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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 06, 1902
Page
6
An ideal medicine for catarrh, Stuart's Catarrh Tablets are presented as a palatable internal remedy. The ad argues tablets reach the stomach and blood to kill catarrh germs, contrasting with inhalers and sprays. A Pittsburg public speaker praises relief after two months, and the tablets are priced at 59 cents per full-sized package.
Philadelphia February 6. Dr. Alex McKay confirms Ivan Smith of Baltimore was elected coadjutor to Bishop Whitaker of the Protestant Episcopal Diocese of Pennsylvania. High church factions backed Rev R H Nelson. outcome on Smith’s acceptance remains uncertain.
Judge Allen recently allowed Calista Siders four thousand dollars from her late husband Wm. H. Siders estate. The remaining sixteen thousand, as specified by the will, passes to their children.
In Shenandoah Pennsylvania on February 6 a large warehouse at Indian Ridge colliery burned, housing supplies and machinery. Nearby a powder magazine held 500 kegs of powder and several boxes of dynamite and caps was saved by volunteers who moved the explosives just before the magazine burned half an hour after removal. The colliery is owned by the Philadelphia and Reading Coal and Iron Company.
Describes a cancer treatment with claims of curing hundreds of cases quickly. Quotations from Geo W. Yost James McMullen and Mrs J Woodrow praise the remedy and urge readers to send name and address to receive information and testimonials free. Provides box address in Lebanon Tanijo for Dr Curry Cancer Cure Co. requests immediate writing.
Advertises free trial bottles of Zoa Phora for women with irregularities and female troubles. Claims dramatic cures and cites numerous Indiana testimonials from Mrs. Beade to Mrs. Woodard, urging visits to local druggists or mail requests for a free bottle and a copy of Dr Pengelly’s Advice to Women.
Superintendent Power says he knew nothing of Fairbanks bill blocking navigation on White River north of Marion county line until reading about it. He notes past efforts to gain a war department decision on a Riverside park lock were dropped and the board would allow outside boats if the river is nonnavigable, with caution about unsuitable parties aboard.
Jeremiah Horn aged 80 a county pioneer died at his Spartansburg home after years of paralysis that began with a rat bite on his hand several years ago. The illness gradually spread through his right arm and body with the bite cited as the cause.
Garry Estell a fireman at the Lakewood hotel quits after learning he is heir to 35000 from a sister in law. Antonio Manges a coal passer at the same hotel is told his aunt left him 12000 in new bills and buys patent leather shoes before resigning to marry the girl he loves and move to California.
W R Jarrett of Tuborville Pa advertised for a wife. Miss Dorothy Shaffer of Wilkes Barre answered, exchanged pictures, and he traveled to marry her. He found she could not read or write and could not read the letters she wrote with a friend’s help. The engagement is said to be broken.
In Hazleton Pa on February 6 Rev Hussey of St Gabriel's church launched a temperance bid saying he would rather see women in his congregation tied to a telegraph pole and whipped than allow them to send their children to saloons for a growler. He has begun a campaign against drinking.
Irwin Gamewell, described as deaf and helpless from a paralytic stroke after a head injury, was sentenced to prison Tuesday in Vincennes for grand larceny. The incident followed an encounter with Jailer O Connell of Terre Haute.
The steamship Cavour, grounded on Long Beach during the latest storm, was floated at 4 a.m. Thursday and towed into the harbor. The vessel appears not to be badly damaged after spending days on the sands off Long Beach since Sunday. The crew endured hourly life threatening seas during Sunday and Monday.
Wiley Gam bill county commissioner is believed owner of a genuine Cremona violin. He bought it for a small sum from a southern Illinois farmer who found the instrument in an attic. The violin bears the date 1787 and the name Stradivari.
The railway steel spring company is organized under New Jersey law with a capital of 20 million dollars. It will acquire all U S concerns that manufacture steel springs for railway equipment. Blanche Lang seeks divorce from Charles Lang alleging cruelty.
A large free trial bottle distribution event is planned in Indianapolis on Saturday February 8 and Monday February 10 at numerous drugstores. The advertisement lists many local pharmacists and shop addresses offering the medicine, inviting the public to call for the free trial.
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