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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 15, 1892
Page
3
A damaged OCR style reminiscence cites Jean Ingelow with garbled lines about lost memories and promises. The text reflects regret and longing set against moral codes and time, showing historical quotation cadence.
A sprawling country scene frames a dramatic tale of love and betrayal. Clara Gay and Martina Ainslie vie for Gerald Orton's affections as a stormy life unfolds in Morton hall. The wedding ends in tragedy with Martina's exposure and death, leaving Clara to endure the fall of the house.
A four year old girl expresses childlike devotion at services saying she cannot go to church too much. In Detroit a book shop clerk is teased about David Allen’s daughter, joking he will obtain her if the old man delays.
Irreverent exchange features Mamie the saleslady and her sister a servant girl. A stranger asks for money while the widow recounts family life and meals. The humor centers on thrift and modest work in a Texas setting.
The article describes new sleeve designs named Florentine with slashings and contrasting color, Robin red shade paired with russet brown velvet and gold passementerie, and the Puritan bon net featuring embroidered velvet, feathers, ribbons, and lambs wool ornaments. It also mentions Beefeater felt shapes with lambs wool brims and donkey ear bows as winter accessories. It ends with a note promoting Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier claimed to cure catarrh and other ailments.
The report notes Richard C. Uhlman, a major Chicago furrier, has failed. It also covers diverse items: the Knights of Labor meeting in St. Louis, a massive Tokyo fire destroying bamboo houses, new naval vessels chosen, and various international incidents. The column mixes crime, society, and world events with several sensational notes.
An early 20th century classified style touts Dr. Pieres’s Pleasant Pellets as a cure for liver and stomach troubles. It markets the pills as the best, easy to take, and inexpensive, promising cleansing of the system and relief from headaches constipation indigestion and bilious attacks. It warns strong stomachs buy these pills and mentions other financial and money notices on the ad page.
A snippet shows recipes for Boston cream style dessert and a lemon tartar drink, followed by humorous quips about a Chicago Gust and a muddy bath tub tale from Puck. Included are ingredients, measurements, and method snippets, plus a child’s bath mud pie joke.
The Nov 14 market report from TrEghar shows firm conditions with groceries and fruits steady to firmer. Provisions list dense prices for hams, sausages, canned fruits, lards, dried beef, and a wide range of produce and dairy items with numerous per pound and per ton rates.
Train timetable lists morning and Sunday departures from Indianapolis with arrivals and connections to Cincinnati Chicago St Louis Cleveland and New York. Fast vestibuled trains Nos 12 14 5 7 7 include Wagner Sleepers Balfot and Gate Cars. For exact times and stations call Union Station Indianapolis.
A brief notice directs readers to contact via telephone 580 or drop a postal card, or visit the Tis Sun office located at 79 Bh in Ohia-at for further information.
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