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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1893
Page
3
A reflective poem from Mary Hubinson describes a reader’s solitary day of study then twilight in London. The speaker longs for distant histories and brighter truths while feeling the pull of present life and memory. The verse blends scholarly admiration with yearning for unachieved knowledge.
Tony Matthews, immobilized by a sprained ankle, overhears his sisters gossip about Miss Barton a timid orphan who lives quietly nearby. Barton, shy and dignified, receives a heartfelt proposal from Mr Townsend, but a bolder suitor, Mr Matthews, confesses his love after revealing she is “a general utility woman.”
The Chicago Record argues women may smoke in public with civility, noting gentler manners and geographic influences as key factors. It compares cigarette use across cultures and suggests American men may object to women smoking as a challenge to traditional gender roles.
A self supporting young woman with an income of 600 dollars decided to travel abroad for the first time. She booked second class steam passage for 35 dollars and paid 5 dollars to the steward for a large cabin and fine meals. In Torquay she spent the winter then visited London and Paris. She returned in May eight months after departing and had not overdrawn her funds.
A whimsical recipe from the New York Recorder suggests a warm tea time dish for cold rainy nights. It includes eggs at 40 cents a dozen and mixing 217 cups of flour with sugar and baking powder, then adding cream and baking, with playful quips about judgment and economy.
The Indiana government halts private account silver coinage. Col S P Rose a Denver lawyer killed himself while hunting burglars. Chas son of Rep Bynum injured in a Washington horse accident. A bank in Moorehead Minnesota robbed of 3000 dollars. Tonawanda lumber strike efforts fail with nonunion workers returning to work amid anticipated bloodshed. Detroit social scene criticized. Clara Armstrong wife of a physician sues for divorce alleging spousal infidelity.
A humorous exchange centers on Willie who asks for a straw hat to cut off the crown and use the brim for a circus ring. Featherstone confirms, while Johnny laments getting wet in the rain and a mother questions her son’s whereabouts outside.
Advertises treatment for self abuse infirmities and seminal weakness with over twenty years of practice. Claims cures for syphilis without mercury, gonorrhea, gleet, stricture, and varicocele. Offers remedies by office visit or mail, asks for stamped return mail. Address 173g Virginia Ave Indianapolis Ind.
Dr. Jordan of 26 West Washington street urges lung disease and heart protection citing grippa effects. He touts Dr. Jordan’s Lung Renovator as the great Heart and Lung remedy sold by druggists in America Canada Hagland Germany France Italy and Chili.
The page lists dense market prices for produce like sugar, hams, lard, beans, berries, and fruits alongside freight and ship notes. It also details passenger train departures from Indianapolis Union Station to multiple destinations including Chicago, Lafayette, Lawrenceburg, Shelbyville, Greensburg, Cleveland, Buffalo, Albany, New York, Boston, Muncie, Benton Harbor, St Louis, Greencastle, Terre Haute, Mattoon, Bloomington, Peoria, Crawfordsville, and Champaign with exact times and terminal stops.
Sec 2 of an Indiana Act prohibits any person or company from connecting or reconnecting with gas mains or service lines, turning on or off valves, enlarging mixer orifices, or using gas for heating without a written permit. Sec 5 imposes a fine of 5 to 100 dollars per offense upon conviction.
Fragmented OCR text appears to describe train times and connections among Terre Haute St Louis and other places with arrival and departure times. Names and exact details are obscured by errors. core sense is a timetable of trains arriving and leaving and connections at Terre Haute and St Louis.
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