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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1890
Page
3
A parachute stunt over a canyon turns perilous as the flyer plunges, drifts into a hornets nest, and is carried to a home by a grateful couple. He recovers after five days and falls for the nurse who tended him, vowing to quit rope walking.
The article surveys Venice gondoliers dwindling due to steam launches but better wages for those remaining. Peculiar cane carrying trends among Piccadilly crowds. smoking habits in Japan with pea-sized tobacco pouches. and in Tiflis a 125 family club hires a doctor for health guidance at 60 a year with monthly 50 cent payments, 45 poor families admitted free, plus druggist arrangements.
A Titan passenger aboard a Goache at Red Bank began reading the Bible aloud with a thin voice. Passengers listened, but a fellow behind him objected, saying the words were hard and the reader needed schooling. A playful exchange follows about reading aloud and a wager on euchre.
A Portland boy facing punishment kneels by his bed and prays to the Lord for help. The account notes the child asks how God can assist a boy in trouble, finishing with the remark that the prayer was answered.
Secretary Tracy plans moving into a leased house in Washington with Mrs and Miss Wilmerding. Senator Sherman sold the Stanton house near his residence to avoid it becoming a boarding house. President Harrison enjoys cigars after meals, and Mrs Harrison tolerates the scent, unlike Mrs Cleveland who disliked cigarettes.
An article extols Syrup of Figs as the best laxative and a symbol of universal approval by the California Vig Syrup Company. The page also lists watch and clock cleaning services from Louis Burgheim Co and price reductions at Frank Smith's, plus Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children advertised at 25 cents per bottle.
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