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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 04, 1891
Page
3
The poem contrasts past fashions of women staying home with sewing to modern girls of ninety one who ride, sail, ski, tennis and study. It celebrates independence and equal affection, noting that capable women attract and keep partners without compromising strength. Margaret E. Sangster.
A noblewoman born Golak-Artemovskaya fled from Irkutsk after duping officers and admirers at cards, living in luxury on false means. Pursued across Siberia, she assumed a new identity with a governess’s passport, was captured in Maryinsk, and brought to Irkutsk for trial.
The piece surveys fashion trends with long basques and evolving styles, notes critic opinions on female models from France, Germany, Italy, England, and Spain, and highlights Mrs. William Astor’s jeweled snake ring from Egypt. It also recalls a romantic legend about Emperor Frederick and Marguerite of Savoy, plus a Boston Herald excerpt about a Leominster housekeeper finding a quixotic old letter describing a tepid marriage plan and impractical dowry.
A Hanover township farmer watches a hawk drop a weasel its throat cut by the prey leading to the weasel’s escape to a stone pile. At Reed Lake a mastiff owner launches a double parachute ascent for dog and man ending with the dog rescued from the lake. In Tilton & Co. warehouse a rat becomes impaled on an iron wire file set among drag tickets, dying while struggling to free itself.
A Columbus Post item recounts a teacher asking boys about tobacco’s effect on the system and a reply from young Billy. The exchange turns humorous as Billy promises speech but reveals unfamiliar words, reflecting playful schoolroom chatter from Harper’s Young People.
Professor Koch identifies a constant condition in consumption cases. Scrofula causes tissue inflammations and weakened membranes allowing tubercle bacilli to multiply, leading to consumption. Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery is advertised as a blood cleaner, strength restorer, and guaranteed cure for scrofula, bronchitis, throat and lung diseases with money-back guarantee if it does not benefit.
Oklahoma seeks statehood while Louisiana lottery declines. fires in Attala Alabama burn assets. Tennessee dials back convict reform. California sugar output rises. prairie fire devastates 5000 acres in North Dakota. William Allen hanged in Georgia. Col Eliot Shepard presses Sunday closing. wheat given to Chicago as ad. botched holdups and a shooting in Modesto. a Maryland candidate challenges a rival to farm work.
A column of quirky home remedies and tips follows with advice on cooking vegetables, stain removal, and hair care. The page also features shoe store promotions for Buffalo Shoe House listings and G. L. W. Mack promotions including Dongola buttons and bamboo tables for upholstery.
Department of Public Works Indianapolis announces two improvement projects in 1891. Imp. Res. No 8 grades and provel the alley near Massachu setts avenue from Bellefontaine to Cherry street. Imp. Res. No 104 grades and gravel roadway and sidewalks of Holloway avenue from Valley Drive to Gertrude street. Board meets September 21, 1891 for final action.
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