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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1890
Page
3
A veteran engineer recounts a near disaster when a bell rope did not cause a derailment. He credits providence for saving 150 passengers on a night run toward Wildcat, after a bridge angle and a sagging coach set off fears. The incident led to reprimands but he insists no one pulled the rope.
A fragmentary catalog of early 20th century gossip on London ladies fashion versus propriety. Notes on hairstyles, jewelry like friendship rings, scarf pins, and the social expectations of young women, with quips about husbands and suitors. Mentions brisk changes in dress and public perception.
The piece notes a new Latin heavy newspaper in Japan promoting Latin as a universal tongue. It reports editors sentenced to four years hard labor for speaking disrespectfully of the Emperor Jimmy, who supposedly lived about six centuries ago. The text mentions health remedies like Hood’s Sarsaparilla.
The piece assesses Dona Emilia Pardo Barsa as a premier Spanish writer and notes Mrs Grants distress and failing eyesight. It recalls Mrs Surratt’s innocence debate and profiles Miss Fannie Bostwick’s fashionable driving costume, detailing fabric, accessories, and silhouette with period emphasis.
A column recalls Pauline Ditzle Havers a four year old with whooping cough and a stubborn appetite. She resists diet rules and jokes that a watermelon won’t hurt her while her mother frets over meals. A six year old spelling whiz then defines matrimony with a blunt, humorous remark about his mother.
A Chicago Tribune note records a physician recommending hot water or hot milk as a rapid remedy to stop bleeding. He cautions it may not work for all and warns against overdoing it while recounting a past patient reaction to advice about stomach feeding and sleep.
A distorted early menu lists breakfast dishes such as lobster chops or fish with vegetables and saccharine sugar, noting its tar and bugE product risks to obesity. Lureh cold meat with wine, and dinner offers shell fish or plain fish, roast meat without gravies, light German wine, and a small fruit portion.
A fragmentary mixed-audience column notes varied oddities including prune brandy in hair care, Idaho political margins, a sponge bath anecdote, a provocative line from the Philadelphia Star about Native Americans, a rural-tinged New York perception, Bolivian dress, unrelated industry jokes, and a Des Moines Kodak hotel quip about prohibition states.
An 19th century ad touts Darby’s Prophylactic Fluid for cleansing soothing and healing catarrh and related complaints. It claims relief for inflamed membranes and odor reduction with use as a throat antiseptic. Also notes matinee prices by Mrs General Tom Thumb’s company with balcony and floor seating for children and adults.
The Missouri Pacific Railway announces half-rate excursions on September 23 and October to all points across multiple states. Tickets are valid for 80 days to return with liberal stop-over privileges. For rates and maps, contact Coke Alexander, District Passenger Agent, Mo Pac Rwy, 7 Jackson Place, Indianapolis.
Advertiser promotes lending by placing notices in The Son's Money to Loan column offering a safe borrower and good interest. Ten words cost 30 cents per week, inviting readers with spare cash to invest through the column.
Indianapolis city solicitations dated Sept 23 1930 call for sealed proposals due Oct 20 1880 for grading and graveling Eighth Street and sidewalks from Mississippi street to Michigan road with detailed grades and widths. Additional bids cover lighting fountains and lamps and Washington and Meridian streets reconstruction with asphalt pavement and hydraulic cement concrete under Barrett law.
The document outlines concrete and asphalt pavement specifications for a city project in Indianapolis. It covers concrete mix, stone size, mixing, and curing, then details wearing surface composition, asphalt cement ratios, heating, and application temperatures. It specifies edge curbs, sidewalk widening, and return curbs, as well as material ownership, bond requirements, performance guarantees, and bid conditions.
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