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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1904
Page
6
Washington March 4 Senator Smoot plans a public speech to defend his character amid charges linking him to Mormon leadership. GOP allies urge a forceful response to counter accusations of involvement with the Mormon hierarchy and criminal moral offenses attributed to Utah apostles.
An early guide for home gardeners explains that small spaces can yield quality blooms. It advises keeping beds simple and well planned, prioritizing a few well grown flowers over quantity, and studying seed catalogs now to avoid last minute delays. Focus on bed shape, paths, and selecting prime varieties for satisfying results.
In Kansas City Missouri William Bradford, a sailor aboard Capt R Packard’s vessel, saved Eva Packard daughter of Capt Packard from drowning in Lake Michigan. A letter from a lawyer revealed Packard bequeathed Bradford $8000 just before his death. Mrs Packard and Eva’s sister Pearl drowned off the Michigan coast years later.
A historical sketch contrasts upper class Korean women kept indoors by etiquette with cloaked streets lit by lamps at night, noting their embroidery reading gossip and restricted movement. It then portrays peasant women bearing heavy labor from dawn to late night, cooking, farming, washing, and caring for large families, facing harsh aging and lack of education.
Albany March 24 Prof Moore of Cornell and Dr Kelly of the state department of agriculture will travel to the Fulton chain and Gia Forge to perform post mortem exams on deer carcasses found dead in the woods. About 60 animals have died. The study seeks the cause of death amid reports of possible lead poisoning or a disease spreading to domestic animals.
The tale of Annie Laurie begins with her father Sir Robert Laurie recording in the Maxwelltown family register that she was born on December 15, 1452 at daybreak and baptized by Mr. George Hunter of Glencairn. She later attracted William Douglas of Fingland with his ballad charm but favored Alexander Farquharson of Craigdarroch with whom she married. Douglas responded with a runaway marriage to Elizabeth Clark of Glenborg in Galloway, producing four sons and two daughters.
The article explains that czar or tsar was first adopted by Ivan IV in 1547, later superseded by emperor in Russia. It notes that rulers are known as gossadar to the people, while the upper class uses emperor, a title formalized in 1818. The heir is titled czarewitch, as conferred on Constantine by Paul I.
Fragmentary ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to relieve swollen feet sweating and blisters. Mentions trial package and directs readers to buy from druggists. Contains garbled phrases and misspellings but centers on foot comfort remedy.
An exhortation on war’s terrors and health. The article extols Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as a tonic to improve digestion and blood, argues strong blood defends against disease, and cites testimonials from Elliott McCully and Mrs. Lemley. It promotes the Common Sense Medical Adviser and urges readers to learn about health and reproduction.
In San Francisco on March 2 the Chinese are said to be organizing a fresh tactic to bring countrymen to America or exploit Secretary Cortilyou’s ruling. The decision allows a Chinese claiming U.S. nativity to be landed if he proves prior landing by a customs collector. Many residents are securing birth certificates and planning to send compatriots home to obtain papers for entry.
London report reveals two Reynolds paintings once at Balls Park Hertford were misused during Marquis Townshend estate dispersal. D A Davies, solicitor to the Marquis, identifies Anna Montgomery and Charlotte Compton portraits now believed moved to Raynham Park. The loss echoes the Gainsborough theft and alarms art circles.
A New York Morter links trolley car expansion to rising appendicitis amid claims that inactivity following increased trolley use makes residents lazy overweight and prone to illness. The piece argues reduced exercise contributes to the modern health decline.
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