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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1893
Page
3
A fragment from Frank L. Stanton in the Atlanta Constitution expresses a speaker’s attempt to say love words at a camp meeting. The narrator recalls admiration for a sweetheart with bright curls and moonlit night, ending with the line I love you spoken softly.
In a Black Hills saloon Captain Crawford and Wild Bill clash with a boastful gunslinger who forces drinks, then Visscher later faces six drinks in a mining town. The poet scout uses wit to mock the demand while maintaining honor amid risky bravado.
A traveler recalls a passenger in a railroad car afflicted by a persistent fly. After several futile attempts to shake it off, the man uses a lead pencil to prod beneath his collar and finally frees himself, leaving him relieved and astonished.
Ex Secretary Richard W Thompson of Indiana at 84 recalls quitting tobacco in youth yet remaining a steady cigar smoker. A businesswoman recalls forging her husband’s signature for 880, learning to mind her own business after a forgery scare and safeguarding his letters.
A column cites King Lobengula weighing daily on a European scale, Egyptian infants und washed until age one due to superstition, skin cleanliness aiding digestion, washed pigs gaining more flesh, Madagascan divorce by a money gift and phrase, and a glass eye worsened by tears.
A set of maxims on friendship fortune and love. It denounces envy and insincerity while noting laughter reveals character. Gratitude can conceal resentment and immediate love may not secure lasting matches. Old heartbreak often leaves no path for fresh attachments to mend.
A fragmentary note cites humor about a visitor’s derby hat with Johnny asking if the holes are for ventilation or conversation. It references Harper’s Bazar and a classroom joke where a teacher asks about directions and Oscar misunderstands. The excerpt ends with a pasted line from Puck.
A quirky fragment notes that foreign extraction doesn t follow from a tooth pulling abroad and that morning rocky appearances don t prove soul kinship. It jokes about theater hats vs church opinions and explains a mosquito bite pain as venom thinning blood for easier flow.
The article offers a practical tip to double the under part of a sleeve for durability and notes that the lower section wears faster. It also gives household advice such as descaling a teapot with baking soda and a method for keeping boiled ham or corned beef juicy by cooking in boiling water and letting the meat rest in the hot pot until cold.
A bold claim offers a $500 cash prize if Sage's Catarrh Remedy fails to cure catarrh, asserting a perfect and permanent cure regardless of severity. The advertisement underscores certainty and guarantees from proprietors.
A survey of recent events notes Sunday streetcar opposition in Toronto amid the hottest day of the year in Minnesota and the Dakotas. Reports include a Dunkard preacher near Salemville Pa suicide, mob violence in Santander, a drowning near Jefferson City Mo, wage losses from Homestead strike, a family illness from toadstool poisoning, and various political and legal items.
A historical piece explains eyebrow shapes and their supposed traits. Highly arched brows signal vivacity and intellect, level brows denote cheerfulness, square brows suggest deep thought, irregular brows imply fickleness and versatility, raised inner corners imply melancholy, joined brows indicate an unsettled mind. Thick brows denote physical strength.
City Markets report steady conditions with price ranges across provisions, smoked meats, lard, bacon, and dried beef hams, plus a wide mix of fresh produce and canned goods. The list names Morgan & Gray and other suppliers, with extensive figures for pork, butter, cheese, flour, canned vegetables, fruits, dairy products, and farm staples.
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