Was It a Ghost in the Dowager House Awakening?
In this serialized tale, Tom Braxton confronts grief after his father’s death. A mysterious letter hidden with a cosmos wreath reveals the late father’s advice on wealth and responsibility. Tom rereads the unfinished note, questions guardian Matthews, and returns to his father’s room seeking solace as tension mounts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tom
Braxton
College
Passager -Spillman
James “Martin
James
Arbor
Matthews
Malvina
Tom Braxton
Gould
Tom Broxton
Sram Mae Bedstead
Jong
Andover College
Broxtons
Horace Matthews
Mr. Matthews
Inside the Making of a City Directory in Indianapolis
A Sun report details the labor and challenges of compiling the Indianapolis directory for 1899, noting that about 201,000 residents are expected, with methods, canvassing steps from Sept 10 to Dec 10, and issues like foreign name spellings widowhood roomers and creditors prompting extra canvassing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Augustus Murphy
R. L. Polk & Co
Directory Publigner
Mai
Prepie
Polk & Co
Relentless Cleanliness Rules at Prison Workhouse
The article describes strict discipline for prisoners entering the workhouse. They must wash old clothes, bathe, have hair clipped, and receive blue ointment if vermin is present. Guards, a wagon, and gong introductions mark transfers, with emphasis on personal cleanliness and orderly processing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Daly
Sergt. Kurtz
Bastile
Jerry Hollahan
Joe Steinruch
Wm. L. Essman
Gatling gun advocate claims weapon ends war
Dr. R J Gatling argues the perfection of the Gatling gun would stop all wars. He says the weapon’s quick destructive power shortens conflicts, citing battles from Santiago to Egypt and South Africa and urging wider government use to end Philippine fighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. J. Gatling
Dr. Gatling
Gatling
Santiago
Col. Roosevelt
Lieut
Parker
Philippines
Otis
Cuba
Early Teething Syrup Ad Claims Soothing Relief
An 19th century advert describes Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething in children. It claims gum relief and calming effects and notes a twenty five cents per bottle price with shirts free. Progress LI
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winslow
Wabash to Launch Weekly Sleeping Car to Los Angeles
The Wabash R. KR. Co. will inaugurate a weekly tourist sleeping car line between St. Louis and Los Angeles leaving St. Louis every Wednesday at 9 p.m. The first car departs Nov 1. For full particulars contact G. D. Maxfield at 42 Jackson place Indianapolis Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash R. KR. Co
St. Louis
Los Angeles
Cal
G. D. Maxfield
Jackson Place
Indianapolis
Ind
Not Guilty Assertion At Roberts Committee Hearing
The Roberts committee pressed an informal inquiry into past marriage and legal status. Roberts pleaded not guilty to alleged plural marriage since 1890 and argued the committee had no jurisdiction to try him without indictment. He demanded immediate consideration of his prim a facie right to a seat in the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roberts
Uncle Sam to Face Telegraph Competition in U S
Uncle Sam will feel the first effect of competition from the Pollak Virag automatic telegraph system as plans unfold to introduce the machines in the United States. The service aims to allow merchants and business men to send long letters at very low rates, making it affordable to send messages of about 100 words.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Uncle Sam
United States
Louisville school board condemns golf skirts
A chaotic wire dispatch reports the Louisville school board condemning golf skirts amid a barrage of brief items. Other notes cover transport to Manila, railroad pooling limits, wage hikes at Naumekeag mills, cotton gin negotiations, and multiple accidents and deaths in Alabama Maine and New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville School Board
Flintshire
Manila
Naumekeag Cotton Mills
Salem
Mass
Five Men Hold Diamond Prices Steady Above Christmas
Diamond costs rise due to market control by a small group and Boer War effects. Marcy's jeweler W C Kalb explains prices are 40 to 50 percent higher, with a global oligopoly earning over 4.5 million in dividends last year. Rubies and emeralds also climb as scarcity grows. Brooch settings show price jumps from 250 to 350 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. C. Isalb
Marcy
Kimberley
Kalb
Maysville Bellows Over Governor Bradley Response
Maysville Kentucky residents condemn Gov Bradley for not sending troops to guard Negro Coleman during a deadly burning. A Covington judge calls the governor's action a failure, while locals praise his decision as wise, and blame lacks of prosecutions for the blaze on the community’s better elements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maysville
Tarvin
Covington
Company Capital and Pledged Funds Reported
The article notes a company with capital of $1,000,000 and surplus of $70,000. Stockholders are liable for $31,600,000, totaling over $2,000,000 pledged for fidelity to its depositors.
The Health Habit and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
An essay extols healthy digestion as essential and recommends taking Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets after meals. It claims the tablets aid digestion without harmful laxative effects and argues they are essential like knives in the home, priced at a few cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stuart
Big Four Holiday Route Rates Announced
The Big Four announces holiday round trip fares of one and one third the regular fare for all points in Central Passenger Association territory. Tickets sold to students with proper certificates for term end validity to Jan 10. to the public Dec 23,24,25,31 and Jan 1 with return by Jan 2. H. M. Bronson AGP A P A.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Passenger Association
H. M. Bronson A,g
P. A
Free gold watches offered to Indianapolis Sun subscribers
The Sun announces a contest offering a free gold watch to every boy or girl who secures subscribers in Indianapolis. Participants must register in person, pledge four months, and deliver verified lists to The Sun office within 24 hours. Rewards scale with the number of subscribers, culminating in cash prizes and the watch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
J. C. Sipe
Waltham
J. C
SUN
Nno
Also Mentioned on This Page
Jeannette J. Walworth
H. N. Williams
Gentryville
Arabi Pasha
Miles
Utah
Crow Dog
South Africa
Progress
the Sun
Washington
Roberts Committee
Dudleyville
Ala
Alden Wildes
Kenneben
Port
Albert Gardner
Congressman Gardner
Atlantic City
Texas
Farmersville
Ellis Glenn
Hillsboro
West Virginia
Inlinois
Dean
the Omega
Pennsylvania Street
Majestic ‘Building
Chichester
Englash Diamand Sragt
Laooleg
Chicheater Chemical Con Indinas
Philada
Indiana Trust CO
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!