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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1903
Page
6
A health column argues for a mixed diet of grains fruits and meats. It cites Dr Julius Ramson and promotes Stuart's and Barmitzky Dyspepsia Tablets as aids to digestion, warning against cheap remedies and touting digestive principles like pepain and diastase.
Reports from Monroe indicate that Lieut Clay Uvana faces charges of wilful neglect and insubordination, with dismissal from the army possible. The case follows a sharp letter sent by a young lieutenant after a prior arrest involving horses. Evans is the son of a former Penalon commissioner and current consul-general to Grest Hillain.
The House resumed consideration of a bill to create a department of commerce. Mr Richardson moved to amend by eliminating the department. The minority favored a separate labor department. The measure failed by a 16 vote margin.
In Congress a major development accelerates a new standard of value and coinage system. The House and Senate move to approve a rebate mechanism for a cluster of measures tied to the standard by next week. The Philippines context is noted as a backdrop to the broader reform effort.
Mrs Jan 1 and Mr Jazep Bevelheimer chase a Saturday coat bargain advertised by a local store. They left five miles in the country at 1130 p m Friday and reached the store before midnight, adjusting plans after a time error to secure a $14 coat for Mrs Hevelheimer.
A period-style note claims Eskimo people and lumbermen rely on fatty foods for warmth and energy. It mentions Scott's Emulsion as a recommended remedy for those with cold bodies or vulnerable to disease, with unclear attribution to Joan Hiceta and New York.
In New York City on January 1 Hon. Leatle Shaw secretary of the treasury addressed the Pan American customs congress. He urged a common language for Pan American trade and argued for liberal customs practice with three conditions for refunds. He highlighted uniform weights and measures, interchangeable currency, and closer intercommerce among republics.
The house pages pressed a favorite representative to buy cigars saying buy for me one on the house. Each boy drew a penny for a week of service and the eager group, seldom seen, crowded the cigar stand, turning the small earnings into a comic fortune for the day.
Jan 1 Chicago motion for a new trial in manslaughter cases of Capt George W Streeter Henry Hoenke and William McManners over Jatin 8 Kirk death was overruled Saturday. Streeter shed tears during the ruling while Hoenke and McManners served as guards on the district. Streeter backed by a trust owning land at stake, front strip claimed by Streeter.
Buffalo health officials record December death from elephantiasis, a rare tropical disease. The 45 year old woman, lifelong resident, died in mid December after months of care by Dr Bodendender. It is the citys second death from the illness in a decade. Health commissioner Greene notes he has heard of it but never encountered it.
The Indianapolis natural gas case again faces delay as the Indianapolis company has not yet filed a detailed answer to the city's complaint seeking to halt a gas shutoff. The filing was due Saturday, but company attorneys could not attend the Nobleville hearing, which moved the case on change of venue.
In Middletown Connecticut George Waterhouse a Civil War veteran presumed killed is revealed by his brother Frank after an absence of 42 years. Waterhouse recounts being wounded and hidden by Confederates, living in Texas and Ohio, and later working for firms in Cleveland and Cincinnati before returning to his family in Tylerville. He explains he changed his name to survive and plans to visit his Pennsylvanian home before returning.
Mary D. Wilson of Evanavilla, president of the Vanderburg county association of charities, writes a forcible article on poor asylums. A pictured county asylum scene shows a man admitted to the Southern hospital for the Insane in 393 and discharged unimproved in 1% to make room for acute care. He later joined the county poor asylum, and after a troubled tour, married the young woman shown. their child is theirs. The piece argues for legislative reforms to improve conditions.
New York Doctor Charles C Barrowe described experiments on a colored woman at Bellevue hospital. Blood drawn from her arm yielded virulent nep theemia bacteria. Temperature reached 108 degrees and pulse 190. An injection of 500 cubic centimeters formaldehyde gas in a large vein produced immediate effect and the patient is now practicing well. The case draws attention from medical circle.
A crowd of about WW men and boys seized coal care on the Wheeling road Saturday carrying away five carloads. The grand was equipped with wagons and other transport. The National Malleable Co. to whom the coal was consigned, and railroad officials knew of the daylight robbery but could not check it. The lantern work was witnessed by a large crowd.
In Dayton Mrs. W. H. Hark perishes in a house fire. Kansas City hosts a woolgrowers meeting. Vienna reports Turks massacred 200 Macedonians. Paris notes B. Cabel author of The Chimes of Normandy is dead. Chicago forms a land buying and colonization group for Canada. Denver notes unchanged senatorial outlook and a vow for Monday. New Orleans reports Standard Oil buys Beaumont assets. Chicago indictment against Hobert Burke for falsifying books quashed. New York says Denay Gibson to wed Marquis Rudin. Stamford previews mature-catching contest amid growing mice fears. West Newton reports two men killed by a boiler explosion. another fatally injured.
About 100 women and children were locked inside the city dispensary as Dr Don Lang reported a potential smallpox case. The wealthy Chinese physician lost cash, jewelry, clothing, and personal items valued at thousands, while his wife Jesammine and chef Chon Wong Yu were central to the intrigue. Police separated scuffles at a Worcester theater where Florence Burns faced a hostile reception during her second appearance.
A fragmented Indiana roundup notes Carnegie funding for a public library in Hensselaer, shelter sought in Alexandria, a judge tied to Craw ordville, and a notable university banquet plan in Lafayette. Other items include a mail carrier’s stormy weather relief, glass works layoffs in Kukumo, burglary sentencing in Madison, a proposed rail franchise near Warsaw, and gas meter damage from cold snaps in Elwood.
Local reports describe a promised dig factory and an anwmill arriving from Haubstadt to furnish lumber for a new Jeffersonville reformatory project. The scene includes disciplinary actions against two guards for alleged indecency tied to a wall display near the main entrance.
A Japanese student Miss Misa Sato from Akita, bound for nursing training in Cleveland, describes leaving Japan to study in the United States. She notes English learning, hopes to aid humanity, and recalls missionary-conveyed education, Akita’s distance from Tokyo, and American city life influencing her aims.
An old nurse product for teething children promoted by a Mrs Winslow. The ad touts soothing syrup easing teething pain, softening gums, and relieving wind colic with a price of twenty five cents per bottle. Ends with piano sales mention.
A fragmented ad listing titled Bargains In Upright mentions advertising aid for renting rooms selling items and general notices. It references costs and phone details across multiple lines, urging readers not to waste ad space and to send notices to a publication titled THE BUN. The banded text is garbled but centers on classified-style bargains and notices with contact numbers.
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