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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1889
Page
3
An aging madam, about forty, lies on a hospital cot in a gilded home, her life of excess shaping her final hours. As church bells ring, she rages against piety and virtue, calling for wine and mockery of faith, before a final convulsion ends her tormented passage.
A jumble of comic snippets and mock-ads from period papers, including quips about Josephine Bedard and Fatso, a jab at Fanny Davenport, a racy urban son rumor, humorous backchat between a parson and parent, and a tout for Hood’s Sarsaparilla as a cure and appetite booster.
A Talbotton woman argues red ants are a blessing in disguise as Mr. Russell Harrison faces political misfortune. The piece notes the so called Harrison hoodoo amid a flurry of illness and legal woes including Murat Halstead and a Danish minister, with forgery arrests and ongoing libel suits.
A collage of eccentric figures and curious claims includes Ellen Terry's weekly wage, a note on six women dentists in the United States, 1400 Sisters of Charity, Miss Nellie Cushman as a mining expert in Arizona, and Mrs Thomas A Scott and Mrs Yatzkowsky tied to vast jewel holdings. It mentions peppy oddities about forged fortunes, a trout at Titusville swallowing a fish, and new porcelain flower baskets in a New York confectionery window, with bonbons promised to win hearts.
An ad claims Curves all Ferns is an invigorating tonic that strengthens the whole system. It targets overworked women and mothers, describing itself as the greatest earthly cure and urging readers to buy from all druggists.
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