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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 13, 1907
Page
3
A testimonial from Mrs. P. S. Geissler of Milton Street lauds Peruna as a family remedy, claiming it cured her daughter’s catarrh of the throat and head and praising the medicine for its broad popularity and safety in homes.
The winter weather brings catarrh and coughs and Peruna is praised as a priceless remedy for all family members. Mothers report its effectiveness for children with croup and colds, claiming it can replace the family doctor in winter ailments. Many testimonials exist, though most users do not respond.
Mary A. Fitzgerald owns a Broadway and Forty-third street corner lot in New York. Harry Levey wins a 10 year lease after two years of talks and cables. He and heirs will pay 12 million dollars, financing 4 million for 42 years and 8.9 million for the remainder. The plan includes a 12 story office theater and restaurant building.
The article notes Deerfield Massachusetts shows women especially elders reviving household arts. It observes fireside industries yield little income yet 70 year old women work to raise mortgage on cherished homes. It highlights the choice for elderly to stay home while younger people seek city jobs.
The second Greek temple built in the United States rises in Lowell Massachusetts by about 7000 Greek residents. The $100000 structure features a brilliant golden dome and two golden turrets.
Testimony from sufferers across the country claims ascatco the new Austrian drug quickly cures asthma bronchitis and catarrh. Chronic patients report restored health after long affliction and the firm promotes literature and full particulars by mail from the Austrian Laboratory 32 W Twenty fifth St New York City.
In Cleveland on November 14 United Press reports the Royal Motor Car company with 490 workers is now under receivership by Superior Savings and Trust company due to money stringency. The firm reportedly holds assets of 650000 over liabilities and the receivership is described as temporary.
Hart Ruddell, captain of the Columbus high school football team, died from injuries sustained in Saturday’s game. His funeral was held today with Rev. William Chappell officiating. In response, the Columbus school board voted to prohibit football.
The school board and the Commercial club will extend an invitation to the American Historical Society and the Society of Biblical Science to convene in Indianapolis three years after the coming holidays. These societies hold meetings in the west on a three year cycle.
An Alaska paper notes wages vary by work. In Fairbanks year round jobs pay about 200 a month with occasional work at 1 an hour, and mines offer 35 to 1 a day with room for hoard. Skilled labor commands higher pay.
Chicago, Nov. 15. Mrs. Lillian Shaffner, leader in a mock city government, proposes extreme measures to solve crime. She suggests branding murderers with a forehead mark and deporting foreign criminals. She also calls for hanging murderers and argues criminals could be reformed through punishment. She criticizes the church role in crime and urges education and sanitation to prevent crime.
New York telegram reports in Wyoming cow country a mass wedding plan as Angela Minima Teac ling arrives with 20 frauleins to wed cowboys. Henry Holst awaits Thanksgiving nuptials after a dramatic decoy backstory with eager brides from Germany.
The text notes grays will become popular later in winter though now few wear them. It calls grays hard for most to wear yet refined beyond other colors. It states the reign of purple is nearly over and will naturally fade into gray.
The piece notes jet is becoming rare and sought after by the rich, with many imitations flooding the market. It questions whether the true value differs from fakes as fashionable jet remains hard to obtain and prized by elites.
A 20 story Cleveland skyscraper will be topped by a Goddess of Liberty statue. A gas flame will burn atop the torch and rise high to signal the minute before each hour, marking time with a visible blaze day and night.
United Press reports in Canton Ohio that J D Devereaux of Buffalo Roy Wonderly the elevator operator and John Murphy a bell boy were dying after an elevator at the McKinley hotel malfunctioned last night Wonderly lost control the elevator shot to the roof tore loose from connections and fell down the shaft leaving Devereaux and Wonderly with broken backs and gravely injured Murphy also among victims.
An old classified style notice markets LAXATIVE BROMO Quinine as a world wide cure for colds and neuralgia. It invites readers to call for the full name and looks for a signature IE. W. Grove, priced at 26 cents.
In a playful dialogue, Edwin’s questions about strength, hats, and words lead to explanations of inquisitive, creation, and interrogation. The sequence builds to Edwin emitting a solo after Hamlet reading and a lingering mischief about his solo performance.
W. H. Briggs reports on Broadway where Weber and Fields, once partners for 26 years, now operate separate show shops. Lew Fields enjoys growing acting acclaim and steady profits, while Joe Weber faces poor box office, a missing- money setback, and unstable partners. The split restores old rivalry but keeps mutual respect.
A compilation of Indiana editors and publishers naming their preferred presidential candidates. Opinions favor Roosevelt, Fairbanks, Taft, Hughes, and others with notes on third-term views and party representation across Evansville, Indianapolis, and rural towns. Names include Star Bulletin editors, The Freeman, The Saturday Call, Times Gazette, and local publishers.
In the 11 counties of southeast Missouri containing swamp or overflow lands, drainage ditches or canals have been constructed with a total length of about 680 miles. These ditches reclaimed 15,000 acres of land, nearly 38.3 square miles. Lands once worthless are now worth from 3 to 65 dollars an acre.
Ida Tompkins of Elkhart Indiana attempted suicide by poison on November 13 after repeated postponements of her wedding. A note cited wedding delays and discouragement as motive.
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