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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1892
Page
3
Washington Star quotes depict the candidate as the central figure whose every gesture and speech influences political stakes and voter fate. The passage highlights the anxious scrutiny and strategic charm surrounding a political candidate.
In Tomlinson’s library a May magazine trigger sparks a surreal gathering where Anna Karenina and other literary figures mingle with real people. Quiet intrusion by a threatening dancer and the Duchess’s discomfort contrast with glimmers of wit among the guests as the night ends with reflections on fiction and reality.
A column surveys Anna Dickinson’s long public life at fifty and notes English praise for Mrs Humphrey Ward the author of David Grieve. It mentions Victoria’s carpets from Prince Albert designs and offers home and beauty tips. It highlights the Wanamaker family residences and recalls Princess Helen Sagowska who died in Poland after rejecting Napoleon III.
William Davenport of Leyden Massachusetts runs a 100 acre farm and is renowned as a top livestock judge while details from an old Mastport Maine ledger reveal 1797 tobacco prices, nails wages, and a bold fashion note for California robbers. A South American Tandil rock weighs 25 tons and stands 24 feet tall, said to move with a finger.
A collection of short anecdotes about prominent men: the Prince of Wales reddening at minor jests, Phil Armour once a California miner, Chauncey Depew renting Newport for the season, Savannah’s last Pulaski heir selling small wares, Justice Lamar shopping in Washington, and Rev Wild’s Toronto church call explained by pay.
A chaotic list of sensational incidents fills the page: Tower Minnesota militia mobilizes to calm striking miners while vast misfortunes unfold across locales. The Spangler malt-house near Cleveland burns for an insured loss of eighty thousand pounds.
A fashion note reviews mourning bonnets and hats with gray lisse veils and ostrich feather edges, plus a gray chip straw trim. It also counsels facial care after shopping and teas, detailing hot sponge applications to temples and a cold rinse for renewed freshness.
A reader questions cures for sleeplessness sunburn neuralgia and stains including hot water with rose water glycerine grated horseradish vinegar borax kerosene and light exclusion with paper bags over fruit cans. The exchange notes practical tricks from a bygone era and warns against unsafe suggestions.
Readable list of market prices for meats, canned goods, produce, dairy, and dry goods. Includes smoked and fresh meats, lard, vegetables, fruits, sugars, coffees, teas, and eggs with varied per unit prices and pack sizes. Also notes wholesale and shippers’ paying prices and farm produce like oats and corn.
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