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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 20, 1893
Page
3
A fragmented OCR poem fragment titled Spring With Variations presents antithetical lines to lyrical forms with altered spellings and archaic cadence. The text blends misprints with references to awakening nature and hopeful lines as a seasonal motif, peppered by irregular capitalization and punctuation.
A first person memory sketches Felicite Duffy a French neighbor in Alameda a devoted wife and skilled home maker who tended a garden and shared soups herbs and French pastries with the narrator. The piece details her daily labor laundry cooking roofing and temperance efforts along with her husband Will-Y-am who serves time then returns home.
Mrs May Wright Sewall a leading advocate for commercial legal and municipal justice for women is spotlighted as a suffragist author and newspaper worker. The Indianapolis resident chairs clubs and founded the Indianapolis Prepylium to house women’s organizations while contributing to the International council of women.
Obituary reports Ex U S Senator Armstrong dying in St Louis. Strikes and labor unrest across Illinois Missouri and Kansas include Big Four switchmen at Springfield on strike and rail rate hikes by passenger agents east of St Louis. Other items detail the Naronic missing status, fires in Madrid and Pittsburg, a fatal locomotive explosion in Butte and Mahnacy City, a lynching in Jellico, and political shifts including Cleveland Democrats nominating Robert Blee for mayor.
A fragment mentions a ready sale item described as green paper shamrocks, a trendy handshake returning to old levels, President Cleveland autographs fetching three dollars in Philadelphia, dandelion leaves said to have sleep inducing qualities, and a Maine railroad wreck claim with no fatalities since 188. It also notes Pittsburg ground once exchanged for a violin and fashionable de Suede gloves targeted at masculine dressers.
Dr A Gunn defends proprietary medicine in a public letter, asserting Warner's Safe Cure aided removal of gravel bladder inflammation and Bright's disease after other treatments failed. He cites Dr J Holland in Scribner's Monthly and argues benevolence and proven value despite controversy. He requests publication of his explanation to counter misstatements about his stance.
Advertises W L Douglas S3 calf shoes as the best value for money with nationwide listings. Warns buyers to ensure genuine shoes have the brand name and price on the bottom. Names multiple local vendors including Frank He Brown and Gustav A Neerman among others.
Markets steady with varied prices on meats produce and staples. Listings show bacon sausage lard potatoes onions strawberries and canned fruits with mixed regional price points and multiple sellers Morgan & Gray and Indiana California items among others.
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