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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1902
Page
5
A debate in Indiana on death proofs contrasts doctors tests with undertakers assertions that only body decomposition proves death. Physicians cite heart beat absence, breath moisture on a mirror, eye pupil response, finger color, and other signs, while some undertakers now await early decomposition before embalming.
A notice advertises a free book from Phelps Sanatorium Battle Creek Michigan outlining non surgical treatment for diabetes Brights disease and kidney ailments. The facility promotes its programs, luxury amenities, and ongoing physician oversight as part of its care approach.
An Indianapolis man recalls a Kansas town during prohibition where selling liquor was restricted. He traveled through tunnels to buy a quart for 25 cents, noting it tasted remarkably good despite the effort and higher price.
Parkersburg reports Thomas Cart, a violent lunatic who escaped an escort to the insane asylum, has been captured in Stinson creek near the Braxton County line. He had roamed through Clay Braxton Roan Calhoun Gilmer and Nicholas counties, terrorizing residents and allegedly planning to kill three people. He will be sent under guard to the Spencer asylum.
A man identified as Bas tel. 4 was struck by lightning Wednesday evening in Valparaiso Indiana. The storm wrecked two barns and damaged three residences.
George William Cook, a retired British soldier, is under arrest in Halifax on charges of murdering his wife Lydia Arnold Cook, whom he wed six weeks earlier. He reportedly cut her throat with a razor at their residence and went back to sleep beside the injured body. He allegedly stated he loved her and was willing to die for her.
In Harrodsburg Kentucky Miller Andrews kept a seven foot four inch blue racer and his shepherd dog as pets. After a rabbit lured the snake toward the farmer the dog bit the reptile and both animals struggled in the house. The dog died within two hours and the snake died when pulled from under the bed. Andrews cared for both pets each fall storing the snake in the orchard until warm weather returned.
In Shickshinny Pennsylvania on July 25 an attempt to blow out Ralph White’s coffin by dynamite failed to move the body. The county court ordered the burial in the churchyard despite protests and prior grave removals. Relatives had kept guards at the grave until last week when they withdrew them.
Evie Thompson daughter of John Thompson abandoned a planned wedding to P. H. Wilfong at Montrose West Virginia. She eloped with W. R. Rennix to Cumberland and wed there. Father Whitong pursued the couple as a train vanished around a bend.
In Bloomington Indiana a young girl, daughter of Isaac Gardner, pulled a kettle of hot water from a stove and was scalded to death. Fire and police investigated the fatal accident at the family home.
Mrs Minnie Smith slept while her husband William Smith returned home and demanded breakfast. He opened bedroom shutters to wake her, causing her to seek police aid. Judge Tracy fined Smith $100 in Dayton street police court for disturbing the peace.
An assortment of patent medicines and pest control products promotes Wells’ Tone for hair color and Rough on Rats and Cockroaches. Ads tout instant relief shampoos, non poisonous roach preparations, and rat and mice exterminators with prices and warnings about imitations.
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