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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1907
Page
3
An advertisement claims much illness stems from a weak nervous system and promotes Dr Miles Nervine as a soothing remedy. It features testimonial from John James of Riverton Nebraska and notes druggists can refund the bottle price if no benefit is seen. Miles Medical Co. of Elkhart Indiana is named.
Charles Blake a big Blake's Hill producer near East Cornwall uses a touring car to haul butter eggs and vegetables to Waterbury Essex County market weekly or twice weekly cutting his travel time to about two and a half hours. He saves about ten days a year and enjoys faster safer trips avoiding rough wagon roads.
Washington dispatch reports a heated campaign against extending parcel post led by the National Association of Retail Grocers and General Merchants based in Cleveland. Express firms oppose changes fearing future rate cuts, while Congress members Overstreet and Penrose oppose the bill. The Retail Grocers group argues mail order firms would expand reach to rural customers, though consumers stand to gain from parcel post legislation.
A promotional piece urges avoiding coffee to spare cold hands and nervous tremors. It extols Postum Food Coffee as a caffeine free table beverage made from toasted wheat and molasses. Strong, rich brew is claimed to aid calm nerves and vitality.
New York on November 9 reports a new treatment for insanity dubbed the sewer cure. Flowers from large greenhouses are used as therapeutic mediums with blossoms scattered throughout the asylum. Studies suggest flowers ease distress, with roses sometimes replacing opiates or restraints in soothing patients. Women appear more susceptible than men and color may influence effectiveness, though no exact flower-to-illness prescription exists yet.
Miss Katherine Elking, reported to marry the duke of Abruzzi, cousin of the king of Italy, has spent much time abroad and is regarded as the belle of the senatorial set. Her cousin Miss Adele Armstrong has just returned from a visit at the Elkins home in Washington where the duke was lavishly entertained by Senator Elkins.
Miss Matilda Townsend of Washington was engaged to the Duke of Alba. Authorities say Alba insisted on an income of 200000 dollars per year from her mother’s estate. Mrs Townsend ended the engagement, deeming the demand impractical.
In Bangor Maine Sam Tompkins of Caswell Plantation Aroostook county, once sentenced to six months for liquor smuggling, is deemed the northern border's most dangerous and persistent smuggler. Captured after a night raid, he boasted he would never be caught and allegedly escaped authorities about 20 times. He moved liquor from Canada biweekly, driving a rough wagon through fields and roads with a trained horse, selling liquor across a wide area from Linestone to Portage Falls.
Statistics from the state bureau of statistics show Indiana's 349 incorporated towns carry bonds totaling 177,817.25 and floating debt 9,724.15, with improvement bonds 700 and gross debt 1,481,211.95. Cash in sinking fund stands at 83,690.14, yielding a net debt of 1,397,521.81.
A lyric meditation notes the setting sun over a dreamlike western landscape. It imagines God surveying the twilight world and blessing the day with the quiet closing line Good night you have done your best.
Charles A. Brown assistant city civil engineer completed plans for the Twenty sixth street sewer. The $25,000 project will be two and one third miles long and is awaiting Blaine H. Miller city civil engineer approval before going to the Board of Public Works.
Dr R J Aley of Indiana university chairs a committee from the state organization of teachers to verify annual fines and forfeitures. He finds about 150000 a year collected while the school fund receives only 100000. The committee seeks to determine where the remaining balance goes.
A persuasive advertisement hawks Stuart's Charcoal Lozenges as a stomach purifier and breath freshener. It claims charcoal absorbs gas, purifies blood and intestines, improves appetite and complexion, and promises a free sample by mail from F. A. Stuart Co. in Marshall Michigan.
Special to The cas Seattle, Wash. Joe Bowers, a 30 year old cowboy, finished an 1800 mile journey from the D Heart ranch near Pierre, South Dakota, to Seattle to revive his trade as a plumber. He describes crossing rivers, traversing mountains, camping in snow, and living among Indians while earning funds for travel. He recalls snaking routes past the Black Hills, Yellowstone, and the Continental Divide, singing to his ponies after waterless desert stretches, and arriving in Seattle in strong condition weighing 180 pounds with five feet ten inches of height.
Prof John White of Rose Polytechnic Institute presented analyses showing Indiana coals exceed Illinois coals in quality at a meeting of the Indiana Chemical Society in the statehouse. Prof P N Evans of Purdue discussed chemical engineering as the discussion continued. The next meeting will be at Purdue University on December 14.
James Koster, a Greek scrap iron worker, was fatally struck by moving cars at the Brightwood yards of the Big Four on Saturday morning. No witness to the accident. it is believed he had been warned to watch for the cars.
Prof Stewart Macalister at Gezer Palestine reveals eight cities or building phases spanning 3,000 years B C. Deep excavations show layered ruins with fresh structures built atop older ones, including cremated remains of a cave dwelling race before metal tools.
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