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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1892
Page
3
A clipped colonial voice narrates a man who ignores papers and news, loses his grip on business, and sees his fortunes collapse under a receiver's hand as creditors move in. The tale contrasts dull newspapers with a man who shuns information while risks mount.
Mrs. Leslie greets a supposed rich uncle, George Lewis, whose modest air hides a fortune. The household schemes to hotel him for months, planning lavish gifts and a hoped-for inheritance. A detective reveals the man is Louis Rebshcise, a con artist, who absconds with silverware jewelry and cash, leaving a note.
The text notes women in Toronto securing free textbooks through voting, a duchess buying in New York, quotes on trust and experiential learning, and the role of Florence Grant running a Boston printing office with Woman's Voice edited by women. It blends social commentary with brief anecdotes on women and commerce.
A pleasant faced woman on the corner earns a hat tip and a remark about owing a great deal to that woman. The joke shifts to a belated traveler fearing a missed steamer and a captain who notes it will be the same in an hour.
A playful exchange features Little Shavers Tommy and Little Johnnie. Johnnie jokes that the circus did everything except what was on the posters, while Lillie quips about her mother and her own boyish nature, reflecting lighthearted family humor.
A promotional puff extols Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as the smallest best gentle laxative remedy. It says one Pellet for laxative three for cathartic and promises relief from sick headaches constipation indigestion and bilious attacks, claiming vegetable harmlessness and a money back guarantee.
A jumble of short items mentions a torpedo boat meeting rivals near Rapid City G C Baker Detroit, embezzlement and suicide in Milwaukee, a St Paul bank run, Englewood Ill deaths, a Philadelphia merchant marrying, brewer employes seeking pardon, Atlantic crossing record, disputes in Battle Creek and Myrtle Point, a large New York Catholic diocese, and a Chicago fair invitation. Other notes include a murder confession, a Lehigh physics instructor going insane, a Polish quarrel with arsenic in a well, and various crime and scandal items.
In a Yonkers Statesman style quip, a boy defines a chestnut as a story another tells. The piece notes admiration for the man who can say no and the girl who does so, and jokes about hair dye keeping things dark. It also contrasts giving and receiving with favored proverbs.
An advertisement touts Shilohs cura for coughs and colds and Shilohs Vitalizer for stomach and liver complaints. It claims a printed guarantee on every bottle and lists W. H. Stocker and F. C. Tinsley as guarantors with Wood Browning noted.
The article explains sore throat as a sign of contagious diseases like scarlet fever measles and diphtheria and notes airborne germs can enter the body through unabraded skin. It urges taking Reid's German Cough and Sidney Care when cold and sore throat appear, offering small bottles at 25 cents and large at 50 cents.
Stack House Medical Institute at 28 North Hines Street Indianapolis offers treatment for catarrh and diseases of the ear throat lungs and stomach. Office hours are 9 to 12 and 3 to 8. Sundays 3 to 5. Consultation and examination. Successful treatment by mail. Seed stamps for diplomas.
John Trost of near Indianapolis testifies in support of doctors Stackhouse and Newsin noting his long history of health troubles. He claims his heart pain headaches neuralgia and rheumatism were cured after treatment and urges others to seek their care. Trost signs the statement from Indianapolis on April 14 1582.
The program offers treatment at very low charges and provides medicines gratis to every patient. It emphasizes accessibility and aims to remove financial barriers to care.
Several patients including Mrs Mariah Dawson and Mr Jasper Copelhaven report long ailments such as night sweats coughing headaches and nervous symptoms. They credit relief to treatment by Drs Stackhouse Newlin and colleagues, with improvements listed for catarrh and related conditions.
The act forbids any person or company from making or connecting to gas mains or service pipes without written permission. It restricts turning valves or interfering with appliances and enlarging mixer orifice. Violators face a fine of five to one hundred dollars upon conviction.
Advertising claims by Brubaker A M M D Physician and Surgeon tout cures for skin blood and nervous diseases and declare a new French method. They promise permanent cures for cancer and other forms and offer home treatment by mail with confidential in person consultations at Fair Block opposite Union Station.
A dense market listing shows various groceries and produce with prices including smoked meats, fruits, canned goods, coffee, sugars, and staples. It lists quantities and unit prices for items such as apples, oranges, bananas, peaches, berries, pineapples, carrots, onions, cabbage, and dairy products, plus shellfish and fish, with numerous per pound or per unit rates.
Dr J 4 Hamilton a resident physician in Indianapolis offers treatment for chronic diseases heart blood skin nervous disorders women's irregularities kidneys bladder and sexual health issues including syphilis gonorrhea and other conditions. Consultation is free with moderate charges and medicines can be mailed. Office at 33 West Ohio Street.
An advertisement from J. M. AbbetT at 23 Virginia Ave Indianapolis claims cures for seminal weakness and other secret diseases without mercury. It promises discreet treatment and prompt replies, offering remedies by correspondence.
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