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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1901
Page
3
After years of study Dr James W Kidd announces an elixir that supposedly cures all diseases. The remedy is offered free to any sufferer who sends name and address, with cures claimed for rheumatism neuralgia and many other ailments. Aimed at patients given up by doctors, the ad promises rapid, permanent health improvements after two or three trials.
The Indianapolis Elks begin a week of hilarity at the Cyclorama with a grotesque parade and daily bazar. Gov. Durbin and Mayor Bookwalter start the festivities as fraternal day and visiting brethren from Indiana cities are invited to attend. Free admission for city orphanage children.
City engineer Nelson warns that Meridian street paving from Fall Creek to Thirty-fourth street cannot be finished this year unless block laying starts soon. Hoosier Construction Company, the contractor, may work Sundays on North Illinois street from Fall Creek to Thirty-fourth street to finish quickly and clear Meridian street paving for next spring.
A survey of ministers saloonkeepers and others discusses whether Sunday liquor sales should be legalized or banned. Opinions range from strict local option to support for limited Sunday opening, with judges and police reacting to enforcement and graft concerns.
Records of the court of claims show Sampson received 8335 dollars as his share of the bounty for destroying Cervera in Santiago. Schley gets 350 dollars, to be paid in weeks. An official says Sampson’s total bounty and prize money exceed 25000 dollars, Dewey 9570, Schley 15.75, and future navy prizes are ended by law.
A. C. Newby, president of the National automobile company, and H. T. Hearsey visited Cincinnati to watch Henri Fournier drive his automobile against time. Fournier predicts a new record on the Oakley course if it lives up to expectations. Local enthusiasm grows for races at Newby oval next summer with top stars likely to attend Indianapolis. Frank M. Staley notes automobile clubs differ from bicycle clubs, as drivers resist dealer driven organizing and prefer independent status for commercial benefits.
Frank Fauvre told THE SUN that the Indianapolis Greenfield and Richmond interurban project has strong public support. He said funds are secured and work will start at Greenfield early next week with completion possible within 90 days if winter remains open.
Building inspector Bartel found a row of wooden tenements occupied by colored people behind 15 North West Street with stoves vented through side walls. He ordered fires out and brick flues required if stoves stayed in use, warning of a potential holocaust.
At Columbus Ohio, plans to abolish traveling passenger and freight agents of the Central passenger association are framed. Assistant-general passenger agent Bronson of the Big Four calls the idea a recurring pipe dream and notes it would hinder railroading. He cites resistance to removing passes for employees and forcing road presidents to pay cash fares.
Fred Brooks, 21, claiming his home is “wherever his hat is off,” was arrested Saturday and jailed as a fugitive after attempting to sell a horse and buggy on West Pearl Street for 60 dollars. Detectives say the rig is worth 125 dollars and Brooks gave conflicting stories. He will be held until other cities can be contacted to determine if the buggy was stolen. The turnout is a black end spring single buggy with a bay mare aged four or five.
Indianapolis November 23 Hogs receipts 700 shipments small quotations range from good to choice to common and rough categories including lightweights in the listed price bands reflecting modest activity and mixed demand from buyers and sellers with customary market spreads across grades
Henri Fournier the French chauffeur failed to appear at Oakley track as drizzle began Saturday morning causing postponement of the automobile races until Monday.
The board of health cannot afford another smallpox case. With about 200 left in the fund, there is just enough to pay current bills. The last quarantine was lifted on Saturday. Gus Gue’s home is linked to the New York Senate, according to the fragment.
A defective flue at Indiana'shoe and rubber company house on 123 S. Meridian St caused linoleum to blaze on the third floor. The salvage corps intervened, saving all but about 500 dollars of stock as the fire spread into some boxes before discovery.
Atty.gen Taylor led a group of young women through the state capitol on Saturday. Among them was a Louisville native declaring she is a republican and opposes Taylor and Finley. The report notes Taylor is an old bachelor yet lively with a crowd of young women, and a fellow official quips that a single woman can unsettle him, suggesting he relies on numbers for safety.
Astrology for Saturday forecasts births of seven babies from local families and lists deaths of twelve residents with causes. It also notes a marriage between William H. Slusher and Jessie Lewis. Local addresses accompany each entry.
Listings show numerous repairs and additions in various streets with costs from 20 to 1 000. Notable items include a cottage 1 000, a shed 20, a remodeling 350, and frame houses valued around 500 to 8740. Nearby, a brief war update reports six Boers lost and Captain Elliott of the British killed.
Boulder Colorado reports that Dr. William Duane of the State University physics department has received a patent for an invention allowing many telegraph messages to be sent and returned over a single wire. The university lab has demonstrated up to 18 circuits operating in parallel, using Morse telegraphy on each circuit. The device relies on synchronizing motors to manage multiple synchronized circuits.
Advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm as a universal purifier and builder for weak blood. Claims include curing ulcers sores eczema and blood poisoning while stopping joint and bone pain. States 20 years tested and sold for $1 a bottle in Indianapolis with free sample and medical guidance offer.
A series of letters from women tout Peruna as a life saving remedy for catarrh and chronic ailments. Miss J Newlove reports weight gain from 119 to 155 pounds and strong relief. Myrtice James credits Peruna with curing a years long cold and sleep troubles. Henriette Olberg recommends it after a damp exposure, calling it valuable family medicine. Readers urged to write Dr Hartman for free advice.
Cattle receipts total about 100 shipments with varied mind prices across grades. Prime export steers 1,350 to 1,500 pounds average fetch 5.75 to 6.15, with other grades ranging from 4.00 to 5.75 depending on size and quality. Hog prices for good to choice heavy and light weights span 5.25 to 5.80, while sheep and lambs show 2.50 to 4.75 for common to prime, with stockers and feeders noted at several dollar points per 100 pounds.
Grain prices show firm oats and wheat with various No 2 and No 3 grades cited for white yellow and mixed corn. Milling freight terms apply to some No 2 red wheat and price ranges listed. hay weakened with Timothy bids. inspections note multiple corn and car counts across No 3 white yellow mixed and white varieties.
Chicago markets show mixed closes with wheat higher in December and May, corn rising, oats up modestly, and provisions trading on January pork and other fats. Egg and dairy prices edge higher with creamery butter and cheese quotes varying across grades. Live poultry and other small livestock also listed with varied quotes across grades and categories.
A long list of market quotes for poultry and farm staples. Prices cover young turkeys by weight, spring chickens, eggs, butter, cheeses, and hides. Coffee, sugars, flour, rice, molasses, and produce items such as onions, oranges, lemons, beans, peaches, and berries receive regional price marks for small and large lots.
A priced catalog listing various hams bacon sausage and pork products with packaging notes and price per unit. Items include sugar cured hams Indiana California and English bacon, shoulder Reliable and Pickled pork in tierces, fresh pork cuts none and beef tenderloin and sirloin offerings with per pound prices and per barrel figures. Numerous grades and brands are cited such as Reliable Indiana and Pickled pork Fancy boneless and bean pork per barrel prices.
The clipping lists oyster prices for New York counts and best Baltimore selections, plus per gallon and per hundred weights. It also details white fish, trout, herring, clams, lobsters, frogs legs, shrimp, and diverse drug prices including morphine opium quinine and various chemicals.
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