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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1904
Page
8
Directly on the beach at Virginia Vave Atlantic City NJ. Hot and cold salt water baths in all rooms. Phones in bedrooms. Special inducements for June offered by Oshorne and Painter. Delights of the seashore beckon this month.
A two year old boy, son of H Ruckelshaus, narrowly escapes serious injury after a Union traction car strikes his mother on Massachusetts Avenue near St. Clair Street. The child falls between the rails but crawls out unharmed. The mother is frightened but uninjured. the driver stopped within feet of the impact as bystanders and firemen react to the horror.
In Brightwood an Indianapolic section remains typhoid free. Locals tout wells from Brightwood waterworks and Dig Four shops as pure, cool, and inexhaustible, drawing directly from Lake Erie. Officials claim no limit to supply and praise cleanliness, while residents resist city plans to abandon the plant.
A newsboy boasts he can sell a paper to the first passerby on a Washington street corner. A traveling man, already with a paper, accepts the bet and buys after being challenged with a nickel. The scheme works, attracting several more buyers.
Three major railroad company presidents visited Indianapolis routing through from St Louis Crawfordsville and Cincinnati. A J Coesatt of the Pennsylvania, Melville E Ingalls of the Big Four, and William H McDoel of the Monon spent about two hours touring the area and departing after brief layovers.
A-era as bookmaker talk circulates around Indianapolis for the Chicago derby with rumors of a betting hook, but bets were quiet at Tren's and Shea's establishments and no book opened due to insufficient offers. No formal action occurred and chatter subsided as wagers remained unclear.
Report from Indianapolis notes the Sunday closing proposition for barbers postponed indefinitely by the Journeymen barbers union. Downtown shops unite against reopening while many wet district barbers favor adoption. If implemented, neck shave pricing changes to five to fifteen cents across the city with added charges for hot towels and half service. A downtown barber claims sales and profits are steady post investment, while others expect customers to drift back. Social event postponed by the junior society of the Second Reform Church until Thursday night.
The Clabber Baking Powder claims to restore the natural flavor of flour that is diminished during baking. This product emphasizes a reliable leavening action and a crisp texture, aiming to improve everyday cooking results for households.
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