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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1894
Page
3
A garbled verse fragment portrays simple wishes of contentment in a small home and life. The text recalls a song of a little cot, wife, and settled happiness, with distant heaven referenced and a sense of modest fulfillment.
In a perilous voyage home from Ota go the Assyrian battles towering seas near the Horn. A crewman Dan was swept overboard while repairing a pennant. A dramatic rescue by the albatross and crew followed as the ship pressed on in gale conditions. Dan survived, saved by bowlines, while the ship’s luck and discipline were tested in freezing spray and roaring winds.
A cluttered list reports on L. P. Leiter’s potential ambassadorship to Russia and Gladstone’s parliamentary status if eyesight allows. It notes a 14 year old leprosy patient in Bellevue Kentucky, a Wisconsin suicide, and a court ruling favoring Esherites in Evangelical litigation. A vast blizzard disrupts rail traffic, stock risks rise, and political bargains surface over Bland and tariff bills. A Birmingham gathering of 8000 Africans threatens emigration self-funded by whites. A riches-to-rags tale unfolds as Chas Covert dies impoverished after a $66 million NY estate, with lawyers claiming his share. Gen Fry of Coxey’s army is jailed in El Paso for vagrancy as dissenting troops approach. Sheriff Hennegan, attempting arrests in Alabama, fights a street duel, killing two men and dying.
On and after Sunday March 18 184 trains will run as follows Central Standard Time Leave from and arrive at Union Station South Illinois Street as listed in the travelers register.
On Thursday March 22 City Market lists steady markets with extensive quotations for produce and provisions. The catalog covers smoked meats, bacon, sausage, pickled meats, lard, fresh pork, dry salt meats, vegetables, fruits, canned goods, flour and meal, fish, dairy, butter, eggs, salt, canned vegetables, groceries, and horse hay prices. Notable entities include Moore, Empire, Morgan & Gray, Sige, and Virginian brands with specific price points for hams, bacon, lard, beans, gin, and citrus, among others.
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