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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 04, 1901
Page
3
A Tuskegee source praises Peruna tonic as a cure for catarrh. The text relays Booker T Washington and former President McKinley lauding the remedy, and invites readers to seek Dr Hartman for free advice if no prompt results are achieved.
A Sunday morning blaze in Knox Indiana wiped out ten buildings in the business district. C H Conrads grocery and A E H Ham book store were lost along with Roy Conn billiard hall J M White hardware Short gro cery and the K P hall. The lone stone and brick structure was the Pythian hall built seven years ago at a cost of 310000.
At Ferrum Virginia a black man named Hale fired into a crowd after a dispute at a political meeting. William Robinette died instantly and John Thomas later died from wounds. Two others were fatally hurt. Hale fled. In nearby events a county official consider Fatout as possible successor to Nelson and Charles B. Cully is favored for deputy.
James O'Brien was bound over to the grand jury on charges of snatching a purse containing $50 from Mrs. Honorah Leary on East Washington Street Saturday, after appearing in police court.
Chicago lightweight Martin Duffy issued a challenge to fight any opponent at the lightweight limit for a good side bet. George B. N. Hanch, Marion county pioneer, died at his home near Ben Davis Saturday after moving to the county in 1829 and living there most of his life.
An advertisement touts Dr Bull’s Cough Syrup as a cure for coughs and colds. It urges readers to avoid church or public meetings to prevent disturbing others and recommends using the remedy immediately.
Mrs. Jane Mendenhall of Xenia district dies at home after six weeks of illness. Weighing 480 pounds at health start, she dropped to 423 pounds before death. No casket large enough was in stock and a special order was required for burial.
In Muncie Indiana the natural gas shortage worsens with two thirds of normal supply cited. Residents turn to coal and wood as factories idle and cold intensifies, while the city records rail yard cattle, hog, and sheep receipts and prices at Union Stock Yards in Indianapolis.
Astrology notes predict favorable traits for those born today and steady rise in business. The births listed include numerous named families with baby girls and boys, alongside civil disorders. Diphtheria, tuberculosis, asthma and heart disease among listed ailments. Marriages shown include couples such as Samuel Cory and Elsie Trine, Asa Armstrong and Georgia Owens, Frank Woodbeck and Maude Knowles, and others.
A list records owners with addresses and property types and costs for frames cottages and porches. An aside promotes Dean’s Ointment claiming instant relief and permanent cure for hives with a 50 cent price at any drug store.
Wheat steady with No 2 red at 72 cents and November 72 cents. No 3 red at 68 to 70 cents. No 1 white corn at 60 cents. No 2 white 60 cents. No 3 white 60 cents. No 4 white 58 to 60 cents. No 2 white mixed 59 cents.
The document lists class grades and prices for oats and hay including No. 2 yellow oats at 59 cents and No. 1 timothy hay around 11.50 to 12.00 per unit. It also records wheat corn and hay inspections by car counts with various grades and totals across No. 2 red No. 3 red No. 2 yellow No. 2 mixed and No. 1 timothy.
Fragmentary timetable lists train routes and arrival times among multiple cities including Philadelphia New York Baltimore Washington Columbus Indianapolis Louisville Paris Springfield Logansport and Vincennes with noted connections and accommodations. The garbled lines show various departure and arrival times such as 3 35 am 7 20 am 10 00 am and 11 00 am across several line segments.
At the Interstate Stock Yards in Indianapolis on November 4 receipts totaled about 500 hogs with 400 shipments. Quotations show good to choice mixed classes, medium and heavy, lightweights, and common to good pigs ranging roughly from 4.50 to 6.75 dollars, with roughs around 4.25 to 5.00.
The Chicago market report shows modest shifts across grains and meats with May corn at 58 1 4 cents and 60 4 cents for other months, wheat up about 3 cents with December at 70 4 and 71 4, oats higher around 6 1 2 to 39 4, and provisions including January pork near 14 97 to 14 77, lard at 8 65, ribs around 7 72 to 7 62. Eggs steady at 16 1 2, butter ranges for creamery and firsts, cheese prices for twins, daisies, young Americas, Swiss drum, limburger and brick. Live poultry prices list hens 7, springs 8 4, turkeys 7 8 to 8, geese 4 to 4 50 per dozen, ducks and other stock.
A dense OCR list of farm goods and grocery items with prices includes mid turkey hens and fowls, eggs, butter, cheeses, hides and tallow, various coffees and sugars, flour and beans, molasses and syrups, canned fruits, produce, oysters, fish, shells, and drugs. The prices reflect bulk and retail tiers with numerous brand and grade names across meats, dairy, produce, and household supplies.
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