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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1902
Page
6
A Marshall Michigan professor claims a new Electric Invigorator cures nerve weakness and related ailments by electrical current. The ad pledges immediate relief, daily testimonials, and invites men to send name and address for a free home trial.
Kokomo Indiana March 11 city council and several lodges awarded gold medals to Frank Wyatt a Panhandle engineer who rescued four women from burning buildings. He was severely burned and cut on his face and hands by leaping through a window and was sent to a hospital. He rescued Mary Barrington Ta Achey and Elizabeth Phillips at one fire and Mary Spurgeon at another. Freight handlers seek uniform start times of 7 am and 7 30 am to avoid late nights. union to vote at next week’s meeting.
An early health ad describes scrofula as a glandular consumption and touts Scott's Emulsion as a cure. It claims the product feeds the body and strengthens scrofulous flesh, mentioning sores and loss of flesh as parts of the disease and presenting Emulsion as beneficial for scrofula.
Commissioners vow to abolish favoritism in oil procurement at Marion County power plant. Auditor Harry B. Smith heads Crescent lubricating oil, bought exclusively, with annual bill over 2000 dollars. Board members deny influence while oil men call for open bids and testing, noting lack of testing capability and potential risks to machinery.
Frank P. L. Farmer a Baltimore merchant died at Johns Hopkins hospital from purpura hemorrhagica orhemorrhage under the skin. Four similar cases on record include two weak women and two sickly children. The illness, with nosebleeds and later bleeding from gums ears and eyes, progressed to blue skin spots and fatal collapse. The primary cause remains a mystery.
London dispatch reports General Kitchener says the wound to Lord Methuen is dangerous. New Jersey notice updates a Newark Roseville wedding feast outbreak with five attendees contracting smallpox including the bride, and a four year old niece of the bridegroom who died.
An ad promotes Hyomei as a universal cure for catarrh bronchitis and even croup within minutes and weeks. The narrative then shifts to Mrs. Clay in a workhouse, detailing her dramatic actions including an attempted suicide and a provocative divorce history with her former husband William Clay, highlighting her fiery temperament and public notoriety.
Mrs Jennie Clay a former St Joseph socialite now in the workhouse under a 200 day or 200 dollar sentence for a tongue lashing of her ex husband William Clay. She complains of starvation and vows not to pay fines while threatening self harm by refusing food.
Dr Redwell recounts a dramatic cure of chronic dyspepsia using Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. A patient with years of souring meals, gas, aches, weight loss, and insomnia improved after four boxes with lasting appetite and weight gain. The tablet mix is described as harmless and fruit based.
The deserted Halberton Hebrew settlement in Cumberland County was sold by Sheriff Hendee for 1000 dollars to the New Jersey Building and Loan and Investment Company of Trenton. The 16 houses a large factory a church and a school were included as part of a 36000 mortgage foreclosure. The town once cost over 60000 to develop and now has no residents and dilapidated buildings.
Supt of the Mint Henry K. Boyer resigns for the third time in four years, citing strain and low salary. He asks Washington to appoint a speedy successor as the mint handles all gold and silver. Previous resignations were urged by Senator Penrose and Treasury officials during mint transitions.
The French hotel in Matthews Indiana burned on Tuesday. Fifty guests escaped in their night clothes, losing everything. A panic ensued but no serious injuries occurred. The town lacks fire protection.
Dr A E Robinson of the State Medical Institute declares no man is incurable and offers a home treatment claimed to restore sexual strength quickly. He reports that many men, after failed remedies, regained vigor in a few days, with free trial packages distributed to all who write.
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