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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1903
Page
6
An advertisement promoting Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills as providing natural restful sleep. It claims a steadying soothing influence on the nerves through direct tonic nourishment to the nerve centers, targeting a starved nervous system.
An old advertising piece extols Dr. A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a tonic that restimulates and reinvigorates overworked brain cells. It cites testimonials from Mrs E H Masters, Mrs S Rotherwal, and others asserting improved strength, sleep, and well being. The ad warns against imitators and notes price and portrait on the package.
A Baltimore theater treasurer, W. C. Reeve, faces a puzzled gaze as a patron demands seating changes to exclude fat men. The woman insists no fat men sit in front, prompting a dispute over seat rights and policies. Reeve considers possible remedies to accommodate stout patrons without displacing others.
A vivid portrait of a transformed New York Sunday culture with cafes restaurants cars and social life. It notes fashionable dress morning strolls bridge games and late dinners while contrasting Sunday contrasts with weekday bustle. Strong social details and city life atmosphere illuminate the era.
Willem Fitzhugh, 48, an ex slave and longtime Panhandle railroad worker, tells of his life from Adams Street slave market in Memphis to freedom. He describes his owner in Bolivar, Tenn, who treated slaves with rough kindness, his escape with Union troops, and his eventual service as a flag bearer in colored regiments.
Cincinnati, April 15. Howard Eaton, a veteran plainsman, recalls Roosevelt as Teddy, popular with cowboys who call him "d-d common and ornery." Eaton describes Yellowstone excursions, wildlife counts, and his North Dakota cattle ventures. He notes elk, deer, antelope, bears, and attempts to exterminate mountain sheep, plus the vast Yellowstone forest preserves and strict game laws.
In the New York Telegraph column About Town, a light critique discusses dining etiquette and Sunday hospitality. It contrasts dine-in breakfasts of bachelor hosts on Fifth Avenue with broader social norms, noting men and women’s roles, social expectations, and the shift away from the old Sunday dinner toward informal Sunday breakfasts and relaxed evenings.
A Delphi Journal reprint profiles Clyde Harner aged 23 from Hodgir. At 41 inches tall and 40 pounds, he defies typical growth expectations. The piece notes family ties, a brother Charles claimed as Radnor’s tallest man, and Clyde’s body peculiarity linked to his age.
In a chaotic street scene young Lester Oster dies after a beer errand for his exhausted mother ends with a sand wagon collision. His friend Ida Beliofaky narrowly escapes with injuries, while witnesses recount the tragedy and a mother's heartbreak.
A fragment reports a young man named Harner facing a severe illness described as pearlet fever and stroke like symptoms. It notes arrest of physical growth, a semi collagenous condition, and doctors warning he may live to age 30 due to his alleged developmental issues.
Mrs. Carrié Jackson widow of Judge John Jackson of the U S court died after a fall from her chair on Tuesday in Parkersburg West Virginia. Glaser serving a sentence for forgery inherits sixty thousand dollars from his father in Germany. In Britain police target a notorious gang known for decades for systematic burglaries totalling over a million dollars in plunder. The gang operated from luxurious quarters as described by officials in April reports.
Paris April 13 Georges Ber Amenilles has completed what is likely the largest painting worldwide, depicting the funeral of Carnot. Ordered by the state for the Versailles historic gallery, it spans 120 square saris and includes portraits of Casimir Verter Jaure ministers and Lord Duteren. Edwin Lord Weeks begins a series of large works, first titled Princess of Bengal, featuring a reclining nude and a yellow robed courtier amid tropical foliage.
In New York on April 4 John D Rockefeller opposed government ownership of franchises while a debate on the issue took place. A pamphlet on Ash and game laws of Wisconsin was issued by commissioner A Sweeney, detailing streams pollution, explosives, game seasons and lawful possession. An array of ads follow including Norways Pine cough remedy, a Hammond typewriter, bicycles from Rambler and Orient, and Presbyterian Assembly train plans to Los Angeles with detailed schedules and special fares.
In New York on April 5 the ad notes scarce well educated girls, a department store moves to benevolence offering one week of paid vacation and a $250 cash gift for those who join by July 1 or are currently employed. Some may work two days weekly with limited pay while others attend a school funded by the stem and receive monthly wages. Burdock Blood Bitters promoted for scrofula and eruptive diseases.
A vintage advertisement touts Mrs Winalow's Boothing Syrup as a teething remedy for children. Claims to soothe the child, ease pain, cure wind colic and diarrhea, priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
Indiana Dental College at W Cor Delaware and Ohleats accepts patients from 5 a.m. to 5 p.m. for all dental work. The DaVore Co prints this notice from the Century building phone 670. Phoenix Barber Shop at 153 Market St. offers 10 cent shaves. compares with any barbershop in town.
Promotes a cure for consumption and related lung troubles by Dr D P Yonkerman of Kalamazoo Michigan. Offers a free trial package by mail to prove the remedy’s claims with testimonials from cured patients and assurances of rapid, certain relief.
Notice to heirs creditors and charges in Marion Circuit Court regarding the estate of Elica Myers deceased. John R. Ora executor and John E. Hollingsworth administrator have filed accounts for settlement to be examined April 7, 190? at 9 o’clock. Heirs claimants must appear and prove heirship and allow or disallow the accounts. George W. McDonald attorney.
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