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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1901
Page
6
Gov Durbin and friends visit English farm in Scott County Kentucky to spend the shooting season. Capt W E English and wife plan to host guests. the restored homestead features hunting room, extensive rose garden, new water system, and a grand lawn.
The article surveys long coats, praising some styles and criticizing others. It notes raglan coats, newmarket models with triple collars, and the appeal of coats when worn with figure, while warning against ill fitting, overly baggy, or muddy tailed designs. It observes color variety with gray common, but browns, greens, and black cloth with fur collars are noted as stylish.
State geologist Willis Blatchley and Audubon Society president W W Woolen warn smoke from downtown buildings may injure Indianapolis shade trees. They describe soot blocking pores, stunting growth, and note damaged maples where tops are cut. Woolen calls for preserving trees, spacing plantings 30 feet apart, with shrubs between to protect beauty and property values.
The document notes that repairs were started the very next day after the board ordered them. A postal mail was sent, and a gang began work the following day, with the board receiving another postal shortly after.
Dr Kyle warns that many public school children are retarded in development from poor senses. Astigmatism and farsightedness rise with study and heredity, while nearsightedness is common in Europe. Lighting quality and position affect reading ability. eyeglasses are prescribed in about half of vision cases.
Thomas Nagin a 49 year old first mate on the steamer Montana had a diamond ring stuck on his left wedding finger. An infection trapped the ring causing swelling and dead flesh. Surgeons removed the dead tissue after a painful hour long operation. recovery could take days or longer.
Two con men were jailed after trying to swindle a farmer with a full deck confidence game. An attorney offered legal help in exchange for a fee but found the money vanished from the suspect. The con man claimed he hid funds to avoid officers, then sent a friend to remove the bill, leaving the lawyer outfoxed and conceding the slick trick.
A study of J. P. Morgan’s face portrays it as unmatched in America, with fierce first impressions softening into a vivid history of battles and power. The feature describes Morgan as a vigorous man of 45 in appearance, with strong lines suggesting endurance and force, smoking cigars while living hard and sleeping hard. The piece ends with an advertisement for Hood's Sarsaparilla and piano bargains at Baldwin's.
In a scene from political life, four ward workers swap tales of election-day manipulation. Republicans and Democrats recount schemes to influence outcomes, including hiring a man to mow a yard all day to waste another ticket, sending a minnow hunter to sway votes, and using a drunken operative to disrupt neighbors. The exploits culminate with a sparrow-suppressing plan that ends with broken windows and a night in jail, yet none vote as intended.
Caroline Page faces a choice between Burton Ward and Albert Goodale after both propose at the garden party. She writes two letters, one to Burt declining, one to Bert accepting. A 4 PM meeting confirms her decision, and Caroline marries Burt two years later, confessing the swapped envelopes.
Chicago, Nov. 12. Augusta Harper Lynde owes her life to a brindle bull terrier that dragged her from under a cab and oncoming streetcar wheels as crowds watched. Policeman Joseph L. Mary carried her to safety after the dramatic rescue, the dog vanishing into the crowd. The piece also lists remedies and local veterinary services.
The Indiana Dentac College facility on the cor Cor Delaviare and Chiosis receives patients from 8 a m to 5 p m for all kinds of dental work.
Whispers recount the pumpkin crop failure of 1901 as heat destroyed vines and tiny fruit failed to mature. Prices soar for the scrawny pumpkins and pies vanish, leaving grocers guarding pumpkins behind glass as anxious households wonder about Thanksgiving without pie.
A monthly Laycock catalogue prints a Tennessee customer letter about delayed No 677 cribs addressed to Col E A Arthur and reveals the Col is a Laycock stenographer. The item includes Jack Norworth’s Indianapolis hotel anecdote about a nap transforming him into a night performer.
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