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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1894
Page
3
A storm tableau unfolds with wreckage drifting ashore and breakers roaring. The speaker walks the beach, seeking meaning as souls and sorrows mingle with the shore. Immense rocks loom, dwarfing the speaker, who contemplates insignificance against the vast sea.
In a reminiscence attributed to Mrs. Robert Louis Stevenson, a mining camp setting reveals gallant gifts from miners, a cultural misperception about Indians, and a cooking mishap. A dinner party centers on roast beef, calf brains, and a fated decapitated hen with Ben’s quick improvisation to hide the evidence.
A theatre troupe traveling through Lake George pauses as a portion of their scenery falls onto the track. One impatient member leaves to assess the delay and returns with the report that scenery caused the halt.
In a dialogue from the Chicago Free Lance a man and woman rehearse a poker game. They discuss ante, blinds, drawing cards and bluffing with playful, instructional banter as the woman grows frustrated and ends the scene in tears.
An Odder Odds item notes Asperegus as brain food and mumps as a swell ailment per The Philadelphia Record. The London Lancet counsels inland quiet resorts for insomnia. Near Milton Ohio the Sherby hill, once quivering, now shivers violently, linked to a mound builder legend of a giant tortoise.
Frisco reports three lady managers and New York plans a winter circus. Nat Goodwin reportedly earned 40000 this season while Julia Marlowe will add Lady Teazle next season. Lillian Russell to sing in London drawing rooms for 500 a visit. Mrs Langtry’s London return shows rapid aging since her last appearance on the boards.
Report notes London cab drivers on strike while Germany threatens a strong naval force to Samoa. Also mentions tornado warnings for Towa Illinois and nearby lands, plus a Toledo sleeper incident and a Chicago Hyde Park property suit involving Detroit and Indianapolis figures.
Markets steady with price changes across produce meats and groceries. Readily available items include smoked meats from Hames and Moore licensed brands, bacon and sausage varieties, pickled and lard products, fresh pork cuts, and dry salt meats. Vegetables list Florida sweet potatoes Irish potatoes cabbage turnips cucumbers radishes rhubarb lettuce onions and beans with fruit and can goods prices from lemons to bananas and canned fruits and vegetables.
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