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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1902
Page
5
Dr. Lorin is summoned to Mrs. Waring, who fears death yet shows no physical illness. He suspects a hidden concern, while a neighbor’s gossip and a physician rivalry complicate the case. In time the widow reveals a personal confession from her cousin Peterson, altering everyone's view.
Mrs Waring and a physician debate a scheme in which illness is faked to justify medical attention. The doctor faintly proposes a cure driven by a husband’s influence, insisting no real health issues exist while praising Mrs Waring’s acting. The scene ends with the door closing on the physician’s smile.
A collection of brief notes from Indiana and neighboring regions. Updates include Miss Nona McCormick touring revival in Portland with Rev. Patterson and California engagements. Maxwell's bachelor club and a new chain factory employing 100. social quirks about women’s skirts in Greenfield. W H Black planning Belgian hare farming. Markle’s dwindling timber, one mill left. a Monon loco window shot incident injuring fireman William Jones. Solomon Rice selling $332 of clover seed and hay. a Democrat in Shelby County handing out uttermilk to voters. Worthington Times backing Roosevelt and Beveridge in 1904. a Standard Oil land leasing tale with an old farmer's oil axle rationale. a Milroy hardware merchant touting stoves curing dyspepsia. two-dollar bills circulating. and youths repainting carriages as mud season nears.
A night watchman at a spirit factory in Fual ham England fell into a vat holding 30 000 gallons of molasses and drowned. His body was recovered the next morning.
State politics report lists Co. A. DeHaven of Kokomo as nominee for joint senator from Howard and Miami counties. Democratic tickets in Boone and Shelby counties include multiple targets for judge, representative, prosecutor, clerk, auditor, treasurer, sheriff, coroner, surveyor, and commissioners with several clearly named candidates.
A crowded riverbank junk pile near the end of Kentucky Avenue attracts persistent scavengers who sift scrap and discarded items from dawn to dusk. Some finds fund junk dealers, while legends about luck from a riverbank woman fuel rites and hope among the younger pickers.
A comparison of historical flour milling with today’s output shows 60 barrel mills once common and 100 barrel runs now superseded by 1000 barrel plants. Pillsbury A leads with 14,000 barrels daily, while earlier years showed 2,700 to 7,200 barrels. The shift to roller mills in 1878 improved efficiency though old stone mills could still produce high quality flour when well maintained. Modern gains are chiefly in capacity and economy, with the basic process evolving from wooden gear to steel rollers, yet the best old mills claim superior quality when run by skilled millers.
This ad asserts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription restores health by treating womanly diseases and stopping draining conditions that weaken women. It cites a testimonial from Mrs. George A. Strong of New York, describing relief after using multiple Pierce products including Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery Pleasant Pellets and Sage's Catarrh Remedy.
An old time ad markets Dean's Ointment as a safe cure for itchy skin and a dreadful plague. It lists drug store price at 50 cents and promotes bargains in slightly used upright pianos at Baldwin's. Dr W B Craig, veterinary surgeon, offers dog treatment with office at Wood's Stable and phone 1097.
WM B BURFORD Indianapolis offers loose leaf ledgers with self locking extension at 3 75. A Chicago and return fare of 3 75 via Monon Route for K P Interstate Meeting special train departs 8 00 a m Thursday March 2 with return tickets valid through Saturday. Tickets at Union Station and 25 W Washington St. Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children advertised at 25 cents.
A list of rail travel deals includes $33.00 to California Oregon and Washington with multiple mentions. Chicago and North-Western Ry advertises daily departures in March and April with a $6.00 berth option for tourist cars. Personally conducted excursions run on Tuesdays and Thursdays from Chicago and Wednesdays from New England. An illustrated pamphlet is available on request for two cents, from S A Hutchison manager 212 Clark Street Chicago.
Persuasive promotion urges readers to request four free preventive and curative preparations claimed to block onset and vanquish consumption and related wasting diseases. It cites vast declines in deaths and urges immediate action through written requests for samples, listing numerous symptoms and ailments as justification for use.
Dr. T. A. Slocum provides four free preparations from New York City laboratories. Cod Liver Oil Emulsion with Guaiacol, Coltsfoot Expectorant, Psychine tonic, and Ozorell catarrh cure are offered with full usage directions. Send postal and express address to Dr. Slocum at 3% Pine Street, New York, mentioning The Indianapolis Sun.
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