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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1901
Page
5
A nostalgic look at doll evolution from rag and wax figures to bisque heads and factory dressed outfits. The piece tracks price ranges from 10 cents to 2.50 and notes shifts in popularity, quality, and accessibility for American girls and their Christmas stockings. It highlights old styles, costs, and the move toward ready made dolls versus handmade bodies.
John D. Rockefeller returns to Barrytown home looking drastically altered with shaved mustache and rapid hair loss. The financier, valued at 200 to 300 million dollars with a yearly income of 20 million, has diet and stamina concerns since 1891, living on simple meals and enforced restraint. He tends a vast Pocantico estate, walks daily between home and Broadway office, and foregoes smoking, alcohol, horses, and sailing to avoid further illness.
Two British officers debate the bravery of Dr Hackett in Begumabad. A tiger drags the doctor, who coolly frees himself by feeling the tiger’s heart. He survives and the regiment laughs at the prior doubt about his courage.
Colonel Carr confronts Doctor Hackett about a staged display of cowardice. The doctor admits he shot at a tiger under a skin trap, saving his life with a second lethal shot to the heart. The tiger dies, and Carr and the group concede the doctor’s true bravery.
A mix of short items from Indiana: John Dodd sells fruit trees in Montgomery County. many schools closed due to cold. An Oxford suitor proposes by humorous caucus letter, a quick reply confirms a unanimous nomination. Ray Raymond James and others hunted on a farm and faced a prosecutor. Fred Huggins of Elkhart dies from excessive smoking. Greensburg holds a day of prayer and revival. A Fort Wayne card thanks an insurer for prompt claim payment. Van Camp Packing Co of Indianapolis to contract for 300 bushels of tomatoes for Worthington.
An Ontario woman aged wife fades as illness worsens, described as a warning vision. A physician warns of impending trouble and promotes Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription to regulate periods, heal internal issues, and restore vitality. Testimony from Mrs. Joan Cooke credits the reform to a regimen including Favorite Prescription, Golden Medical Discovery, and Dr. Pierce's Pellets.
The Swirl of Society reports the Fortnightly club Christmas party Thursday. Gen and Mrs Lew Wallace stay at the Blacherne for the winter. Rev F E Dewhurst and family visit from Chicago over holidays. State weddings noted in Elwood Cen terville—Nettie Lee with Arthur R McArthur and Minnie Dynes with John B Plankenhorn. Alice Shiel and Sadie Sheerix return from Notre Dame. Mrs R R Shiel hosts a card party for her daughter Monday. Sterling C Gardner, ex Indianapolis, wed Sarah Sawyer Dec 5 in Los Angeles. They’ll live with the bride’s parents in LA. Mr and Mrs G G Tanner host a holiday house party. Mr and Mrs Walter Hale, noted actors, will visit Indianapolis Tuesday for three weeks. she is formerly Lotise Closser.
Big Four train strikes David Logan of Goshen, likely fatal. Charles G. Lucas of Greenfield dies after falling from a scaffold at the Downing glass factory. Infant child of John Morrow of Crawfordsville perishes in a burn. A dress fire from a stove harms a person. Perry Lease of Elwood, Tin mill worker, falls on a hot iron prong, penetrating the skull and likely fatal. Comrades extract the prong with tongs. prognosis poor.
An American supervisor in Rizal province notes changes in Filipino dress under American influence, with women adopting English and Parisian styles and youths moving away from birthday suits in backyards. He praises diplomacy and gradual development, stating the better class seeks peace and reform, while local residents propose funding schemes for large undertakings. An ad promotes Dr Thomas Electric Oil for burns cuts and bruises with instant relief.
A short promotional note promotes Omega Oil as a remedy for rheumatism. It advises drinking two to three glasses of water at night and two to three in the morning to help flush acids through the kidneys. The text highlights pore absorption and topical rubbing, touting Omega Oil as a versatile liniment at two shillings per bottle.
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