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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1893
Page
3
A short comic verse describes the landiora as a pale yellow man who appears thin yet relentlessly grins at all visitors. As time passes guests begin to imitate his perpetual smile, creating a chain of mirth and oddity.
Dan Gleason recounts a Fresno Yosemite incident where his horse Nubbins saved him from a black bear. Cornered on a redwood trunk with his rifle unloaded, Gleason escaped by clinging to branches until Nubbins reached him, then the horse nudged him free and the bear was killed with a lead shot.
The Atchison Globe comments on new diseases as old ailments in disguise and notes a reader’s wish to remain happy by not knowing certain facts. Charles K Harris jokes about honeymoon plans after Chicago nuptials. London aristocrats at dinner feature a toothpick anecdote, while the Chicago Record mocks European fashion.
A New Jersey farmer’s wife recalls woodchucks as a historic staple and claims their flesh rivaled chicken. The Parisian window dresser is praised for selling hardware on crimson velvet. A New York meal reveals skirt steak costs and cooking methods, followed by a Dublin mayor’s wife outwitting her husband over a silk gown valued at 55 shillings a yard.
A country town is startled by posters declaring He is coming then He is here for a night of promised marvels at the town hall. The hall fills, the box office closes, and the curtain lifts to reveal only a sign reading He is gone and the entrance money is lost.
A humorous exchange features Bobbie bragging about a new house and a china bath tub with a rain storm device. Willie and Uncle Abner trade playful lines while Mamma quips about life as a monkey and cocoanuts, ending with warm family affection.
A New York Recordex note suggests dried pine needles in a corn cob pipe may ease a cold and a pail of water with hay can remove tobacco odor. It also offers a parlor decoration idea and a coffee adulteration test by pouring cold water on grounds to gauge color change.
The report notes Guatemala abolishing slavery while back home a Lincoln landlord seeks a board bill from Congressman Keighan of Nebraska. Vigilantes eject gooners from the Cherokee strip as Round Point's mayor is among the expelled.
Tuesday market notes show firm overall trend with mixed changes in produce and poultry. Prices listed for hams bacon oils fruits vegetables and staples include California pears grapes apples potatoes onions flour meal and butter with quotes from Morgant Gray and Empire firms and assorted shipper prices.
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