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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 30, 1900
Page
6
A historical column portrays John D Rockefeller as the richest American who suffers from dyspepsia and diet limits. It describes his restricted meals, inability to enjoy comforts, and health-driven exile to the Adirondacks, noting his drastic change from tycoon to frugal farmer.
In Essex Market police court a vagrant named Ioon Bloch, ragged and unwashed, told a crowd he once dreamed of wealth. Lawyer Higman Rosenschein claimed Bloch’s family, including a German father who died recently leaving 50,000 marks, awaits him. Magistrate Deuel sent Bloch to the work house for two weeks.
Commission merchants report a drop in the water melon trade due to continued wet weather early in the season. Water and cantaloupes are said to be killed by the damp conditions and melons lack their usual sweetness. The huckleberry and blackberry season is closed though trade remains brisk but softer than in other seasons.
Dr. Geo W Nasa of Indianapolis notes fewer illnesses this damp season than in previous years due to better drainage. He warns dry summers may be more dangerous as dust carries fewer germs and spreads illness further.
Ed Dandrich, a young man, survives with a four inch square silver plate in place of skull bone after a June head injury from a saloon fight. Surgeons warn even small jolts or crowd noise could trigger insanity or death, and he remains unable to endure any movement or sound without risking collapse. He was discharged from Lakeside hospital and escorted to the central station to file a complaint, though wagon rides spell danger for him.
Gen. J. B. Carnahan of Indianapolis rode at the head of the Indiana brigade in the Detroit K of P parade on Tuesday afternoon. Mounted on Gov. Pingree's chestnut charger, his military bearing drew comment from bystanders. A veteran recalled Carnahan as a former colonel of an Ohio regiment and praised him as a dandy. The Indiana brigade, led by Gen. James R. Ross, was senior in rank.
A sensational offer claims a new Lec trocine Deafness Cure can be mailed free for home use. The Dr Mary Lock Co promises a painless treatment that gradually improves hearing, even for those born deaf, with a no cost trial sent to any requester.
In New Brunswick a sewer contract dubbed the hoodoo job dies with Jordan Moody as an east bound train strikes him while he stood under the Pennsylvania railroad tracks. Moody, the contractor, died instantly prompting workers to blame the so called hoodoo amid prior accidents and illnesses among laborers.
The Hoffman House in New York announced on Tuesday that Richard Croker would take the stamp after the state convention. He declined details and said he would speak a little about trusts.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as boosting appetite and curing indigestion and dyspepsia while easing nerves for sweet restful sleep. It also promotes Hood's Pills as a preferred laxative.
Gardner's at 128 Meridian offers watch repair services with neckbands put on free. Progress laundry operates nearby and telephone contact is 1121.
Daily schedule notes include 5 sleeper cars and various car types marked P for parlor, C for chair, D for dining with Sunday exception. Route listed as C and St. L. R. Big Four Route city. Ticket office at 1 E Washington St.
Train timetable snippets list Benton Harbor express departures at 6.43 am and 2.50 pm with a later 4.50 pm 2.25 am Wabash accommodation.
Train timetable fragment lists Cincinnati Express and Greensburg connections with departure and arrival times. Includes lines for Cincinnati accom, Cin W flez, N Ver and Louis, and N Ver and Lois with partial times and mismatched letters.
Timetable notes morning and afternoon departures between Peoria and Bloomington with connections to Champaign. Faint entries list times such as 7.25 am 2.40 pm for Peoria, Bloomington, and Champaign service, plus 11.50 am 6.08 pm and 4.19 pm 10.35 am for connections.
Train connections show Ohio routes with times to Columbus Springfield Cincinnati and Detroit. notes include City Ticket Office address at 295 W. Washington St Cincinnati and various arrivals and departures for multiple trains and days.
The Chicago Indianapolis and Louisville Railway Monon Route shows ticket office at 25 W Washington St Chicago. Services include night express with departures around midnight to early morning and Chicago express with morning departures. Vestibule and Monon accommodation trains run daily with afternoon to morning times.
A fragment shows timetable details for Lake Erie and Western RB. R. T. and connections to Michigan with listed departure and arrival times. Additional services include T., BD. and Chilim. and M.,L. and L'porie sp with corresponding morning and afternoon slots.
Incomplete timetable notes show December and St. Louis express trains with Boston connections. Times list departures and arrivals such as Chicago to Tuscola and miscellaneous legs, including 911.50 and 92.49 financial figures and late evening transfers.
Train offices list multiple routes and approximate departure times between Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington Pittsburgh Columbus and Indianapolis with stations at Vernon Madison Martinsville Dayton Xenia Logansport and Chicago. Several services show morning departures and occasional sun only notes. Arrivals include late evening times and a 10.20 pm to 6.40 pm range.
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