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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1890
Page
3
A nostalgic verse recalls youthful Saturday chores and Sunday kitchen work at Aunt Mary's. The speaker, noting age with humor about baldness and graying hair, imagines walking the dusty lane to visit Aunt Marys as rain drops fall.
A yacht at Delaware bay shelters a crew after a duck hunt ends in rising tides. Captains Wilkins and Clark finally rescue the marooned hunters as a wind shifts, delivering a grateful feast and a Thanksgiving meal aboard the Hannah Champion.
A collage of aged fragmentary items recalls a Williston Township man shot during a 19th century scout against Indians. It also recounts Washington Post gossip about a woman allegedly profiting from government clerks, a dated encounter between Lucy Benderby and another, and old quips about Coleridge and James Gordon Bennett reflecting on manners, aging, and social mores.
Unclear catalog style listing items like silk scarves shirts and drawers with pricing in cents and dollars. Mentions unlaundered shirts in several sizes, linen bosoms and bands, night shirts, camela hair shirts and drawers, collars sold separately, and a claim of unparalleled value from a large manufacturer’s seconds stock. Also notes limited quantities and a call to view styles and cuffs.
An equipment of ladies and children's wool undergarments on sale with deep discounts across vests jerseys tights and hose. Merino vests and natural gray vests cut to low prices, all-wool hose and cashmere blends offered in multiple colors, with several items reduced from higher prices to about 60 cents and under.
Catalog note lists leather items with prices and descriptions. Items include Goze and Leather Purse with patent ticket holder, ladies purses with chatelaine, a Boston stopping bag, and a gents leather dressing case priced from 65 to 98 cents, originally higher.
A small lot of 35e rubbers and ladies footwear including Glove turn Slippers, Dongola boots and Opera Toe styles. Prices range from one dollar to two dollars, with several items offered in multiple sizes and color options. Former prices cited. items described as good condition.
A compact price list shows glycerite soap at per cake two cents, standard perfume per bottle fifty cents, a plush handle whisk broom at three cents, imported bay rum per bottle ten cents, and a large hand mirror priced at one dollar sixty two cents.
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