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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 26, 1893
Page
3
Eugene Field laments modern verse and imagines a world of extinct creatures like the Ichthyosaurus and Pterodactyl, questioning whether his rhymes would matter in a bygone era. He muses on rococo names, nature’s reserve, and the shift from strange taxa to ordinary fare.
Philander Harrow Darrow, a new student at Merton hall, arrives with a worn haircloth trunk marked P. H. D. His shabby clothes provoke mockery as hazing fears grow. Prof Van Loo aims to curb pranks while Algernon Upperton plans a midnight initiation. Darrow unveils boxing prowess to disarm the prank, ending the Hypopolorums’ mischief.
A collection of antique kitchen instructions describes thin biscuits with flour butter beer and cheese, a chocolate custard with meringue, a cream cake variation and cookies, plus a scalloped fish dish with butter flour milk yolks and spices. Quotations from Chicago Inter Ocean and Harper's Bazar add humorous context.
A string of brief items reports financial trouble for a whisky trust, a Boston electric pioneer dead in Chicago, Washington grave visit by Mer. Satelli, New York democracy opposing Tammany, a fatal restaurant incident in Mattoon, a Missouri tornado and Ladonia paralysis, uncertainty over a World’s Fair opening, Mayor Gilroy absence, pension-based G A R post reformation, Geary law deportation issues, a fatal Arcola quarrel, and a fire aboard the British steamer Wiventon with partial cargo loss.
Market report lists numerous provisions and meats with varied prices including bacon, ham, pork, sausages, bellies, sides, and ribs. Fresh produce such as potatoes, onions, peppers, oranges, pineapples, bananas, and apples are priced, along with nuts and baking supplies. Shipping and regional references show California Illinois Florida and local vendors, reflecting a bustling midweek city market scene.
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