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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1901
Page
5
A 1920s Indianapolis note on winter drinking habits. Hot Scotch, Tom and Jerry, oggrve era phrases appear as bar patrons warm themselves, with beer remaining popular in cold weather. The piece highlights favored old drinks, steady drinkers, and the lack of demand for new winter beverages.
An Indianapolis man extols California duck hunting near Palo Alto as a paradise for sportsmen. He describes night forays from a boathouse to a dawn setup, the routine, and a day concluding with a successful string of mallards and bluebills, ending with the satisfaction of returning to the station with game.
William B. Terwilliger of Middletown New York died after months of agony from a broken back suffered while aiding a intoxicated man. On a bitter winter night he carried the man to a hay loft and fell through a floor hole, enduring great pain. The death drew wide local concern.
On the New England coast Vera watches a ship struggle against a furious sea. Hal and a brave pilot save the vessel but both men die, leaving Vera to confront guilt and a change of heart as Hal returns alive to claim her.
Local notes report W J Ohming and Lizzie Lubs wed last May in secret. Indiana Republicans plan to storm Indianapolis on Tuesday December 31. Hog butchering for holiday use. Spaugh nearly drowns crossing Haw creek. Elwood Groves builds a six acre frog farm north of Huntington. Councilman Hale named mayor of Shelbyville after Roth. Cigar sales target wives and sweethearts this season. New Palestine gets a new M E church. Center Point Clay county sees mumps epidemic. Scottsburg Chronicle urges waterworks and electric lights. Whetstones flood Orange county production. Tipton rats disrupt homes. Muncie musicians split with national body to join Knights of Labor. West Lafayette girls go tobogganing on a curved board.
Police supt Taffe recalls a night shift stint at the police station then hired an old man to cover a fair shift. A gambler at the fair posted a 25 dollar cash bond which vanished when the old man wasn’t watching. Dr T N Bryan loves pumpkin pie and a neighbor delivered a colossal pie meant for the doctor to a church fundraiser by mistake.
The Home Wulschner Music Co extends a Christmas invitation appealing to all ages. The five floor store promises a grand, well stocked music selection with presents spanning pianos from Chickering to Lippman, violins from beginner outfits to rare European instruments, and cases priced from 25 to 15 cents.
A fragment notes a pursuit down a hill thwarted by the Wabash river with bystanders rescuing people described as college boys. It reports Mrs Arvin Davis of Logansport accidentally scalding her young son with boiling water and his leg burns but he is expected to recover.
In Baltimore at Ascension church on December 21 Edward Hall aged 86 and Mary Hooper aged 69 wed. Hall described as a great-great-grandfather and nearly blind, with Hooper guiding him to the altar. The bride had known Hall’s first wife who died seven years prior.
Signor Sanzogno, famed music publisher, doubles prize money by offering $10,000 for the best one act opera in any language. He will stage the winning work at his expense in Milan during the 1902 international exposition, highlighting Mascagni's Cavalleria Rusticana as a past winner.
The list records obituaries of Elizabeth McClellan 67 Franklin Abraham W Chapman 64 Muncie Moses Gates 95 Valparaiso Dr Peter Drayer Hartford City James McCauley Kokomo Samuel Hutchinson Vincennes O D Richardson Elwood Charles L Hoffman Lafayette James Pearson 68 Sullivan Mrs Allen Darby Brownsboro Alfred Waggoner 90 Plainfield.
Fire at the Blue Front hotel in Fowlerton damaged furniture but most of it was saved. David Current's grocery in Redkay suffered about 600 dollars in damage. Joseph Carroll, a pioneer from the Dun Kirk jail, burned his bed and bedding to keep warm and would have perished if fellow prisoners had not pulled him out.
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