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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1891
Page
3
Young trumpeter saves outnumbered troopers at Otter Creek
In scorching August heat at Otter Creek Col Mack’s garrison holds firm against Indians. Willie Scott, a young trumpeter, volunteers to reach the relief general and brave pursuit through a night chase. Wounded, he pushes on and signals relief at dawn, helping turn the battle and saving part of the command.
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Col. Mack
Cache Creek
Old Jack Jonas
Jones
Willie Scott
Old Jones
Pete
Bonkie
Cormrade
Kansas City Times
Evening Wear Care and Washington Etiquette Tales
A guide for evening dress suggests perfumed tepid water glycerine rose water and powder to brighten skin. The piece notes Miss Stowe's declining health at 80 in Hartford with frequent letters but little conversation. It also surveys Washington social customs including return calls by officials' wives and odd anecdotes of etiquette and misidentifications.
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Hartford
New York
Myra
Stowe
Washington
Capital
Scott's Emulsion and tonics boost appetite and weight
The ad claims hypophosphites lime and soda with cod liver oil in Scott's Emulsion improve appetite and digestion and raise weight. It asserts cod liver oil is mainly food and that the product combines both to maximize benefit, while offering a free book on careful living. It promotes secrecy and mail delivery for treatments of sexual health issues and other conditions by M Abbet, M D, Indianapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Secret weapons purchase tied to Crested Butte strike
Officials in Crested Butte Colorado are secretly buying guns and ammunition as strife with workers grows. A farmer named Seidler in Weir City Kansas is alleged to have poisoned three of his children, causing their deaths. An air brake failure on a limited train between New York and Albany caused a fatal crash into a coal train in Newburg injuring two trainmen. Rev J T Abernathy of Raleigh South Carolina allegedly kissed Mrs Grimsley on the street prompting her husband to shoot, leaving four bullets in the minister and three in the husband.
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Crested Butte
Col
Seidler
Weir City
Kan
New York
Albany
Newburg
J. T. Abernathy
Raleigh
S. C
The Witty Catalogue of Quotations and Oddities
A collage of fanciful definitions, stray phrases, and ads from a late 19th century page. It includes eccentric portraits of humanity, plus train excursion rates and local tradesmen offering engraving and printing services.
Unlawful Gas Service Interference Provisions Enacted
The act makes it unlawful to connect or reconnect gas mains or pipes without a written permit, to turn on or off valves or to alter mixers or heating with gas without proper authorization. Violators face fines from five to one hundred dollars on conviction.
Engineer regains hearing after treatment by Stackhouse and Newlin
W M Rankin, a 17 year city water works engineer, describes chronic catarrh and ear discharge that impaired hearing. After treatment by Drs Stackhouse and Newlin, the ear discharge stopped, hearing returned, symptoms subsided, and Rankin gained 15 pounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
MS. Ranakin
City Water-Works
Drs
$5 Treatment Offer From Drs Stackhouse and Newlin
Public notice from Indianapolis doctors Stackhouse and Newlin offering cure for catarrh and related diseases at $5 per month. Treating all curable chronic diseases with medicines free by mail and in person at 203 North Tinonisst. Limited to January 1 expiration. initial treatment required now.
Wanted Help column notice for personal assistant
An invitation to use the Wanted Help column in THE Sux. Readers may respond by calling the listed phone number or sending postal requests. The notice mentions a public office address and a free service to place help ads.
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Tae Son
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