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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1893
Page
3
A traveler recalls weeks crossing a vast desert before suddenly seeing a verdant paradise. The harsh heat and fear melt into relief as cool streams and lush fields appear, a dramatic contrast to the red desert and sunbaked land. The moment, named Los Angeles, signals a transition from hardship to refuge.
In a rugged mining town Alma Ailes a one legged 18 year old is courted by miners Walter Miller and Fred Weaver. Edwin Carew declares love, confronts danger, and Alma elopes with him, leaving behind a concealed tragedy and a hopeful, nameless ending in the camp.
A stylish young woman enters a Lexington Avenue drug store and orders from Pestie and Mortar a rapid delivery of tooth powder soap soothing syrup and quinine pills for a rival firm. She ends by scolding the clerk for a faulty telephone line, leaving the store.
The district fashion column describes very high collars for new suits and ribbons trimming evening and afternoon dresses. It notes bold red as a current statement, knife pleated silk muslin gowns over taffeta, and the sharp fall breeze with heavy Russian veils. It mentions Eulalia popularizing a red sailor hat and Infanta hats appearing widely, while sleeves grow wider and waistlines appear smaller.
A compact, antique-wary pair of aphorisms opens with Darwin implying monkeys take long to become men while a man tries to reverse it. The second line contrasts a fragile jewel of woman with the devil’s intervention and a nail at the end.
Short notes cover coal price in London, a 20 story Chicago building, water lilies for food in India, a San Francisco dime-pleaser doctor, and a Philadelphia paper linking city noise to disease. Paris fruit color tricks noted. Strikes, indictments, political quotes, and a Southern Pacific train robbery at Delrio with captors later captured in San Antonio.
Market report dated Wednesday December 11 notes steady conditions with no price changes. Listings cover provisions including smoked meats bacon lard pickled meats and canned fruits with varied prices from Morgan & Gray and Empire brands, plus fresh vegetables fruits dairy and grain terms, detailing per hundredweight and per bushel amounts and regional suppliers.
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