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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 13, 1906
Page
5
The veteran animal keeper recalls European and steppe hunts in 1899 tracking fourteen lions in a troop, noting the dust impressions and near encounters. He details a leopard near Pagani, where a chase ended as the leopard seized a baboon and fled, illustrating the hunter’s danger in missing versus wounding and the challenges of hitting fleeing game.
A long passage extols maternal wisdom on remedies from native roots such as Golden Seal, Black Cohosh, Unicorn, Blue Cohosh, and Water-Plantain. It cites Dr. F. Ellingwood and others praising these roots for nervous and reproductive ailments in women, promoting Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a non-alcoholic cure using Unicorn, Helonias, and other extracts. The text advertises Dr. Pierce and the Golden Medical Discovery, with address to the Buffalo institute and notes on glycerine as preservative and nonsecret formulations.
A hunter recounts near fatal leopard encounters and lion eradication efforts in East Africa. He details ambushes, traps, and escapes, noting the leopard's agility, tree climbing, and the lions' dominance. The narrative emphasizes danger, indigenous guides, and the brutal realities of hunting wildlife on the steppe.
The funeral for Afra Harrison, aunt of Mrs. Ida Dowsinay Barking, was held Monday at the home of Mrs. Barking. Mrs Harrigon, born in Philadelphia in 1543, has resided here since 1821, with father John Douginan noted for early Indian history.
One hundred guests were entered to a banquet at the Columbia club Monday night honoring Abraham Lincoln. Oran Perry served as toastmaster with responses by W. R. Myers of Anderon, Attorney General Miller, and Col. W. Holloway all praising Lincoln.
A vivid Victorian era sketch on the Valentine as a social force. It traces the comic valentine’s reach from mischievous boys to adults, noting satirical cards sell from comics to pricey tokens. The piece, rich in period detail, explores how valentines express affection and social tensions on February 14.
A brief notice promotes Tonsiline as an antiseptic remedy for sore throat sold by The Tonsiliga Co of Canton Ohio. It claims quick relief after a few doses with a first dose providing relief and advertisements price bottles at 25 and 60 cents.
The Loyal Knights of Columbus Indianapolis council will stage a minstrel performance at Englishs Opera House on Saturday evening in February to raise money for charity. The committee aims for high entertainment value, having spent several hundred dollars on the show, with ticket sales strong and boxes priced at two dollars. The event marks the council's first such entertainment and is expected to be a notable occasion for the order with broader plans for future similar entertainments. Indianapolis members will also join a forthcoming initiation in Madison, Indiana, while some will travel for the event.
Readers see decorative parasols with adjustable, removable covers for summer wear. The items feature embroidered vines, scalloped edges, satin ribbons, and floral accents. Models displayed in smart footwear and linen sunshade ensembles, highlighting fashion trends of the season.
H M Tongue died at his home near Burten after weeks of illness linked to contaminated poison from a cut finger. Doctors attributed the death to blood poisoning caused by the wound and infection spread, ending the man’s life despite medical care.
An advertisement extols Malta-Vita as the premier wheat based food. It describes whole white wheat steamed and mixed with malt extract to boost digestion, claiming Maltose content eight to ten percent and moisture under one percent. Malta-Vita is pitched as easy to digest, nourishing, and available from grocers for ten cents.
New York notes a man named Ernest Cala paid fifty dollars for two glasses of soda water at a store on Thirteenth Street. He had only fifty two dollars, and the proprietor offered to extend credit or provide the money back when Cala could repay. Detectives are seeking the clerk who vanished after leaving with the money. Also announced are free lectures on printing at Winona Technical Institute, featuring Mahoney and Johnson on press work and distinctive printing.
Grace P Thurston 25 daughter of former Senator Thurston Nebraska died last night after an appendicitis operation at Columbia Hospital. Her death follows a medical procedure performed yesterday. physicians logged the case as a fatal outcome of surgery.
A fragment describes various handbags and purses with ornamental touches. Items include a wrist bag covered with tearhoes, a grandmother's purse with beadwork, an envelope purse with decorative flowers, and a brochet purse.
Special to the Sun Washington Feb 11 A House vote of 153 to 60 tabled Renre Sentanee Adams' Di to cesture the whipping post in the District of Columbia The measure was treated as a joke by most members Dozens of amendments were offered before the final vote Representative Bartholdt of Missouri proposed that bachelors who fail to marry within six months after warning be burned at the stake Adams himself is a bachelor.
John Heinlein, age 4, son of gardener George Heinlein, died in Cincinnati after a bout of whooping cough during measles illness. He collapsed before a doctor arrived. Coroner Cameron plans an inquest to determine the cause of death and any contributing factors.
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