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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 03, 1893
Page
3
A poem recalls a mother gazing at a little arm chair in a dim corner. The child grows from a playful student to a man in battle, while the mother cherishes the boy who once sat with pencil and slate. Her wistful dreams revive the bright days of the child's early spring. Yanike Buide.
Tillbury recalls an eerie tale of his friend Patterson a self styled amateur spiritualist who vowed to appear after death Patterson dies suddenly and a spectral encounter unsettles Tillbury who discovers it was a mistaken ghostly illusion Patterson returns briefly in a night room with a blanket and matches then departs.
The piece debates fashion trends for women and the etiquette of social roles. It notes bon t shaped hats velvet shoes and tea gowns as desirable if affordable high topped boots for walking and jokes that a man should not escort a woman unless she is a prisoner in a police matter. It also scolds groomsmen offering gloves and slippers to bridesmaids as impractical for Chicago men with limited means.
A collection of old time recipes includes custard toast with milk and eggs baked until set, sipper pudding layering bread with citron and fruit in unboiled custard, pickled onions with ginger and pepper in vinegar, and beefsteak soup built from simmered scraps and a meaty pulp thickened with butter, flour, and water.
A mosaic of short captions and dialogue from 20th century newspapers shows a boy asking for milk, a child trading pennies for candy, a student correcting speech, and a mother’s question about heaven. Quick vignettes capture childlike wit and family scenes.
New Orleans teacher Dora Miller has patented a blackboard eraser and reportedly received an offer of 6000 for it to pay off a mortgage. A Detroit Free Press item notes a stingy husband remark about quarters, while Eugene Beveridge’s Indianapolis marriage is described with vivid imagery. A New York Sun blurb recalls a typist's odd task to format a domestic schedule in Swedish for a Swedish-speaking servant.
Police arrest G. B. O Neill for burglary in Chicago while Fred T. Poston the Boston stockyard cashier absconds with 15000 dollars. Geo Trauger of Pleasant Unity Pa. loses 0 000 in a tin box scam. A beer award shifts from St Louis to Milwaukee amid possible suit. A Pittsburgh area man survives an attempted arson involving oil and a daughter raises the alarm. Abe Redmond lynched at Drake s Branch Va after a mistaken killing claim. Sells Bros circus sues New South Wales exhibit for 500000 over quarantine claims.
A detailed price guide for various markets shows smoked meats sugar cured hams and lard alongside fresh pork and beef cuts. It lists prices for beans, pork, lard, sausage, pickled goods and numerous fruits and vegetables with growers and vendors such as Morgan & Gray and Empire present.
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