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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1904
Page
6
Forty years ago many mothers used paregoric or laudanum to help babies sleep causing death or lifelong harm from narcotics. Druggists must label narcotics as poison and avoid giving them to children. Castoria contains no narcotics if it carries the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher.
United States canal commissioner W B Parsons arrived from Colon on the steamship Alliance to examine the Isthmus path of the canal project. He and the commission toured Colon and Panama, reviewed the Emperador and Culebra cuts, studied river conditions, and credited French engineers. Parsons called canal construction feasible and urged water, sewers, and sanitation to make Colon and Panama healthy areas.
St Petersburg report notes peasants believe the czar is God's ally on earth, sharing a legend about God ignoring world events until the Japanese killed Russians. The tale depicts Peter pleading with God as conflicts escalate, culminating in the claim that Japan’s actions prompt the czar to intervene directly.
A Cortland correspondent reports about 1,500 small settlements in Whiteland while country papers note soda fountain owners growing busy. A Windfall couple welcomes their fifteenth child who died days ago. Tipton county faces its poorest season in years as builders cite shortages. Greensburg carpenters report work scarce and one contractor refuses large jobs. A hotel is planned on a Brown county farm to serve workers for prospecting. A man claiming 18 years is questioned by Logansport police for a night stay. he says he is a Confederate veteran. Crawfordsville bartenders form a union, threatening to bar non union staff after Sunday initiation. A young boy seeks shelter at Muncie police station, then runs away from the orphanage home after complaining of insufficient food. Two detectives in South Bend probe mercantile and clerk roulette and race betting rings, hinting at grand jury disclosures.
Lud Wells rode through Kaw City drunk firing at bystanders. He killed Charles Cavanaugh with a shot to the abdomen near the White House saloon and fled toward the Arkansas River. A posse pursued as Wells, a former convict, escaped into the brush.
Marion reports a boy named Marcun 5 Brown bound over to court for attempting to burn his father C P Brown's home. The elder Brown testified the youth threatened both parents and spoke of suicide. The youth had estranged himself from his parents due to his wayward habits.
Ten thousand lithographers in New York and across the United States and Canada returned to work Thursday after an agreement reached late Wednesday night between a committee of employers and employees. The settlement, aided by the New York federation, ends a strike that began March 15, affecting workers nationwide.
In Norfolk on an April day United States court action arose when J Kitloun of Savannah accused H Mason Clapp of Philadelphia of unlawfully taking charge of the yacht Adrienne. Clapp allegedly terrorized crew with a shotgun aboard the vessel during guest stay. Clapp admitted heavy drinking and morphine use at a police hearing and was sent to hospital after a doctor examined him. The Adrienne, described as sea ready, was to sail again this week.
A historical text discusses Japanese health culture Jin Jitzu and a cheerful life as foundations of strength. It urges Americans to adopt hygiene and simple living. Dr. R V Pierce promotes Favorite Prescription for women’s diseases, offering trials and cures.
CHICAGO April X A letter from Avon City says Dr Bowie plans to return to that plate by June 30 He references ending next month in Marseill Frares and teaching New York by June 20 with plans to avoid meetings There is mention of a tabernacle and a bracebridge quote amid disjointed remarks about national political disclosures and a Smoot trial context
A Detroit physician offers a privately produced remedy to restore male vigor. The advertisement promises quick improvement for sexual weakness, nervousness, back ache, and related conditions. It claims universal suitability regardless of age, with home-based treatment and no obligation upon writing to receive an unmarked receipt and ingredient details.
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