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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1902
Page
6
The article argues fleshy weight comes from proper food and digestion and suggests Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets aid digestion after meals. It claims the tablets supply natural peptones and diastase to weak stomachs, no strong drugs, and are widely sold in the United States Canada and Britain at 50 cents for complete treatment.
In Chicago a new cooperative society offers decently priced burial for all ages from 75 cents to 8.50 per year. With $10,000 capital, promoters provide a casket hearse carriage crape pallbearers and room furnishings.
Police interrupted a brutal scene at Bo ward's hotel finding Mrs. J. S. Reagan with throat cut and breast wounds while her husband Reagan bore a slash on his chin. She claimed jealousy motive, he claimed burglary. In Texas a windstorm near Navasota caused a destructive cyclone with property damage but no fatalities.
A stubborn cold or bronchitis yields to Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil more than to other remedies. Used persistently for a few days it can break up the cold. A nighttime dose helps when waking congested and coughing, offering relief beyond typical cough medicines.
Isabella Underwood, a New York actress, sues a garment firm for 10000 damages claiming a new waist and garter ad uses her likeness without consent. She describes public displays in Rochester and New York extended from trolley cars to subways, causing embarrassment and distress.
Miss Kate Cas satt McKnight won a seat on the Allegheny city school board over W. S. Mayer and Wm. Pennington. The donor of charity and a DAR leader, she advocated saving Fort Duquesne’s blockhouse and surrounding it with a park.
Vaclav Gadlee and Henry Bretz, nearby farmers, arranged a child trade of Bretz’s nine year old son John for Gadlee’s eleven year old daughter Emma, after Bretz offered four girls for Emma. the deal was recorded by the county clerk in Topeka after Gadlee consented when a load of corn was added as a bonus.
Norfolk judge rules necessity does not excuse crime in coal theft by Thomas James. Justice Ely notes hardship does not justify stealing. U.S. Judge Baker calls James's release on such grounds humorous and affirms the law rejects this defense.
Clark Tripp, an engineer at A D Scribner's steam mill in Stony Creek New York, had a broom handle driven through his neck by a revolving engine part. He pulled it out himself and shut down the mill, then received surgical aid and began recovering.
In Newaygo county, Michigan, Mrs. Margaret Price recounts frontier life from Croton in 1847 to Newaygo, where bears and wolves roamed. She hid her children in the cellar to protect them from bears during water fetches and recalls Civil War service of her husband. Her son Ananias cares for her during 15 years of illness and prepares to mark his mother and his own milestone.
Evanston Illinois 14 year old Frank Ely Rogers was abducted by his aunt Florence A Ely last summer. James C Rogers his father launched an endless chain campaign asking recipients to forward three letters to three friends urging them to continue the chain. Circulation includes photos and descriptions of the boy and aunt with letters reaching Indianapolis and other cities as part of the nationwide effort to locate the pair.
St Louis orders Major Edwin A. Godwin to report as commandant of the Jefferson guard for the fair. Tacoma chamber of commerce to send a 2 foot cut of a fir tree for Washington's exhibit. $500 raised to move it to St Louis. Colorado miners prepare $150,000 mineral exhibits. Iowa debates an official state exhibit. Mexico plans strong federal district representation. Virginia roanoke mass meeting aims for legislative support. New Jersey shifts from $25,000 to $100,000 fair appropriation.
In Cleveland Ohio on February 26 Republicans acknowledge Charley Salen used a strategy by placing Dan R. Hannas former wife May Harrington Hanna on the 15 member Democratic women executive committee to oppose a school ticket backed by her ex father in law Senator Hanna. A Republican secretary questions propriety while a postmaster notes women as free to vote. Republicans announce enrollment will continue at headquarters through the primaries.
An Indianapolis display features satin corsets from a major firm with Miss M. E. Nolan as demonstrator. The piece argues corsets must be properly fitted by a trained fitter, describes how to lace, and notes demand for cleaning and repairs in the city.
Mount Gilead Ohio February 26 A farmer near here recovers his 4 year old daughter kidnapped by Romani travelers nearly 27 years ago. The girl, renamed Amy Frantz, proves her identity with a distinctive birth mark and a locket connected to her lost wife. Both father and daughter now live happily together again.
Miss Frances Copass, teacher at Hall Moody Institute in Martin Tennessee, sues for salary after being dismissed for supposed social interference. Trial reveals first class qualifications and broad classroom praise, trustees claiming right to limit social calls. Court finds in Copass’s favor, trustees now responsible to reinstate her or pay for a year’s work.
The First Ward Democrats met Tuesday night organizing a group of 40 members. Officers include President John Konersman, Vice-President A C Arbuckle, Treasurer John DcCaufe, Secretary James.
In Xenia Ohio on February 26 Hartford Carter a full blood Seminole man aged 106 was found in poverty and to be sent to the infirmary. He was married at age 103 and would not object to another marriage since his wife died recently. Mrs Mildred Hines 41 of 519 E Court Street was declared insane Tuesday and is partially paralyzed. Mrs Maggie Hurton 26 wife of Edward Hurton of 446 8 S Meridan Street was also declared insane and believes friends seek to injure her.
An advertisement offers a free trial package of a weight loss treatment from Prof F J Kellogg of Battle Creek Michigan. It claims to reduce fat, relieve heart and lung strain, and improve well being with a natural scientific home remedy. Readers are urged to send name and address for the sealed trial kit and directions.
The Halibut Express, nine cars of fresh halibut, one car Puget Sound salmon, and one car Squamish valley hops, arrived in Boston from Vancouver, B C. It is the first through fish train from the Pacific to the Atlantic and it ran on passenger express time.
Over sixty thousand users stopped stomach medicines in three months and rely on Hyomei to cure coughs catarrh croup bronchitis pneumonia and consumption. The Bureau of Vital Statistics reports a 34 percent drop in consumption deaths attributed to Hyomei. editors claim no other remedy influenced this decline.
Claiming to kill disease germs in the air we breathe HYOMEL is promoted as the sole inhalable germicide for croup bronchitis and consumption. It offers five days free treatment from The R T Booth Co Ithaca N J and a lifelong inhaler with 50c monthly supplies.
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