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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1902
Page
6
Readers urged to trust Stuart's Catarrh Tablets as a pleasant internal remedy for catarrh, nose and throat issues, avoiding opiates or cocaine. Doctors Dr Ramsdell and Dr Wainright endorse it for headache, deafness, and colds, noting safety for children and effectiveness with daily use.
A 9 year old girl in St Louis swallowed a tack that lodged in her stomach. After surgeons failed to remove it, two magnets were used to extract the tack. The magnet device, devised by Dr Schandersson and powered by City Hospital staff, successfully retrieved the object.
William A. Custer wed Cordelia Swartz. Scott Zartman united with Prudence Godard. Frank Bybee joined Maggie Denny. William W. Hoover married Anna Hoover. The notices list four additional unions among residents, reflecting a season of ties in the community.
An Indianapolis citizen recounts a year of kidney pain and backache from heavy lifting and irregular secretions. After taking Doan's Kidney Pills sold at Henry J. Hudner drug store, he reports prompt relief and endorses the remedy for kidney complaints. He cites Dean's Kidney Pills as highly effective under the Doan name.
In Washington on March 2 the talk among lawmakers centers on forthcoming exposures that could shake the treasury department. The immigration bureau faces scrutiny, with other agencies in the department also implicated. An assistant secretary Taylor leads the bureau and an official earning $2000 yearly is said to be building a $50000 house.
Ma Miller rejects Washington rumor that Maj Miller was ousted from the adjutant general's office. Gen Ward says Miller resigned voluntarily to pursue insurance work and that a replacement was chosen for office efficiency. He questions how a clerk could influence a Senatorial election.
The Board of Works will likely postpone until next week the Indianapolis Terminal Company matter. Next, remonstrances against street track laying will be considered. The Bellefontaine Street petition is lengthy. The board will inspect proposed streets and report needs to the city engineer for follow up.
An advertisement touts White Ribbon Remedy as a secret, indisputable cure for alcohol appetite. It claims effectiveness across confirmed drinkers, tipplers, social drinkers, and alc oholics and notes endorsements by W C T U members Mrs Moore and Mrs West of Ventura California. It offers trials and sales through Mrs A M Townsend Boston and Carter's Drug Stores Indianapolis with a dollar price and free trial.
Col Charles E Wilson recalls his first cigar and the sickness that followed on a summer afternoon. An Indianapolis editor narrates encountering smallpox fear, a quiet town avoiding quarantine and a reporter warned against printing a chilling school case. A preacher’s nap during a sermon closes the fragment.
Mrs Barnhart of Walker Valley was bound and gagged by a burglar who confronted her with a revolver and demanded money. She freed herself, used the dinner horn to summon help, and two neighbors arrived as the intruder fled, leaving the suspect at large.
A Salvation Army girl in blue bonnet helps an elderly man slip on Market Street near Reading Terminal. She lifts his hat and cane, dusts his hat with a handkerchief, and assists him up the stairs before calling out "War Cry." The man took her address, and the army may profit from the kindness.
A Dover couple found their fancy eggs priced at 0 cents each after a delivery was left unattended. Mrs. Massey cooked five eggs for breakfast before realizing the mistake, believing the eggs came from friends as a gift. The incident highlights a billing error and unexpected breakfast surprise for Gordon Massey.
Secretary of state Hunt declared no politics would be discussed as Indiana officials including State auditor Hart attorney-general Taylor and G A Bingham prepared to travel to Washington to pursue the civil war claim while the state convention would be adjourned to Tuesday afternoon.
Watch man John Green of the Erie lithograph company escaped a blaze that destroyed the building and its contents valued at 100000 dollars. Several gasoline barrels exploded, firemen faced great danger, and Green’s loyal watchdog perished in the flames.
A humorous reminiscence unfolds from a trip to Evansville with sleepless nights and church attendance. A German talking sermon prompts misheard language, a rich woman bills for a church clock, and a Indianapolis girl learns God travels with her, even to the grocery, prompting a wagged dog to back off.
Bridgeton New Jersey March 25 A man identifying himself as Henry Riverton was arrested for shoplifting. At the police station officers found several watches rings and other valuables on him. While being searched an officer found a watch containing a family picture. He visited his mother's home where she learned her house had been robbed of two watches a purse with money and several rings Riverton confessed and directed where another stolen watch could be found.
In Perth Amboy a famed old bobtail horse, cherished by Dr. J. G. Wilson, is cited as a potential asset in settling losses from a Middlesex county bank collapse caused by cashier Valentine. Directors face up to 200000 in deposits. the sheriff contemplates seizure, but the horse is described as irreplaceable and too beloved to seize.
The sheriff and townspeople discuss a proposed settlement as influential citizens sign a petition urging Receiver Campbell to accept 30000 to settle a 200000 claim tied to Old Bobtail who carried the doctor on charity trips and is beloved by the community.
A. W. Brayton, defeated for coroner, reports spending 340.48. Wilburn Wilson spent 33.75 for representative. Fred K. Shepard used 849.6u for auditor. John O. Spahr spent 459 for prosecutor. Joseph Miller 133.20 for justice of the peace. Charles Cc. Heck man 233.75 for justice of the peace. E. Stoddard 176.25 for sheriff, 37 for treating friends. Chalmers Brown 36.75 for representative. William H. Heim 50 for commissioner. William King 17.28 for justice of the peace. Dr JT. Bennett 80.05 for coroner. Henry W. Klaussmann 215 for surveyor. N. H. Richardson 39.05 for representative.
An old advertisement touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as a universal cure for croup whooping cough and measles cough claiming it never fails and is priced at 2 cents. It presents a confident health claim typical of period patent medicines.
Dr George A Sigler has been removed to Newton Claypool Building on the third floor in room BAT according to the latest notice. This reflects administrative changes affecting his location within the facility and informs staff of the updated address for correspondence and visits.
Burford of Indianapolis Indiana advertises a loose leaf ledgera with a self locking extension back and forward pivot suitable for desks and filing.
Incorporated notes list include King-Kennedy clothing Ko komo with 35000 pounds, Iroquois Transportation Michigan City 235000 dollars, Citizens Bank Newburg 25000 dollars, Lewisville Canning Lewisville 4500 dollars, Fulkerson Mill and Elevator Elkhart 10000 pounds.
Winfield Hl pharmacist F L Hewitt recalls a winter 1898 1899 grippe illness cured by two bottles of Chamberlains Cough Remedy. He says it stopped the cough broke the cold and prevented pneumonia. The ad touts the remedy as pleasant and reliable and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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