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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1891
Page
3
A dramatic tempest described as the lake awakens from slumber and distant billows rise. The scene shifts to swirling leaves and quivering earth as a rumor of thunder signals an approaching storm. Lightning lights the horizon while clouds gather over land and sea.
On a summer evening in Pentreath a crowd tows a cart with effigies and a gypsy-like ritual to punish a girl named Lina. Her baby dies as the crowd watches, and Peter Gurney breaks the procession by tearing down the figures, while Lina’s mother mourns at the cottage and a grim night falls over the moorland.
The article recalls the Mordaunt case with Sir Charles Moerdaunt and the prince of Wales as co respondent, noting the phrase perjured himself like a gentleman. It then shifts to a church anecdote about forgetting a ladies meeting notice and a hymn line about a thoughtless wretch. A Texas man wins a poker game in Atchison, is later fined for yob graphy, while the mayor’s bet is tied to a jokey robbery tale.
The piece describes Russian tea served ice cold with lemon slices and sugar, promotes homemade drinks as purer and cheaper, and outlines mulled cider preparation with eggs and all spice. It also covers lemon water ice and berry water preparations, then adds a humor note about a Lowell Mass exchange on hot soup handling.
Short humorous snippets from newspapers show children and a minister trading wry lines. Bobby regrets feeding a goldfish globe with milk. William boasts Sunday-school fondness. a minister replies with gentle admonition.
The news recounts widespread woe from a boiler explosion at Akron water works station killing two and injuring several, floods in Illinois river valley washing away property and drowning victims, and violent crimes including a tramp shooting a 16-year-old in Mount Carmel and a murder amid a farmer’s family in Upton Texas. It notes financial troubles from Star Rubber Co in Trenton liabilities 388 397 and A J Dewing Co San Francisco liabilities 200 000, plus a massive payout to Cheyenne and Arapahoe Indians for land settlement.
The piece discusses how people create plausible excuses for wrongdoing and notes rising chronic and nervous diseases in a faster modern life. It questions how violations of health laws can avoid penalties and links lifestyle pace to health outcomes.
A local medical notice urges rational health choices and criticizes unsafe remedies. It touts Dr Hale's Dispensary with extensive practice and thousands of testimonials for chronic nervous blood and surgical diseases. Free private consultations and examinations are offered.
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