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Newspaper
Flora Enterprise Sentinel
Location
Flora, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1905
Page
2
A medical authority discusses railway passenger safety with sleep, an engineer cites 50 000 workers using machinery, and Russia’s rail system length. Other items cover Liebig’s lab, Alpine tunnels, Italian Swiss tunnel costs, forester training demand, snake venom research, Osler on aging and medicine, sunspots, and canal cost estimates.
London crowds still buzz over Manchnow the human giant a 469 foot 8 inch tall sensation. He reportedly eats nine times what a normal person would at meals and once stood 64 feet tall at nine years old. He traveled from the railroad station to the Coliseum in a moving van as no roofed vehicle could hold him.
A local writer group called State Odds and Ends seeks $20,000 to fund a prose project titled Cute Combines. Officials note the request funds manuscript development and production efforts. Supporters cite cultural value and community engagement opportunities.
The Indiana legislature reports Attorney General Miller asks for a 20000 appropriation to pursue prosecutions against combine interests. The senate advances a Lew Wallace statue bill and debates Hendricks. A 5000 appropriation aims to bring lobbyist Baker to justice, with other anti-trust and banking measures pending. The death of Dr. Francis Anson Evans, the Sylvan Poet, is noted.
Gov. Hanly signed the Parks anti cigarette bill effective June. It bans manufacture sale barter or ownership of cigarettes cigarette paper and wrappers and imposes fines up to 50 for first offense and up to 500 or six months in jail for a second offense. Evansville harbor petitions seek a rivers and harbors appropriation. Indiana senate concurs in amendments to the codification commission bill. governor's signature expected to seal it.
Squire B Early, recently of Evansville, appeared in Marion county jail facing two accusers who identified as his wives. Mrs Jennie Early from Rochester New York and Mrs Linnie Early, arrested in Evansville, confronted him demanding proof of marriage. The scene drew attention as both women challenged him in front of his cell.
Secretary Phil Penna issued a call for the Indiana Bituminous Operators' Association annual meeting to be held in Terre Haute on March 14. The district meeting of the Walled Mine Workers of America is scheduled for the same time, with a joint executive board session planned.
The Huntington indiana scene on March 2 notes the tearing down of a roundhouse and other railroad buildings transforming Andrews once large Wabash railroad center into an insignificant station. The 1881 shops had been a key feature of the town’s rail era.
Bluffton and Hartford City report William Cook found guilty of murder in the first degree for the Preston Sanderson case. The jury deliberated 11 hours before a unanimous conviction and life imprisonment sentence. In Lawrenceburg, agents seized several double stamped whisky packages from local saloons believed to be purchased in Cincinnati.
The house committee on ways and means reported to postpone indefinitely Senator F. T. Moore's bill for an appropriation of 5000 dollars for a statue of Gen. Lew Wallace in Statuary Hall at Washington.
Henry Wallace son of Gen. Lew Wallace writes Representative Landis offering Water Bubble country place to the government for a fish hatchery on behalf of himself and his mother. The location is Indianapolis Indiana and the date is March 4.
A Senate bill in Indianapolis allows aliens to own or convey property as citizens with a limit of 320 acres. The measure passed the senate and moved to the house, ending years of denied rights.
Terre Haute Ind March 4 The Terre Haute Distilling Co announced a two cent cut and set the lowest quotation in years at 1 21 to a dollar for whole sale.
Bedford Indiana reports surveying has begun for a street railway line extending from Bedford to Oolitic the quarry district with signs pointing to a rapid start on the project. Eugene Presbrey of Indianapolis ill at his hotel after major stage management duties in New York for The Gentleman from Indiana.
A Sunday School lesson text from 1905 on John 8 31 40 discusses the power of sin and freedom in Christ. It covers the bearing of truth, discipleship, and the contrast between Abraham natural lineage and spiritual belonging, with practical teaching tips and reflections.
The John A. Salter Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin promotes a new Earliest Green Eating Onion among their latest vegetable offerings. They claim it is a winner for farmers and gardeners, highlighting novelty and early harvest potential.
A mixed page excerpt shows an offer for seed packets with large quantities of vegetables and prices, plus a public notice tone promising a bonus corn pack for prepaid orders. It also includes travel advertising for the Nickel Plate Road and brief product notices about footwear and a selective context note from a Times-like source.
The readable text shows a fragmented OCR segment referencing a public notice or community item with unclear names and dates. It hints at a local matter involving relatives and possible gun or safety topics, but details remain ambiguous.
Nellie Davis of 1216 Michigan Ave Kansas City Missouri writes that Doans Kidney Pills cured her kidney troubles after a cold caused back pains headaches and misery. She reports relief after a few boxes and urges others to try the remedy. Signed Nellie Davis and notes Foster Milburn Buffalo NY. Price fifty cents.
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