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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1892
Page
4
A satirical poem notes four husbands wandering to a club and returning at dawn while four women stay up to mend stockings and read the papers. It mocks male nightlife and female patience, contrasting their routines with a playful city gossip tone.
A county overseer wheels a wagon to a farm door to take an old woman to the poor house. She frets recalls a life with Harvey and Carrie, asks for a word, then dies beside her husband’s grave stone, certain he will not be left to the poor house.
A jumble of quotes and anecdotes including a Clara and Qb sighting, Victoria’s oysters, couture cotton linings, and a remark on female fulfillment. Also notes Mrs. Astor’s jewels and a quick Douglasville courtship where a widow marries a widower after a glass of water.
The piece cites a range of ribbon colors pale yellow cream rose mauve and silver for trims. Hats will feature front placement and large Alsatian bow accents. Bonnet strings fasten with a small fluffy rosette just under the left ear while long strings lightly trail toward the dress hem.
A garbled OCR passage presents quotes about gratitude attributed to Theodoref Parker and Ben Johnson. The text contrasts a thankful man who shows courtesy with the unthankful who seeks aid, alongside a note on goodness and reciprocation.
A mosaic of curiosities includes gifts awaiting delivery, library growth at Washington totaling 15 000 to 20 000 books annually, Jim Maitland’s pie fortune in England, questions about Willie Vanderbilt’s Newport doors, Bombay blindoo guards saluting black cats for souls of officers, and a Detroit Free Press motto praising sound judgment honesty and humility as guides through life.
A Washington man reports a clever young boy teaching etiquette by answering dad's pig question. The child explains pigs are hogs’ little boys, prompting a humorous, unintended lesson about manners and language.
The article notes color contrasting lace rules for shoes and warns light shoes appear larger on the foot. It cautions patent leather against cold environments to prevent cracking, and describes a Parisian toe segmented stocking designed to prevent coin loss but requires larger shoe size.
Colored silks under thin mulls are a novelty and wide black watered ribbon sashes are in demand. Plain serges with rough weaves are fashionable. Women will have side pockets in their dresses again. Black silk olsters for dust cloaks for traveling are popular.
Reports chronicle Mississippi River risks from Grand River Missouri floods. Barbary whisky trust indictments in Boston. Detroit hotel magnates meet as Tennessee crops ruined. Iowa railroads suffer washouts. Maumee River threatens towns near Toledo. Johnstown memorial plans amid national events. Unrest at Chicago benches, Confederate flag in Charleston. Widespread incidents include a New Orleans levee breach and a bear attack in Arkansas. Nella Goodwin divorces Nat Goodwin in New York. Olney confesses three wives in Columbia. Geiger sues the ICCF after an accident during initiation. Marriott elopes to Chicago with Christie Jackson, implicated in theft. authorities pursue restitution.
The French cabinet votes 300000 francs to indemnify losses from anarchist outbreaks. Berlin views Emperor William’s praise of Leuck as a mistake after the sentry shot two citizens for not giving the counter sign. Lodz chaos continues with ferocious anti Jewish attacks as police fail and soldiers, stationed to defend Jews, participate in cheerless murders. Hundreds of strikers are arrested.
A Yarmouth Register cartoon quips about a beau, editor’s death, and an old hand press lamenting being repurposed as a corn shelter, gridiron, and more. The office towel notes similar fates as it was a baseball bat and later an ax handle. Chicago
The ad warns that ongoing flesh loss signals decline and advises returning to a healthy weight. It promotes Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as a useful aid and notes free information from a book on care. The product is sold by Scott & Bowns in New York and by druggists everywhere.
A local resident Edwin H Evans of Haughville reports six years of relentless cold like symptoms and hearing issues resolved by Stackhouse Medical Institute in Indianapolis. He details ongoing ailments including nasal congestion headaches poor appetite restless sleep and breathlessness before stating complete relief after treatment. The institute at 208 North Dinois Street offers catarrh and related ear throat lung and stomach care with mail treatment optional and a $1 consultation.
Condensed statements from multiple patients at Stackhouse and Newlin report dramatic improvements through their care. Mrs Mariah Dawson cites night sweats and coughing improving after treatment. Jasper Copenhaven and Mamie Sweeney describe relief from catarrh and headaches. J Kindley notes noisy ears and sleeplessness easing after visits.
Local market page lists wide range of provisions and produce with prices. Smoked meats, bacon, lard, canned vegetables and fruits, dairy, salts, and spices shown. Also covers grains, flours, coffee, sugars, oats, and various livestock and eggs with per unit costs. No major market shifts noted. prices steady with some regional items highlighted.
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