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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 13, 1909
Page
3
The advertisement touts Cascarets as a fast selling remedy with millions of daily and monthly sales. It claims five million dollars spent on promotion and warns of imitators and counterfeiters trying to steal Cascarets goodwill.
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a time tested laxative and cleanser for the digestive canal. It claims they strengthen bowel muscles and keep children safe from serious illness, emphasizing their vegetable, harmless, reliable and efficient nature.
An old warning against dishonest marketing for Cascarets by Sterling Remedy Company. The ad touts the genuine CCC tablets and cautions buyers not to accept bulk sales while noting a gold plated cosmetic item offered for ten cents in stamps.
New Albany Ind Jan 13 danger of coal famine has passed and river activity has resumed. A fleet of barges has arrived in Louisville. The river is rising and it is expected that acres of barges and boats of coal will be coming down from Pittsburg every week
The report from San Francisco dated January 18 notes a state rat case resulting in a $5,000 fine.
Muncie Ind Jan 13 Mr and Mrs John D Sullivan and Mr and Mrs Elmer Sullivan depart for a south and west journey by wagon The sixteen by seven foot wagon carries beds a Davenport cooking utensils a gasoline stove chairs and bed clothing They plan six weeks south then west visiting several western states return north for a pleasure trip The motive power is a team of horses and they expect to fish in Tennessee and other states.
Auditor D Coe reports Wayne County receipts totaling 185 581 44 with expenditures 137 475 32 leaving a treasury balance of 48 106 10 The main income source was tax collections which boosted the county fund by 94 006 79 The new county depository law proved useful with 4 387 50 interest paid by banks
Richmond Ind January 13 merchants platform proposed by Indianapolis Commercial club and endorsed by civic commercial and political organizations was presented to the Richmond Young Men's Business club and referred to the proper committee. Members favored the bill.
Davenport Iowa January 13 The Three-Eye league directors rescind Chicago action and order a 140 game season schedule with May 6 opening and September 16 close. Salary limits for individual players were fixed in a prior meeting.
A tasteless odorless discovery allegedly cures drunkenness secretly given by a woman in tea coffee or food, prompting alarm over covert remedies and possible abuses.
An advertisement extols Foso Hair and Scalp Remedy as a non dye hair food that quickly cures scalp diseases. It claims to restore natural color and gloss, stop hair loss, promote new growth, remove dandruff, and renew vigor by nourishing roots and scalp. Eyebrows and eyelashes may also flourish.
Warsaw Indiana January 13 L H Henry will be taken to Fort Wayne for a grafting operation to place a lower lip on his face after a cancerous growth caused disfigurement. Funds were donated by an emergency church board meeting of the Methodist Episcopal church to cover the trip and procedure.
Ed Saeler, jailed for two to fourteen years in the Jeffersonville reformatory after a holdup in Indiana Harbor, says drink ruined his life. He came from a Pennsylvania family. his father a police sergeant and his brother an officer. Saeler, once on the police force, drifted west, met toughs, drank, and began robbing for easy money until caught. He accepts the sentence, blaming booze.
In Marion Indiana on January 13 revival meetings at the First Methodist Church draw large crowds. Evangelists J. M. Kerr and H. W. Kerr preach and sing together nightly. Several new members join as the revival gathers momentum.
Miss Chlois Mae Snyder born May 7 1888 in Council Grove Was is 34 inches tall and weighs 38 pounds. She has long black hair and brown eyes and wears a No 6 shoe. Her father a railroad brakeman died 13 years ago. She is the eldest of four and makes her home with grandparents in Laurel Ind.
The new Christian church in Dunreith Indiana will be dedicated Sunday with morning and afternoon services. The ceremony follows completion of construction and will feature local congregants and church leaders.
A promotional coupon offer instructs applicants to fill in their name and address on blank lines, mail the form along with ten cents in stamps or silver to J F Stokes manager at 8569 Fosto Building Cincinnati Ohio, promising a prepaid $1.00 package mailed at once.
William McElroy was fined $5 and costs in city police court on a charge of intoxication. Failing to pay the amount assessed he was committed to jail for fifteen days on bread and water sentence.
Greenfield Ind Jan 13 The Bradley M E church begins preparations for the North Indiana conference to be held in Greenfield on March 31 Committees have been formed with chairs Albert L New I A Goble J F Reed J W Cooper Robert L Mason C M Curry B L Barrett Dr J M Larimore and John H Binford leading printing and other tasks
Danville Ind January 13 Nine townships sent deputies to a temperance meeting as they plan a county option election in February or March. The Brownsburg saloons are the only ones left in the county and are expected to close unless the county option law is repealed. One Brownsburg keeper reportedly plans a drug store once the county votes dry.
Huntington Ind January 13 William Dimond blacksmith received a letter from Captain G E D Diamond aged 113 who wrote from Oakland California. The captain claims to be the oldest physical culture athlete and the oldest man to write a book in America or Europe and notes volume writings. Dimond wonders if they are related while cherishing this remarkable correspondence.
Owensville Ind January 13 W W Smith of this city is at work gathering material for another volume of his book A True Record of the Marriages Deaths Accidents Storms Fires etc of Owens ville and Its Vicinity He has already published two editions and the public finds the book valuable as a reference when disputes arise over local fare or incidents and the book helps settle controversy
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