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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 21, 1894
Page
3
Preston, exhausted after a theater performance, rides a night cab to a wharf and boards a barge. Visions of family, work, and guilt haunt him as the river darkens. Death comes as the oarsman rows into the shadowed stream, ending in a fatal accident.
A list of violent and chaotic events runs through the report including assassin Prendergast in Chicago declining to see a priest, mob scenes in Altoona, a grim murder case in Hell's Kitchen, a theft attempt in Chicago, and a fatal attack on Adelina Walters among other turbulent items. The column ties these incidents to political agitation, crime, and social unrest of the period.
A kaleidoscope of notes on theater fashion and stage tights bans, a Rushville craftsman family with many trades living happily, a Massachusetts college honors report, and social expectations for married women, all from regional 1890s clippings.
Questions urge readers to guard health, seek caution with chills and headaches, and consider Duffy's Pure Malt as the recommended stimulant. It argues physicians and leaders endorse pure stimulants and warns against cheaper alternatives sold by druggists or merchants.
Market steadies as prices held for smoked meats lard and bacon and a broad list of fruit vegetables and canned goods. Items include Virginias sugar cured hams Florida oranges pineapples and lemons with varied prices. dairy butter cheese and eggs listed among shippers paying prices. several grain and feed terms noted alongside alcohol and medicines.
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