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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1904
Page
8
Ask your grocer for Joseph Taggart's Puritan, advertised as the biggest and best loaf. Sold by grocers and at Taggart bakeries, offering a prominent distribution for the popular bread.
Chicago June R-Harry New of Indiana heads the press committee for the Republican National Convention. He must seat 1,300 newspaper men in 307 seats, receiving daily telegrams and letters from editors demanding accommodations. He faces a tough task with potential roasts if applications anger them.
A fragment notes severe eyelid irritation described as agony with eye watering. It mentions dangerous components in ointments containing lead and other pedeme. Mrs Ann Brosh of Chicago was advised hospital care, but a disputed remedy reportedly cured part of the eye condition.
A prominent real estate figure told The Sun that a diverse group is purchasing lots for homes not speculation. Clerks, a stenographer, a carpenter, a Young pianist, a lawyer, a pharmacist, widows, and day laborers seek installments to own a home, dispelling the image of only sharks driving the market.
Health Officer Martin Murphy lifted the quarantine at a Corona house after two weeks. Nine inmates had been moved to the isolation hospital for smallpox. When allowed to leave, the quarantined residents exited the house in about four seconds.
Upperclassmen at Butler College escaped head shaving by having their hair cut as punishment. In Bowler the custom required underclassmen to engage seniors in a mock battle, and the seniors paid the penalty by haircuts. The event marked the term’s end with playful discipline among college students.
The amendment to admit applicants based on stock holdings, whether from the club or a member, was defeated at Friday’s smoker. Capt Cheatham spoke on army post benefits and assured members sewage disposal would avoid polluting Fall Creek waters.
At the closing exercises of St Patrick's school on Friday night gold medals were awarded to a list of students including Louie Kirsch Louie Walsh Raymond Walsh Francis Beaupre Leo Fitzpatrick John Creeden Francis Lynch and William O'Connell among others for participation and attendance at the event.
Soilire Joseph H Shephard known for making couples, ran away to Lebanon on May 29 and wed Ella K Barry in a secret ceremony. Returning to Indiana polis the pair kept quiet until Mrs Sheppard furnished a new home at 149 Churchman Ave. The justice admitted the marriage and said the couple would begin their honeymoon next week.
A team of workmen is erecting walls at the new high school on North and Pennsylvania streets. The building is to be under roof and interior work to begin within weeks. It likely won’t be ready for use before January 1. It will nearly double current capacity and be modern in every respect.
The Baptist Young People's Union holds a state meeting at the South Baptist Church next week with Mrs E W Loomis chairing the entertainment committee for out of town guests. Afterward the State Baptist Sunday School Convention meets at the same site. Also Crescent paper company workers invite their male counterparts to a Riverside Park picnic Saturday afternoon.
In St Louis on June 18 the Philippine exposition at the World’s Fair opened with a grand parade of 1100 natives led by Philippine Scouts and constabulary. The procession showcased varied tribes from negrito to Visayan, with native bands, costumes, and a 16-piece Visayan orchestra.
The article extols the heart as a wonderful pump working constantly and calculating blood flow per minute. It warns that disease and stimulants weaken nerves that power the heart, leading to shortness of breath and palpitations. It urges taking a certain remedy as a solution.
An advertisement extols Dr Miles Heart Cure as a marvelous remedy that feeds strengthens and builds the nerves and muscles of the heart claiming it provides necessary energy. It includes a testimonial from C F Burchm age M D at 498 Mass Ave Boston and warns that if the bottle fails to benefit money back.
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