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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1906
Page
6
Washington reports reveal how scammers use mail to push fake investments promising easy wealth. Examples include 10 yards of silk for 10 cents and bogus employment offers, with the government issuing fraud orders and warning the public about phonies and puzzle schemes run by flimflam operators.
A practicing physician recalls eczema in 1897 and credits Cuticura Remedies with a full cure. He says Cuticura Resolvent and Cuticura Soap work where other formulas failed and endorses their merit, noting sixteen years of medical practice and that the remedies are No 1. Publishing this letter is permitted.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Set as a complete remedy for all skin humors from pimples to scalp conditions. It instructs bathing with hot water and Cuticura Soap, applying Cuticura Ointment to soothe inflammation, and taking Cuticura Resolvent Pills to cleanse the blood. The one dollar kit is claimed to suffice in many cases from infancy onward.
Boston reports a new disciplinary system under Police Commissioner Stephen O'Meara. Delinquent officers face extra duty hours as penalties, scheduled on days off and after shifts, with discretion to captains. The approach aims to improve patrols without harming families, and has already seen officers receive up to 35 extra hours for failing to patrol properly.
Special to the Susquehanna Chronicle reports at Dreamland on Coney Island a Brooklyn couple’s triplets born in July weighed merely 42 ounces, grouped as William Madeline and Gertrude. Doctors care for the babies as they grow, with their tiny stature and names noted by observers.
Polish baroness Annette Nedzelski 22 appeared in Yorkville police court seeking arrest of second husband Elias Jacobowka who deserted her days after their August marriage. She described elopement from Baron Nedzeiski, wore diamonds, cried before Magistrate Wahle, and recounted courting amid a prior unhappy union.
A baroness sued for bigamy after a lover ran away with another woman. The pair shared a luxury Seventy fifth Street apartment until he disappeared. In court Jaenkowicz was questioned but grinned, claiming the pirate was still alive and denied being her husband. she left in tears.
The funeral of Albert A. Wieneke of 518 Enelidave was held Thursday afternoon in Seymour, Indiana, where the body was taken for burial. He died at 64 from exhaustion after a long illness, caused by his inability to take nourishment despite his effort to eat. He was a laborer who came from Germany to America in his youth.
Prediction notes a favorable business day with advice to ask favors and avoid law or quarrels. Birthday words urge temper control. A child born on this date in 1906 is described as headstrong, quick to anger, yet persevering and generally fortunate. if female, likely to be happy in wedlock.
St Louis inventor Livergood, once a streetcar conductor, reportedly turned down a 200000 offer for his automatic device to announce street or station names on trolley cars. Plans to manufacture the unit with a firm are in motion, with Burnham of a scientific paper praising the machine after viewing it in St Joseph. He grew up in Gentry County, Missouri, and left the Olive Street car service after proposing the idea to Superintendent Baumhor.
An aged newspaper note touts a home remedy using Water and 10 drops of Oil of Eucapine. A paper funnel directs inhalation for 10 to 16 minutes to supposedly relieve respiratory ailments. It claims ozone-like effects, benefits for tuberculosis and other conditions, and cheap availability.
A portable street display device named the Livergood indicator fits over a streetcar front door. When the car moves a plate reveals the next street and can show spots of interest, hotels, banks, or advertisements via an electric mechanism. Weighing about M pounds, it cost roughly $50 to manufacture and could be rented at $0 first year and $30 annually thereafter. Livergood claims 15 years of development without prior success.
Special to the Sun from Los Angeles Aug 10 The Ladies Auxiliary for the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals has raised funds to create an Old Horse Home near the city. A horse ambulance will remove injured animals and care for decrepit mounts that should not work. The group plans to prove the project a success within two years and hopes to inspire similar poor farms for horses nationwide.
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