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Newspaper

Indianapolis Sun

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jun 27, 1904

Page

5

Dr Charles Flesh Food Promises Clear Flesh and Beauty

An advertisement for Dr Charles flesh food claims to produce good firm healthy flesh and clear complexions without internal medicine. It touts wrinkle removal, plump cheeks, and restoring lost breast, warns it does not cause facial hair growth, and offers two free boxes with a $1.00 payment plus a mailed book offer.

Charles Beth Dr. Charles Erree- Tenis Boxard DR. Charles CO

A Corner For Women The Mistaken Invalid

A column by Cynthia Grey argues the invalid wife stereotype harms marriages. It describes women who pretend illness to avoid work, noting the toll on husbands, homes, and happiness, and urging genuine effort to end the abusive dynamic and restore balance.

Cynthia Grey

Informed Woman Seeks Private Reading Advisory Work

A historical notice outlines a demand for a capable storyteller and conscientious trader to inform busy people on current events and literature. It suggests private work among the wealthy, including home visits and mailed cards promoting thorough knowledge of new books, magazines, authors, illustrators, and newspapers.

Handsomely Mounted Rag Rugs for Summer Cottage Use

The rag rug offers cheap, simple floor covering for cottages with stylish potential. Strips of waste cloth are woven into varied patterns by local rag-weavers, producing attractive two tone or bright center designs suited to bedrooms and living spaces.

Tay Nice Delft

Nicoll Family Announces Birth At Home Card Gala

Another Nicoll, Chadow Nicoll of the Typographical Journal sends at home cards for George Lyman Nicall a young man who arrived last week. Mr Nicoll says it is nice to be a father and has a box of cigars for all sealers.

Nicoll Chadow Nicoll the Typographical Journal George Lyman Nicall

Broad Ripple News A mix of health, disasters, and local scenes

Broad Ripple reports one typhoid fever case averted by strict health measures. Mrs Zula Eller recovers after weeks of illness. A large crowd attended a Friday high school graduation dance in Marion County. A dramatic incident saw a woman confront a four foot eight inch snake in her yard. a bystander helped burn the shed to extinguish the danger. Mrs Eller traveled to Carmel for visits with relatives. In town a fire at Wille Regine Cline’s barn drew swift response from local firemen Gus Bartinl Joe Wambaugh George Broona and others.

Broad Ripple Board of Health Zula Eller Marion County Jackson Kasoline Samm Smith Sam

Fire and theft tales sweep Broad Ripple community

Monday fire near Broad Ripple prompts call for nearer engine as residents battle flames with scarce hose. Local men Wambaugh Barthal Stoops intervene to quell the blaze. A mysterious disappearance of Master Regete spurs a two hour search before he is found crying under a bed. Community activities follow with streetcar updates, weddings plans, and visits, including Miss Josie Thompson of Indianapolis and Luther Ringer in Charters Ferguson and Arch Prope circles.

Throxe Geride Messrs Wambaugh Barthal Stoops Regete Josie Thompson Indianapolis Luther Ringer

Local Social Notes Highlight Fay and Travel Tidbits

Per Tear 58 cents. Mike Kitty Cornell of Yar Buren hosted Mia Hagel Buvey and Irena Irs, with Sarah Witch pon Clawte and Bale entertaining Sunday school classes of Mrs. Wibel and Kirs. Thomas Bredeker and others attended. Noblesville farewell for Mrs. Elmer Dugan led by Emmett Boxes. Nora Gerrard visit from Naperville. Albert Ranger and Mal Fox visited LAL White. Mr and Mrs T A Coins returned from Van Buren after visiting R C Light. Harry Saylor plans visit to Franklin. Gun Barthel reports a new water powered lighting plant at his hotel and saloon. Guy McCay absent due to sickness. Masons held a candle area, followed by a banquet Easter night.

Irs Sarah Witch Pon Clawte Bale Wibel Thomas Bredeker Glenna Medsker Modesma Bates Martha Medakur Lorena Smith Bates Ferguson Roger Risley Mona Harcourt Lula Ritkey Mr Mopkins

The Wreck of the Right Wing at Chancellorsville

Rex Ingraham visits Dowdalls tavern and probes Confederate movements amid rumor of Lee’s retreat. He identifies a dense northern column heading for the Union right, warns Gen Devens, and prepares to brief a new corps commander as the army reorganizes after Hooker’s dismissal.

Tlarris Lgut Kilpatrick Averitt Grege Tiford Brest Ingraham Dragoon Teader Theo Richmund Mild Dowdalls Himeetl Arma Steinewehr Eleventh Corps Lee Jackson Hooker Gordonsville Richmond Rex Mother Burton 119Th New York Burton Chat Rouge Wintus Devens Gordonsvile Luckele Kaddie Anawyr Erie Rex Gen Ixvenz Gen. Devens

Hospital Empty Beneath Workhouse Infirmary Report

The small hospital at the workhouse is described as empty with no patients for some time. It is said to be surrounded by beds, clean inside, and an inviting place though details list a frail doctor and a prison authority’s rumored involvement in its management.

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Consumptive Girl Chops Wood and Cheats Death

Lake Cushman Washington June Miss Margaret Wolimare a consumptive girl of two recent college years left New Orleans for Lake Cushman with her mother. Doctors declared her hopeless yet she grew stronger sleeping outside and chopping wood with a veteran vitality. The Whitmore party camps in the mountains as she pursues roughing it, aiming to prove she can endure the cold and work outdoors despite illness.

Lake Cubhman Wash Margaret Wolimare Young College New Orleans Ming Whitmore Whitmore

Treasure Salvage of the Zuyder Sea Submarine Venture

A historic account of the sinking treasure ship La Botiny near the Netherlands during wartime. Divers recovered cash and relics totaling thousands, with early efforts yielding $900 to $1,020 and later ventures netting substantial sums for salvage firms. After decades of dispute the Dutch government allowed salvage for a share, culminating in a total treasure payout around 325,000 in local currency for the operation spanning many decades.

London Nerh Sea Meren Hunbure Brea Ivitaln Holund Holland Luteh Toye

Where is the old fashioned Jew’s harp questioned

Tom ONeil recalls old country dances in which Jew’s harps featured. Local inquiries show only a few are sold at Charles Mayer’s store, mainly to older men who learned to play them in youth. Few are bought by younger buyers today.

Asker Tom O'Neil Chora Pennsylvania Charles Mayer Soya

Washhouse On the Fourth Potato Feast at Workhouse

A wartime era satire reports a superintendent’s plan to celebrate the Fourth of July by feeding workhouse prisoners with potatoes and beans from the garden. The piece notes limited prisoner table talk and hints at broader social tensions in the facility.

Blue Ribbon gang sentenced to three years at Leavenworth

In Judge Anderson’s office the blue ribbon defendants argued their innocence with little success. The court concluded the evidence supported the jury, sentencing the group to three years in Leavenworth.

Blue Ribbon Leavenworth Princs Ty Melge Tolwlu Andarcon Orleans Shasy Toledo Becauas Nevockl James Courtney Anderson Blmr Rome Dave Clifford Lanven Iworth Judme Anderson

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