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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1893
Page
3
A damaged, playful verse by George Cooper echoes a clock’s quizzical judgments. The speaker recalls mishearing “you’re bad” as the clock’s refrain all day while the house grows quiet and still.
Black recalls a November encounter near Cedar Hill where he faced four wolves protecting a deer carcass. After a brutal struggle in a riverbank fight, he killed a wolf with a knife after fending off three others, escaping with severe wounds and a months-long recovery, leaving him wary of wolves ever since.
In Prussia state regulation governs drug pricing and a new price list is issued each year. A Morgan County man, J Tl Cochran, possesses about 4000 Yankee brass accumulated via war trades including tobacco barter with Union soldiers. Savannah News notes twenty thousand games of excire by four gentlemen over 16 years, while Peter Graber's tailors prepare a rattlesnake hide suit with chloroform for tanning snakes used for unique attire to be shown in Chicago.
A neighborly exchange unfolds as a woman refuses to see a physician while Betsy relays the message. Betsy’s mistress hurries away while Mrs Next Door notes Alfred’s keen interest in ward politics and local gossip as the Prib Ube from Chicago is mentioned.
A New York woman seeks to start a suburban home for working women offering private rooms at low rent plus shared dining and reception areas. The article notes silk petticoats are perishable and less useful, praising a fine lace trimmed petticoat as cleaner and more feminine.
A humorous interlude from Inter Ocega about a new boy in school who misses all 20 spelling words, and Little Mabel who tries to teach Fido to talk. The exchange pokes fun at parental and teacher reactions to everyday classroom antics.
Oakland Illinois reports 600 measles cases while the senate meets with little action. A Toledo theater burns, and Halifax watches a steamer with 700 aboard drift out of sight. Robberies hit Andrew Johnson Swede and a Chicago bank collector. Toledo & Ann Arbor labor talks stall. police target highbinders. Nebraska editor is assaulted. a Pittsburg party pivots. a New York donor leaves 200000 for charity. German Reichstag debates a large peace force and Caprivi discusses funding options.
A Newark hatter reports brims on summer hats will measure four inches or more, with one style featuring a brim edge turned up abruptly. Also, a fashion note contrasts shaking hands with arms low and stiff versus higher hand levels, per several papers. The piece mentions changing social signals and pet trends, including the Japanese spaniel as a new small house pet.
A collection of aphorisms and maxims on silence, duty, argument, decision making, thrift, and time from Bernard Shaw Swift Lubbock and Gladstone. The quotes warn that omitted duties obscure truth, debate often misleads, and prudent use of time yields lasting moral and intellectual growth.
Craquatia to be revived next season and Nutmeg-grater named as quirky straw. Silver-ornamented bookmarks become popular souvenirs. Bisck satin hats imported from Parla expected to trend. The plain white towel retains a hemstitched border with owner initials about an inch high in the corner.
A 19th century article warns against excessive meat consumption linking liver and kidney ailments to heavy meat intake. It cites medical caution and recounts testimonials praising Warner's Safe Cure for digestive and kidney issues, including cases from Alice Bowers and A. D. Davey, highlighting dramatic health improvements attributed to the remedy.
Markets steady with slight activity noted as new pages add markets. Readouts include meats like hams and bacon with varied prices, dry salt meats, fresh pork cuts, and extensive produce listings from apples to citrus and tropicals, plus dairy, cheese, and canned goods with numerous per-unit costs and case prices.
Closed out sale of a large wallpaper lot from a manufacturer needing ready money offers special low cash prices. Describes good wall paper varieties including white blank iodgE paper fine pit paper and per bolt prices.
Cheap pianos including Decker Brothers Bald win Haines Fischer and D. WH brands in mahogany walnut and rosewood finishes. Special bargains on squares and uprights. Descriptions and prices available by mail. Pianos and organs for rent cheaper than any in the city.
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