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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1891
Page
3
A poetic reminiscence from Westchester News with dreamlike verses on milking cows, fragrant scents, twilight imagery, and memories of pastoral evenings. The piece blends pastoral nostalgia, mythic notes, and sensory detail to paint a serene farmutted scene and a lifelong reflection.
Rufus Hoyt relates a wild tale of Bertram Smith, a Brazilian wife, a vast Amazon land claim, and a deadly 16 foot boa. After Smith kills the snake to calm his snake-phobic wife, she bravely ventures into the garden to confront the remains, leaving him terrified as night falls and danger lingers.
The narrative describes a man witnessing a monstrous snake constricting a white-clad woman as she is torn apart, with a violent spectator losing sanity. A search later recovers a body, the wife buried in Rio Janeiro cemetery, while the killer descends into idiocy for six months, leaving mining contracts unaffected.
A mixed selection describes a Paris meeting with Maurice Bernhardt and a sorrowful moment for a mother, along with home remedies and culinary notes. It includes cooking instructions for a pudding and bread-based dishes, plus health tips about tea, milk, freckles, and carbolic acid cauterization.
The officiating clergyman asks for any just cause to speak, while the Arizona groom Mr. Lariat lays revolvers on his lap as the ceremony proceeds. A passenger’s question about heaven prompts a witty exchange, and the train reaches Springfield amid chatter.
For women the ad promotes silver ere cups at 120 a dozen for Easter. It notes a new pocket handkerchief from Sarah Bernhardt and a ten inch square of fine batiste. An Easter card features rough white paper with roses and a spider’s wen motif. Circassian women reportedly use white or egg facial treatment before bathing, then soap and water. Hood’s Sarsaparilla is claimed to enrich thin impure blood and cure scrofula and rheumatoid disorders.
Anna Dickinson improving. Bishop Paddock of Massachusetts dead. Fires burn Dietzler Lee Hinsdale and Hano & Co Boston with losses totalling 25,000 dollars. Sherman memorials held by Nashville Grand Army posts. Wells jewelry in Fort Worth robbed of 2,500 dollars in diamonds. Lytle watchman burned to death at Taylor Breas shop Lyons. A fight in Hell's Half Acre Virginia leaves one dead and four hurt. A mob lashes a black man near Williams ton. Fishermen Searsbury and Warner brothers chrosened in Hudson. Local incidents include quarrels in Dickson Tennessee and shootings in Pittsburgh Sunday. Advertising promotes Gail Borden Eagle condensed milk and dental services in Circlest area.
The notice promotes cures for catarrh and various ailments via the Guama Chinese remedy agency. Located at 25 W Washington St Indianapolis for two years, it claims thousands cured and offers free consultation, examination, and advice with private testimonials available by perusal.
Travecer's Register notes that starting Sunday March 5 1891 trains will run on Central Standard Time with departures from and arrivals at Union Station located on South Illinois Street.
A fragmented archival notice lists hours for Liam Toizm Lomisipm TP and mentions two centers offering linguistic and German press content. The readable lines reference days and vague times, suggesting a schedule or inquiry about study sessions and public access.
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