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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 19, 1891
Page
4
A calm lake awakens as distant billows rise and a storm forms on the horizon. The scene shifts from tranquil leaves to quivering air as lightning flickers along the sea’s edge and storm clouds gather over land and sea.
A summer night on the moorland follows a village’s brutal ritual as Lina, a mine worker’s partner, bears a child born in secrecy. Anxious onlookers watch a barefoot crowd pull a gallows cart through Pentreath, then discover Lina’s baby dead. Peter Gurney tears the effigies apart, while Lina’s mother and lover fade back into sorrow as night falls.
The article recalls the Mordaunt suit where Sir Charles Mordaunt sued his wife with the prince of Wales as co respondent. Albert Edward testified there were no relations beyond friendship, prompting the famous remark that he perjured himself like a gentleman. It also includes anecdotes about parish notices, a humorous hymn mishap, and a Texas poker tale ending in a fine.
A column describes Russian tea served in small glasses with lemon slices and cold sugar. It argues home brewed drinks beat purchased ones due to lack of dilution and impurities, then details muled cider with eggs and allspice, berry water ice like lemon, and lemon water ice via lemon juice and rind. The piece ends with light quips and jokes from local exchanges.
A fragmented quoted exchange from Independent and New York Herald items features Bobby and Willie. Bobby jokes that kindness backfired when he filled a gold-fish globe with milk causing the fish to die. Willie prefers Sunday school, prompting a minister to ask why. The gag reflects light domestic humor and serialized newspaper quips.
Kansas City wheat crop in bad shape. Star Rubber Company liabilities reach 338397. Black leg outbreak among Hungarians in coke region. Dewing Co San Francisco fails with 200000 liabilities. Boiler explosion at Akron water works kills two, wounds several. Illinois river valley flood damages property and drowns people. Tramp shoots 16 year old boy in Mount Carmel for food. Belle Moore, daughter of a farmer, murdered in Upton. Cheyenne Arapahoe Indians receive 250000 for lands opened for settlement. Sanders shoots Harris and Harris' mother near Oakdale. Rivalry noted, incident amid lake.
The text laments excuses for wrongdoing and notes rising chronic and nervous diseases in modern life. It questions how people can violate health rays continually and still avoid penalty, attributing illness to festering modern living.
The advertisement urges rational health choices and promotes Dr Hale's Medical Dispensary as trusted with a wide practice. It boasts thousands of treated cases across chronic nervous blood and surgical diseases and cites many testimonials. Consultations and examinations are free and private.
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