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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1891
Page
3
A devotional verse laments spiritual dis enchantment and loneliness, urging surrender at the crucifix. The poem comforts by describing a cross that bleeds for sins and a heart that beats with love, inviting rest at the Master’s feet.
A rugged frontier figure named Gibbons enters a rough mining camp story. He wears black broadcloth, carries a bowie knife and pistol, and proves a fearless, polite yet volatile desperado who agrees to work for the doctor. He defends the claim, confronts a mock challenger, and earns a feared reputation.
San Francisco Examiner recounts a brutal street encounter between Gibbons and a quiet Mexican. Gibbons pressed with a bowie knife, drawing blood but avoiding death. The two later fought again, Gibbons being struck many times yet surviving. The Mexican was killed in the clash.
A collage of letters and excerpts covers quirky lines about romance and clothing, a note on Brittany wedding rites, a Breton and a German bride, and a London Tid Bits tease. It blends social quips, fashion hints, and a comic anecdote on marital etiquette.
A collage of antiquated observations ranges from Irish steeplechasing and African beer to a New York shoe shop serving actors. It notes a Chicago woman rescuing her terrier, Chili fashion costs, and a reflective aphorism about life as a mirror. A stray verse ends with moral exhortations.
Fraud alert warns against imitations of Dr. Pierce medicines sold by unauthorized druggists. The genuine products are offered on a value received or no pay basis with refunds if no benefit. Listed prices include Dr. Pierce's Medical Discovery 1.00 per bottle and other remedies. cautions about lower priced imitations.
Chandler Oklahoma settlement opens. Savannah labor strike. Barker blocks Reed in Chicago chess. M B Curtis on murder trial in Frisco. Lee county Arkansas race violence. arsenic poisoning in Saginaw family. Huntsville clerk Andrew Gage assassinated. Emmons Blaine may join B&Q leadership. Johnsons perish in Emma County prairie fires. Boston nihilists seek Russia facts. Henrietta Murrell hanged in Southville for child murder. Ralph Ray kills mother in Durango. father insane post crime. J S Godden dies poor in New York. pope statue unveiled at Catholic University with Cardinal Gibbons. Mrs Harrison and Mrs McKee hosted at Auburndale. Phillips Cunningham oil yard burned in Philadelphia. heavy fire damages. losses around 60,000.
A playful dialogue features Little Dolly asking about a tennis racket and Mrs Tenn ys explaining its cost. The tale then shifts to a Harlem boy whose school remark about human origins provokes his father into anger, followed by the mother returning home.
A letter to the Post Dispatch laments small irritations that disrupt daily life from noisy gum chewing by an orchestra leader to lingering colds. The piece argues these tiny annoyances justify remedies and promotes Reid's German Cough and Widney Care as a safe, soothing cure for coughs and throat tickling available from dealers.
Notice to contractors invites sealed proposals by the Board of Public Works in Indianapolis for improvements on Yenth Crest, Gillard Avenue, and Irwin Street. Plans are on file. bids due October 5, 1881. Board may reject all bids. A W Conpaier presiding.
Sealed proposals will be received by the Board of Public Works of the City of Indianapolis Indiana at its office on or before 2 o clock p m Wednesday October 14 1891 for grading and paving with brick placed on a concrete foundation the first alley east of Meridian street from Washington street to the north line of Maryland street reference sp res No 12 1892 the city reserves right to reject any proposal A W Corner President
Notice from the Board of Public Works of Indianapolis invites bids by 9 o clock a. m. October 12 for the construction of a iron bridge over Pogie's Run on Orchard Avenue in Marion County Indiana. Plans and specifications are on file. board reserves the right to reject any or all bids. A W Compure, Chairman.
The piece highlights a picturesque Marion county spot run by Sherman as head of the restaurant and refreshment pavilions. It notes canal views for vine boating, special policemen on duty to protect visitors, and electric trains departing at 20 minute intervals in the afternoon.
Visitors are advised to ride the Illinois street electric car from Onion Degut to Washington and Illinois streets for frequent daytime and nighttime trips. The Fair features a dazzling electric fountain nightly from 7:30, parachu te dumps, boating, and phonograph displays. Sherman’s Park Restaurant offers affordable refreshments. admission to the park is free. Also ride the new electric line to the suburb of Irvy Ingtua.
Section 2 of the act prohibits any person from making or causing connections or reconnections with gas mains or service pipes, turning valves, enlarging mixer orifice, or using natural gas for heating without a written permit from the gas company. Section 5 imposes fines on violations, with penalties from five dollars to over one hundred dollars upon conviction.
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