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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1905
Page
5
Wholesale department locations and branch stores listed with street addresses in a compact directory style. Includes multiple Washington street sites and Meridian, Delaware, Indiana avenues with notes on prompt delivery to all parts.
Alfred Leighton, back from fifty years of South American prospecting, visits Melville Barrett in Tarryville. Barrett recounts a mountain vision of a giant skull with blue glass eyes that guided him to a hidden chamber. There lay a casket of flawless sapphires worth vast sums, protected by the skull watching over the treasure.
Opinion by W H Heard ex minister to Liberia argues the United States cannot undo slavery era harms and racial segregation will lead to violence. He advocates mass colonization of African Americans to West Africa, forming a self governing nation, with 10,000 emigrants yearly to escape Jim Crow and lynching. He calls for colonization societies in southern states.
A Tiffin Ohio man, 3 P Warner, nightwatchman at Claypool hotel, was arrested by Deputy U S Marshal Martin in the post office lobby on mail fraud charges. He allegedly ordered flowers from A J Speck & Co of Fostoria, Ohio, but did not pay. He claims to be a flower salesman with a Toledo Protective Association card, used aliases, and posted bond was set at 200 dollars. He said his troubles involved unpaid shipments by others.
Charles A. Peabody elected to fill the vacancy created by Richard A. McCurdy's resignation at Mutual Life. He serves as director of several New York banks and major railroads including Illinois Central Union Pacific and Delaware Hudson. Peabody reportedly a compromise between board factions. previously only insured as director of British American Insurance Company New York.
Special to the Sun describes Queen Alexandra as aging but still beautiful, noting she has seven wigs mirroring each other worn on rotating days. It claims each wig travels to Paris for re-dress while another returns to London, and portrays her face as untroubled with smooth fair skin.
Dr Dearborn explains the infectious nature of colds and how they spread in poorly treated homes. He advises lifestyle steps such as fresh air, wholesome food, outdoor exercise, cleanliness, and avoiding drafts, plus cautions about self treatment and the risks of home remedies.
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