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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 24, 1892
Page
3
A traveler recalls a nightmare of a blood encrusted octagon room in a dream within a hotel in C- and a descend into an elevator cage. He awakens in a hospital to learn his friend Tom Norris died when the faulty pulley failed. The survivor bears a scar and carries on.
The San Francisco Call prints a fragment describing a brutal, unrecognizable death scene. The narrator reflects on a dream of blood and fate, suggesting superstition and a fear of sharing the fate witnessed in the dream.
A Boston tourist prefers hanging to living out west while Philadelphia public baths draw 103475 users with 89028 boys 18780 men 591 girls and 76 women. An exchange jokes that pug dogs cost more than cars which cannot be discarded. Huntsville cow records 6029 pounds butter in four days. An aged Caribou parson claims 1500 sermons filled by 800 manuscripts per barrel. Egyptian Nile artefact scythes reveal stone age harvest methods.
A practical guide explains washing mirrors or picture glass with water, drying, then spirits of wine rubbed on with a sponge, dabbed with whiting in a muslin bag, and finished with an old silk handkerchief. It also notes a quart of spirits lasts long and that smoked china can be cleaned by rubbing salt during washing to remove smoke stains without damaging colors.
In its inaugural issue the Rocky Mountain Cyclone apologizes for misprinted letters and spelling errors caused by a faulty typefounder. The editor explains missing characters will be corrected and warns readers misprints may occur until full supply arrives. It stresses the launch is a serious effort not a rogue venture.
A playful snippet shows a child misinterpreting family roles with grandpa and baby teeth, followed by a classroom miscue about aunt and uncle, and a boy noting blue smoke from a crematory chimney with a grim quip about a death among four hundred.
A collection of witticisms and a note on Cavaliere Eugenio Pini praised as the world’s most brilliant fencer, shaping fencing style in London. Others reference illness, wealth, and umbrellas as playful proverbs.
Mat Quay bets ten thousand to back Harrison’s election while Whitelaw Reid plans speeches in Washington. In Idaho health trip for Goulds. in Illinois shootings kill Clark Boyd and arrest Arthur Thomas, James Lee, and Leonard Carter amid talk of lynching. Jacob Harvey, Dayton murderer, is hanged in Columbus after admitting his crime last September.
In Afghanistan a rebellion led to heavy fighting between regulars and rebels with about 1,200 killed. In Paris a duel between Marquis De Mores and Capt. Mayer over a campaign in a newspaper left Capt. Mayer dead. Gladstone issues a final election address ahead of a likely last contest.
A vivid collage of society notes touches on royal gifts and flowers, Boulanger’s grave cared for by a devoted woman, and a curious milk preservation method in Texas. Also mentions demographic quirks, Hood’s Sarsaparilla, and local ads urging monument orders and shop specials.
The market section lists provisions and dried goods with prices for meats, vegetables, canned fruits, and cereals. It covers central packing company items, butter, eggs, seeds, and miscellaneous products with details on weights and per unit costs.
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