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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 14, 1893
Page
3
Local dialect scene shows a digger and boyish hunter at a riverbank, teasing a wriggling audience of fish and birds. The speaker boasts patience and sly tricks with worms and a two pounder catch looming as a finale, amid lively chatter and rural humor.
A late night account from a border settler riding 30 miles to warn others of Apache movement toward Mexico. He and a boy carry frightened children into a rear ravine while Indians smash the house and flee after half an hour. A bear later passes near, but does not attack, as the narrator guards the boy and recalls the boy’s resolve to alert others.
The writer extols daily sun exposure as a health booster for the family. Open shutters flood the house with light, banishing dampness, mold, and gloom while lifting spirits. They store light-sensitive foods in covered boxes and canvas over shelves to protect them from too much light.
Cut in small pieces three ounces preserved ginger with three dessert spoonfuls syrup. Mix with four yolks, one pint sweet cream. Cook ten minutes then cool slightly. Add two teaspoonfuls sugar and one ounce gelatine dissolved. Strain, mold, chill until ready to serve as a delicate frozen dessert. For best results follow directions carefully.
A Philadelphia Times column argues against conspicuous packages. It asserts that wrapped bonbons and elegant druggists boxes are acceptable, while bulky or newspaper wrapped bundles mark a woman as middle class. It also condemns hat boxes and wagon parcels as unfashionable and socially risky.
A Danville preacher recalls attending a funeral then consoling the widow who soon offered him a job and remarried. The Danville Breeze notes the anecdote in a column. The Chicago Tribune quotes visiting a dime museum touting shows and peanuts for five cents with no Columbian guards and cheap pie nearby.
A renowned dermatologist advises washing the scalp with pure soap lather and warm water, massaging with fingers or a stiff brush. For sensitive scalps, borax solution or egg yolks in lime water may replace soap, followed by oil rub to restore moisture and prevent brittleness.
Willie asks for a telephone by his pillow to attend school in bed. His mother and Slimson recall a dinner visit, noting Willie had a minor quarrel over accepting the second piece of pie from Bobbie Bingo, who tried to lick him.
A compilation of household wisdom contrasts manly and female advice on cooking and childrearing from Good Housekeeping. It highlights practical tips like lime water in milk and stirring coffee, while noting different approaches to chores, illness, and ventilation.
A brief column notes that all sultan’s wives recently received smallpox vaccinations. Lotta the actress sends $100 to a sick babies fund. A Birmingham woman receives a marriage proposal from a distant city man, signed by a firm name.
The items cover a failed Franklin buggy company, a levee break in Baton Rouge, a grand jury ordering arrests in Decatur lynching, large embezzlement in Irvine NY, the disappearance of ex labor official Peck, mail robbery confession of Clerk Barton, Chicago typos opposing public printer Edwards, Native uprising fears at Leech Lake, a Paris Indiana rail accident injuring a rider, a fatal train collision near Butler Oklahoma Territory, a looming run on Detroit savings banks, Drake University politics forcing prohibitionist Ray O. B. Aylesworth from presidency, a theft at Boergehausen’s store, lynching of Wr. Shorter, and a large Mystic Shrine parade where a grandstand collapse injures two.
A June lawn party on old Prudence island featured hostesses and guests in rose colored attire with wild rose caps. Decor included rose embellishments and rose petal covered napkin baskets. Souvenirs were satin ribbons with roses, and desserts and drinks carried pink rose hues.
Describes the Japanese calendar of holidays and seasonal rites. Notes include New Year celebrations lasting three days, Doll Festival for girls on March 3, Boy’s Festival on May 5, Tanabata July 7, and Chrysanthemum Day in autumn. Mentions red boiled beans on February 2 and cakes wrapped in oak leaves on May 2, with sake and chrysanthemum blossoms used in various customs.
J R Jenkins M D announces a rupture cure through Dr Nott at 27g W Washington St Indianapolis. Testimonial letter from OME RODSBAUGH dated January 28 1893 claims long standing rupture cured after two treatments in late 1892. The firm promises prompt mail replies and free consultation with no payment until cure.
House to house canvass reveals many think they use Pearline when packages prove them to be imitations. Smugglers and unscrupulous grocers claim equality with Pearline but the genuine product is never peddled. If a substitute is sent, return it and demand Pearline. James Pyle, New York.
Market notes report steady activity across meats dairy and produce with a long list of prices. Vendors like Morgen & Gray and others advertise deals on fresh pork, bacon, hams, beef, and canned goods while fruits and vegetables including lettuce onions bananas and citrus appear with per unit or per box pricing.
A garbled OCR shows trains listed for multiple cities including Kankakee Lafayette Lawrenceburg Shelbyville Cleveland Boston Greensburg Buffalo Albany and Danville Champaign Day ton and Springfield. The fragment mentions daily offices at Washington Street and Jackson Place with union station reference.
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