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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 19, 1903
Page
5
Dr J F Talbot, a Crawfordsville farmer, was burning brush when a live coal burned through his hat brim and lodged on his head. He felt neuralgia like pain but realized the coal caused the burn only after scratching his head, ending the episode as the coal cooled.
A scrambled set of figures claims Americans top meat consumption per person with yearly intakes of meat and bread by various nations, eggs produced, and other foods. It notes high U S meat and bread figures, oyster and turkey production, cucumbers, buckwheat cakes, and pies per week.
A May report from Michigan City details Indiana State Prison as a 30 foot walled complex with multiple workshops. It highlights the chair, knitting, shirt, and copper shops, contractor employment, a hospital, insane ward, death row, chapel, and a reforming shop system led by Deputy Warden Barnard. It profiles notable inmates and the shift from whipping to solitary confinement, noting audits of health, labor, and landscape improvements supervised by C. B. A. Aszman and others.
A Chicago paper notes wedding tours to Chicago are plagued by pranks as crowds shower rice and fling old shoes. Couples in multiple cars are followed at depots, guests decorate coaches, garter mishaps and rice on footwear spark laughter and delays. Rail lines warn of safety and boarding disruptions.
A nameless narrator describes Machune enjoying a fragrant atmosphere of contentment. He allows his eyes to wander and fixates on a girl, commenting that she stands out as the piece de resistance. The scene hints at a developing attraction without full intent.
In a light domestic scene Jack wooes Claire with praise for her charm while she reveals her sister Edith made the luncheon that impressed him. Claire frets her gowns come from sisters, not herself, as Jack jokes about a trial for marrying the wrong sister. The scene ends with Jack declaring the “prisoner discharged” and noting Claire won a housekeepers prize.
In Springfield Michigan on a May 38 court day Clarence H Venner a Boston banker found in contempt by Judge Humphrey for failing to produce books in court paid the $1000 fine and agreed to have the books in court by Thursday or Friday marking the end of the six month sentence and restoration of his case.
A woodpecker dies at the moment the Trinity cathedral cornerstone is set, sparking legend of a sign from Calvary. The tale links a red-headed woodpecker to biblical events and a divine omen, amid local notices and personal announcements in Cleveland.
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