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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 18, 1902
Page
5
A sprawling collection of notes on finger and toe nails. It traces ancient beliefs about nails from Adam and Eve to Chinese long nails, cites Townsend learning Hebrew by nail writing, and explains trimming myths and growth rates. It closes with health hints about nail care and a transitional domestic scene.
A maid named Dolly dwells in a cozy sitting room as she waits for Jack to visit. She recalls their past canoe trip on the Charles, playful rivalries, and fears about marriage. Dolly ponders his planned proposal, her mischief, hunger, and whether he will arrive on time. The scene captures intimate anticipation and flirtatious tension in a domestic setting.
Timothy Scroggins, a Fountain County farmer, rode into Illinois when a buggy wheel collapsed. With no wood to prop the vehicle, he placed a buggy cushion on his St. Bernard and strapped the axle to the dog, then rode the improvised repair to a nearby blacksmith shop.
A pond on T. J. Thisler's farm near Dix River vanished Thursday leaving thousands of catfish and bass in the mud. Locals rushed to the scene as the lake, spread across several acres between two hills, disappeared after water and mud boiled up, nearly capsizing a boat with Eda Wilson and Skip Rue aboard.
The water from the lake caused the river event, flowing two miles from the lake and emerging under the cliffs into the river where the fishermen were present.
Eugene F. Ware, named by the president as pension commissioner, writes a Topeka note asking the paper to stop all praise and references to him. He fears overblame, glare, and public levity should he be confirmed and serve, hoping readers withhold further mentions.
Charles Hart aged 38, brother of Patrolman Sim Hart, collapsed from heart disease at a sister’s Rhode Island avenue home. J M Gray, 73, father of Mrs. L B Stone and Mrs. P A Hinds, died Thursday at Anderson. A three days old infant of Mr and Mrs Guy Grover at 1908 Fountain avenue died Thursday. Coroner Brayton cites “Ateleptosis” as the cause. Funeral for Mrs E F Matthews, 70, of 1230 Ashland Avenue, will be Saturday at 2 p.m. Davis Brewer, 68, farmer three and a half miles southeast of Southport, died Thursday night. Funeral at Southport Baptist Church Sunday morning, burial in Greenwood.
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