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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 01, 1893
Page
3
A fragmentary verse notes a Boston boy climbing the golden stair and pausing at the top to muse about a brighter world above before admitting it isn’t Boston. The cryptic lines evoke a playful, coded reflection attributed to The Club.
Luke Tressaly seeks a housekeeper to run his disproved boarding life and ends up entangled with Miss Zeruiah Plant. Jenny Hope orchestrates the match while Aunt Zeruiah outbursts, a wedding plan collapses, and a playful ruse reveals Luke’s true intent to marry Jenny.
A playful dialogue hints at an engagement between Luke Treasury and Jenny with a conditional undertone. Jenny agrees jokingly that she will marry if Aunt Zeruiah cannot intervene. The excerpt concludes noting Treasury started housekeeping about three months later and expresses his preference for domestic life over horsekeeping.
A collage of social notes from early 20th century press. Vassar students press for round dances, the Vassar Miscellany critiques dull receptions, a New York Press quip mocks yards for dresses, Chilean women streetcar conductors impress in Santiago, a South African domestic anecdote follows, and skating a flared skirt is described with expert detail from Chicago Mall.
The snippet mixes lines about cat control with proverbs and quotes from the Boston Courier and Philadelphia Times. It recalls Beecher and Welsh place names, notes on Siryn Mawr in Philadelphia suburbs, and a tale about mitten etiquette from New England singing school days, reflecting period miscellany and antiquated aphorisms.
A compact collection of aphorisms from Townsend Shaftsbury and Johnson stressing truth as happiness, lifelong learning, and health as a moral duty that underpins social virtue. The quotes highlight the value of truthful communication, ongoing self-improvement, and well being for public usefulness.
A brief classroom exchange features a boy answering what the phrase mother tongue means. He quips that the old man has little to say at home, while Mrs Hicks urges better behavior. Dick Hicks responds that trying will bring unhappiness, reflecting a judge's commentary on family dynamics.
The advertisement claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Biodical Discovery cures skin and scalp diseases, blood taints, and numerous ailments linked to torpid liver or impure blood. It asserts guaranteed benefit or a refund, touting liver and kidney invigoration, blood purification, better digestion, and restored health.
The colored murderer Chas Caldwell was hanged in Jonesboro Arkansas on Saturday. A maritime bout saw the American liner Paris beat Cunarder Campania to New York on Saturday. A fatal accident near South English Indiana left John Fatting dead, friend Schuyler Richards killed.
A Paris correspondent notes dogs capture changing tastes, from barzois the Russian greyhound to German basset and turn spit breeds. Pugs and caniche or French poodle follow, with the pharzol described as aristocratic in build and temperament.
The May Day market report lists diverse offerings from Indiana and California including hams, bacon, dried beef, veal, and pork cuts with per hundredweight and per barrel pricing. Fresh vegetables and fruits appear with strawberries, onions, celery, lemons, bananas, and apples among listed items, alongside canned goods and dry goods prices and general freight notes.
Auburn resident Edward Donnelly, famed for saving a drowning boy in New York City years ago, shares his recovery from locomotor ataxia with Dr Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People. He credits the pills with restoring strength, enabling him to work and live healthily again in Auburn after a long illness.
An OCR fragment notes Pravesse registering for events after Sunday in April at South Elinoia Street. It mentions plans involving Vant and Stand and Lima isave ison and Daun Biation with unclear locations and timing.
East bound departures from Went, with connections to St Louis Chicago and Cincinnati. Schedules show arrivals and leaves for Peoria Lafayette Indianapolis and Benton Harbor and trains to Buffalo New York and Albany. Information line lists contacts at East Washington Street Jackson and Union Station for exact points and timings.
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