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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1902
Page
4
The fragment notes Bilson, manager of the Foreign Advertising Department, associated with the Tribune Building in New York and Chicago. It lists his offices in Tribune Building locations.
A colored man named Dillard was lynched after being escorted by Sheriff Dudley of Sullivan County. Dudley fought the mob to protect Dillard but was overpowered. The piece criticizes state boards for secrecy and urges Gov. Durbin to act against such officials.
A note urges Mayor Bookwalter to spare a few minutes to hear Indianapolis residents on gambling dens, winerooms, saloons, and crime. It claims the prison south board bluff tests governor nerve while a local paper accuses city administration of being owned by gamblers.
A humorously antiquated piece on canine fashion notes items like blankets with pockets for handkerchiefs and sachets. It contrasts aristocratic dress with practical grooming, imagining dogs decked in elaborate outfits and the social reaction to such style.
A newspaper item describes canine wardrobe options for Fido including scarlet or blue military blankets. It notes design details such as felt, leather trim, and red flannel lining, with emphasis on simple styling and pockets for cozy days.
Mrs. 8 E Perkins hosts a Friday tea for Mrs. Jesse Overstreet. Mrs. George Barney and children travel to San Diego for winter. Miss Maude Smith hosts a high tea for Miss Stamp of Vernon Ohio. Prof. Frans Bellinger speaks on The educational value of music at Catherine Merrill club. The Indianapolis College of Music plans its annual pupil reception at J M Dungan’s home. Mrs. Eddy M Campbell hosts a Friday reception for Mrs. Leonard G Wild recently relocated from Anderson. Mrs. Cummings and daughter Frances return to N Pennsylvania St from Pennsylvania. W J Vawter and Miss Mary Murray wed in Chicago. couple to live in Baltimore. State weddings listed in Greenfield and Muncie with notable spouses and occupations. In Kokomo, Miss Katherine McGlone and Samuel Jen son wed. Miss Perèle Wiltshire and Roy Goodwink also noted.
A collection of remarks from diverse locals includes George Elliott on bonds, Curtis Atkinson touting Benton county wealth, and Jacob Kurtz preferring two years in jail over extra time as a turnkey. The roster also features officials, reporters, and citizens commenting on press freedom, politics, education, and daily life in the city.
A column lists entertainments with showings at English S Magician Kellar at 2 and 8, Grand Vaudeville at 2:15 and 8:15, Park featuring Her marriage vow at 2 and 8, and Empire with Sam Devere's Burlesquers at 2 and 8.
Thelma Fay Petty a two month old girl died Friday night. Born weighing under two pounds she was one of the smallest living babies on record. She was the child of James W Petty of 1930 Shelby Street.
The text asserts that humors are impure matters the skin liver kidneys and other organs cannot handle without aid. It claims accumulation fills the system and leads to pimples boils eczema loss of appetite fatigue biliousness indigestion headaches and many troubles.
Hood's Sarsaparilla and Pills remove all humors and invigorate the system. A claimant reports relief from salt rheum on his hands after taking Hood's Sarsaparilla.
The piece highlights robe gowns popular in Indianapolis shops with lace and pat tern robes. Prices range from about 55 to 200 dollars with many at 100 to 150 dollars. Homespun gown-making noted as cheaper, and fashion tips include white satin ribbon neck finishes and black tulle hats.
In Longstown, Amos Gable’s beehives were raided by three youths who took honey crocks. A bee swarm attacked the intruders, who fled to a stream. Gable will not prosecute and withholds names due to local family connections. The rest of the article notes whimsical firm names and puzzled Italian letter addresses.
The piece compares plantation style baking in wood ashes with parboiling and finishing in the oven. It details a method of boiling until fork tender, steaming off water, and using for scalloping or glazing. An Indianapolis cook’s technique slices parboiled potatoes, coats with butter flour and sugar, and bakes to a honeycomb‑like top.
A poem unfolds a crossing scene where a flagman waves a small flag in rain and sun. A child strays toward danger while a bystander acts unheroically yet saves a life, prompting admiration for inner character over outward looks.
Charley returns from Misa Highflyte and watches the fire while musing that a man learns how cheap talk is after about three dozen girls profess love yet none will marry him. The reflection hints at romantic disappointments and the sunglass era mood.
Jinks recounts how the frugal man feared health costs and let a life insurance policy proceed. An agent arranged a medical, the doctor found him sound, and yet the applicant later dropped the policy.
A heroine pleads to Gilbert as the villain destroys her past by burning her slave letters. He hurls them into the grate and taunts her, asking if she is satisfied by the act.
Albert Tomms of Rocky River found a paper on his door ridiculing his family and posted a similar taunt on a neighbor’s coal house the next evening. The stale humor mocks liver references and insults the wife’s washing to obtain food.
A bow-legged caller accuses a country editor of calling him a fresh sailor. The editor explains a misprint where water dropped from the phrase during typesetting, prompting the caller to quip about drying dock repairs.
A historical verse monologue narrates a speaker's gratitude for not being famous executed figures and a poet. The narrator compares his own poverty to Arnold Benedict Marie Antoinette and Poe, concluding on Thanksgiving Day that he remains thankful for his own status.
Police report a shooting at a residence on Beville Avenue where a burglar was struck by gunfire. Victim details are unclear as investigators secure the scene and seek suspects.
Mrs J O Gosney of Pullman Wash praises Dr Williams Pink Pills as a cure after failure of three doctors and other remedies. The ad claims the pills restore blood and nerves, curing neuralgia, menstrual cramps, weakness and many other ailments, with prices and mail order available from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
An old anecdote describes a doctor advising a son to uncross his legs to avoid nerve and blood vessel compression. It cites numbness and weakening limbs as consequences and extols straight, non–crossed legs as healthier. The piece also includes assorted notices and ads about products and rail schedules.
On November 26 and 27 excursion tickets will be sold to all stations on Pennsylvania lines within 15 miles of the selling point, valid for return until November 28. Special rate tickets for teachers and students going home for Thanksgiving available upon presentation of proper certificates. Inquire of agents.
Thanksgiving rates offered to all points within a radius of 15 miles of selling point with return validity until November 28. Special rate tickets available upon presentation of proper certificates to teachers and students traveling home for the holiday. Inquire of agents.
An old advertisement endorses Mrs Winston's soothing syrup for teething children. It claims to soothe gums ease all pain cure wind colic and treat diarrhoea. Price twenty five cents per bottle.
A brief Sun notice invites readers to send items such as a dog, guitar, horse, or wagon by mail. The ad mentions a rate of 36 cents a week for every six words used in the notice.
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