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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 30, 1901
Page
5
In Gettysburg Pennsylvania justice of the peace Samuel Hammers faces a comic crisis as he receives 2896 marriage proposals after advertising for a wife. He weighs civil service style selection and even considers a raffle while lamenting the impossible choice among diverse single applicants.
A new automobile stable at 23 E. Chiost will open after March 1 to store and service cars. Built of brick, 110 by 29 feet, the one story facility will include a repair shop, charging machinery for electric cars, and skilled attendants. Contractor W E Tincher aims for a March 1 completion if weather cooperates.
Josiah Ohl, special Constitution correspondent, reports American army abuses in Cebu, Bohol and nearby Visayas towns. He compares reconcentrado tactics to Weyler's policy, noting towns burned after fiestas and civilians harmed for telegraph wire damage. The piece warns of congressional discussion on US rule in the Philippines.
Hoosierisms lists items from Jamestown Press including editor Weavers offer to gift the paper to those unable to pay, a teacher candy expense custom, Rev. Murray’s North Salem protracted meeting additions, a Pansy club formed by Jamestown bachelors, broom corn value, advance washing machine payments scam, county fair land petition, a barn incident with a cow injuring a minister, a possible new Tipton opera house, Shoo Fly Corner note, a near poisoning incident in Wakarusa, a child’s brief carb bolic acid exposure, and a Santa Claus girl baby detail from Whitestown and Lebanon Patriot notes.
Four deaths struck the Meeks household in Columbus Mississippi over four days ending with Elizabeth Meeks’s death from pneumonia. Officials say the disease’s fatal form baffled doctors, following the burial of Senator S M Meeks.
The Grand Lodge of P M has borrowed 40000 at 434 percent from John F Wild Co to fund the building at the north intersection of Massachusetts Ave and Pennsylvania St. A first mortgage secures the loan, with payoff set at 5000 yearly. Also notes a Doans Ointment testimonial and piano sale at Baldwin’s Music Store.
A narrator recalls an old farmhouse encounter that sparks a famed singer's career. An injured baritone mentors a young woman, guiding her toward stardom before society observes the couple as a public romance and charity icon. Both share a destiny of singing and devotion.
Berlin plans for a new year push to form housekeeping unions modeled after Evanston plans. Led by prominent women in literary and philanthropic circles, the idea centers on centralized kitchens and laundries with large staffs to relieve members of domestic duties. Lily Braun argues centralized housekeeping is essential as women increasingly join professional work.
Milwaukee industrial school for girls frees Annie Sohn of Manitowoc after years as inmate to wed August Mach of Oolitic Ind. The couple, once Maple Grove residents, kept faith through letters as he works as a mechanic and prepares a home. State board of control recommended release. wedding expected soon.
Dr David Paulson in Chicago argues limburger cheese and spicy foods provoke nerve irritation leading youths to seek sedatives tobacco and alcohol He urges families to bury the cheese in backyards and warns cooks educate the public to combat this supposed cause of vice in the home and restaurants
H T McIntyre of St Paul Minnesota reports relief from a distressed stomach after using Chamberlain's Stem and Liver Tablets. He says they do more good than anything he has taken and recommends them to others through druggists.
Disease makes many a woman prematurely old and lists the signs of fatigue. Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription promises renewed health restoring vitality, complexion, and form. Testimonials from Mrs. Nelson of Oregon praise the treatment, which is said to cure weakness and inflammation. Dr. Pierce’s Common Sense Medical Adviser offered by mail for stamps and fees.
A historic household notice urges using Omega Oil for sore throat relief in children. It recommends rubbing the neck, applying a piece of flannel, and binding to the throat at night to help ease discomfort and prevent worsening illness.
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