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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1902
Page
5
One hundred percent value promised with elegant street car access from Irvington E Washington or English Ave. Lots 75 feet higher than the business district, 450 on allotment plan at 25 dollars cash and 75 dollars later with 5 dollars monthly. 20 houses free, values range 1150 to 2250.
Mrs. Bisbee lectures on thrift while ruling the home with a firm hand in cleaning and closet purges. Mr. Bisbee, inspired by her lessons, discovers his wardrobe has become scarce and must wear older shoes and a gray suit to a sudden Michigan sugar bush assignment.
An antique ad touts Get There remedy for horses lems with a $2 bottle making 10 gallons of leg wash to keep legs in great shape. It also promotes Rough on Catarrh and Sore Throat powder for catarrh throat affections offensive breath and catarrhal odors at 25 cents.
An old pest control note advises mixing poison with mashed boiled potatoes or crumbled bread and placing it where roaches and ants gather. It warns to keep away from children and to burn down the area to destroy the insects.
Mrs. Oscar Cosgrove testified to the Board of Works on Wednesday that a change in the Temple avenue project from flint rock and macadam to brick came from a false representation that brick would be cheaper. The Board will investigate the claim.
Reinhold Stark sues Builders' Supply Co for 1000 in damages alleging loss of contracts and harm to his business reputation from using an inferior linseed oil he bought from the firm.
Incorporated entities include Citizens' Hotel Company of Winchester with Secretary of State Hunt as a leading stockholder and $25 000 capital. Osburn Kerr Dry Goods Company of Veedersburg with $25 000. Grube Smith Company of Terre Haute with $20 000. The Live Stock Proprietary Remedy Company of Fort Wayne with $24 000.
At Indianapolis in October the orthodox Quaker church plans to form a central five year body to oversee temperance education evangelism and mission efforts. Delegates from 17 yearly meetings will decide on granting authority to a central board and aligning the church more with other denominations.
A guardian and trust firm executive recounts preventing a planned elopement of a ward. The guardian monitored a suitor, who steered toward a marriage that could threaten the ward's fortune, and acted promptly as the elopement approached.
A man arranged to abduct a bride by staging a fight at the station to delay the couple. An athletic accomplice assaulted the would‑be groom, leading to arrests. The plan failed as the woman chose her own future, breaking the engagement and later marrying a man approved by the arranger.
The Bean Hill Beacon shares humorous vignettes from Indiana towns. Anecdotes note job applicant rush at Union Traction in Anderson, local gossip about Ace Smith trading a coonskin for charity, Silas Grizzle whitewashing a chicken-house, and Flossie Merriweather’s Kokomo visit. The Plainfield Progress disclaims responsibility for correspondent opinions.
Theodore Woo ster, a motorman, was hugged and kissed by 20 women on Elizabeth streets as a crowd cheered. A five year old girl ran onto the tracks. Woo ster slowed and braked, rescuing her with the fender basket, unhurt, while women fainted and then cheered the motorman.
In Philadelphia on August 21 coroner evidence says William Grazzeniski aged four suffered burns after playing with matches at 766 South Front Street. He received no medical care for five weeks as his Polish parents, unable to speak English, treated wounds with simple home remedies. Verdict: death from accidental burns.
A Indianapolis bookseller contends historical fiction popularity is fading. He notes Charles Major’s When Knighthood Was in Flower sold well locally, but later works did not, yet Major remains a near local figure. He cites March May best sellers and contrasts New York and Indianapolis lists, naming titles like Audrey The Right of Way The Crisis Dorothy Vernon Hadden Hall Mrs Wiggs and The Hound of the Baskervilles as movers in different markets.
Elwood Indiana residents near Pleasant Hill cemetery report ground hogs and other burrowers disturbing graves. bones teeth and clothing fragments appear at surface as animals return nightly to the sunken plots. locals fear the colony will not be removed without exhuming remains and moving them to another site. nearby church deserted and rumored hauntings add to superstitions among residents.
In Rochester, Thomas W. Stilsbury sues Miss Anna Collins for 28.31 claiming funds paid for railroad fares and carriage hires in 1896. Collins admits they were keeping company and unmarried, and seeks proof of the claimed loan or expenditure.
The defense moves to throw out the suit alleging expenditures in entertainment and noting that amicable relations ended in 1898. The filing hints at a breakdown in relations that affected the case.
ST LOUIS Mo Aug 21 The police seek George Chaffee accused by his brother Irvin Chaffee a motorman of being one of the men who robbed the Burlington limited train near Savanna Illinois on Aug 5 night
The Sun's liners claim guaranteed results with both phones offered at $8 each. Office location listed as 12.1% Ei. Ohio St.
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