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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1904
Page
6
A Virginia giant named Taylor Yopp, six feet eight inches tall, headlines a dramatic display in Richmond. Described with unusual invulnerability and a a double, he reportedly impressed crowds despite danger, while advertisements tout a flesh restoring tonic claimed to cure blemishes and enhance complexion.
A late April piece laments New Yorks tenement crisis as landlords push rents higher, forcing thousands of families from cramped, unsafe dwellings. It portrays widows and orphans left destitute, with many families jammed into double decker apartments. The article condemns greed and notes the strain of rising rents on the urban poor. It also reports a local incident in Marshfield where Margaret Hinsher slashed her sleeping husbands throat.
California actress Nance O'Neil regains possession of 7,000 diamonds after recent financial rescues. J. G Benaster, Thostonian benefactor, helped restore her status and finances, enabling a five months engagement in Saint Louis during the fair.
Salt Lake City archives reveal the late Dr Charles Frederick Winslow left an unusual will. He requested his heart be embalmed and buried in Nantucket, his body cremated and placed in Mount Auburn, with rare works and maps among bequests. Executors halted final distribution. cremation occurred July 12 in a private ceremony.
Agricultural notes describe Bewilt treatment for milk farers, claiming near infallibility when used with pre calving dopa of cra pound of Eapnom salt. Guidance discusses plowing depth in different land types, favoring deeper tillage in stubble and for corn, to position plant food-rich soil where roots will access it.
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