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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 11, 1891
Page
3
Poem fragment attributed to Ernest Hawthorne contemplates blessed rest beyond mortal life. It muses on the contrast between heavenly light and earthly perception, and how love, pain, labor, and sense shape the soul. The speaker questions manhood and fate, suggesting true living is learning to grow through earthly experience.
Uncle Nathan counsels honesty to the youngsters and recalls a geography class misstep led by Miss Mason. The students pretended to recite in concert, got caught, and were schooled by a moral tale about individual duty. Also notes on fashion, Turkish women, New York society, and a traditional English plum pudding recipe.
A collection of practical remedies and household techniques. It covers diphtheria care using paraffin applied hourly to the throat, a method for securing carpets with hooks and rings to avoid heavy labor, and a prune pudding recipe with layered bread and prune sauce. The notes suggest finishing touches and serving ideas, including whipped cream.
Nat Goodwin earns steady income from plays and poker, Edward S Willard dominates Chicago papers, Sol Smith Russell shines as Hosea Howe in Peaceful Valley, Maggie Mitchell scores in Bids Maverick, Margaret Mather and Otis Skinner near a break, Emily Sheridan condemns Mrs Kendals pretensions, Miss Hespe th’s lover’s suicide triggers courtroom style volleys of insult and defence in New York theatre circles.
A fragmented note outlines Ex-Empress Hugenia’s plan to spend winter in Haly, with a mid month departure. The piece also mentions Garibaldi’s sons as capable soldiers yet tainted by business dealings, and other European royal interests.
A colorful roundup notes Chili’s 17 war vessels, a Chicago man inventing a dish washing machine, boots making a comeback, and trousers bulging. It cites James Gordon Bennett in New York, grasshopper and chrysanthemum parties, Ella Wheeler Wilcox on women’s independence, and Phil Henson’s beard sacrifice to reveal Sen ator Peffer’s whisker championship. Rev. Taylor claims hell lies 52 miles below the earth.
In a Brooklyn Citizen snippet from a Simkins ball, Clara questions Auntie about kissing and propriety while a stuffer jests about misplacing an overcoat. Simpkins asks if the refreshment room was checked, playfully probing where the evening left the guest.
A warning against counterfeit Dr. Pierce remedies sold at fake discounts. Genuine guaran teed products are sold only through authorized druggists at established prices. Golden Medical Panray for Liver Blood and Lungs, 1.00. Favorite Prescription for women's ailments, 1.00. Pleasant Pellets for liver stomach bowels, 25 cents. Refuse any other prices.
A big blizzard moved south from Dakota Tuesday night. Delegates from 50 states attended the Farmers' alliance meeting in Sedalia Missouri. Other items: an undertaker buried two city poor in Nashville and a San Antonio grand jury indicted Louisiana lottery officers.
A Baltimore tobacco merchant, A M Rife, credits the Stackhouse Medical Institute at 203 North Illinois Street Indianapolis with curing his eight year catarrh. He reports relief from headaches dizziness throat drops and chest pain after treatment and urges consultation with Drs Stackhouse & Newlin. Office hours listed and mail to 203 North Plncinis street Indianapolis Indiana.
Sec 2 declares it unlawful to connect or reconect with gas mains or service pipes or to alter valves. heating without mixers requires a written permit from the affected party. Sec 5 imposes a fine on conviction from five to one hundred dollars for any violation.
A 25 year specialty promotes private mail order treatments for syphilis gonorrhea and other conditions. It claims cures for varicocele and stricture without operation and promises permanent relief from self abuse linked symptoms. Services advertised as strictly private with moderate charges and mail or express delivery. Contact M Abbet t MD and a Virginia-are Indianapolis address.
An old-fashion note asserts medicine should not taste bad. Scott's Emulsion blends cod liver oil with a pleasant taste to aid digestion and avoid discomfort. It claims the taste matters for patient acceptance and urges readers to ask their druggist about Scott's Emulsion at $1.
A truncated notice urges readers to send a letter to THE SUN office at 7 W. Ohio Street to secure employment as a housemaid second girl or cook. The Sun’s wanted help column on page two will list available positions.
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