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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1902
Page
6
The American College of Sciences in Philadelphia has issued a comprehensive book on Hypnotism Personal Magnetism and Magnetic Healing. Directors offer a free copy for a limited time to anyone sincerely interested in these sciences. The work is a joint achievement of twenty renowned hypnotic specialists.
In Frankfort Indiana a white poodle owned by Mr and Mrs Isaac Born forsakes its own newborn to nurture and guard about 15 of 300 chicks from their yard. The dog tends only the black chicks, shelters them from rain, and whines when they chirp, while avoiding the puppy she rejected during birth.
An advertisement touts hypnotism as a path to memory, confidence, mind control, and success. It claims instant influence, cures for insomnia and nerves, enhanced talents, and financial gain, urging readers to request a free book from the American College of Sciences in Philadelphia.
Rev John Williams pastor of St Barnabas church, a leading Omaha congregation, issues a public letter supporting unions amid Union Pacific strikes. He warns that opposing unionism risks social collapse and urges fair treatment and dialogue with labor, rather than force.
In Kokomo Indiana Rev Wells of the United Brethren church denounced farmers in his congregation who worked in the fields on Sunday to save grain from rain. He threatened to prosecute his members while farmers vow to prosecute him for taking Sunday collections in a clash over Sabbath duties.
New York Aug. 9. The New Jersey court of chancery weighs whether blindness can grounds for divorce in Pauline Harrison versus Eugene Harrison. The couple married in Newark in 1887. Harrison became blind in 1895 and later in Sailors' Snug Harbor. Mrs Harrison applied in New Jersey for desertion and non-support. Defense argues the ailment is an act of God and not negligent on Harrison. Plaintiff must reside in New Jersey two years prior to suit. They have one child living with grandmother in Elizabethport.
Marion Devers and Glen Benham, convicts in the county jail, escaped Thursday night near Richmond with outside help. The incident follows a half million dollar mortgage on C., R. and M. railroad equipment. The startling list of local notes spans towns from Kokomo to Greenfield with various incidents, dedications, and community updates.
Willam K Vanderbilt Jr offers North Hempstead townspeople 50000 for right, title, and interest in Success lake and three access roads. He has been buying surrounding land and erecting a mansion, but town trustees cannot sell lands. a special election is needed. A potential water company may seek to obtain the lake as a storage reservoir with a minimum selling price.
Rev. Robert C. Wuestenberg, longtime pastor, describes Harry Tracy as a Louisville born youth whose mother died early and who grew up wild in Bellefontaine and Columbus. The boy, later an outlaw, showed intense cruelty to animals, a sharp mind, and a frail restraint, with his father the only redeeming influence.
Thomas Murphy a 92 year old former merchant and friend of Levi P. Morton says he is penniless due to legal red tape eight months after a sheriff's jury declared him incompetent and a trust company took charge of his property. Referee Greenville Emmett reports Murphy's Mount Vernon estate at 68000 with an outstanding judgment of 4799.17 to his daughter who offers to subordinate to a mortgage up to 5000. Murphy appeals for timely support while denouncing charity and warning of possible destitution without funds or food.
A Mrs M Hudson of Indianapolis recommends Dr A W Chase's Nerve Pills as a cure for nervous sick headaches and related weakness and low spirits after taking them from Hyder's drug store. Pills cost 60 cents a box from Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY, with Chase portrait and signature on every package.
Real estate notices advertise Forest Park lots with band concerts and cheap terms from National Band and Realty Co. Alongside, properties include a 1.6 acre farm near Anderson with barn and dairy facilities, several Irvington lots, a Meridian Heights plot, and multiple city properties. Also listed are investment opportunities and office listings by Spann & Co and Security Trust Co.
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