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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1891
Page
3
A reader reflects on the comforting gesture of a hand placed on the shoulder in a friendly way. The moment sparks emotion, tears, and a flutter of the heart as the world’s mix of sweetness and sadness is acknowledged in hopeful faith. The author believes a benevolent God made such kindness possible.
An old Maine boy recalls a Civil War tale of engraver’s trickery, a bullet marked with a last name, and how a Toombs brigade fight at Goldings Farm led to a marriage in Georgia. The survivor tells how after being wounded and wandering postwar, a captain’s sighting of the bullet revealed the link, yielding a wife and new life in a merchant’s town.
A collage of society notes and curiosities: Marlborough’s duchess gifts an organ for Blenheim library. Mary Anderson vows never to act again after buying Tunbridge home. St Louis Globe Democrat warns about three types of women. few Revolutionary widow homes in the South, including Mrs Meridy Smith in Coweta, Georgia. Quirky items cover cosmetic uses of rain water, Mrs Custer’s school talks, a Pennsylvania man finding a bumble bee nest, a Des Moines girl’s hand saved by skin graft, and a severely armless child born in Streator. Reports on Roscoe Conkling, Mrs O’Shea and Langtry, Lang’s finances, a London dog-exercise ad, and Barnum’s widow planning a monument in Bridgeport. Also notes on Irving’s sons, Jay Gould’s Montana trip, and the Atlanta yacht.
Storms sweep the nation causing extensive damage in places like Oldtown Missouri where structures and mills burn, and crops suffer. Casualties include several drownings and a derailment near Dover Ohio with one death and multiple injuries. Other reports note murders, shootings, and a spate of accidents tied to storm-related disruptions.
Printed muslin is widely used for underwear with pale blue and purple from a French idea. Loantaka becomes the latest term with varied pronunciation. A hat with a fan attachment is proposed for men next season. A lace hat for women named cob web weave features a cart wheel spider web pattern with flies and butterflies trapped in the meshes. Silkeline and silkene are two new 28 inch wide materials, priced 11 to 25 cents per yard, Silkeline offering a thin soft finish in pale delicate shades and resembling old fashion challies.
The Pennsylvania lines in connection with the N A and Tailway operate a daily through car to West Baden and French Lick Springs, leaving Indianapolis at 410 p.m. and arriving French Lick at 200 p.m. Return departs French Lick 620 a.m., arriving at Indianapolis. Excursion tickets available at Woods' stables.
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