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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Oct 15, 1890

Page

3

Soldier’s Valor and the Flag in a William Rite of Verse

John Boyle O Reilly’s lines evoke a soldier’s act of saving battle and binding the flag to the heart. They contrast the sacred honor with the costs of gain and the priceless sacrifice, framing courage against commodified victory.

John Boyle O'Reilly

Courageous Emily Fends Off Burglary Night

A Detroit Free Press tale recalls Emily a 12 year old who guards her timid sister Rachel while their parents are away. A staged burglary escalates until their dog Tiger confronts a real intruder revealed as their returning brother Frank. The siblings reflect that Frank faced a fright and learns limits from the night’s events.

Emily Rachel Sard Sawyer Frank Frank Sre Tiger Hudlly Tige Durgar Detroit Free Press

Fashionable Winter Jackets and Velvet Accents Noted

A fragmented fashion item notes women adopting graceful walking and minimal purses. It describes winter pelisses in cloth with pronounced color, trimmed with fur or feather, and mentions silvery fur tones set against velvet or cloth. Queen Victoria reportedly uses varied thickness cloth jackets yearly, carefully weighed to ensure perfect fit.

Victoria

New Parlor Fads and Word Game Highlight Late Societal Trends

The item discusses a novel street cleaning wagon using a patent parlor broom concept, the German coffee culture of sugar cubes, and a weed candy curiosity. It then describes a word-formation game with alphabet letters, detailing play progression, strategies, and expected duration as observed in a Boston Beacon snippet. Also referenced are moral couplets about income and youth, with a theatre column noting Topsy Venn’s resignation and new entertainers arriving from London and Scandinavia.

Ontis Spall

On the mend with Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery

An 19th century ad touts Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a guaranteed cure for consumption and related liver, blood, and lung diseases. It promises refunds if no benefit and highlights strength to the lungs, relief from spitting blood, shortness of breath, bronchitis, and severe coughs while warning against inferior imitators.

Dr. Pierce

Unwashed genius and a child star on tour in a New York era

The New York World mocks Mme Blavateky for uncleanliness while Miss Margaret Mather’s Hemmerstein engagement delays Little Leah on tour. A Paramus Burr marriage site near White Plains features a Gothic stone house and an old graveyard with quirky inscriptions, inviting visitors.

Mme. Blavateky New York World Margaret Mather Hemmerstein New York Ottawa Misa Mather Littls Leah Paramus N. J Agron Burr Estee Prevost Burr White Plains Hudson River Hste'le Provost Ose

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