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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1892
Page
3
A satirical piece recounts a courtship between a rich rancher, Burbank, and two women, Miss Medway the tortoise and Miss Spencer the hare, contrasting slow, steady resolve with flashy, shallow allure. The tortoise pursues a patient path, while the hare relies on social spectacle and wealth to attract the match.
A narrator recalls noble beings shaped by mountain air and nature’s lessons. He boasts a proud chest and finds kinship with their ideas. The hare’s scorn redirects him toward a tortoise who admires him, leading to a turn in rivalry and a victory that echoes history from the Arkansaw Traveler.
A hunter in Oslethorpe County Georgia fired at two partridges and killed seven more unseen birds. In Tacoma gulls demonstrated team effort, repeatedly rocking a log to expose barnacles for feeding, while a gull captain directed the group.
A crowded car ride ends in tragedy as a conductor dies after urging passengers to move forward. The scene includes distressed passengers and a chaotic scramble amid the crush.
A collage of quips and verse fragments: a boy with a hornet’s nest harms his beauty, quotations on co education from Washington Sur and Brooklyn Life, amateur soprano woes, and a neighbor’s misunderstanding about a singer’s howling bow.
The piece quotes seven named figures and opinions from papers such as the Chicago Mail and Washington Star. It lampoons claims about Mrs Grimwood Mrs Cleveland Mrs Lease and two young women while noting English school ma ams in country districts earn five shillings weekly.
The item reports type foundries forming a trust amid global concerns while a blizzard disrupts New York and streetcars, elk displays at a world’s fair, and various local incidents from Illinois to Minnesota and beyond including deaths, crimes, and curious accidents.
A detailed list of market offerings with prices across meats produce canned goods and groceries. Provisions include smoked meats sugar cured hams bacon lard and fresh pork with multiple price points, plus canned vegetables fruits and dairy items from Morgan Grayte and Central packing company. Inflation era pricing shows 9c per pound for smoked meats and various cents per pound on dairy and produce.
Jasper Copenhaver of 15 Chadwick, Indianapolis, recounts years of catarrh sufferers finding relief after consulting Drs Stackhouse and Newlin. He credits their treatment at 203 North Senate Street with improving headaches nervousness frequent colds and digestive issues. They offer ear throat lungs and stomach care with office hours and mail consultations.
The ledger lists east and west bound train departures and arrivals among divisions including Chicago Peoria St Louis Cleveland Cincinnati Lafayette Kankakee and Bellefontaine with times and fares. It notes connections via Peoria and Dayton and mentions morning and evening departures.
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