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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1891
Page
3
Excerpt from C Swinburne in the Church Quarterly praising heavenly bells and a child’s laughter as the sweetest sounds. Imagery contrasts birds, woods, winds, and golden bells with a child’s laugher to evoke pure joy.
A lavish wedding at Littlebrook ends amid a staged fire and a bold robbery. Mr Timpson uses the distraction to steal silver and jewelry from the Cramp household while the bride and guests rush to the blaze, leaving Pa and Ma Cramp to cope with the chaos and a police scramble ensues.
A lively roundup recounts Timpson's failed silver heist scheme ending in capture of his partner and public astonishment. The piece shifts to moral reflections, quotes, and a parade of social commentary on fashion, superstitions, and style including silk versus wool, wedding customs, and tight collars blamed for discomfort and baldness.
Fried oysters are rolled in crackers and eggs then fried in hot fat and kept warm until serving. Creamed oysters simmer two thirds of a can with oyster liquor, strain, thicken with corn starch, add cream, and serve hot as a fret course.
The week brings reports of severe cold halting threshing in the northwest, a $100,000 bank purchase in Damariscotta, and calls to reform national bank examinations. Several deaths occur including Vicar-General Preston, Col. Wm. Hakes, and a stabbing suicide in Tennessee. A steamer named Power may be lost on Lake Michigan with 15 crew. a murder in Springfield is tied to a cellar floor. convicts escape in Santa Fe. and a bear attack in Colorado ends fatally for G W Price.
H S Poulter of 81 West Maryland Street reports relief after medical treatment by Drs Stackhouse and Newlin. He describes long lasting catarrh symptoms including headaches ringing ears and dizziness and notes improved appetite sleep and cleared nasal passages after their care. The Stackhouse Medical Institute, 203 North Illinois Street Indianapolis, advertises specialties in catarrh and diseases of the ear throat lungs stomach and blood with specified hours and a $1 consultation.
The act prohibits any person from making connections or reconnections with gas mains or service pipes without a written permit from the affected company. It also bans turning on or off valves or enlarging mixer orifice and using gas for heating without proper equipment. Violations incur a fine from five to one hundred dollars upon conviction.
Reading the Tam Sun second page, readers find Wanted Help notices. The brief listings call for laborers, assistants, and maintenance workers with varying hours and wages.
Trains depart Indianapolis Union Station for St. Louis at 7 30 am 11 33 am 1 35 pm and 11 pm All services connect at Terre Haute with H and T lines to Evansville and other points Greencastia and Terre Haute connections depart 4 pm Trains return from St Louis at 3 39 am 6 16 am 1 55 pm 5 23 pm and 7 45 pm Yerrs Heute and Greencastie arrive 10 00 am Sleeping and parlor cars operate on through trains.
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