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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1893
Page
3
A fragmented verse from Meredith Bay in Kata Field's Washington speaks of a rose and a hidden part of love. The speaker imagines a message sent within the heart of the rose and a hoped for confession carried on the beloved. The poem blends imagery of petals dew and whispered affection.
Robert Young grows from a penniless boy selling portraits to a Boston student and finally returns home with a dream dress for his mother. He helps support his family, studies under Eli, and earns money selling pictures before a sudden family tragedy prevents delivering the promised black silk dress.
A historic cake method uses six eggs, pastry flour, sugar, water, and baking powder. Beat yolks and sugar, fold in stiffly beaten whites, sift flour with baking powder, then fold in boiling water. Boil milk and sugar for a soft frosting, spread between cake layers, top with strawberries and powdered sugar, serve with cream.
A dusty mite answers a question about life by saying he plays all day and learns all night. A scene shows Ethel describing her sister’s Christmas gifts and a scarf pin with a grindstone centerpiece. A school remark hints at advancing grades and future class placement in a light, juvenile tone.
Brief column reviews fashionable hints and social scenes. References Vogue Strand Max O'Rell and a Baltimore debutante rumored to join New York society. Quips on women’s minds and a joke about a debutante’s “Oh I know” card, ending with a quip about girls’ musical education.
The Philadelphia Record reports in New York theater gossip that Indian play performers appear on tour with 200 negro actors to be hired next season. Leonine gossip mentions Sothern Harved split, Frohman reassigns Earned, and Robson to occupy the Lawrence Barrett mansion. Julia Merlowe and Lillian Russell are noted, with Robson’s summer plans and Booth’s funeral spars.
Two tramps visit a kind suburban lady in New York asking who deserves the nickel. One tramp explains a route sale by him to connect with customers as a rideal example of deception. A clerk relays a telegram misdirection about a resident with a long, comic name and misidentified details. A magistrate and a drunkard exchange quips in a North American city newspaper tone.
The piece collects comic lines and aphorisms about heat terms like sizzard, chewing gum to stop nosebleeds, and a quip from Dr. Benjamin Rush on bachelor life. It echoes playful social commentary and 18th century wit without narrative structure.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as uniquely powerful for purifying blood and curing skin and blood disorders. It contrasts it with sarsaparillas and spring medicines and touts a money back guarantee. Also promotes Smart-Weed Extract for colic cramps and pains.
Saturday's Milwaukee election saw John C. Koch elected mayor while multiple distressing incidents and reports emerge. G Ii Craig fell 300 feet in Celina Ohio and parachute failed. Olaf Simpson and Peter Johnson of Chicago drowned in Lake Michigan. a Chicco anarchists monument was unveiled with mild dedicatory prose. Mrs Jennie Johnson of Columbus Ohio leaped from Lennox hotel, dying. EH Todd of Quincy Illinois reportedly shot himself after returning from Chicago. Rio Grande crossing attempt ends in drowning for wife and two children. Michgan Central conductor Foster fatally wounded near Jackson by a tramp. In Rangoon menaced by British magistrates, 20 killed when police fired. At West Point Mrs Grant greeted Mrs Davis. later they talked. Green goods swindlers in Slantington West Virginia swindle veterans with altered pension checks.
The market report details varied pricing across meats, produce, and staples in a bustling city market. Highlights include pork, beef, seafood, and sausage prices. fresh produce such as potatoes onions apples and citrus. dairy items and oils. plus shipping and wholesale shippers’ prices for poultry and vegetables. Prices show modest movements with notable listings for ham, bacon, lard, beans, and apples, reflecting steady demand and supply amidst a broad retail assortment.
An old classified ad from Indianapolis offers medical treatments for sexual ailments and secret diseases. Dr I M Abett, 1724 Virginia Ave, promises cures for premarital weaknesses, gonorrhea related issues, stricture, varicocele, and other conditions with non mercury remedies, available at office or by mail order.
A Detroit man recounts a dramatic cure from rheumatism after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits the treatment with restoring mobility and vitality after years of pain, noting he bought the remedy in Windsor and Detroit, and praises its efficacy while warning against substitutes.
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