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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1893
Page
3
A brief poetic fragment describes a man pausing after tea to sign and ponder, weighing love and time as a woman watches from behind a curtain. The pair each contemplates a proposal with uncertainty and tension, reflecting social decorum and courting mood.
In a rural village Minna teases suitor Bob with flirtatious resistance while he pursues a serious courtship. After wearied by coy games and gossip about his resolve, Bob feigns gloom and unveils a plan to win her by wagering a large sum, risking their future farm. Minna, moved by his sacrifice, confesses her growing affections and agrees to marry.
A set of old kitchen instructions describes lemon cream pie with milk corn starch yolks butter sugar lemon juice and rind baked in a rich crust then topped with whipped cream or meringue. Also details lemon meringue pie with egg yolks milk flour lemon rind and bake instructions plus a puff paste mushroom-like preparation for decorative sail and baked molds.
A Maine editor compares New England girls freckles to brown daisies in a cream field in June. The piece then offers old fashioned sewing tips for tight sleeves, suggesting a slender V, elbow puffs, concealed seams, and delicate ruffles or gutched edges to finish at the waist.
A Sunday-school scene shows a teacher prompting a pupil for a four word commandment and a boy confessing he merely planned to carry bait and go swimming rather than fish, amid a club’s admonitions about running away and punishment.
An advertisement extols the liver as the key organ to purify blood and prevent disease. It promotes Dr Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as uniquely effective for liver related ailments, dyspepsia indigestion biliousness scrofula consumption and skin conditions with a money back guarantee if no benefit is seen.
Fragmented news notes global unrest and disasters. Cadres report cholera advancing in France and President Carnot in serious condition. A Greek powder depot explosion kills 20 near Athens. A lightning strike kills two street workers in Paulding. Tax actions ease New York money markets while burglaries turn deadly near Minneapolis. Brazilian political violence and German election returns also surface.
An elderly Chinese gossip profession is described, with women going house to house to amuse the lady of the house by sharing the latest scandals for half a crown an hour plus a gift. A downtown scene in a drug store notes a Chinese customer preferring coffee soda, a quirk observed by a soda fountain clerk.
A house to house canvass exposed that many households confuse Pearline with imitations sold by peddlers and unscrupulous grocers. The ad urges buyers to check the package and return any substitutes, insisting Pearline is never replaced by “as good as” products.
Market notes show widespread price listings for meats, bacon, ham, and dry salts, plus fresh produce and staples. Items from potatoes to onions, apples, pears, and citrus appear with varied per unit prices. Also listed are fats, oils, seeds, beans, and canned goods with supplier and regional references.
Ticket offices are listed at No. 1 East Washington Street, 3rd Floor Poet Place, Massachusetts Avenue, and Union Station. The notice outlines locations where travelers can purchase passes and obtain schedule information.
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