A Kiss in a Mountain Lake Canoe
A maiden sits in a night canoe afloat on a mountain lake while her lover plots a stolen kiss. The mountain breeze plays with her hair as she remains unaware of the impending kiss scene.
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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 27, 1893
Page
3
A maiden sits in a night canoe afloat on a mountain lake while her lover plots a stolen kiss. The mountain breeze plays with her hair as she remains unaware of the impending kiss scene.
Bachelor Billings, reclusive poet, loses beloved Kitty Lester to Eben White and sinks into cat companionship. A catnapped confrontation with Mrs White exposes a mistaken romance, revealing misread letters and a long widow. In the end Billings weds Mrs White as Lady Gay purrs at a quiet breakfast for two.
A fragment from a Detroit Tribune item shows a couple bidding farewell with vows to reunite in the city. A bystander notes lingering affection and practical advice about keeping affection in practice. The exchange hints at future marriage possibilities amid social chatter.
Mr Peck the grocer questions Tommy Taddells about tea his mamma told him to buy. A judge asks a teacher about rapid enunciation and a boy answers that it is the way people say prayers on cold nights.
A fashion note discusses footgear with bronze kid slippers and gold strap designs, praising high-topped black boots with sturdy heels. It notes a trend toward masculine dress, including shoes polished like men's and the public spectacle of women using street bootblacks during outings.
The parasol originated in Egypt and spread through ancient Rome and Greece where it held luxury and religious significance. It served to shade gods and scantily attired women, while in daily life it shielded wearers from sun and rain as a walking stick-like shade.
An assortment of curious notes: Welsh speaking British officer in South Africa, triomphe origin for trump, railway speed relative to the golden angle, Tibbetts’s Pacific curiosities and a 2000 pound petrified turtle found near Rancho de los Conejos in 1675. Also mentions a blue long haired cat, shoddy shoes, biblical letter Q counts, Lowell Courier astronomy upswing, Deacon Brown’s 120000 Bible copies, and a traveler's observation on hotel cups versus railway cups.
The article outlines four salads: Russian salad with mixed cold vegetables and a red pepper vinegar dressing. carrot salad with thin carrot slices, sugar, lemon juice, and salad oil. cauliflower salad with boiled pieces seasoned with salt pepper vinegar and oil. and salmon salad with minced salmon and a dressing of salt pepper grated onion vinegar and oil.
Reports note the pope’s declining health and forecasts of a year’s end without his survival. Gladstone’s speculative demise surfaces alongside political figures like Congressman Chagas and Corwin Gray, with a missing Wagner agent in Cleveland stirring mystery. Meanwhile a fire in Hannibal, Missouri, devastates multiple businesses, and dramatic alpine rescue efforts unfold for Gen. Carlin’s party in Montana. Princess Luisi of Tahiti recounts an abduction tale aboard the Papio.
A dense price list from a historical newspaper shows New VE nTAELZa-New sweet potatoes at 11 Tank, lscseys at 378 per bbl, Irish potatoes 65 to 7 per bushel, and misc fruit like Quinces 2300 bdl, Grapes, Honey 18 20e per lb. Canned fruits, flour, lard oil, and dairy prices are listed with numerous per unit and per ton figures.
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