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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1894
Page
3
A compact poem from Buston Transcript describing a young engineer in a rough bachelor’s room. The speaker cites a lone window, washstand, and bed while adoring a beloved image. His daydies and nights blend as he imagines heaven and love within the bachelor’s hall.
In the winter of 1903-04 I presided over a court martial in the army of Northern Virginia at Bound Fair church. Edward Cooper, charged with desertion, declared not guilty but presented a moving defense through a letter from his wife and child, revealing hunger and fear. The court returned a guilty verdict, yet General Lee pardoned Cooper, restoring him to duty, a moment of humane mercy amid war.
A Confederate hero dies atop a battlefield while asking if he saved the honor of Mary and Lucy. The text shifts to serialized romance fragments featuring Gladys Martyn, Harold Simpson, and a dramatic operation caption. It closes with reflections on happiness across generations from Womankind.
In a Cincinnati Tribune cartoon caption a wife offers chips at breakfast and a husband, momentarily distracted, replies with a playful mishearing about ten blue. The strip recalls a family quarrel about an old rubber shoe and ties to a running gag about mistaken words.
A brief fragment notes a family exchange about a serenade with laughter at a radio or newspaper reading as Grace and Mr Blinke share amusement. It also includes a simple home canning recipe for grape ketchup: simmer grapes, mash, add sugar, vinegar and spices, boil to thick, bottle.
A sequence of brief items reports a fire threat in Merced town, a recall and cardinal appointment for Satelli, political tensions over tariff policy in Ohio, a lynching in Concordia parish Mississippi, arctic crew drinking before wreck, a suicide in Buffalo tied to embezzlement fears, denouncements of Blackwell by Milwaukee reformers, Debs conspiracy trial progress with no defense evidence, Jersey Central train wreck attempt injures one, and the Actors Union condemning Nelson Roberts over Madeline Poligard.
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims the syrup soothes the child, softens gums, relieves pain, and is the best remedy. Available at twenty five cents per bottle.
The Lexow Committee reports impurity among New York police, contrasted with Mazger & Co.'s California wines offered at $1.45 per gallon. The SCN seeks copies of The Sun dated May 20 1893 and September 6 1898, paying ten cents each for the issues in good condition.
Market report from Farpay dated Sept 14 notes steady markets with wide price listings across fresh produce, meats, canned goods, and feed. Includes detailed quotes for hams, bacon, sausage, lard, beans, peaches, apples, grapes, strawberries, butter, cheese, canned vegetables, sugars, and grains with numerous brand names and weights.
The City of Indianapolis invites sealed proposals at 10:00 a.m. September 19 1894 for pavement and curb improvements on Washington Street Louisiana Street Jackson Place and McCrea Street with standard asphalt sheet pavement and stone curbs. Plans and specs available at the Board of Public Works office. bids may be rejected.
The Indianapolis Board of Public Works invites sealed proposals for improvements on Stoughton and Clinton Streets including curbing grading and paving and for sidewalks on Stoughton Street. Proposals due by 2 o clock a m September 15 1994 with certified check for 1000. Proposals require contract and bonds within ten days of acceptance, otherwise the check forfeits to the city.
Town Clerk J Valdenaire warns residents of Brightwood Marion county Indiana an election will be held at the Town Hall on Saturday September 22 1894 to vote yes or no on constructing water works after a petition by freeholders and resident taxpayers.
Indianapolis Board of Public Works announces a plan to vacate ten feet from both sides of Irwin Street from Cornell Avenue to the first alley east of Cornell. The notice lists affected parcels in Hasgon's sub of Butler Grove Addition and invites remonstrances by a September meeting.
Public notice from the Board of Public Works Indianapolis dated September 7 1894 lists Improvement Resolutions 168 169 170 171 472 for grading paving brick sewers and crosswalks along McCarty Randolph Washington Keller and other streets. Remonstrances may be filed by September 24 1894 with final hearing at 10 o clock A M in the Board office.
Dr BE C West offers nerve and brain treatment for hysteria dizziness neuralgia headaches nervous prostration caused by alcohol tobacco and other conditions with a one month course. A $5 guarantee refunds if not cured. West's Liver Pills advertised for sick headache biliousness liver complaint sour stomach dyspepsia and constipation with guarantees by Henry J Huder at Indianapolis.
The piece argues wisdom shows in recognizing value before others. It notes how the shrewd buy portfolios like Wild Flowers of America at low prices, predicting scarcity and acting on instinct. The author asserts these savvy buyers rise ahead while others miss the opportunity.
The piece extols kindness beside wisdom and highlights how announcements of the Wild Flower Portfolios reach thousands who otherwise miss them. It notes coupons being cut and mailed by friends, praising generosity and urging others to inform acquaintances that back numbers of Wild Flower portfolios are available briefly through this channel.
A sequence of endorsements praises Wild Flowers of America by G H Buck & Co. for its breadth and accessibility. Amos J Cummings, W T Harris, F H Knowlton, and others hail the work as a valuable resource, blending botanical detail with strong public appeal.
Up to August first two million two hundred forty thousand copies of Wild Flowers of America are in the hands of buyers. Portfolios Nos. 1 to 8 are now ready. A small sum of $1.20 secures these numbers.
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