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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 07, 1908
Page
3
An assorted sale ad lists ladies garments and fabrics with prices. Items include pants and vests, union suits, hose, handkerchiefs, shirt waists, shawls, corset covers, night robes, and various fabrics such as serges, mohair, Poplar and Danish cloth, linen crash, and bed comforts priced down from manufacturer levels.
Rev. Geo A Troutman of Mt. Washington Missouri and Rev P E Swanstrom of Grantsburg Wisconsin praise Peruna for catarrh throat spasms diarrhea and overall health improvement. Dr Hartman and assistants announce Peruna tablets now offer a solid tablet form equal to a dose of Peruna.
In Greater New York elementary schools more than 300 classes lack a regular teacher with 400 classes taught by substitutes or trainees. 700 teachers are urgently needed. City Superintendent Maxwell cites a “bargain days” plan for licenses and notes changes in normal college studies contribute to the scarcity. Chairman Stern links shortages to curriculum shifts.
An unknown man in Hartford City tried to swap his hat for meat at the Rapp market claiming his family was destitute and hungry. The clerk questioned the tale and sought further verification of the man's plight.
A man pawned his hat at a second hand store. He returned shortly, without headwear, having sold the hat for 50 cents to buy meat for his family.
Anna Murphy and Lizzie Kennedy fed a fawn near Calicoon when a buck and doe appeared. The buck pranced toward them prompting the girls to climb a fir tree. Farmer Kennedy, his son, and a dog arrived. the buck fled. The girls survived unharmed.
The grand jury indicted Edwin M. Van Dick a former Bureau of Printing and Engraving chemist and Victor Bloede Baltimore company president for conspiracy to defraud the government. They allegedly arranged Bloede’s firm would pay Van Dick a liberal percentage and that government inks sold to the bureau funded that scheme. The government is said to be defrauded of between 70 000 and 75 000 dollars.
Postum is described as a pure cereal drink with no medication that, when boiled per directions, provides food value and nourishment. It is claimed to be a remedy for many coffee related diseases. The ad invites readers to seek the famous book The Road to Wellville.
A short kitchen note describes mixing one pint grated corn or canned corn with one egg one teacup flour and butter with salt and pepper. Fry spoonfuls on a griddle in small cakes until golden.
A Wall Street broker John Joseph Armour vanishes with a million dollars leaving daughter Margaret to face scandal. Stella Gordon helps her star in The Dear Girl as the masked figure uses disguises to pursue the money. In a tangled plot Sir George Bassendyne plots, Giorgio is killed, and Lancelot Armour confronts identity.
Signor Gaetano Zucchi visits Martin's and meets Honorable George Bassendyne, exchanging notes. Zucchi sublets Madison Avenue flats from Arthur Sacheverel and traces Armour’s disguise while plotting Margaret Armour's ascent. Armour detects a clove scent and feels fear as the chase tightens.
Harrison Monument commission chairman John B. Elam recommends beautification of University Park. He proposes removing two trees, planting shrubbery around the monument exhedra, and adding a walk to connect the monument with the New York Street sidewalk.
A historic pudding method mixes boiled rice milk eggs and sugar. Cook into a thick custard, fold in lemon rind, then top with lemon juice and browned meringue. Serve as a delicious lemon flavored rice dessert.
A well known citizen extols Blackburns Castor Oil Pills comparing their value to gold. in a sick room he would trade gold for the pills, claiming they restore natural functions and relieve constipation, boosting his earnings as he recovers and praises the remedy over others.
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