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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1891
Page
3
Folklore from an island in Lake Evie narrates two famed liars named brown and rugred. The tale describes strangers with belted wampum and iron implements who enthrall the islanders with boasts of vast fishes and riches.
In autumn 1849 two young gold seekers Hubert and Watson travel alone through the Sierra Nevada. After a night raid by a masked thief they pursue into the woods. Exhausted, they are saved when a pursuing Indian attack kills the thief and leaves their gold untouched, allowing them to return home wealthy.
A collage of liminal portraits and quips from 1800s public life. The telegraph operator recalls news from General rant in Galena. Depew is noted as pleasant but aloof with interviewers. Alger travels to New York for a grip-relief rest, while Riley and Bok discuss stagecraft and audience dynamics with a blindfolded comic twist.
A tobacconist offers advice for cigar handling and storage. The tips describe carrying cigars in a left upper pocket with the mouth downward and warn that crushing wrappers or smoking with the match end down creates a harsher taste. The text mentions letting a cigar go out and expelling nicotine to avoid a rank mouthfeel.
A chaotic mixed update reports Minnesota wildfires waning, Lima refinery blaze causing 75000 loss, New York Bible Society event, Philadelphia Catholic Knights session, Wooster farmer Michael Shally suicide, 109 native losses in Okanogan, Levi Bros New York closed by sheriff 800000 liabilities, Old Soldiers' Exchange New York burned for 100000, Indianapolis chosen as railway conductors HQ, Santa Fe offers 4500 reward for train robbers in Guthrie, Thomas Saunders Lemar Iowa killed wife’s mother then himself. woman to recover, long standing feud in Catlettsburg Kentucky ends in street battle with two Steeles and one Hall dead, scattered city notes on hazards and insurance.
An unsigned 1900s era notice extols Dr Hale's Medical Dispensary at 75 W. Washington Street offering free consultations and cures for chronic illnesses including consumption cancer and nervous disorders. It presents testimonials from various distant patients and urges readers to seek expert medical treatment rather than self care.
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