflood tale from Johnstown recounts Jim, a tough looking tramp who stayed with relief workers. He proved patient, loyal, and hardworking at headquarters for forty seven days before tragedy. After a drinking relapse and a fatal freight accident, Jim dies, the crew erecting a simple grave marker.
Miss Belle Curry, superintendent of Evanston Illinois telephone system, oversees contracts, line construction, and customer complaints for a busy hub with frequent Chicago connections. A joking query about climbing a pole led to her confident reply that she could do it if needed. A Chicago Tribune note mentions Miss Willard’s popular book and a bold prose confession that surprises a reader in Evanston.
The clippings recount a man arrested on his wedding day and pose questions about his trial in a maritime court. Other vignettes include a jesterish judge calling a spouse a candy date, and a major remark about a politicking acquaintance. The mixed items mirror a lively periodical page.
An old advertisement touts Bludbilder as a concentrated vegetable extract with tonic and blood purifying qualities. It claims to renew enrich and reach every body part, aiding scrofulous complaints erysipelas eczema boils tumors and other disorders tied to poor blood while offering small strong doses. Price one dollar six for five beings sold by J W Cole Co and local druggists.
A man describes years of nervous debility and failed cures from physicians and tobacco, then credits a vegetable remedy advertisement for restoring health and boosting his business. He traveled to Hastings in Cumbria County, Pennsylvania to thank the advertiser and offer to answer inquiries about the treatment.
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