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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1893
Page
3
Cy Warman portrays a broken tramp refusing mercy and meeting a grim end aboard a train. A brakeman mocks and warns as the tramp drinks poison from a torn coat, turning toward a final sunset. The stark frontier verse captures fatalism and danger on the rails.
In a still laundry the Tub, Bench, Washboard, Boiler, and Line recount their origins from trees and mines and celebrate their roles in cleaning clothes. The Basket and Soap reflect on usefulness, while the Sun proclaims unseen labor by Water and distant women washing without tools.
A Buffalo News feature recalls a simple wash day where women dry clothes on the grassy bank without tub or soap, highlighting that quiet effort often matters most. The tale ends with the sun and a dripping reminder of practical service. The clipping also notes a Danish queen's deafness and a Dutch door for weddings or funerals, while Iron advertises a hammer with tacks in the handle.
Washing summer silks details grease removal with soap and ammonia solution then careful rinsing and pressing before ironing. Veal patties recipe uses butter flour mushroom liquor stock and chopped meat with mushrooms and seasoning, finished with Bechamel option.
The snippet contrasts New York and Dutch attitudes toward women, notes fashion and social habits in Holland, and offers domestic tips on entertaining. It mentions harp doors, the proper plate and cut sizes, serving tea, and standard portions for oysters. Chicago Mail.
A Chicago Record item notes a bearded lady joke scene where a visitor asks if she is the mother and an infant responds she is not, calling her father. A teacher praises steady progress in writing lessons as a boy declares his aim to write his own excuses.
Smith Williams former county poor farm superintendent dies in Haughville. Butter prices high yet cows resume as grass market tightens. A boy Price of 821 West Maryland Street injured by Belt train Thursday. Search for Martha Holt and Mary Perry who witnessed Andrew Freas drown in the canal yields no results. The man who alerted Schissel's saloon about the drowning remains missing as murder theory persists.
Irregularity troubles are claimed to be easily remedied by Dr Jerces Pleasant Pellets. Tiny sugar coated granules regulate the system with a gentle laxative or cathartic dose. They promise a permanent cure without shocking the body and are guaranteed to satisfy or money back.
A chaotic roundup notes ongoing revolutions in Argentina and legal shakeups as Hayes is ousted by Powderly. It mentions a thunderous storm at a world fair, a deadly dust storm on the Cherokee strip, a bank ex-president jailed in Boston, a fatal duel in Hungary, a San Francisco murder charge, a yacht presumed sunk, a fatal mine explosion in Wilkes-Barre, a fatal train collision near Youngstown, a libel conviction for Osborn of Kansas, and a heavy fine and prison term.
Market notes show steady prices with small shifts in drugs and oils. Listings detail smoked meats, bacon, sausage, fresh pork, canned vegetables, dairy, fruit, and produce like lemons, melons, apples, grapes, peaches, and onions with varied prices across Indiana, California, and Maryland suppliers.
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