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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 08, 1892
Page
3
A reflective verse about offering comfort to an aging parent. The speaker recalls laying a loved one to rest and urging kindness, gentleness, and shared sympathy. Kathleen Kavanagh frames kindness as vital as gold, with kind hearts, thoughts, words, and deeds as gardens, roots, and fruits.
A Cleveland Press tale recounts Augusta Dobbins, an aging match seeker, answering a matrimonial ad by Harold Montejoy. She arranges a secret meeting, dons costly disguises, and is shocked when the supposed suitor is revealed as a swindler. She pays him to withdraw his claim and learns to distrust matrimonial notices.
On a train two men chat about Barkins lecture. One warns it is a bore while the other admits he is Barkins and plans to attend. The brief exchange captures casual reader reaction to a local event.
A new concern in North Indianapolis, the American Canning Company, is incorporated with 25000 dollars capital. Directors are J. W. Bradshaw, 2 QO Hawkins and Locrace E. Smaith. Willis Wright, paroled by Gov. Chase, faces riotous conspiracy charges for disturbing a small religious meeting.
The state press notes a solidly structured delegation formed amid friction. The piece criticizes local democracy and party splits while politicos debate committee loyalties and the citizens ticket. Hill declines double salary while serving as senator and governor, a point used in presidential discourse.
A miscellany of curious notes including a Spokane Falls horse with a pupil resembling the town and a rude joke about religion and potatoes. The fragment hints at whimsical tales from bygone days and a culture clash of quirks.
A historical note describes making a lemon flavored extract by zesting four lemons into half a pint of alcohol, daily shaking for four to five weeks, and repeating in a second bottle to keep a steady supply. It claims broad uses for ice cream icings and puddings and notes flavor strength depends on alcohol amount.
The text notes that April 17 is Easter Sunday and states language preference for the word woman over lady. It also mentions nationality rules for a child born at sea and asserts New Orleans covers more ground than any other U.S. city.
Salt is claimed to relieve nausea and improve eye movements rapidly. The statement presents health benefits attributed to salt use without supporting evidence.
A chaotic column reports four new typhus cases in New York and a string of violent events across the country. Incidents include rancher Bauman’s bones found near Cortez Nevada, a Chicago raid on Sham's rambling den, multiple murders and arsons, a fatal car collision near Rockville Maryland, and a divorce followed by remarriage in Sioux Falls. The piece notes labor disputes, faked reports, and sales listings, ending with grocery and market price details.
Rec 2 and 5 of an Act approved March 9 1891 prohibit connecting or reconnection with gas mains or service pipes without written permit and forbid altering valves or mixers or using gas for heating without mixers. Violators face conviction fines from five to one hundred dollars.
Train times for east bound departures from Union Station Indianapolis are listed for daily service at the Big Four offices 1 E Wash St 6 Jackson Place and Mase Ave and Union Station.
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