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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1892
Page
3
It Was Jim's Fault Farm Dog Tale Sparks Laughter
A Taylor township farmer recalls a comical misadventure with his dejected dog Towser tied to a wagon and a wayward plan to chase a bear bar. Jim, the farmer's son, is blamed for the chaos and a dog’s dramatic tumble, ending with a lament about a missing bulldog.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Taylor Township
Jim
Wayne County
Wade
Wal
Old Fashioned Winter Fruit Cake Recipe
A historical baking item lists ingredients for a fruit cake including butter sugar flour eggs molasses cloves nutmeg lemon peel currants raisins citron and soda. It describes creaming sugar and butter then adding yolks whites and other components, mixing thoroughly and baking in a moderate oven for a long time.
Storm lifts cow to house top in Kansas report
A Kansas storm lifted a cow off the ground and set it atop a house. In Chicago a thief allegedly made off with a whole house except the cellar and cellar walls, leaving readers with misc wisdom and stray phrases about promises friendship and sincerity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
Chicago
Tole
Woman's Reading Then and Now in Modern Life
A collage of social opinion and anecdotes on women in work and culture. Nancy Osborne earns five to six thousand a year from a Salt Lake City truck farm while remarks on women's voice in the telephone and tearful artistry mingle with whimsy about Patti the singer and her handling of correspondence from bed to bath.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowley
Nancy Osborne
Salt Lake City
Ellen Terry
Blackie
Sankey
London
Philadelphia Record
Patti
Florence Wilson
Ladies* Home Journal
Caroline
Drowning Tips Mixed With Hindustan Marriage Customs
The article contrasts Waplish hair color with practical notes on swimming and drowning prevention. It describes Hindostan marriage rites as brief and arranged by relatives, with couples sometimes meeting only at the ceremony. It advises keeping hands down to float, noting that panic causes deaths in water.
Humorous Exchanges and Household Tips Parade in Reform Era Papers
From playful quips about Fidos and elephants to a joke on Miss De Kockso, the items read like light anecdotal humor from Brooklyn Life Brooklyn Eagle and Kate Fields Washington while Milk should be kept covered notes common domestic tips. The clipping ends with a coffee grounds pin cushion tip and a whitening method using soap and milk.
Rome Figures Paris Policeman Service Rate
Paris policeman begins service at seven cents a day. Georgia watermelon acreage totals about twenty thousand this year. Estimates foresee Germany losing about one hundred twenty thousand people to emigration in the current year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Georgia
German Empire
Golden Medical Discovery Promises Cure for Consumption
An advertisement touts St Prince’s Golden Medical Discovery claiming it can cure early consumption if taken timely and with a fair trial. It asserts the medicine clears scrofula, cleanses blood, builds flesh, and treats bronchial and lung ailments, with refunds if no benefit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pieres's
Catarrh Cure Ad From Indianapolis Firms
An 19th century style advertisement for Silloh’s Catarrh Remedy promises health and easy breath. It lists vendors in Indianapolis including Chas G Traub Gould & Bro and J Oliver & Co with guarantees against coughs and colds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siiloh
H.C
Indianapolis
Chas
G Traub
A. Gould É& Bro
J. Oliver & Co
Jolingon ‘&Sohaildr
Srightwo
Wall paper men form a com bine in Louisiana ex confederates demand pensions
A jumble of local and national items recounts a wallpaper workers union forming in Louisiana, ex Confederates seeking state pensions, and a flood threat as the great river prepares to halt. Other reports note a deadly street brawl in Syracuse, a murder suicide, a tongue severing, and various strikes and crimes across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall
Louisiana
Waters
Archbishop Kenrick
St. Louis
Nebraska
Morrillton
Ark
J. Crouch
Jack Breslin
Syracuse
N. Y
Isabella Mariano
Jose Pedro
Pedro
Philadelphia Academy of Natural Science
Kite
Lieut. Peary
Geo. MacElkin
Studebaker
Salt Lake City
Grace Hospital
Detroit
Mich
Jas
R. Moulton
Camden
N.J
Lydia Ann Wyatt
Medical Society
Benton
Wm. Wilkins
Anthony
Nas
Town Talk items and petty court notes reel on
Laura Doherty fined for beating her mother in police court. Aurelius Boaz awarded 140 dollars for a mule killed by the Big Four road near Mt. Jackson. Real estate man G A Wergher reports horse and buggy stolen in front of 88 E Washington St. Market stalls auction yields lively bidding. one stall valued 43 dollars sells for 175. Jeff Roberts acquitted of burglary in criminal court. Rudolph Wering, the expert, promised a $2,000 chart of information and future city visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Doherty
East St
Aurelius Boaz
Mt. Jackson
G. A. Wergher
E. Washington St
Jeff Roberts
Frank Markle
Clifford-ave
Rudolph Wering
Col Ochiltree claims proof of mistreatment against Mrs Dyayton
Col Tom Ochiltree asserts positive proof that Mrs Coleman Dyayton has suffered cruel treatment. Police guard the Paris bourse as anarchists threaten financiers. In Lodza Poland strikers attack Jews, many killed, soldiers called out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom Ochiltree
Coleman Dyayton
Paris
Sore Throat and Contagion Warned by Early 20th Century Ad
An early health notice explains sore throat as a key warning sign for contagious diseases like scarlet fever and diphtheria. It notes airborne germs can enter through a surface and urges taking Reid's German Cough and Kidney Care, offering small and large bottle prices and a mail-order option via the druggist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reid
Hoff Malt Extract Endorsed by Medical Experts
Warm digestion troubles call for Johann Hoff’s Malt Extract, praised as a standard tonic by the medical fraternity. Eisner & Mendelson Co. in N. Y. act as sole agents, warning that counterfeit bottles imitate the signature on the neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johann Hoff
Eisner & Mendelson Co
City Markets offer broad groceries and meats selection
TvEsPAY May 10 reports a wide listing of provisions from smoked meats to canned vegetables. Prices include hams at 10c per lb, bacon around 7c to 9c, dried beef hams, sausages, lard, pork cuts, canned tomatoes 95c for three pounds, beans 1.40 to 1.45, fruits such as peaches and apples with varied prices, and staples like sugar and coffee with multiple grade options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tvespay
California
Morgan & Gray
Indiana
Central Paulking Company
Yarmouth
Johnson's Silva
Gond
Lion
Cordoba
Banneteer Gates
Java
Lil Nois
Michigan
New York
Larry Obio
Burbanks
Florida
Mobile
Limburg
Alaska
Train Schedules Tie Indiana Route To Terre Haute
Passenger trains depart Indianapolis Union Station for St Louis with connections at Terre Haute, Greencastle, and Evensville. Timings include 8:10 am and 11:30 am departures, 12:55 am and 11:00 pm trains, with arrivals from St Louis listed at 8:20 am, 4:15 am, 2:50 pm, 5:20 am, and 7:45 pm. Sleeping and parlor cars operate through traffic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Union Stavion
St. Louis
Terre Haute
KE. & T. H. Pointe
Evensville
Sisepar
Greencastle
Terre Hante Ace
Arive
Terre Hante
Anc
Arrivas
Traffe
Big Four World’s Fair Route Tickets On Sale To Chicago
The Big Four line announces ticket sales for travel to Chicago on the World’s Fair route. Round trip fares include return options, with details on schedules and pricing readily available at stations and ticket offices.
Limited roundtrip tickets for Presbyterian assembly Portland
Portland Oregon sale of reduced fare roundtrip tickets from May 8 to 13 with return through August 9. Tickets allow outbound via one route and return via another. For details call at Big 4 offices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church
Portland
Oregon
Big 4
Auction Sale of Seats at Grand Opera House
Auction sale of seats at the Grand Opera House scheduled for Friday May 13 at 8 pm. Music will be provided by the ladies of the Matinee Musicale, with Henry C Adams acting as auctioneer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Opera House
Henry C. Adams
Greater Programme and Chorus Draw Record Chorus
A grand concert features 800 in chorus, 20 in orchestra, and 8 principals, marking an unprecedented presentation that showcases large-scale musical collaboration and notable soloists within a disciplined program.
Indiana Gas Service Connection Restrictions Act Text
The document records an Indiana General Assembly act from 1891 prohibiting connections to gas mains or service pipes without written authorization, forbidding turning on off altering valves or mixers, and using gas for heating without proper mixers. Violations incur fines from five to one hundred dollars upon conviction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porgon
Colpaly Ox Corporation
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Washington
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Canal St. Sarps
ANDRO
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W. H. Stocker
E. C. Tingley
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Columbus
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Chicago & St Louis
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South Tilindis Street
Enion Station
AVS. Brubaker A.M. Tld
Lapirs
FAIR
Abbett
Virginia Ave
Evans Chemical Co
BO Yenrs
Richard H. Beck
Lockport
Buffalo
Browning & Gon
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Boes
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Bates House Pharmacy
Sam T. Jaocke
Creole Burlesque Co
Dockstader
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Walter Damrosch
Carl Barus
Fursch-Midi
Margaret Reid
Lena Littie
Anna Burch
Campanini
Gari Martin
Adolph Brodsky
Siringle
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Massachusetts Avenue
C. A
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Delaware
Crevallier & Lawson
Institute OF
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Pennsylvania Street
W. W. Bennett
E. Admire
Indianapolis Brewing CO
A and P. Tea Stores
Atlantic and Pacific Tea Co
Washington Street
Pursell
Dr. Motta Chemical Co
Clown Before
APTEE
Browning & Son
St A Keres & Co
Agen
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