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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1894
Page
3
A poem describes an aged woman nearing death as dusk settles outside a narrow room. The weary peasant endures toil then finds imagined rest and peace in a tranquil evening, while trees whisper and flowers bloom out a window, offering solace after a hard life. The piece ends with the hope of rest after long years.
Small doctor Tinkler, famed for his spirit not his size, faces a rival athlete over Belle Summerson. In a dramatic street clash he defeats Frank Dixon, saved by Belle. The couple later wed as Belle reveals Dixon’s proposal and Tinkler’s fearless devotion.
In a vivid exchange, one character accuses another of brutal insults and implied control. The confrontation centers on slander, with whispered threats and a display of anger. A wounded but affectionate dynamic threads through the heated moment, reflecting classic melodrama.
Two Martin County ranchers trade taunts as they irrigate land with tobacco juice. A man rigs a rocket to clear a chimney and accidentally blasts the fireplace, nearly clearing the ranch and killing livestock. The escapade leaves the family coughing like bacon and prompts talk of cleaner lamp chimneys.
An advertisement extols Paskola a pre digested starch food as the ideal remedy for thin and sick people who cannot digest starch. It argues fat and oily foods make people fat and promotes Paskola as safe, appetizing, and superior to cod liver oil, claiming it fattening effects and digestive benefits with a full pamphlet offered by the Pre Digested Hood Co. 30 Reade St. N. City Markets.
A female physician serves the queen of Korea earning a salary of 15000 dollars annually. Bliss Helen Gonli sends a collection from Tarrytown to Roxbury for planting around a church built in memory of her father Jay Gould. A new draped overdress uses circular box pleats and silk or satin accents. Only one woman railroad engineer ran Cairo short line trains daily from a young age, later taking charge after the engineer’s death.
Missouri democrats launch Silver Bland presidential boom. Pittsburg plans for 50 000 veterans in national G A R parade. Hill vs Great Northern dispute settled. Commonwealters face trial in Washington Tuesday and sentencing Thursday. Pope seeks end to Satolli bishops clash in America. Nicaragua pressured to satisfy for Wilson murder at Bluefields or face action. Smallpox touches Mrs H C Stone's aristocratic Chicago home. servant ill. Five tramps camping near Fond du Lac shot officer Fontana. posse shoots farmer Mecesey by mistake. Harvard students Browne and Truesdell drowned in Boston bay. Browne and Buch bodies recovered. Bishop Henn wins 4000 libel verdict from Der Westcha after editor Horn claimed forgery.
Advertisement claims Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup eases teething for children. It soothes the child and gums, relieves pain, cures wind colic, and is presented as best remedy for diarrhea. Price is twenty five cents per bottle.
A promotional tract extols a cure for ailments by claiming kidneys cleanse the blood through an eight step natural sequence. The text urges readers to self verify health benefits by personal proof, insisting thousands endorse the theory.
The Board of Public Works of Indianapolis announces a bid for the Morrison Street main sewer project from Alabama Street east line to New Jersey Street and Morrison Street alley segment to 600 feet south. Sealed proposals due May 28 1894 with a $2000 certified check. performance bond required. board may reject all bids.
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