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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1893
Page
3
A rural church sermon focused on forgiveness and return to the Father. The crowd, from rich to poor, heard praise songs and a tale of the prodigal son ending in mercy, with a urging call to repentance and faith. The piece notes a sharp counterpoint from a backwoods critic.
A West Point graduate lieutenant leads a scout against Apaches and unexpectedly crashes under fire. The squad retreats amid losses, while the young officer, faced with blame, shoots himself as the ambush ends. The sergeant condemns no one, praising the young man’s inexperience.
A boy named Billy returns home with many holes in his clothes after a neighborhood game, explaining they were playing grocery store and he was the Swiss cheese. The tale echoes schoolyard teasing and moral lessons from local humor pages.
A collage of notes and anecdotes covering topics from California strawberries and American railroads to penny gas fires and Queen Victoria’s love for children. Also quotes about art, corsets, and college football atmosphere from Princeton, Cornell, Harvard, and the New York Sun.
A collage of brief notes highlights women professionals in Spain and Australia, ballroom social dynamics, and a Boston wool fat wrinkle remedy. Jokes on gender and age mix with a New England medical anecdote and a gentle courtroom quip about aging witnesses.
To dry wet boots wipe off surface water and mud then rub with kerosene on Canton flannel while still damp. Let partially dry then repeat with oil. Dry gradually in a warm place. Final rub with damp flannel and kerosene before French kid dressing for soft flexible boots.
The article describes new bodice designs with double breasted fronts and short waistlines, heavy buttons, and long basques. It notes waistcoats are less common in winter, features watered silk varieties, rich brocade, and silk ties or lace stocks as fashionable accessories.
A math trick asks for your birth month number then multiplies and adds constants to encode month and age. After completing steps you are told the first two digits equal the birth month and the last two digits give your age.
Ex secretary at Viroque and hunt for train robbers across Batesville notes mixed outcomes. Lake Nipissing steamer fire claims twenty lives in Canada while Crisp blames local issues for party losses. Carlisle meets New York bankers. Hawaii protectorate rumor surfaces in Cleveland’s coming message. Bob Kennedy lynching alleged in Gaffney. Wabash cannonball wreck at Moperly kills fireman Malone. Nuns in Pennsylvania gain teaching certificates. Voorhees visits Woodley as Grover signs Yeshua Yump commission. Minneapolis bank looter Lou Floyd captured. associates head to Europe. Frisco recovers $90,000 from two whalers and three Siberian refugees rescued at sea.
An old newspaper ad urges readers to choose Hood's Sarsaparilla and Hoon's Pills for a range of ailments. It also promotes the Indianapolis College of Commerce on the paper’s fourth page to attract young men and women readers.
Thursday markets firm with prices for smoked meats and hams. Listed are California and Empire brands, bacon, sausage, lard in tierces, pickled meats, fresh pork cuts, dry salt meats, and a wide range of fruits, vegetables, seeds, and groceries with per unit and per barrel prices. Also included are butter, cheese, canned goods, cereals, and poultry prices with shippers’ paying rates.
Passenger trains depart Indianapolis Union Station after Sunday November 5 with ticket offices listed at No 1 East Washington Street 34 Macon Place Massachusetts Avenue and Union Station.
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