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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1893
Page
3
In the theater a speaker recalls Mistress Peggy with nostalgia, noting how the glamour fades and critical distance grows. The voice laments the end of the play and the curtain falling, savoring memories of past performances and a longing for the dreamlike world of Daffodil Lane.
In a Tennessee log cabin at sunset a young couple tentatively plans marriage after a night of whispered promises and shared fear. The scene unfolds as owls hoot and mosquitoes bite while they weigh future risks, family approval, and whether they are old enough to wed.
A Europecentric tip custom notes a waiter’s gratuity. A mill worker in Andrew Brothers sheds red hair color from heat. Global nail trimming and life averages are cited. A Chinese anesthetic from a frog paste is described. A Philadelphia inmate mourns a lost wife and child, now tending a phantom baby carriage daily in the insane wards.
A collage of society snippets notes lavish dress trends with billiard cloth repurposed as dress material, bridesmaids carrying flower baskets, and women flaunting jewels. Sir Lord Petre’s 47 widows received bread and a shilling yearly. Mrs. A. B. Marshall leads a vast London cooking school. advice on motherhood and parental firmness appears alongside fashion pieces on traveling shawls, hosiery shades, and brick dust note paper with white monograms.
Daily footwear requires air. clean soles with moderate ammonia on a sponge, let dry, and repeat every two weeks to improve foot comfort and health. Ex.
A roundup of financial and political wobbliness with the Boston Order of Unity exchequer at about $20,000, a consul-general reshuffle for Hawaii, and freed defendants in the French Panama case. Reports cover a Kansas City bank closure with deposits near $600,000, a New York drowning, a Cincinnati assault tied to politics, and election jitters over military bills in Germany. Also noted: train robberies near Nowata, a staged coach robbery attempt in California, a St Petersburg monastery theft and monk arrests, Chicago printers’ union strikes, a failed Big Four opera carriage contract, and Foster’s opera judgment upheld in New York.
The article highlights bone dishes as essential table items, notes fancy china toast racks rival silver in appeal, and describes new shortcake pans with thimble-like depressions for strawberry fillings. It also praises linen table centers, sideboard scarfs, and doilies with drawn-work borders, enhanced by white or yellow silk embroidery for formal dinners.
The letter from GME RODIBAUGH of Tennessee describes a lifelong rupture with heavy truss use and skin irritation, stating a cure after Dr W A Nott’s treatment in 1884. It claims complete recovery by December 1884 and invites letters for guidance, noting prompt mail responses and no pay until cure. Dr J R Jenkins M D and Dr Nott are named as physicians in charge at 2044 W Washington St Indianapolis IN.
City markets list extensive provisions with prices for smoked meats, dried beef, bacon, sausages, pickled meats, and fresh vegetables. Includes details on fish, dairy, fruits, and canned goods with numerous brand names and regional origins across a wide array of items.
Train timetable lists daily departures to Kankakee Chicago Lafayette Lawrenceburg Cincinnati Shelbyville Greensburg Cleveland Cleveland area and more from Tedianapolis Union Station with multiple daily trips to Elkhart Benton Harbor Marion Wabash St Louis Greencastle Terre Haute Lebanon Pekin Peoria Crawfordsville Danville and Columbus plus dayton Springfield. Ticket offices are at East Washington Street Jackson Place Massachusetts Avenue and Union Station.
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