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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1900
Page
6
Washington reports from farmers bulletin No. 120 of the U S Department of Agriculture on the cigarette beetle. Entomologist L H Howard details how beetles and larvae bore holes in tobacco and reduce leaf quality while noting some buyers prefer infested short cut for cheaper price and a distinct flavor.
In Mount Carmel Pennsylvania Anthony Muscovich sues to recover $10 paid to Valentine Cassosky’s father Frank for marrying Valentine whom he had chosen. The court ruled the bargain to bind the daughter was invalid and ordered the $10 refunded.
Trenton New Jersey reports the state took custody of a prisonborn infant from Annie Mason, the mother, who remains incarcerated for three years. The child has been placed in a home away from the prison walls, with no disclosed location. Annie Mason says she longs for possession of her son when released.
Dr J L La Moyne visits Beverly New Jersey to verify Howrrd Bott account of a rattlesnake killing itself by biting its body and falling into a smoldering ring of grass. Bott spotted a tramp fleeing as the snake died. The investigator attests to the scene.
Washington Aug 27 The Department of Agriculture will issue a bulletin on U S mosquitoes by Entomologist L C Howard It covers their structure biology differences between malaria transmitting and non transmitting species and remedies Alaska miners and railway transport spread alert says Alaska mosquitoes rival New Jersey swarms About 250 species known 30 in U S Measures include pyrethrum powder kerosene cups screening mosquito bars and bed nets For bites remedies include glycerin indigo phosphate of ammonia
The six foot tall fossil of a man weighing 450 pounds, aged 1 000 to 3 000 years, was dug near Reno Nevada. Preservation is near perfect and the athletic figure appears 35 or 40 years old at death. Experts doubt it is an Indian body, noting features and feet resemble a white man.
The determination of whether he antedated the Indian remains hinges on examining the stratigraphic layer where the body was discovered. Without this geological context the timeframe cannot be reliably established.
At Rogers Park Chicago the skeleton of a seven foot four inch giant was discovered. Nearby were a copper knife arrow heads gold and a moccasin suggesting ancient artifacts and possible prehistoric habitation.
Mrs. P. E. Crego of New York and Misa Vareta Vatune of Jamestown New York said about $500 vanished on their San Francisco to Los Angeles journey after arriving Friday.
A quick roundup notes Bryan in South Omaha on Saturday night, a Sherman Texas denouncement of Akron mob activity, and a Rochester New York trolley crash injuring several. Also a Paris paper cites William and the czar visiting the exposition in September. A New York girl Caroline Brewer 11 commits suicide by carbolic route after quarrel with sister. Chicago building trades council orders plumbers on union jobs back to work. Futurity stakes for two year olds at Sheepshead Bay is the year’s richest event. Martin Herrion of Pittston Pa accidentally places a dynamite cap in his pipe and is badly disfigured though will recover. Rev W M K Hester of New Albany formerly Meridian Street M E Church will preach Sunday morning at his son F D Hester’s home. An advertisement claims Dean's Ointment cured itching hemorrhoids after other doctors failed.
For sale a model farm of 160 acres with 40 acres pasture located two miles from the city. See P. Pfisterer at 26 Virginia Ave. Also hear about Free Progress laundry and a phone number 1121. Includes familiar advertisement for Dutch Lunch sandwiches by Menninger's at Ohio and Illinois Streets.
Rushville and Return and Wia C. H. and Day offer a $1.60 round trip to the Rush County Fair. Tickets on sale August 2nd to 31st with a final return deadline September 1st.
Aug 27 report from Winsted Connecticut describes two local runners Jeremiah Sweeney and Septimus Deloy pacing a bear across a level two mile course between a district school and Clem Kegler's farm. The bear terrorizes the area, with a posse of ten searching woods all night as residents fear its return.
Georgetown Ky August 25 Tallow Dick Combs one of the alleged Goebel conspirators was freed on three thousand dollars bail Saturday Henry Youtsey shows marked improvement since Friday with doctors hopeful for his full recovery
Indianapolis market report details prices for smoked meats dry salted and pickled products. Bacon lard tenderloins fresh pork and hams are listed with per pound and per hundred weights. Vegetables fruits nuts and candies show varied wholesale and bulk pricing across multiple departments.
A compressed catalog of prices for groceries and commodities including sugars, coffees, teas, canned fruits and vegetables, meats, fish, seeds, leather, oils, flour, oats, and fuels. Numerous items list per unit costs such as confections at six dollars and change, beans and corn products, dried and canned fruits, farm seeds, and various leathers with扱. Prices show regional market values and unit measures across multiple suppliers and grades.
Timecard notes list trains on the Cleveland line and Big Four route with departures from city offices. Entries include Anderson accommodation at 6:45, Union City 4:50 pm, Cleveland to New York and Boston mail departures, and the Knickerbocker and Lag services with respective times.
Train schedule fragment lists Benton Harbor departures at 6.45 am arriving 2.50. 11.4 am departing 8.35 pm. and Wabash accommodation at 4 5 pm with 0.25 cm noted.
Schedule notes from St. Louis show early morning accommodations at 7.30 am for 3.5 persons with 8.4L, marked S. W. Lim. dispatches at 4 am and 10 pm. A late entry lists T. H. and Mattoon with 6 pm and 9.45 am times, plus ox and 2 pm 05 anf notation.
Train times and connections listed for Cincinnati Peoria Bloomington and Champaign routes. Notes multiple arrivals departures with ex and accom designations and transfers across Greensburg N Ver Louis and UST lines.
Schedule fragment lists train services between Springfield Columbus and Cincinnati with times for special and accommodation trains. Noted are Lynn accommodation, William City Ticket Office at W Washington St, Cincinnati trains including fast mail and Cin to Dayton connections, and links to Toledo Detroit routes with several times.
Train timetable notes list ticket office at 25 W Washington Chicago and various services on the Menon route. It includes night, morning, and afternoon departures with times and fares for Chicago, vestibule, accommodation, and connections to T C Mich and D and Chilim passages.
Readable fragments show December timetable notes for Indiana, Decatur and Western Railway connections. Mentions Chicago express departures, Tuscola accommodations, and arrival times with several illegible codes, indicating a historical rail schedule snippet.
A fragmented timetable shows departures and arrivals for Pennsylvania Lines routes including Philadelphia New York Chicago Columbus Richmond Piqua Madison Colum Ind Louis and Baltimore Washington schedules with various times and connections. The garbled OCR includes other line references such as Vandalia and Western express with unclear entries and partial station notes.
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