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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1894
Page
3
An anonymous verse laments women’s trials as longing for a distant future. It contrasts hopeful Maytime visions with present sorrow and the recurring refrain that next year will bring relief, while now remains bound by worry and delay.
A stormy night recalls Magdalene who fled with a city lover after years of respect in the village. Years later her return ends in death and burial on the hill under a marble cross stating Magdalene aged eighteen. Her story frames sorrow, deceit, and a local town’s enduring regret.
A Victorian era column lists remedies and household tips for health fit for women. It warns about sleeplessness from heavy bedclothes, notes happy children are usually healthy, suggests burnt camphor for a head cold, prefers buffalo horn combs over rubber, calls ammonia useful to restore fabric color, advises white transparent court plaster, cautions against poisoning dyes, recommends alycerius in hot milk for coughing, and says silver or steel thimbles are safest due to lead content in others.
A New York Recorder quote extols tact as a feminine weapon of influence. The text lists curious claims about Japan lacking undertakers, cowhide horseshoes, European paper quilts, and Americans consuming 25,000 tons of candy annually, plus strange notes on sweet potatoes and alcohol. It ends with Pepe A Satah Washman and a bicycle claim.
Practical tips for preserving fruit with leaf sugar and boiling method. Strawberries are boiled until clear, sun-dried, rolled in sugar, and jarred. Spiced cherries require layered sugar vinegar with mixed spices, muslin sachets, repeated draining and boiling over nine days, then jarred for keeping.
A Ladies tandem club is London’s latest trend. The Princess of Wales wears two-button gloves. Paris’ newest paper is The Journal for Mothers-in-Law. Ellen Terry performed in Journeys and Lovers’ Meeting. The Empress of Russia writes private letters on pink perfumed paper with plain long envelopes.
Reports note increased rich gold output at Pike's Peak mine Cripple Creek Col. Vatican denies archbishop Ire land elevation to cardinal. Philadelphia fire injures six firemen amid falling debris. Lizzie Halliday convicted of triple murder at Monticello N Y. Assassin Prendergast blocked from assaulting Judge Payne in Chicago. Wm Sturges wins 75000 verdict against J W Farwell in Texas capital cage Chicago. American railway union endorses populist platform. R G Dun remarks on Erastus Wiman prison sentence and fishing trip.
A garbled 1800s advertisement-primer discusses heart location and stomach size with patient anecdotes. It touts Paskola as a digestion aid, citing Mrs Burt Hill and Rev. A. F. Besbe, and ends with a long, dense 1800s market and drug pricing list. The piece intertwines medical folklore and commercial pitch in a single noisy column.
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