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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1893
Page
3
Fragmentary poem lines describe delicate touches like velvet snow and dawn light. Imagery spans garden walls, frosty mornings, and enchanted landscapes. The narrator references James Whitcomb Riley with lyrical, dreamy diction about lovers and soft, dreamlike scenes.
John Walton’s daughter Maggie Walton rises from a village cottage to London theatre, aided by treacherous suitors Lord Arthur Haythorne and Flinder Fynes. Trevenen engineers a plan, sending letters and jewels to expose their deceit while Maggie redirects gifts to charity and schemes to secure her future.
A simple dough method uses five ounces of fresh lard to combine with half a pound of flour a pinch of salt and nearly half a teacup of very cold water. Work salt into flour rub in lard then mix with cold water to form a dough roll out to cap an upper and wider crust for a single large pie.
An advertisement extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a universal blood purifier that cures skin and gland ailments including sal rheum eczema erysipelas boils carbuncles and scrofulous sores. The copy claims year round effectiveness and money back guarantee if no benefit is seen. It asserts superiority over other tonics and promises full payment for health gains.
Crop outlook improves amid global turbulence with notes on Nicaragua revolution and unrest in Kennjhor India. Obituaries include L. B. Bass of Carthage Tenn and Capt E W D Croker of Britain. Legal and political items cover Chinese exclusion case in California and postmaster civil service plans.
The itemized notes discuss evolving women styles and accessories such as jewel-mounted spoons and open-work parasols, with remarks on fashion desks, bangs, and lashes. It cites Boston Transcript and New York Recorder opinions, and ends by praising Hood's Sarsaparilla as a trusted cure amid distrust of trusts and combinations.
A historical note critiques the young emperor's attempt to unite parliamentary factions on a parade ground, predicting failure and suggesting drastic measures. The text urges hosting a Reichstag gathering in Indianapolis to loosen tensions with malt beverages and mentions Columbia, a home brewing project, bottled by J. Is. with telephone contact.
Local ad notes a new storefront at 30 Virginia Ave featuring fine imported and domestic tiger motifs and a variety of brands including Principe de Galesy and Pickwick Club. The message invites customers to visit the new location for furniture and upholstery.
A Boston Globe snippet recalls a humorous episode where a Hong Kong lady hires a Chinese cook and cannot pronounce his name. He asks for her name and, after she mispronounces, he playfully suggests calling her Tommy. The exchange ends with mutual amusement over mispronunciations and nicknames.
Market pages show steady prices for lemons potatoes and coffee. Provisions include hams, smoked meats, lard, bacon, and sausage with wide per pound ranges. vegetables and fruits list lettuce onions strawberries oranges and pineapples with varied crate and box prices. seeds grains oils and flour prices appear, plus butter and fish prices and livestock shippers notes.
Local appeal urges readers to visit Dr W H L Nott for permanent cures of hernia. Stalwarts like Charles Kregele George Burton Rev J W Brown and W W Spencer vouch for success. Office listed as 2014 West Washington street with terms No Pay until Cured.
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