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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 14, 1894
Page
3
A flirtatious exchange centers on letters and closeness. Bir requests letters returned, while the woman reveals affection and longing. He confesses guilt and she imagines a postscript declaring love and dependence on him.
A capitalist explorer describes visiting a Kentucky mountains cabin where a family of ten survives on corn meal and milk. He recounts a 12 year old eldest child, two hogs, one cow, and destitution born from mounting medical and living costs. He leaves $27 as a supposed revival of their fortune.
Practical advice on renewing tins with soda and soap, using soft wood ashes to polish tins, and maintenance tips. For sweeping, paper dampened in hot water is laid over the carpet to capture dust, with larger sheets for matting. Ammonia and water clean velvet or heavy carpets, and periodic mixtures with turpentine help deter moths and refresh colors.
Curated snippets from Chicago and Louisville papers capture childlike mischief and sharp comebacks. Mabel quarrels with a sibling over engagement talk while Emily laments apple Core offerings. A Woodford County boy plans a schoolyard showdown, and a child’s prayer asks for strength to face a sick friend.
Butler University beat Jamestown Ohio 8 to 4 while Yale toppled Harvard 53 to 50. Deveney, ex-Indianapolis shortstop, signed with Grand Rapids. State University beat Rose Polytechnic Terre Haute 26 to 10. Police Baseball Club defeated City Engineers at Brighton Beach 14 to 12. Indianapolis-Toledo game set for 3:30 with Phillips pitching. Crawfordsville Y M C A beat Lafayette 33 to 13. Purdue-DeVauw game not held at Greencastle. Monon wreck blocked Purdue. Western league standings list Toledo atop, followed by Sioux City Grand Rapids Kansas City Minneapolis Indianapolis Milwaukee Detroit. Southern league scores include Memphis 4 New Orleans 3 and Nashville 3 Mobile 8. Track winners listed: Lexington Beatifice Cicely Chant etc. National league results feature Cincinnati over St Louis 7-3 and Chicago 1 Louisville 12. Western league: Minneapolis 26 Kansas City 6, Grand Rapids 12 Detroit 10, Sioux City 4 Milwaukee 2. Classic scores include Grand Rapids 12 Detroit 11 and Minneapolis unknown. National league Saturday results show Cincinnati 5 St Louis 0 and Pittsburgh Cleveland 5 Illen Mack Clarkson O Connor. Baltimore 8 Philadelphia 3. Chicago 6 Louisville 5 and New York 5 Washington 2. Brooklyn 8 Boston 2.
A scrambled pastiche notes events from many locales including Buffalo quarantine rumors, Pullman rail strikes, a cloudburst in Stillwater Maine, a damaged Aiple’s brewery item, and Asquith refusing to reopen a case. It mentions Debs visiting St Paul to meet Great Northern officials and violent incidents in Kansas, Vienna, and Philadelphia with various political and social notes.
A Southern soldier praises a companion nicknamed a little Dutch Jew as the embodiment of cool and impudent bravery in battle. He declares fatalism as a helper, quoting a maxim that one will not die until it is time, and recalls a lighthearted exchange about dodging a near miss.
Nigen fainting spells and nervous diseases treated as a specialty by the staff of the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo New York. Many cures claimed at a distance by mail or express. Enclose 10 cents for pamphlet and particulars.
Markets steady with changes in provisions and strawberry decline. Prices span smoked meats to lard, beans, teas, canned fruits, and vegetables. Notable items include Virginia ham 12 lb at 20c, bacon cuts around 83-84c per lb, dried beef hams 11-14c, Florida sweet potatoes $3.50 per bbl, and citrus and bananas in Southern fruits.
Maks Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children soothes the child softens gums relieves pain cures wind colic and diarrhoea. Twenty five cents a bottle.
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