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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1893
Page
3
A poem extols the ideal wife and mother, praising girls who are pure, helpful, wise, and modest. It contrasts behavior at home with fashionable trends and urges girls to cultivate responsibility, generosity, and a loving home life for mothers and wives. The piece emphasizes steadfast domestic roles and the enduring demand for wholesome daughters.
The narrator recalls a hungry desperate night at Newmarket Heath then witnesses a Derby trial. A trainer Basks in victory, offers a parley to silence him, and the narrator betrays no one while securing a hefty payoff. The Butterfly colt wins the Derby, funding a Midland stake and continued ties to Snaffle’s stable.
A St. Louis PostDispatch note cites an old superstition linking wedding dress colors to future outcomes. White promises happiness, gray travel, black regret, red danger, green shame, blue fidelity, pearl a whirl, yellow shame, brown exile, and pink a sinking fortune.
A Washington Star fragment shows a couple arguing over love and a locked trunk. The girl laments forgetting her bathing suit while a brusque brother hands her a stamped envelope, signaling a summer departure and strained family tensions.
A ferry jumper drowns between Louisville and Jeffersonville. Gibson New Brunswick burns wipe out six stores two churches and four rail stations with four bodies recovered. In Duluth four bodies found in Bunnell building ruins. Duke of Veragua thanks the government, Gresham replies indifferently. Mrs Hogan of Sandusky ingests laudanum in husband’s presence as he watches. Russia church panic kills 126 after a fire ruse. Three New York girls escape death from a third story fire. Crane Co of Cincinnati faces wind up by assignment with Jay Cols of Peru backing. Detroit elks reunite then clash again. Hay accuses Myers. charges dropped. Bay Midge accident victims robbed. Judge Quimby carries $6,000 on body, corpse later stripped. Hutchinson died with several thousand on him but only 1.25 found.
A Roanoke girl elopes after jumping from a window to join her lover, breaking a leg but wedding proceeds in a church. London dinner peaches show owner monograms carved in bloom. a love potion recipe mocks romance. Norfolk Virginian reports a Lake Michigan woman winning damages after a boat refused her permission. An exchange ridicules a marine item about Kitty Marshall.
Kate Field writes a reverent memorial for Edwin Booth praising him as a modest generous man and noble father. She lauds his charity and tolerance, notes Mount Auburn’s acceptance, and concludes his soul marches on in peace and memory.
Markets report steady prices for provisions with detailed listings across meats, canned goods, produce and staples. Items include Indiana bacon and pork products, canned fruits and vegetables, flour and meal, dairy cheeses and butter, fresh vegetables like lettuce onions and potatoes, with assorted prices and box quantities noted for June 22.
Dr Jordan, of this city at No 26 West Washington Street, urges la grippe hazards on lungs and heart due to poor treatment. His Lung Renovator claims to cure throat and lung issues and heart strain, advertised as a universal remedy sold by druggists in America and abroad.
Daily train departures listed by destination across Kankakee Chicagos Lafayette Lawrenceburg Cincinnati Shelbyville Greensburg Cleveland Buffalo Albany New York Boston Anderson Muncie Elkhart Renton Harbor Marion Wabash St LouisGreencastle Terre Haute Mattoon Bloomington Pekin Peoria Crawfordsville Danville Champaign Dayton Springfield Columbus Ohio with multiple daily times and ticket offices at No 1 East Washington St Jackson Place Massachusetts Ave and Union Station
Tourists can buy return tickets to the World’s Fair until November 5. Day trains offer parlor cars and sleep sleepers at night. Chicago departures at 2:05 a.m. 11:40 a.m. 2:20 p.m. 11:20 p.m. Arrivals from Chicago 2:20 a.m. 6:00 a.m. 2:45 p.m. 11:85 p.m. Local sleepers to Chicago 11:20 p.m. and from Chicago 12:25 p.m. Indianapolis arrival 6:06 a.m. Ticket offices at 26 S. Illinois St Union Station and Massachusetts avenues. Daily and daily except Sunday.
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