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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1891
Page
3
A speaker recalls dreaming of a fashionable girl who mocked her appearance. The dream shifts to a sarcastic reply as the girl questions the narrator about what she wore. The narrator ends by doubting the dream figure's perfection and departs.
Evelyn Gage recalls a vanished spring when her sister Claire coveted her lover Charles Roland. After Roland vanished at sea and Claire died, Evelyn learns Claire confessed the passion and the letter she kept. Linda Craven steps in as the past resurfaces with the faded letter.
A familiar face evades time as Eve Evelyn sees her missing beloved return after ten years. She trembles then finds solace when he steps into the parlor and gathers her in a long awaited embrace. The moment promises renewed happiness and quiet joy.
A collage of faded items and snippets notes women making songs in Manhattan Kansas, a rope talisman in New York, a dancer and social scenes in Boston, prizes and jokes from humorous periodicals, and a string of local ads. It includes quips on etiquette and social roles, plus medical ads and a teething syrup recommendation.
Reported incidents include Secretary Blaine ill in bed for medical care in Cincinnati. San Antonio lawyer John Morrison killed himself and wife with no stated motive. A Trance bookkeeper absconded with thousands from Conrad tanning in Louisville. A St Louis boardinghouse attack left a tramp nearly decapitated. Independence Missouri man Brannan committed double suicide by his engine. Wilmington musters troops to disperse a mob in a race killing case. Charleston coal talks with Msmeralda captain hint at possible conflict. Two missing girls from Thedford Nebraska located alive and one dead after days in sand hills.
A 1891 Prescott Indiana letter from Waale Land Werlen claims she was declared dead, then revived by Dr Hale's medicines. She describes near death, recovery, and praise for doctors and the Indianapolis dispensary promising cures.
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