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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1890
Page
3
One of England's famed nurses Sister Dora devoted her life to the sick. She braved threats and taunts, tended dying patients, and even helped save a severed arm against medical advice. Her steadfast mercy left a mark on the neighborhood as she cared for the vulnerable.
A collage of notes covers protests by Boston against child street sales, New York art schools defending mixed classes, and botanic curiosities in a government garden including the barber plant and the cruel plant. It recounts early steel pen origins linked to Sir Josiah Mason and Samuel Harrison, plus two young Londoners completing a year long walk across Europe from Dover to Ostend with a stick and knapsack.
A fragmentary critique of modern women authors and critics, contrasting a sentimental century past with contemporary publishing trends. It notes a flood of female writers, actresses turning to prose, editors overwhelmed, and society’s shifting literary tastes. Includes unrelated ads for medicines and home goods.
A Chicago Tribune fragment shows Shiles tips a passenger in a car with a friendly gesture as a well fed man considers a passerby’s bundle. Another vignette: a lawyer complains of a cold while speaking to a doctor who jokes about a case. A farm journal quip notes a cow can be prevented from kicking, but a man cannot be stopped from kicking with no legs.
George Bancroft advised staying calm to live longer, noting merchants and farmers show high longevity in a life insurance study. The piece also recommends a warm salt bath after travel or shopping fatigue, with optional violet or lavender water rinse for irritated skin and a brisk towel rub to prevent cold exhaustion.
Rustic cedar chairs and baskets are offered at low prices for homely country use. Dresses should be pressed with careful, water-safe techniques to avoid damage. Frugality in dress, elbow patches, and lining advice appear alongside aphorisms about quarrels and happiness, emphasizing prudent living.
A notice states that sending your name and address to the Swift Specific Co. in Atlanta Georgia is necessary to obtain an interesting treatise on the blood and diseases incident to it. The item implies an informational offer tied to blood health topics and requires address submission for delivery.
Boots and shoes will be slaughtered at customer offers this week. Loss, cost, or present value ignored as every pair is condemned to a merciless price cut. The store proclaims the greatest revolution the local shoe trade has seen.
The notice presents sample quotations of ladies and gents shoes at reduced prices. Styles range from Dongola and Kid button shoes to French Kid options, with boots and slippers also advertised. Prices span from 5c to 2.50, emphasizing limited weekly bargains and urging readers to hurry.
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