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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 15, 1892
Page
3
Fragmentary verse in a Chicago newspaper piece depicts ornate, dreamlike imagery with repeated animal and plant motifs, referencing a dawn awakening and mythic elements. Names and clear events are limited, but the cadence evokes a lyrical postcard style from Engens Field.
A memoir style note recalls a first smelt hunt on a freezing morning. The narrator braves zero-degree air with minnows and shrimp bait, watches rival anglers catch fish, endures cold, family mockery, and finally shows off a single smelt before tears and laughter erupt.
A minister tells a couple awaiting marriage I will join you shortly while a store clerk boasts a 400 pound coal bale. His wife challenges him to lift two Hodhs of coal from the cellar. The exchange captures light local humor at a country scene.
A noted aphorism explores whether something described as low can still be refined. The saying uses sugar as an example to debate value and quality in language.
The entry lists Hager nuts and Chickenpates recipes with flour butter sugar ginger cloves cinnamon molasses and drawn butter. It also recounts Joe Jefferson wrongly followed by a counterfeit $20 bill anecdote from a St. Louis Chronicle report.
A church on a Danish island held a 400 year old custom where men bow to women at a spot near the altar. Last year plaster removal uncovered a Virgin Mary image on the wall, likely the original cause of the reverence that had faded from memory.
A collage of quotes notes how a man feels cheap after exposure to deception. It cites the Yarmouth Massachusetts Register and Atchison Globe on language around wicked and faithful people, and calls the decorative art fool a striking contemporary type.
Paper mache shoes are male for wet weather. Fashionable poodle dogs wear over shoes in the east. The tall hat known as chimney pot stovepipe cylinder and other names became popular in Paris in 1790.
In Spain a pine bough brushed on an infant’s face is said to bring luck. A German city will soon feature automatic boot blacks. In Missouri two farmers went to court over a ten cent dog and the loser paid $100 in costs.
A chaotic OCR of scattered items reports policy closures in Wovington Kentucky, a special Lexus legislature session starting Monday, water provision in Plainfield New Jersey, trace gas in Keversity, and a fatal blizzard near Langdon North Dakota. It mentions a nurse’s accidental infant death in Pittsburg, a Denver man’s attempted poisoning, a Chicago murder trial, thefts in Buchanan Michigan, a Wyoming street brawl, a double homicide-suicide in Atlantic Indiana, and various oddball notes on misfortunes and labor clashes.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Doctor Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a cure for liver disorders and blood purification. It claims to heal scrofulous and venereal diseases in early stages and guarantees a money back if no benefit. The pitch promises health, vigor, and increased flesh and strength for a dollar per bottle.
A fragment lists a wide array of goods with prices from meats to fruits and vegetables. Referenced items include bacon, hams, lard, pork, apples, oranges, berries, pears, raisins, corn, beans, cabbage, and onions with varied price tags. Shippers’ prices for poultry and dairy also appear, indicating a bustling market snapshot.
The act declares it unlawful to connect or reconnect with gas mains or service pipes without a written permit, to turn on or off valves or apparatus, to enlarge mixer orifice, or to use gas for heating except through proper channels. Violators face fines from five to one hundred dollars per offense.
Advertisement claims a twenty five year specialty in treating sexual and urinary disorders by mail or express. It promises cure for gleet, varicocele, stricture, and self abuse related issues with no operation and permanent results. Privacy is emphasized with discreet shipping and moderate charges.
The piece notes Ignatius Donnelly’s lawsuit against his publishers for failing to translate his Bacon Shakespeare book into foreign languages, claiming a loss of at least fifty thousand dollars. It also references Miss Willard’s critique and promotes a kidney remedy with broad health claims.
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