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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Nov 18, 1891

Page

3

The Circus In The Barn Disaster

A child recounts a failed home circus dreamed by Ray and friends. Plans crumble after a circus master argues with the ticket idea and a boy injures his head, ending the event before it begins. The narrator reflects on wishing to be a boy again to relive simpler days and the lost coins and stars.

Little Ray Jimmy Brown Bill Jones Namrus Bess S¢N Jane Med Grace Mamma Ana Shoul Sid Kate

Foot Oration Fails When Foot Falls Silent

A Philadelphia Academy of Music platform tale recounts a speaker whose immobilized foot stirs panic among the audience. A neighbor’s urging to stamp awakens the crowd as the orator struggles with a paralyzed gait and a stinging mishap. The scene ends with laughter and a wary friendship.

Flower Delivery Guide From The Past

The text offers old fashioned tips for sleeping safely in unfamiliar beds and a detailed method for mailing cut flowers. It covers moisture precautions, a watch test for damp sheets, and step by step packing in a wooden box with cotton batting, tissue paper, and careful labeling to ensure safe handling.

Paris Fashion Notes Describe Fall Dress Directions

The piece outlines current fall style trends with violets as boutonnieres and plaids limited to children's gowns. It highlights square-topped derbies in Paris, deep mourning black poodles, and navy blues in dressy streetwear, plus a rich dark blue serge coat with astrakhan edging and diagonal black braid straps.

Paris

Landlord warns youths after vow to keep house intact

In a playful exchange at Johnny's house Uncle Joe visits while Kate Feld notes discipline with humor. Johnny jokes about sponging, and the scene shifts to a claim that Hood's Sarsaparilla cures rheumatism, urging sufferers to try the medicine.

Woman's Reading Sparks Bongewives' Air Warps

A column notes nervous disorders among bongewives from lack of air and offers a crafty apron holder hack. It quotes a London craftsman sewing garments, a Lady Randolph Churchill sister Abs Moreton dress description, and a Ontario tale about a host’s response to a draught. It closes with Sir Walter Scott’s daughter confronting vulgarity and an elder caution to value what is uncommon.

London Moreton Lady Randolph Churchill Ontario Bia Hosters Toronto Globe Walter Scott Tony

The Laws of Life Health Advice Excerpt

A compact admonition on maintaining health and temper. It urges simplicity, restful sleep, avoidance of anger, daily fresh air, moderation in eating, healthy company, and constructive thoughts quoting proverb like lines and a reference to As a man thinketh in his heart so he is.

Quotation of Jests and Mourning in Early News Taste

Miss Beatrice Cameron mourns her 16 year old brother Byram Hegeman who died at Troy last Saturday. Maurice Bernhardt, Sarah's son, travels widely and is popular with men about town. His mother spends 30000 dollars yearly on him. Virginia Governor McKenney has a 3 year old who was disciplined by being sent away from the table. Ex President Hayes, in Atlanta, denies raising chickens and calls the tale a joke started by friends and pushed by foes for fame.

Academy of Music Philaelphia G. Burdette New York Herald Beatrice Cameron Byram Hegeman Troy Maurice Bernhardt Sarah New York Gov. McKenney Virginia Mahone Hayes Atlanta

How to Clean Furs From Old Recipes

The article describes Russian methods using coarse rye flour to loosen and refresh furs, beaten through the fur to remove mats. It notes furs must be dressed with pure butter before use and then processed in drums with fine sawdust to absorb grease while keeping the butter’s conditioning effect.

Glimpses of Life and Inventions Across the World

A quixotic mix of notes highlights skating in Michigan and a Rio de Janeiro street scene, while a Connecticut inventor unveils a clockwork poultry feeder. The piece touches on heredity in insanity and a new tooth coloring that blends with natural enamel, noting dental aesthetics.

Walter Scott Michigan Rio Janeiro Connecticut

Scott's Emulsion Cod Liver Oil Emphasizes Efficiency

Vile cod liver oil is reformulated into tiny coated drops with glycerine so the taste is hidden. Hypophosphites add tonic effect, combining with half-digested oil. A book on careful living is offered, with Scott & Bowne, chemists, advertised at 134 South Seventh Avenue, New York, and draggists stocking the emulsion nationwide for $1.

Scott Scott & Bowne New York

National and regional events fill Washington season

Episcopalian congress opens in Washington while delegations flood in for a potential national convention. Rain made by artificial means seen at Croton Island. Officers elected at Springfield. A 50 degree temperature drop hits Cedar Rapids. Noted deaths include Alvin Duvall ex chief justice of Kentucky. International fair manager convention meets in Chicago. Ministers and labor figures appear in various cities as industry hopes for gains. A notable suicide near Wheeling and a rail collision in Grand Rapids region are reported among scattered items.

Episcopalian Congress Washington Croton Island National Orange Springfield Cedar Rapids Alvin Duvall Frankfort Kentucky International Convention of Fair Association Chicago Porter Blaine Russell Herrison White House el Paso George Zoekler Wheeling W. Va United Indiana Columbus Schulties Minneapolis Knights of Labor General Assembly Au Hot Sprays St. Louis Manton Mish Grand Rapids & Indiana Road Pasganper Brateman Griggs Gooner

Public notice on Stackhouse and Newlin medical institute

William Carpenter of 7 Bright Street testifies to relief after seeking care from Drs Stackhouse and Newlin at 203 North Illinois Street Indianapolis. He details long illness with head, chest, and digestive symptoms, previous failures with other doctors, and claims improved health and weight gain after visits. The institute advertises treatment for catarrh and lung, throat, stomach, and blood diseases with hours and consultation fee.

William Carpenter Bright Street Stackhouse Medical Institute N. Nivols Street North Illinois Street Indianapolis Tud Drs. Stackhouse & Newlin North Wiineis Street Ind

Indiana Gas Control Act Prohibits Unauthorized Connections

Secs 2 and 5 of the 1891 Indiana General Assembly act declare it unlawful to connect with gas mains or service pipes, or alter valves and mixers, without a written permit from the supplying company. Sec 6 imposes a fine not less than five dollars and up to one hundred dollars for violations.

General Assembly State of Indiana

Big 4 Route Announces Half Rate Ticket Sale Dates

The Big 4 Route offers half price tickets on November 16 and 17 for the Indianapolis through car line. Returns accepted through November. Contact Big 4 agents for tickets and fall information to avoid delays and car changes.

Ard Isv Indianapolis

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