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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 19, 1901
Page
6
A fragment notes lawyers journalists and others with indoor work suffer constipation and may find relief and cure through unspecified means. The text hints at medical or public health guidance but offers no concrete treatment or source.
Alma Bromo Salt is a nature made laxative tonic from Alma Michigan. It is promoted as cleansing the bowels improving liver and kidney function and calming nervousness and low mood. The product is effervescent pleasant tasting and claimed to not cause griping.
A promotional offer from Michigan Drug Co Detroit sends a free sample bottle postpaid upon writing. Alma-Bromo Salt is sold by druggists at 50 cents a bottle.
Harry Stover, 26, elected Republican nominee for Marion mayor after a ten‑day campaign. A traveling salesman born in Up land, he served in the Spanish American War and has lived in Marion most of his life. Stover, a popular figure, was unmarried and previously little known outside his business district.
Doctors who attended President McKinley face requests to fix bills for their services. They argue they served the nation, not a private individual, since cabinet members summoned them at the bedside. An appropriation precedent exists from Garfield, and Congress may consider funding McKinley’s physicians.
In New York on December 19 five fourteen year olds admitted to repeatedly setting fires at a Chelsea jute mill to gain days off. They confessed to 36 incidents over three months endangering 1100 workers as they were frightened into quitting.
In Cleveland police court a man known as Damit McFarland appears limping as Judge Williams asks for his first name. Officers confirm the name and the judge, after a brief exchange, releases him with the statement you are discharged.
The peroxide solution used for hair is found to whiten teeth as well. Dentists inject bleaching agents into discolored teeth through small holes, gradually lifting edges from black to pale and finally to snowy whiteness. The method promises to spare front teeth from porcelain or gold caps.
William Gleason known as Brudder Bill Gleason longtime St. Louis Browns short stop and four-time pennant winner, was seriously injured when a hose reel overturned while responding to an alarm. Driver James ONeill also injured. both were removed to their homes and expected to recover.
The funeral for C. E. Hollenbeck will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday from the residence 2511 North Meridian Street. Rev. R. S. Osgood of the Mayflower Congregational Church will conduct the rites, with interment at Crown Hill.
George Marko is barred from his Perth Amboy home after he refuses to wash his hands. He filed a complaint alleging his wife prevents him from eating indoors and forces him to sleep in a shed. Mrs Marko counters that he is an railroad section gang worker who won’t wash after returning home.
In Smithville Georgia, Charles Mitchell, a wealthy Black planter, hosted prominent white guests at his table while supervising dining. He then guided tours of his farm and facilities, highlighting racial tensions in the community. On the Marseilles steamer Kleber, forty six crew members were rescued after the ship went ashore. six others stayed with the vessel.
An old train dispatcher recalls a near disaster on a single track grade. A passenger train started up while a freight descended, forcing two wrecking trains and surgeons to move toward an inevitable crash. The tale emphasizes the odd prelude to the wreck rather than the collision itself.
Mrs. C Reeder of 214 W Georgia Indianapolis says Dr A W Chase Nerve Pills stabilized her nerves and eased long standing neuralgia. She purchased them at Hinders drug store and reports steady nerves stronger health with neuralgia and shifting pains vanished.
Real estate notices advertise daily Sand locations and property listings on Saturdays. The Sun highlights available parcels and prices with emphasis on daily deals and regional terrain.
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