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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1890
Page
3
A fragmentary verse attributed to George Horton features archaic language and dramatic imagery. The lines describe astray brothers and a window spinning motif with Circe like shrewdness urging defiance of death. The speaker asserts creation and a life contained within a finite form.
Early risers on the coast discover a nude male body washed ashore after a night of rough seas. Spectators crowd the scene as locals debate procedure and the coroner is summoned, while the victim’s identity and cause remain unknown.
The ad claims popular laxatives fail. Simmons Liver Regulator gently moves bowels and provides permanent relief with regular use. It also notes classifieds under For Rent Houses in The Sun listing available homes across the city.
Miles Beverly Sitgreaves resigns from Richard Mansfield's company. Mrs Chapman and Louise Dillon, formerly of the Lyceum, have been ill all summer at Mount Washington. Fenorita Frascusila linked to Senor Frascus, a Spanish fighter. Mile Bartolo, new dancer from Miller brothers for Rajanka, shows skill. Stein, the smallest dancer, praised as superior to da Benth. Mrs Kate Rankin, once Kittia Blanchard, to join Lost this season with Sara. Rumors pursue Rankin divorce amid desertion chatter. Jessie Bartlett-Davie, long with Willowdale Farm vacation, heads to Boston to rejoin opera company. Surprise at home as butter made by her hands.
Short styles rise in demand with Ceshmere gowns and Trish lace making a comeback. Silver-trimmed fur garments, blue and mauve plaid cloths, and velvet street costumes are favored. London autumn colors feature high-hued cloths, terra cotta mixes, and jackets with double-button bodices over fourreau skirts.
A fisherman weighed a laberer at four pounds in Maina waters and Mat McManus netted a large prokeral of about 534 pounds at Wauregan lake. Reports describe flounders laying millions of eggs and sea creatures with vast egg counts. A Lewiston Journal correspondent recounted Alden Shea killing a turtle after bystanders attacked it. the turtle was described as a seven foot long, roughly 1,000 pound sea creature.
In Roanoke Virginia Judge Tredway, famed for calm temper, disciplines his son Jim who joins the bar and floods court with chatter. After repeated warnings and fines, the judge erupts in frustration calling his son a “Graph” as Jim mocks him with a drunken retort.
A collection of fragments from various papers mocks media quirks and manners. It includes a youth reader’s jab at cheap paper, a playful travel line about a Kansas trip, a New York play anecdote about a fish odor on stage, and a Hood’s Sarsaparilla sales claim amid skeptical notes.
The piece notes a lily derived perfume sought by women in England and America after Mr. Stanley's discovery and a jar of leaves. It also cites dental care trends and Ouida’s Florence writing project about a new play and her dogs, with touching epitaphs for each pet.
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