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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1892
Page
4
A verse from Carpet Trade Review laments salesmen wooing customers with promises, poking fun at wives who urge their husbands to buy. The narrator imagines the cheerful salesroom as a stage for comic desire and blessings, ending with an ironic note about the afterlife.
A Charleston steamer paused near the pier inviting crowds of Black passengers to watch and join a coin game. Dimes and later larger bills sparked a hectic scramble as dozens leaped onto shoulders and jostled for prizes, sparking a wild crowd reaction before the vessel sailed.
A collage of brief items covers political quips by Senator Ingalls on rash responses to strawberries, shoe heel durability warnings, a test of wet paint will power, Edwin Booth’s tour dates, and cuff etiquette with remarks by a haber dasher in the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
A collection of quirky quotes from papers including Washington Star and New York Herald, plus a Portland bookstore anecdote about a misread book title. It also provides a croquette of berries gelatine method and a spinach soup recipe from Ladies' Home Companion, with step by step instructions.
An advertisement asserts Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery prevents and cures illnesses tied to a disordered liver or impure blood. It claims to invigorate liver and kidneys, purify blood, improve digestion, and restore health and vigor, with a money back guarantee if no benefit is seen.
Reports note free silver plank indecisiveness at Washington Democratic gathering, Cleveland endorsement shadows. Locomotive Engineers set St Paul for 1894, Kentucky backing Watterson, and arrest of Bryant Crandall in Los Angeles amid drowning fears. Weems suspected lynching after assault in Knoxville. two Florida train robbers shot near Buffalo Bridge, with bloodhounds in pursuit. Presbyterians in Portland protest retention of Briggs, while Cumberland and Westminster groups admit women delegates. American Republican College League appoints Ingler to national committee. Methodist delegates in Omaha celebrate laying-on-hands, with unity efforts for deaconesses and women's missionary society defeated.
The Globe Democrat reports quirky facts about locusts in South Africa and cat superstitions. It notes mosquitoes with 22 teeth, methods for tying stolen or runaway cats, sparrow nests on statues in London, and claims that yellow fur marks females while blue-eyed cats are deaf and cannot hear thunder.
An ad touts Shiloh’s caira for coughs and colds and Shiloh’s Vitalizer for dyspepsia and liver complaints. It claims guaranteed cures on every bottle, with endorsements credited to W. H. Stoeker and B. C. Tinsley and F. C. Tinsley Wood Browning.
An article warns that exposure in wet weather can trigger rheumatism later, citing Geo. Logan’s illness after a hunting trip in Southern Illinois and urging readers to take Reid's German Cough and Kidney Cure. It claims exposure and cold precipitate illness and promotes purchasing the remedy from dealers.
A newspaper interview with Dr. B A Gunn at 124 West Forty-seventh Street details his open endorsement of Warner's Safe Cure for multiple conditions including Bright's disease and bladder inflammation. He cites patient recoveries, notes a written record of cases, and emphasizes the remedy’s apparent success in diverse ailments among women and men.
The Brightwood Town Board seeks to grade and gravel Waverly street and sidewalks from Bord agen us to Sutherland with assessments on abutting real estate. Objections may be filed at Brightwood Town Clerk’s office by June 18, 1992 at 8 pm.
Damaged text shows scattered names and phrases including Marion and Ghly and mentions an abort or block in a legal or public context. Readable portions are insufficient to determine the action or official proceeding.
Fragmentary OCR reveals East bound train times and station details for Indianapolis Union Station with multiple schedules and boarding points. It lists departures to St Louis and other destinations, plus stations at Washington Street and Jackson Street, and notes for Sleeping cars and through trains.
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