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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1902
Page
3
Readers in California and San Francisco report dramatic health improvements after using Cascarets. Testimonials claim relief from tumors and eye watering, with one account noting headaches improved after an operation. These letters illustrate varied outcomes and gratitude toward the remedy.
A neatly dressed woman visited police headquarters on Saturday morning and urged Desksergt. Crane to dispatch a patrolman to her home to bathe her husband. Crane replied that police could not assist and suggested contacting the Board of Health or a private citizen. The woman left, muttering she wanted to know what policemen are for.
In Centerville Tennessee a girl 10 or 11 years old married a man about 45 after a brief courtship. J P Cook sought a license but the girl wed Jim Erwin who had been married before. Cook, rejected, returned to his ex wife then remarried her. The trio’s rapid marriage and the childlike bride drew wide curiosity.
Wheat prices for No. 2 red and white and mixed varieties, Corn prices for No. 1 through No. 4 white and mixed, Cets and Hay values for timothy. Inspections show counts by commodity and car totals across wheat corn and hay deliveries.
Kansas City cattle receipts total 5 000 with native steers priced 5.00 to 6.50, cows 3.25 to 4.75, calves 4.50 to 6.50. Hog receipts 4 000 with market 10 cents higher. bulk 6.15 to 6.40, heavy 6.30 to 6.35, packers 6.15 to 6.45, medium 6.00 to 6.35. Sheep receipts 3 000. lambs 6.25 to 6.50, mut tons 4.75 to 5.65, western ewes 4.50 to 5.40.
At Union Stockyards Indianapolis March 3 cattle receipts 125 shipments none listed with price ranges for steers and cows including prime export, butcher, feeding, and veal categories. Hog receipts 400 shipments with quotes for good to choice heavy, mixed, and light weights. Interstate Stockyards Indianapolis March 3 hog receipts 200 shipments light with varied price guidance. Also lists local banks and financial quotes for stocks and bonds in Indianapolis.
The U S Supreme Court on Monday ruled in favor of the Detroit citizens street railway company in the case City of Detroit vs Detroit Citizens' Street Railway Co. The court held the City Council ordinances reducing fares to three cents invalid, and that the original five cent fares were a contract requiring the company’s consent to change.
Market report from New York notes steels steady and coppers firm with bearish insider sentiment on some sectors. Bullish tone at First National Bank and optimism on Reading prospects. purchases by Harriman interests drive Kansas City Southern Toledo Louis and Western. Cites rail weather impacts, Northern securities matter, and crop report improvements with regional storm and drought effects.
A convict named Broadus received at the southern Indiana penitentiary from Bedford February 22 has contracted smallpox. Precautions have been taken to prevent spread.
Reports to the state department confirm further clashes between Colombian rebels and government troops on the isthmus of Panama. Details are not yet released.
Birth notices list numerous newborns with parental names and addresses across multiple streets and hospitals. Deaths record individuals with ages and causes or ailments, followed by several marriages and building permit items listing property actions and costs.
Advertising copy promotes Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as easy to take and pleasant in effect. Claims they cleanse the stomach regulate the liver and bowels and are available at all druggists.
Chicago March 3 Wheat and corn prices fell with May and July futures lower. Egg, butter, cheese and poultry prices listed with varying gains and declines. At Union Stock Yards cattle, hogs, and sheep showed gains. receipts tallied 170 cattle, 21,000 hogs, 16,000 sheep with mixed quality and price ranges.
New York market update shows Mess pork at 15.50 to 16.50 per unit, lard at 39.70, Butter Creamery 21 to 28 cents, imitation creamery 17 to 23 cents, dairy 16 to 25 cents, factory 15 to 20 cents. Cheese Large 7 to 7 1 4 cents, small 7 12 4 cents. Eyes 28 to 29 cents. Tallow 6 6 1/2 cents. Dressed poultry Turkeys 8 to 16 cents, chickens 10 to 21 2 cents, fowls 8 11 cents, ducks 9 to 14 cents, geese 9 to 10 cents.
New York March 3 trading started firm with Telegraph delays due to storms limiting orders. Reading declines from flood damage, steel stocks steady aided by foreign orders and insiders. Rail and copper issues show strength while government bonds hold. Noon prices list diverse quotables across major unions and rail stocks.
Cattle receipts 697 with active market. shippers fetch 5.00 to 6.00, heifers 4.40 to 5.00, extra calves 6.50 to 6.75. Hog receipts 180 with steady, active demand. good to choice 6.45 to 6.55, mixed 6.10 to 6.40, light 5.40 to 6.00, pigs 4.25 to 5.35.
East Buffalo markets report receipts of 175 cattle cars with veal prices ranging from 4.50 to 7.25 and hog receipts of 80 cars with heavy hogs at 6.55 to 6.63, mixed at 6.35 to 6.50, good workers 6.25 to 6.30, pigs 5.70 to 5.50. sheep receipts 77 cars with top lambs 6.35 to 6.45 and sheep 3.25 to 5.25.
Prices paid by shippers for poultry and produce list hens and spring chickens eight cents per pound, old turkey hens eight cents, old toms, and choice young turkeys ten cents, ducks eight cents, geese five to four cents per pound, eggs fresh ten cents, cheese varieties from New York full cream twelve to thirteen cents, domestic Swiss sixteen cents, brick cheese fourteen to fifteen cents, hamburger thirteen and a half to fourteen cents, butter choice eleven cents.
Green salted hides No 1 cured seven cents, No 2 cured six cents, No 1 calf nine cents, No 2 calf seven forty four cents, calf three. Tallow No 1 five cents, No 3 four cents.
A detailed price list including flour and bran grades, cabbage per ton, onions by bushel and crate, cocoanuts per 100, oranges and lemons by origin and grade, beans by bushel, honey, potatoes per bushel, cranberries by bushel and barrel, celery per dozen, apples by type, hams and bacon by cut and origin. Includes numerous price ranges and weights.
A detailed rundown of meats lard and sausage prices, fresh pork and beef cuts, oysters and seafood, drugs and chemicals, coffee and sugars, molasses and syrups, canned goods, beans and rice, and miscellaneous items with per unit or per measure prices. Includes numerous brands and regional pricing notes for groceries and groceries related goods.
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