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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1891
Page
3
A fragment from Julia GC in Marpor's Young People presents a hoarse little bird perched on an apple tree who cannot sing yet discovers the value of listening. The bird hears the sun, blossoms, and cheerful song from others, gains a new resolve, and decides to listen rather than sing.
Barbara Ferros sets a dangerous demand for marriage testing Ernest the gunsmith and Fritz the tanner. Ernest endures a coffin bed test while Fritz attempts a daring scare to prove courage, as Barbra watches the tense nocturnal showdown with a corpse side and suspenseful echoes of danger.
Fragmented text describes odd scenes with a corpse and a wedding, followed by disjointed medical tips. It mentions calming nerves with damson roots and baths, then a mix of household remedies and instructions, creating a garbled, non-coherent record.
A scrambled Washington to the present, with figures on age and wealth, society quirks, and social habits. Odd statistics on opium use, religious diversity, and fashion trends mix with local curiosities. Practical tips include stain removal, curtain reuse, and kitchen cleanliness amid a broad array of ephemeral observations.
An old advertisement extols Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a remedy for scrofula and other blood taints and a tonic that strengthens the system. It claims cures for skin diseases ulcers sores swellings and a range of ailments including tenets of goiter and enlarged glands from the World’s Dispensary Medical Association at 663 Main Street Buffalo New York.
A wide range of brief calamities and events appear, from drownings in Louisville and near Omaha to a storm that washed away a village in Pennsylvania and wrecks in Creston. Reports include a wind storm in Utica and river dangers near Texas and Florida, plus a joke insert about a medicine claim and social banter.
The Department of Public Works in Indianapolis announces a plan to grade and pave Twelfth Street from Pennsylvania to Mari quin streets to 25 feet width with asphalt pavement and improved sidewalks and curbs. The plan, per Declaratory Resolution 33, 1891, will be reviewed by the Board on June 20, 1891, with plans on file for inspection. notification to contractors issued.
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