Dull Real Estate Week Quiets Market Before Holiday Rush
The real estate market remains quiet this week with few transfers as cold weather and Christmas thoughts slow activity. Brokers report many inquiries for farm and business properties, expect substantial building next spring, and note prices keep property trading slowed. Plans advance for Mastern apartments and several new structures downtown as builders anticipate a healthier year ahead.
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Scott & Carpenter
Hiram Plummer
Indianapolis
Virginia-ave
South St
W. E. Stevenson
Doctor Roos Cures Typhoid By Freezing Patients
A New York doctor, Lester L. Roos, claims he has discovered a cure for fever and typhoid by freezing patients. He uses a long rubber ice bag with pockets, wraps the patient in a wet blanket, places them in the bag, and packs with ice until nearly frozen, keeping them in a refrigerator to restore normal temperature and claim a complete cure.
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Lester L. Roos
New York
Fatal case ties to compulsory vaccination in Philadelphia
Coroner investigates physician after 2 year old Dora Ixrisler dies from blood poisoning following forced vaccination. Mother opposed the jab but a tall bearded doctor administered the shot at her New Street home. Child became ill within hours, arm swelling and convulsions followed, death occurred five days later. Medical examiner cites blood poisoning, tetanus not confirmed.
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Philadelphia
Dugan
Dora Ixrisler
Angney
Dora
A.E. Keller
Keller
Awful Task of Julia Prindiville
Julia Prindiville a 16 year old waitress supports a ailing mother and crippled father and an inert dwarf niece in a shack. She endures nightly care and abuse at home while earning four fifty a week. A probation officer discovering the case sent the dwarf to juvenile court and Julia remains employed at the restaurant.
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Chicago
Julia Prindiville
John Prindiville
Julia
Dunning
Prindiville
JuHa
A Hobo and a Thief Speak on Their Trade
A lingering quote explores why hobos and thieves share a plan. It notes thieves fear being stopped, their “good” thief status at police stations, and the challenge of disposing stolen goods. In Indianapolis fences are rare, pawnshops face risk, second hand dealers lack reports, and many thieves end up in workhouses. Honest living is preferred, unless one can crack a $50,000 vault.
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Indianapolis
Allen
Wellington
STECK
Decker
Schubert
Conover
CABLE
Kingsbury
Williard
Tragic Carbolic Acid Deaths in Brooklyn Home
In Brooklyn on December 21 three year old Florence Douglass and her 15 month old brother Harry died after drinking carbolic acid. Locked in the kitchen, the siblings obtained the bottle from a closet while their mother Annie Douglass was away at a grocery. Florence reportedly helped the boy with a drink before consuming the rest. Neighbors heard screams and forced entry. Dr Fulda of the German hospital treated them but Florence died that night and Harry soon followed.
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Brooklyn
Florence Douglass
Harry
Truxton St
Annie Douglass
Florence
Fulda
Engagement with Grace Van Deventer Ends in Breakup
Quincy Alabama December 21 The engagement of H Walton Rumsey of Chicago to Grace Van Deventer daughter of Judge Van Deventer is terminated by the judge who cites Rumsey s convivial habits The couple met at the Chicago art institute and news says Rumsey s conduct in town prompted the rupture Rumsey is described as Harvard graduate and socially and financially satisfactory to the judge before the breakup
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Quincy, AL
H. Walton Rumsey
Chicago
Miss Grace
Judge van Deventer
van Deventer
Rumsey
Harvard
Century Calendar by N. W. Ayer Promises Better Year
Philadelphia promoters N. W. Ayer & Son unveil the Twentieth Century Calendar for 1902. With artful sheets and green backgrounds, the calendar pairs beauty with business wisdom. Priced at 25 cents, copies are available from Ayer at Chestnut and Eighth Streets. G. H. Clay, M. D., dentist, notes move to 150 N. Lincoln Street.
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N. W. Ayer & Son
Philadelphia
Chestnut and
Eighth-sts
A Good Cough Medicine Recommended
A letter from W C Wockner of Toowoomba endorses Chamberlains Cough Remedy as an excellent cure for a two month severe cough. The statement, volunteered by a respected resident, urges others to try the remedy, noting it is sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
W. C. Wockner
Mr. Wockner
Canton Report Clears Mrs. McKinley Health Rumors
Canton residents dismiss rumors about Mrs. McKinley as unfounded noting her health is as good as in years. Since Dr Rixey left in October she has not needed medical attention or a nurse. Family physician Dr Phillips visits weekly or twice, with Dr Portmann dropping in occasionally.
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Canton
McKinley
Washington
Diamond Hidden in Cutter's Finger Finally Found
A Denver diamond cutter named Smith lost and later found a one sixteenth carat diamond wedged in his finger after his hammer slipped during setting a locket. The stone remained unnoticed for fourteen days before the injury revealed it.
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Denver
Smith
The Swirl of Society Features Upcoming Weddings and Entertaining
Miss Alta Curry will entertain Miss Winifred Dewhurst on December 30. Mrs. John L. Griffiths hosts Miss Foulke of Richmond during the holidays. Mrs. H. R. Allen travels to Washington to visit Senator and Mrs. Fairbanks. Mrs. John H. Plum and daughter Edith Thompson hosted a large reception Friday afternoon. A dinner dance at the Columbia club Friday night followed dinner at seven with dancing two hours later. Invitations are out for the marriage of Miss Nellie Brannon of North Indianapolis to Walter B. Holloway of Peoria, at Home Presbyterian Church on January 1.
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Alta Curry
Winifred Dewhurst
John L. Griffiths
H. R. Allen
Washington
Senator
Fairbanks
John H. Plum
Edith Thompson
Columbia Club
Nellie Brannon
North
Indianapolis
Walter B. Holloway
Peoria, St
Home Presbyterian Church
Indestructible Okey vault promises safe modern burial
The Okey sectional cement burial vault offers protection and preservation for contents. It is built of steel and cement mortar in reinforced sections two inches thick, with a steel frame for strength. When assembled it appears chiseled from stone and keeps graves secure.
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Okey
Okey Burial Vault Co Extends Capacity Ambitions
Patent allowed. The Okey Burial Vault Co led by Edmund Dwyer as president and A M Sweeney as vice president plans expansion due to growing demand. Directors include D G Coulter N P Groff P L Sweeney and Herman Weinberger. Factory at 61 443 S Pennsylvania St will soon be too small. offices at 209 210 Law Building.
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Okey Burial Vault Co
Edmund Dwyer
A. M. Sweeney
D. G. Coulter
N. P. Groff
P. L. Sweeney
Herman Weinberger
Fine California Wines Bottled Goods Schuller's 219
A fragment noting Fine California wines and bottled goods at Schuller's store located at 219 Jenret A N Merl. The text is terse and lacks full context or dates.
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California
Schuller’s
Jenret A
N. Merl
Soothing Syrup for Teething by Mrs Winslow
Mrs Winslow offers soothing syrup for teething children claiming to calm fussiness soften gums and ease diarrhoea. The ad touts a twenty bottle supply and positions it as the best remedy for teething discomfort.
Big Four Excursion Rates To Major Midwest Cities
Big Four announces holiday excursion sales for December 24 25 31 1901 and January 1 1902 with low round trip rates to Chicago Peoria St Louis Louisville Cincinnati Dayton Columbus Cleveland Buffalo and other CPA territory points. Sales open to the public and students with certificates with return by January 8 1902. Call Big Four agents in Indianapolis at No 1 E Washington St Massachusetts Ave and Union Station for details. Also notes miscellaneous bargains including a Jersey calf gasoline and gas engines.
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Chicago
Peoria
St. Louis
Louisville
Cincinnati
Dayton
Columbus
Cleveland
Buffalo
Big Four
Indianapolis
Washington St
Massachusetts Ave
Union ‘Station
Dr. J. B. Jordan Named Noted Indianaplis Physician
A passage extols Dr. J B Jordan of 1813 N Meridian St Indianapolis as a leading United States physician. It claims unmatched cures in chronic diseases, describes his diagnostic method, and cites dramatic recoveries in blindness deafness paralysis cancer and lung ailments. It notes free examinations and promotes the Lung Renovator sold worldwide.
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United States
J. 8. Jordan
N. Meridian St
Indianapolis
Ind
U.S. A
Jordan
T.e United States
Canada
England
Germany
Two liquor license notices filed in Indianapolis ward twelve
The subscriber will apply at the Marion county Board of Commissioners January term 1902 for licenses to sell intoxicating liquors in quantities under five gallons with on premises drinking privileges. John Fleckenstein announces a Morris street front room at No 1601 W Morris St in Jacob Traub's Southwest Indianapolis addition Ward 12. Fran Eras announces a Morris street front room at No 1102 W Morris St in Davis Nordyke addition Ward 12.
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Twelfth Ward
Center Township
Board of Commissioners
Marion County
State of Indiana
Morris-st
W. Morris St
Jacob Traub
Indianapolis
City of Indianapolis
Center
Marion
Indiana
John Fleckenstein
Board of County Commissioners
Morris St
Davis, Nordyke
ERAUS
Train Schedules for Cleveland and Connecting Lines
The clipping lists multiple train services with times for the Cleveland line including Anderson, Union City, and New York exchanges, plus Benton Harbor, St. Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Peoria, and Springfield routes. It shows departure and arrival times across lines, with express and local services, and notes abbreviations for trains and days of operation.
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Lim. Ds
St. Louis
Lim
D S
Chicago
Lafayette Accom
Lafayette
Fast Mail
White City
Chi
Night Ex
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Express
Greensburg
Wash. Flex. Sd
N. Ver. & Louis
Peo
Bloom
Champaign
Pep
Springfield
Columbus
Col
Ohio
Lynn
Pennsylvania Lines Timetable Fragments at Stations
Partial rail schedule lists departures and arrivals for Pennsylvania Lines and Vandalia Line. Includes stations at Illinois Washington streets and Chicago routes with multiple times, express and local services, and ticket offices.
Train schedule fragment for Lake Erie and Western routes
Partial timetable shows Tol., Chi. & Mich. service at 7:00 and 10:25 am, Tol., Det. & Chi. at 12:20 pm and 3:23 pm, plus Mun., Laf. & Lap. limited at 7:20 pm and 0:25 pm, reflecting a midstream schedule snippet.
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Lake Erie & Western. R
Chi
Mich
Det
Mun
Laf
Lap. Spe
St. L. Mand
Chi. Express
St. L. Ex
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Washington and Waitcousts
Eastern Building Company
A. B. Meyer & Co
Wenzell and
Downey Sts
le. Crouch
Twenty-eighth-st
Ashland-ave
Hannah A. Mansur
Ohio St
G. T. Porter
English-ave
Jesse Fletcher
Appletree Lane
J. Bl. Kring
New Jersey St
C. Pierce, Jr
Eleventhst
Florence W. Lyon
Canitel-aye
Frank P. Sherer
Emery R .Moser
State Ave
New York St
Charles E. Akers
Elizabeth Mayer
Peter Scheib
Brightwood-ave
Twenty-fifth-st
Dora Isensee
Mary 4A. Thompson
Eleventh-st
Alabama-st
Hale
Pike
Philippines
Luke E. Wright
Tennessee
Philippine Islands
South
Philippine Commission
Taft
Sence
G. H. Clay
N. Liinols St
the Gazette
Toowoomba
Australia
Aetna Cabinet Co
Incorporated
West
Maryland Street
C. F. Whitaker
N. del. St. and
the Sun
M’kinley
Harding & Miller Music CO
Pennsylvania
Henry Karstadt
Brill Dyeing and Cleaning Co
Mass.ave
N. Lilst
Merz & Ribble
Telephone
4. S. _Jordan
N. Meridian _ Street
Usiness Universit
E. J. Heeb
Indiana Oil Tank Line
Oliver and
Hadley Ave
Rouse & Mayhew
Opticians
Monument Place
E. Wash
Cleveland Line
Pennsylvania Lines
Illinois
Washington-sts
Phila
N. Y
Balt
Wash
Louis
Rich
Piqua & Col
Mad
Pittsburg & East
Pitts
East
Spencer Accom
Louisville Accom
N. Y. Lim
Dayton & Xenia
Richmond
Martinsville
Nisom
Martinsville Accom
Col. Mad
N. Vernon & Mad
N Y
Martinsville Ac
Logansport
Vandalia Line
T. H
St. L
Ind. & Louis. RY
W. Wash-st
Dezart
Express
Monon
W. Wash
Cincinnati Fast Mail
Tol
Detroit
Dayton Lim
Yotedo
Indiana, Decatur
N RY
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