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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 27, 1890
Page
3
In L- a murky tale swirls around Walter Harris, once seen as a model youth, now jailed on embezzlement charges. The piece traces his upbringing, alleged deeds by family influence, and the town’s disbelief while recounting incidents of child mischief that hint at slippery morals shaping his path.
The longest day of the year yields 19 hours in St. Petersburg, 17 in Hamburg, 1637 hours in London, 15 in New York and three and a half months at Splitbergen. The German fleet now counts 134 vessels, outweighing France with 161, while Italy holds 152, Russia trails Italy, and England leads among all.
Women readers flock to Mme Severine whose writings fill Paris salons and Le Jour as critic and icon. The New York News recounts a humorous anecdote of a talkative patient and cites a Spanish remark praising beauty in many parts of the body.
A block of motivational quotes from diverse authors about happiness effort luck and perseverance. Includes thoughts attributed to Wendall Philips Robert Collyer Victor Hugo Henry Ward Beecher James T. Vielde and James A Garfield. The lines urge effort opposed to luck and the value of sunshine and character in daily life.
A story from the wild west recounts a bashful cowboy at a winter party who falls for a hostess’s friend. The man returns later to confess, delivering one overshoe and promising the other, a comic misstep noted by the St. Louis Republic as a quaint regional anecdote.
A Somerville Journal item recounts farmer Seley Ferenbaw’s bears escape losses after a flood and describes Hon. James S. Hoge as a towering Texas political figure, detailing his rise from obscure editor to Democratic gubernatorial candidate and attorney general, with notes on his influence in the Farmers’ Alliance.
Johnny learns his father was elected commander of a grand army post and joyfully exclaims his pride. A boy looks forward to the honor and humor arises as he teases about soldiers at his funeral in a quip from Youth's Companion.
A dramatic tale depicts a night ride where an engineer and a jealous fireman clash aboard a speeding express. The fireman, drunk and furious, fights to derail the engineer, then both plunge from the moving locomotive to a fatal end as wheels roll over them. The ending hints the train may wreck in darkness. Also included is a testimonial about Bright’s disease and Warner’s Life Cure as a claimed remedy.
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