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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 25, 1902
Page
3
In Minneapolis on April 25, William J. Rohr is described as able to tell how it feels to die. The article notes he has traveled six different routes to cross the River Styx since boyhood, the first being a fall through a hole in the ice.
A man recounts slipping over a precipice near a mill pond and nearly dying from suffocation and drowning. He survived after being found and later faced illness, claiming he refused medical intervention and described vivid drifting sensations and music-like experiences as he fainted. He recalls hearing familiar voices hours later.
The Commercial club will award a gold medal at year end to a sixth to eighth grade pupil who writes the meritorious composition on Why we take pride in Indianapolis. A three member committee including the club president and the superintendent of schools will select the winner. The prize seeks to foster local pride and benefit the community.
Police court prosecutor Collins argues that nearly all disputes between spouses involve deception. He describes how a wife may lie under oath after an alleged assault, only to change her story once the husband is in custody, urging that perjury is common and must be punished.
The city consumes about 18 million bananas annually, driving a large local trade and logistics. Carloads arrive from Central America Jamaica and Cuba, with two thirds staying local and the rest shipping to nearby towns. Pack measures protect fruit during transport and natives use the fruit in many ways beyond eating.
An Indianapolis physician warns yawning may signal grave illness or moral weakness, noting deep breaths refresh the nervous system while indicating low vitality or deceitful, indolent traits. He cites fevers and epileptic risk, but also that yawning can herald recovery when illness turns.
Miss Maude Meyers wed Judson B. Faatz in a bedside ceremony at the dying mother’s home after doctors urged immediacy. Rev. B. B. Singer assisted and Clerk Dantfels issued the license as the couple married Tuesday midnight, ending in the bedroom of the stricken parent.
An extended rail route from New Orleans to California promotes Southern Pacific Sunset Route offerings. California features include sunshine, ocean surf, Monterey golf, Catalina fishing, and a warm climate appealing to winter tourists. The piece touts Los Angeles and surrounding areas as top destinations with daily vestibule service to Pacific coast points.
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