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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 02, 1903
Page
6
An advertisement extols Cuticura Resolvent Ointment and Soap as cures for skin and scalp humours from pimples to hair loss. It urges baths with Cuticura Soap, ointment for itching and inflammation, and the Cuticura Digest for blood cleansing. Claims vast cures worldwide and lists prices and global availability from a 19th century chemical company.
Chicago in April hears plans for a new athletic club for women modeled on the AGO club. It will lack pool rooms but include a gymnasium swimming pool a smoking room and a possible bar. Membership limited to 20 with a $125 fee and 73 signers already. rooms proposed for visiting outsiders.
Martin Mack, a brakeman from East St. Louis, died after being knocked from the top of a freight car inside the Eads Bridge tunnel. He was conscious for a short time at City Hospital, spoke with his brother Michael, and said darkness misled him about the tunnel’s end before his death. He had ridden the top of a moving freight to cross back to the city.
An Auckland cablegram to the Sun reports the Discovery, under Captain Scott, reaching Victoria Land and advancing to lat 78 degrees 20 minutes, while the Morning relayed that Discovery’s party met extreme conditions, with several men exposed to severe cold, dogs dying, and the expedition preparing for a winter stay in secure quarters.
New York reports seven people bitten by mad dogs sought treatment at the Pasteur Institute. Dr. Rambaud notes 42 bitten this year, with six hydrophobia deaths in the city within a year. He warns of danger to children and calls for street protections.
Indiana brief notes no recent marriage licenses. Lebanon expects a new hotel this year after a reporter’s inquiry. Connersville reports 00 subscribed toward a church fund. Fort Wayne claims Pennsylvania Railroad will modernize a local shop. South Bend disputes a rumored Saturday half holiday for summer workers. Wabash reports Rev. George Beardster died of paralysis. Michigan City mentions two students walking 168 miles from Battle Creek to Chicago in four days. Tipton man confuses April Fool’s Day after reading the Sun page. others correct him with a calendar.
Arthur Goldstone, a 4 student at the College of Physicians and Surgeons, is held on a charge of stealing a diamond and sapphire ring from Misa Neustetter. The ring, pawned at Walker loan, was recovered after Neustetter, a party guest, had taken five rings from her fingers and set them on a mantel.
A man named Gouldstone claimed he lent a sapphire ring to Miss Neustetter, worn briefly, then pawned it for money when short of funds. He said he intended to redeem it with a remittance from his father, while Neustetter pressed for police action, noting no criminal intent.
The piece outlines oxygen hunger as a disease caused by a deficiency of red blood cells leading to consumption and death. It lists weakness pale skin loss of flesh and low ambition as key signs and notes the cure as unknown or unavailable in the excerpt.
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