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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 04, 1904
Page
6
In Richmond Indiana on Monday morning a farmer near Centerville nam ed Moran blew the top of his head off with a shotgun. Authorities say he appeared temporarily deranged and died at the scene.
A British firm sues the Turkish government over destruction of watch springs at Salonika and cites global prohibitions. The report lists varied bans from typewriters to firearms, pills, pork pies, dolls, pins, and cards, with references to Monaco, Kashmir, and other regions enforcing restrictions on imports for political, religious, or cultural reasons.
London reports a medical journal revival of belief in precious stones as cures. Ancient texts praise emeralds for dysentery and fever, sapphires for heart strength and vision, rubies for plague resistance, and topazes for bleeding and vitality, reflecting a bygone practice now discussed by modern scholars.
In Wilkes Barre on April 4 16 year old Misa Vida Jacoby of West Nanticoke volunteered to donate skin grafts to Miss Dora Lauck who suffered severe burns. She and other youths like Mabel Lauck and Daley Heddon offered skin, undergoing preliminary testing to gauge pain and viability for grafts as doctors plan dozens of pieces for grafting to the burned areas.
Imperial California April 1 The article recounts a dramatic desert transformation spurred by a Colorado River irrigation system. Vast canals and ditches turned barren sands into fertile land, creating towns like Imperial Calixien Blue Lake and Bra Holtoy, with populations rising toward 200000 homes for 1 000 6 people.
Report details Miss Lauck's severe burns from a stove incident three weeks prior and Dr Wenner's grafting plan for arms and chest. Miss Jacoby, first donor, now assists in preparing grafts as others offer skin and courage to aid the injured girl as the process continues.
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