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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 13, 1902
Page
6
More than 150 women residents armed with shovels and dishpans cleaned Gilbert Avenue after debris and refuse buildup. They attacked the mess, forcing authorities to acknowledge a street that had been neglected, and the area now appears clean and orderly.
The ad touts Zoa Phera as a cure all for ovarian troubles, painful childbirth, and menopause related debility. It claims the product strengthens pelvic organs, aids pregnancy readiness, and reassures with a mailed free trial offer, urging mothers and daughters to rely on it for safe passage through life’s changes.
City officials and Water Works Davis held a long talk Monday about widening and lowering the Tenth street bridge over the canal. The west end runs higher than the east, a condition also seen at Eleventh street. The city engineer noted a naphtha launch anchored under the bridge by the water company to deter city action. Davis proposed the city fund lengthening both bridges and widening the canal, with his waterworks boathouse moved north of Sixteenth street. he would cover the canal widening cost but not use it for transportation to downtown.
In Cleveland on May 13 Frank Bolling age 27 married suffered severe internal injuries and a broken wrist after falling from a scaffold at the N. O. Stone block corner Sheriff and Prospectors. He was taken to Huron Street Hospital and may die. A man named H Morris found on the first floor of the same building was unconscious and violent. Hospital authorities believe he witnessed Bolling’s fall and collapsed.
WANTS THE MONEY Steel plant visit at Mingo Junction where workman Alford Hobson will present himself to President Schwab to collect a $100 bet from a year ago when intoxicated he pledged a gift after recalling Homestead days. Sugar Trust Cuts Prices Across Grades in New York.
An Indianapolis citizen Mr. H T Fuller describes severe back and kidney pains, urinary troubles, and relief after using Deans Kidney Pills bought at Henry J Huders drug store. He reports rapid improvement and claims to be cured, with price listed as 60.
A vivid history of Indianapolis east of Illinois Street from Washington to Market, detailing a Levee era of all night restaurants, saloons, gambling, race-horse pools, and hackmen. It recalls famous gamblers John Batey and George Leggett, Chapin and Gore’s liquor rooms, and a fatal duel linked to J. Awkey. Includes anecdotes of Henry Walls and Maj. Russell, plus a parody verse on levee life.
A veteran narrator recalls the Southeast corner of Illinois and Chtosis, now the Stuart place, as one of Indianapolis oldest theaters with stars like Milt Barlow and Joseph Jefferson. He notes the Academy of Music history, a winter beer garden, ragtime performances, and all night levee diners where waiters use colorful phrases and patrons pay via verbal tallies. The piece ends by affirming the levee as a lasting fixture alongside the state and courthouse.
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