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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1906
Page
8
Historic San Francisco markets and skyline shift after the fire follows a major quake. Rebuilding has created a new retail core along Van Ness while many sturdy steel structures survive. Insurance disputes and bank runs test the city’s fragile recovery as rents soar and housing remains scarce.
A narrator visits the Warsaw Hotel de Ville prison complex to describe stark cells. He details overcrowded bunks, a central, crowded “nary,” unsanitary meals, limited water, and a mix of political and criminal inmates under harsh conditions. The piece ends with a grim note that reads like a dream in a nightmare.
Cat lovers should feed pets winter greens such as Lethice leaves and celery Tope. Keep grass or oats growing indoors for them to nibble.
Special correspondence from The Swen reports Mary MacDonald a 19 year old Brooklyn girl rose from quiet life to national fame by sacrificing her wedding. She discovers fiancé Will Thorber wronged Viola Glover and, in a dramatic Newark scene, interrupts the ceremony to arrange Viola’s marriage to Thorber while remaining unwed herself.
A fragmented diary style piece recalls a trip to Uncle Horace’s farm, detailing chores and rustic scenes. Anecdotes cover milking, chores, corn husking, blacksmithing, and family banter. The narrator notes politics, country life, and a lingering view that countryside traditions endure.
A man vendor named Grima forced a marriage with a woman inside a house as the Rev. A C Meyer officiated from an adjoining room. Mary MacDonald kissed the bride amid tears, guests moved to the dining room, and the groom fled into the street after a heated confrontation. The wife vows never to reunite with him.
Prediction by Raphael the Astrologer warns of an unlucky day on Sunday September 30 1906 advising against quarrels and risks and noting health and money risks for those born that day A 1906 child will be headstrong and hard to manage The following day October 1 1906 brings deal signings business push and possible money or fortune gains through friends The birthday child for Oct 1 1906 is described as active well behaved and fortunate
Nam Etter owner of land near the city reports a fatal incident on the Chicago division of the Big Four where a mule named Mule caused a derailment as a locomotive struck. The court heard that the animal wandered on the railroad right of way and was killed. the case seeks recovery of the animal’s value in a defertive matter. The incident was heard Friday and taken under advisement. Also an advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup teething remedy is mentioned.
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