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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 31, 1902
Page
3
Richmond attorney Francis Dean Syrick of Washington, D C recounts how a malarial condition improved after using Peruna claiming it to be one of the best tonics he ever took. The ad explains how doctors protect themselves from contagions and promotes Peruna as a preventive remedy for catarrh and related ailments.
Chicago faces a meat shortage as parkers' teamsters strike expands. Packers refuse union recognition, cutting off Fulton Market and ice, coal, and wagon services. Hundreds of workers join, prices surge, and hotels warn of scarce supplies. sympathetic strikes spread to other cities.
Maj Berthelot of Brigadier Brugere slipped on a floor at the navy yard commandant’s office Saturday and sustained a broken right leg. He was accompanied by Vice Admiral Four and Rear Admiral Rogers during the incident.
Ayme acting United States consul here has asked to be relieved amid concerns over duties. The report notes an unsettled atmosphere and mentions ongoing issues at Fort de France as authorities weigh next steps.
Indiana readers told sorrel weed, called red or horse sorrel, is tenacious and thrives on poor sandy soil. Experts advise boosting fertility with manure or chemical fertilizers and applying air-slaked lime at one to five tons per acre to choke the weed without harming crops, noting lime's long proven value. Purdue University and its agricultural experiment station at Lafayette oversee this guidance and listed station facilities and livestock.
The station conducts extensive field tests on cropping and fertilization, wheat and oats varieties, forage plants, fruit varieties including apples and grapes, garden crops, and nitrogen fixation in legumes. Dairy cow feeding experiments and butter production are also studied. Open to visitors June 18–19, 1962 with rail special rates.
Patrolman Lendrum, ex-Chicago officer now with Marion police, fought Henry Jordan a deranged man who terrorized a neighborhood. Jordan, armed and enraged, toppled Lendrum, and the combat drew a second officer who spared the officer from death. Also noted is a Sunday concert program at Brookside Park by R A Millers city band.
The Sun Liners will tackle the Leiber Stars on Sunday June 8. They seek to arrange games with the Young Devil Stoppers Little Hoosiers Celtic Stars and Young Marions as they pledge to “put up the goods” and demand no crawfishing from other teams.
Births record several families of Mt Jackson area reporting girls for John and Mattie Jones Henry and Mary Fisher Leo and Maggie Johantsen twins boys for J E and Mattie Jordan one infant born dead. Deaths note Bennett Mecum age 60 heart disease Infant Ryan tetanus and an unknown 2 months at Board of children guardians home. Marriages list multiple couples including Charles Boyd Nellie Toon George Pence Minnie Poland Ora Crawford Jessie Carlin Joseph Atkinson Clara Tingle William Drennan Emma Beatty Harry Gebhart Cora Jackman Alfred Johnson Elfreda Neumerkel Robert Roebuck Effie Minsie Gurney Derbyshire Martha Willits.
Repair work listed for multiple residents and addresses including Bryce baking company 1416 E South St Kipps ave near Tenth st frame cottage 350 E E Banworth 3309 BE New York st addition 2400 L H Price Southeastern ave near St Paul st frame cottage 800 George A Schaefer 318 N Keystone ave repairs 500 Fred Memar Downey st near East st frame cottage 60
A Springville Alabama mother recounts how three of her children, including a three month old baby, recovered well from whooping cough after using Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy. She notes her oldest daughter requested cough syrup during fits and asserts the remedy kept her children healthy. The ad states the product is for sale by all druggists.
Report from Corea describes severe famine across multiple districts causing hundreds of thousands at risk. In Kyoha district starving residents stripped bark from trees and even consumed banned food from royal tomb trees.
In Chicago on May 31 a sorrowing mother stood beside two graves, unable to tell which held her son. Remains of two soldiers from Cuba were brought home and both were buried after she could not identify her child. Ernest W. Volzer is named among the fallen.
Baron Hicci Shibuszawa a leading Japanese merchant arrives in San Francisco with a large retinue and interpreter. He is president of 40 stock companies with total capital around 100 million dollars and formerly led Tokyo's chamber of commerce. He travels the world for pleasure and meets officials en route. Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers heads to Columbus seeking to influence possible Ohio strike action.
In Chicago on Friday evening Charles Thomas and Alex Shirley fought with knives before a crowd of over a hundred. Shirley was stabbed to death in the heart and was disarmed by a nearby patrolman.
Market notes indicate Wheat and Corn for milling and wagon track prices with slight declines and steady oats. Hay shows steady demand with No. 1 and No. 2 timothy priced around 12 to 13 dollars per ton, inspections list mixed car counts across white and yellow categories.
Wall Street notes from Indianapolis market desks show mixed stock prices with belts and trusts listed. Activities include railway and utility stocks like street railways, gas, and telephone firms with varied bids and asks. Cattle and hog markets report receipts at Union Stockyards with fluctuating prices for steers, heifers, veals, and fat cattle plus small sheep shipments.
Cincinnati cattle receipts total 175 with shippers paying 5.00 to 7.50 for various grades. Hog receipts 1,572 show prices from 6.95 to 7.30 for good to one load extra. Sheep receipts 328 report extra at 4.50 to 4.60 and lambs 5.60 to 6.70.
Oats led the Board of Trade on Saturday with May prices rising to 49 5/8 cents from 43 1/2. July and September futures moved higher while corn and wheat slipped. pork hogs and lard posted gains in the provisions section and dairy prices showed modest gains across several grades.
May 31 market notes show cattle receipts at Union Stockyards totaling 2000 with price ranges from 1.60 to 7.50 for various grades. Hoge yardings reached 11000 head with light to heavy categories priced between 3.50 and 7.45. Sheep receipts were 1000 with good to choice at 5.75 to 6.25 and native lambs noted at 4.50 to 7.00.
cattle receipts light while hogs show strong midweek bids with Yorkers at 7.07 to 7.20 and heavy hogs 7.45 to 7.55. Sheep and lambs receipts total 21 cars with lambs quoted 6.75 to 7.00 and mixed sheep up to 4.80.
Prices paid by shippers for hens ducks turkeys and eggs. Butter cheese hides flour vegetables fruits and canned goods listed with per unit or per crate prices. Includes oysters clams fish and game as well as coffee sugars molasses rice and canned goods priced across multiple grades and sizes.
An OCR readout shows a dense catalog of meat, lard, sausage, beef, pork, and canned goods with varied percentages and prices. It also lists chemicals and pharmaceutical items with per unit costs, tonnage rates, and ton sizes, ending with unclear ton figures and garbled tail.
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