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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 02, 1903
Page
6
Miss Ina Glosa, of Paragon, died after a fall on December 3. The report notes she did not appear injured at the scene. In Crawfordsville, Paul Montgomery, eldest son of Wallace Montgomery of Linden, was seriously injured by an accidental discharge involving a firearm.
An old advertisement describes rickety children with loose joints bow legs and soft bones as an atypical disease. It touts Scott's Emulsion as a tonic supplying hypophosphites and nourishing cod liver oil to restore nourishment, flesh, and growth and claims rapid improvement in affected children.
Scattered notes from Indiana towns report a shotgun incident in Muncie with Ward Willama in hunting, Emma Sweeney knocked by a train near Anderson, D W Minghail’s DePauw laboratory acceptance, a flour poisoning near Brownstown, Isaac Showalter’s golden wedding near Brockville, 30 smallpox cases in Harrison township, Kokomo Elks temple dedication, and a fatal gun accident involving Rey Callett near Van Wert Ohio.
Indianapolis leader George J Knox urges the colored population to divide their political support between parties. He notes barriers in the North hinder skilled labor and highlights employment, wages, and industrial education as top needs. Knox, born a slave and publisher of the Freeman, cites unions and integration as key, praising southern progress.
Allen M. Bailey, Indianapolis actor, wrote Bound to Silence a domestic melodrama set in Indiana with scenes in South Bend and Lake Maxinkuckee. The plot follows two brothers, illegitimate and legitimate, who face birth secrets, a New York study, a Lake Maxinkuckee rescue, and a dramatic mill climax ending in tragedy and reconciliation. The work, produced by a Halley company, may debut for one night, then three performances, and be booked for next season or the following year.
Lory claims he was bumped out of fifty five thousand five hundred dollars tied to a fake foot race on a summer tour with Tislow. Colorado Springs officials promised more firings over the incident. Three Crull brothers from Madison township are jailed for similar offences and George Crull serves a sentence at Anderson for assaulting a young person.
John arrested on charge by a Madison township young woman. Dr Wood's Norway Pine Syrup promoted as a soothing remedy for children, claimed to treat throat and lung diseases.
An old nurse for children Mia Winslow's soothing syrup for teething is advertised as a universal remedy. It claims to soothe the child, soften the gums, ease all pain, cure wind colic and diarrhoea, priced at twenty five cents per bottle.
Miss Johanna Ascher and Benjamin L. Barnhard wed at night beside the open coffin of the bride's mother Mrs Agder, who had died days earlier. Rabbi Halperin officiated as Samuel Ascher gave the bride away. The ceremony occurred despite the family mourning, aligning with Mosaic belief that the dead remain present.
An advertisement promises a four free trial treatment from Dr Lipes aimed at heart lungs kidneys stomach blood liver skin and nervous system disorders. It claims the method rapidly displaces old cures and removes disease from the body.
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