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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 13, 1893
Page
3
A poem paints a winter scene with fading rose in the western sky, snowdrifts by a mill, gray fields, and a distant steeple grove. The dark east reveals a great star, the moon rises, and Mantletrick is named in the closing line.
A four man oyster boat voyage in the Gulf of Mexico rests on a moonlit night. Fragrance from a small island and nature's music stir dreams as dawn reveals glowing colors and a regal sunrise. A Mexican crewman awakens to breakfast as the scene shifts from night to day. Detroit Free Press.
A collage of social vignettes from era newspapers covers lace fashions, corsage preferences, bridal rituals, and street scenes in Philadelphia and Elmira. It notes new dress trends, banjo jokes, peanut recipes, and inventive packaging ideas that blend vanity, humor, and consumer wit.
An aged pioneer mule named Tusa died in Camden county after crossing plains during the Civil War. A dog hunted a gray squirrel near the tree where the mule rested, causing the farmer to react. In Clarke county Washington, a 60 year old man, Peter Hanes, fled from a bear that charged him. MicCoy emerged with a rifle and killed the bear, then a dispute over the hide led to a guest settling by sharing the proceeds.
A jumble of minority phrases and clipped lines from a Boston Bulletin parody, Fliezende Blastier and New York rag, with stray names like Columbus Wanamaker and temperance pledge chatter. The fragment reads as satirical chatter and mock dialogue in a crowded public scene.
A Paris fashion note highlights a subdued green color as favored by top mantle makers. Capes feature shot helio tone green velvet with two velvet pleatings, lace, jet, and back fits. Neck revers, straw embroidered motifs, and added black guipure appear on many designs. A black poult de soie cape uses frillings with brown iridescent beads in an open Louis XV pattern.
The MEWS reports over 2,000 immigrants reaching New York on Sunday while events across the country include dam breaks in Flint Michigan causing substantial damage, river flooding threats along the Susquehanna, and political upsets from Ireland to California. Notables mention deaths of B W Stanney and Capt J B Miller, and Holstor Donohoe awarded a Laetara medal at Notre Dame.
In a Chicago newspaper piece a physician, Dr. J C Spray of State Street, discusses kidney disease linking it to mental collapse and asylum crowding. He notes most kidney ailments begin before middle life, urges prevention, and endorses Warner’s Safe Cure as reliable.
Historic rail timetable notes frequent services from Union Station Indianapolis with lists of departure and arrival times to Cincinnati Chicago St Louis and New York. It details limited express sleepers Wagner Sleepers and multiple daily departures including morning and evening slots.
A long OCR reads like a city market daily with prices on meats, dried fruits, vegetables, canned goods, and dairy. It lists brokers and suppliers, from smoked meats and hams to fresh vegetables and fruit bundles, with per pound or per crate rates across Indiana California and Florida shipments.
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