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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1900
Page
6
Detroit December report details Francis A. M. Pattee of New Boston who, crippled at birth due to a war department error, seeks compensation. The article traces his life from infancy to photography, notary work, and political activity, noting Congresswoman Smith backing a special pension bill.
A Lake Mills man FE N Harvey reports profitable mink farming with a first known farm. He plans expansion from about 20 minks to 290 next summer as Belgian hares supply meat for feeding and mink pelts fetch around 3 dollars each. The facility includes a 4 by 22 foot shed and outdoor yard with a natatorium.
Cincinnati and Return $4.40 Dayton and Return $4.40 Toledo and Return $8.40 Detroit and Return $10.15 Via C H and D Railway Tickets sold Dec 22 23 24 25 31 Jan 1 1901 Final return limit Jan 2 Call on agents 2 W Washington st and Union station
Fragments advertise picture framing at low prices. The notice mentions Pond er's Photo Studio and Art Store located at 29 Massachusetts Ave. The language is promotional with a focus on framing services and low pricing.
Louise Finnegan, sister of a New York banker’s wife and Stock Exchange member, died in Bridgeport from starvation. Discovered by Supt of Charities Brennan in an attic on a bed of straw, she had crust of bread and dried lemon as nourishment. Her mother, aged and worn, was found in a stupor. Burial costs were paid by the town. the wealthy sister was away.
East Worcester, Dec 19 motion of romance shocks village as John Jeffers a prosperous farmer engaged to Miss Ethel Merrithen asks the minister to refuse to officiate the wedding. The bride remains willing to marry once he gains courage to face the ceremony.
In Philadelphia a 14 year old girl nicknamed Little Mary endures severe jaw pain at the Pennsylvania Hospital after a paving accident and a rare lockjaw. Doctors use a custom instrument to gently pry her jaw open enabling liquid feeding. Meanwhile in Paterson a barber shop theft ends with Policeman David Gibson chasing two boys and a blanket theft, capturing both suspects.
Cadet Eby testifies at Booz inquiry defining hazing terms including Wooden Willie for continuous gun drill Football for repeated leg raises and Eagling on tiptoes He notes the fainting can occur and recalls briefly feigning exhaustion during drill prompting startled reactions from inquisitors and spectators.
Miss Elizabeth Van Stetland, 17, heiress to 2 million dollars, has chosen love over fortune by pursuing Frederick Harmon, a New York traveler. She was arrested in Iowa after her mother exposed the relationship and is held at a police station. If she keeps meeting Harmon, she could lose her inheritance under her father’s will. The reunion with her mother was emotional as she refused to abandon the relationship.
A 400 pound hog is brought into a Charlottesville court to settle ownership. Thirty witnesses claim the hog knows its youth with half siding with plaintiff Robt. Bruce and half with defendant Watkins. Watkins wins when the hog responds to his greeting.
A local reader notes strong recovery after using Dean's Kidney Pills, praising relief from bladder weakness and insomnia. The advertisement cites H J Huder's drug store and Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo as sole U.S. agents, with a 60 cent price and the slogan Remember the name Doan's.
A dated timetable fragment lists multiple train services including daily sleepers parlor chairs dining and chair cars. It shows departures and arrivals for Chicago to cities such as Anderson Union City Cleveland New York Boston Cincinnati and Greensburg with varying times and notes on express and accommodation trains.
In Albany New York a baby girl named Agnes Clark born to James Clark of the West Albany railroad shops is reported to have a full newborn dentition. The tale says the father planned to buy a set of teeth for a friend but could not, and the mother’s distress is blamed for the prenatal dental development. The infant is described as bright and healthy and warns against touching her mouth.
Fragmentary OCR of scheduled departures and arrivals for Indiana Decatur and Western Railway lines. Mentions Chicago connection, Tuscola accommodation, mileage and times with several abbreviated notes and prices. Details are unclear and partially garbled.
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