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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 14, 1903
Page
2
A historical ad asserts half a million readers were helped by Dr Shoop s Restorative with a six bottle trial at 5 50. The seller promises payment to the druggist if unsuccessful and cites 58 000 prior patients, claiming strong nerves and revitalized vital organs as the core mechanism.
Old settlers complain of unprecedented mud as gravel routes crumble and mud extends for miles. Town by town notes report knee deep mud, impassable stretches, and calls for graveling from Portland Mills to Bourbon. Residents endure daily travel hardships and seek road repairs ahead of next mud season.
In Russiaville Indiana eighty percent of contestants mispelled the word Judgment during a spelling match held Wednesday night. Older participants outpaced younger competitors in the event.
A Chicago woman visiting Leon Nebraska recalls hosts praising Postum Food Coffee as a remedy for coffee related stomach issues. After a poorly prepared early brew, her husband declared it superior and both soon improved health. Her brother, once coffee dependent, also recovered after substituting Postum with cream and sugar and gradually reintroducing foods. Battle Creek, Michigan.
Word from Lobdell Mississippi reports a fatal duel between James King and Frank Givens of Killed City over a woman. An alleged insult led to gunfire with both men firing after revolvers were drawn. King died within minutes. Givens survived until the next morning.
Cincinnati dispatch reports bailiff J M Thomson states Alfred Knapp the Hamilton strangler is not truthful about his birthplace Greensburg Indiana. Thomson and Greensburg residents testify the Knapp family had a son named Frank only. if Knapp is Frank he would be over four years old, suggesting he was not born in Greensburg.
Robert G. Hedrick died Tuesday afternoon at his boarding place on N. Baust street and was buried Friday at Crown Hill. Hedrick served as commissioner of Indian affairs under President Lincoln and was brother in law to Caleb B. Smith who was secretary of the interior under Lincoln.
Washington March 14 reports that Navy Surgeon General Rixey ordered G A Lunge Roosevelt's physician to report for duty at the Philadelphia naval hospital. Rixey also said he will join the presidential western tour. The move surprised observers and caused some disappointment for Dr Lunge who had been preparing for a different assignment.
The Sun reports a surprising range of tongues among Indianapolis 221,000, with German most common after English, followed by French Italian Dutch Norwegian Swedish and Danish. Greek is also widely spoken, reflecting a diverse immigrant population across east and west sides and labor sectors.
The article lists languages spoken by Indianapolys diverse groups, noting Turks Persians Syrians Armenians and other communities in rug and oriental goods trades speak their own tongues. It highlights Nestorian Chinese Japanese Yiddish Irish and other languages, and contrasts them with English.
Mayor and New York City officials moved toward municipal ownership by approving action to pursue a city electric light plant. They will go to Albany to seek legislation and recommended rejection of bids for the coming year. The move follows a report from Commissioner Robert Grier Monroe.
The two day old child of Omer Thomas near Waterfield was pronounced dead by physicians on Thursday morning. An undertaker was delayed. by afternoon the infant showed signs of life and recovered fully by night. The text shifts to an advertisement for PazO Oliniment promising cures for various ailments with a money back guarantee.
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