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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1893
Page
3
A Georgia themed poem fragment from the Atlanta Constitution echoes patriotic tone and rural imagery. It references colonels returning home and features lines about blossoms, meadows, rivers, and crops like watermelons and pumpkins. The piece blends festive language with nostalgic regional motifs.
A quarrel at breakfast leads Blummer and his wife to seek separation and later reconciliation. After a year apart the two lovers reunite as plans for new marriages crumble, choosing to try living together again as husband and wife.
A fragment highlights children at a beach outing with humorous mispronunciations and daydreams. Katherine politely defies discipline with a dignified correction while Dolly wonders at peppers in salt water. Aunty comments on imagined fortunes and guards as a playful, reflective scene from New York Tribune.
Willis GD Hawkins writes about a seven year period in a small Illinois town where the paper and townspeople ran on credit. Everyone owed everyone and ads or subscriptions covered most costs, with little concern for formal settlement. The shift came with new telegraph service and a rapid circulation boost.
Fashion notes describe current trends including turquoise jewelry for blondes, double-skirted gowns called French topic gowns, and larger sleeves for summer jackets to balance shoulder lines. The piece highlights broadening shoulders as a fashionable detail approved by fashion authorities.
A compilation of mixed news items notes Mexico's plan to bolster its naval forces, ongoing rebel influence in Nicaragua, and various incidents across the globe. It mentions political movements in Ireland, legal limits like the Geary law, and several maritime accidents with ships and cargo losses.
An old western paper excerpt shows Brown Jenkins Waterbury as dealers in sewing machines stoves and gravestones with scattered moralizing snippets and a crime anecdote about a burglar in Silvertown. Practical domestic tips on washing a silk blouse follow in a separate fragment.
A collage of aphorisms discusses hope over despair, happiness in small measures, the retail value of pints and jokes about misfortune and education as a companion. It contrasts civilization and despotism with education as solace and ornament in society.
Crowds packed Fairview park on Sunday with a musical festival expected to draw many. A weekend sale of tickets at noon Saturday raised just over a hundred dollars.
G M Johnson, longtime local figure, astonishes town by walking again after six months of decline. He credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring health, detailing severe spinal and nervous troubles and a dramatic turnaround after starting the remedy.
Markets steady with little change in prices across meat, produce and canned goods. Buyers faced mixed availability as vendors list supplies from California to Florida, including sausages, sausage casings, picked meats, potatoes, onions, lettuce, cucumbers, pineapples, and coffee with regional price notes and bulk lots.
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