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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1891
Page
3
Fragmentary poetry depicts a river scene with sunlit reflections, a perch, beavers, a struggling fly, and shifting tree shadows in cool depths. The speaker contrasts life as dream and reality as surface appearance.
A household parrot nicknamed Miss Nancy entertains with bold pranks from dawn to dusk. She unlocks mischief by shredding items, alarm calls, and quipping as she parades through rooms, provoking the household and even daring the old Scotch neighbor.
Detailed two mincemeat recipes with beef apples suet butter molasses and spices followed by notes on pastry, morality verse and short human interest items about a Missouri man’s Australia return and a clergyman anecdote on epitomes and pills boxes.
Practical advice on cleaning ink stains with ripe tomatoes and mildew by warm oven method. Tips include saving towels, conserving tea and coffee, and simple fixes like baking beets and damp cloths to ease tight shoes. A decorator notes harmony matters more than cost in bedroom beauty.
A fragment recalls a conversation about a six month old baby and a joke about lack of play. The text shifts to a Philadelphia Times snippet asking about a school suicide and the response that shame led the boy to hang himself.
Reports from Boston Augusta Weston New Orleans and other places note events on Wednesday. Incidents include a $125000 fire in Augusta a St Louis railroad strike ending in favor of workers and a deadly Verdora boiler explosion. Immigrant reinforcements and smuggling discoveries also appear in New York and border areas.
The notice promotes Big Four Route tickets at half rate for travel via the Indianapolis line. Tickets valid until November 25th with good return, urging buyers to read Via the Big Four Route to avoid delays and car changes. Contact Big Four Route agents for details and fall information.
Guidance to place help wanted notices in The Sun office at 79 E. Ohio Street and 79 Chicago Street. Readers are urged to send notices if current help listings do not supply desired servants, girls, men, or boys for employment.
Trains depart Indianapolis Union Station for St Louis at 12:30 am 3:30 pm and 11 pm. Some trains connect at Terre Haute for BE and TH points. Evansville slazpor arrives 12 pm. Green Castle and Terre Haute depart 4 pm. St Louis arrivals include 3:33 am 1:65 pm 5:20 pm and 7:45 pm. Through sleeping and parlor cars available.
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