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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1901
Page
6
An ear specialist notes most deafness cases originate from catarrh of the head and throat. The remedy Stuart's Catarrh Tablets, a 50 cent package, is promoted as safe for adults and children and effective in relieving catarrhal deafness by acting on nasal and throat membranes.
An insane woman halted a Lehigh Valley fast express near Allentown by standing on the track. The engineer halted the train, the crew ushered her into the car, and she was kept at the next station until the train cleared the line.
Joan Davenport, 74, agreed to give Dora Williams, 21, a sewing machine to secure release from a promise to marry. Davenport will take the machine and leave after reporting harassment by the old man who tried to woo her.
Mrs. Valentine Niberger reports long kidney trouble cured by Dean's Kidney Pills from Henry J Huders drug store. Her son also benefited from the remedy. The ad touts relief from back pain and various kidney ailments and notes 50 cents per package in U S sales.
Four deaths and 30 serious cases are traced to a peculiar disease in the Great Meadows district of north New Jersey. Doctors say philippine measles, brought by returning soldiers, started in Buffalo and moved through Pennsylvania before reaching Al lumuchy and nearby Danville Johnsonburg and Vienna. The illness features fever, a facial and hand eruption, raw red skin, and contested treatment options.
Wilmington Delaware November 28 The whipping post and pillory were used for the first time at the new New Castle county workhouse. Chief warden Meserve oversaw the sentences including William Walker and John King with 60 lashes and terms in jail, while Richard Coverdale and Walter Thomas also faced an hour in the pillory for burglary and attempted murder respectively.
Laurie Marks, a New York bookmaker turned boxing devotee who once jumped into the English Channel and claimed high standing in sport, is described as a square operator closely tied to pugilists like Dick Burge and Charley Mitchell. He faced a bank robbery link that shocked acquaintances who knew him as reliable and honest.
In Easton Pennsylvania on November 28 Henry Mabus aged 57 lost his leg after a dog jump triggered an accidental discharge by Henry Counterman. The gunfire struck Mabus in the leg leading to amputation. Counterman and Mabus were gunning near Pen Argyl.
The archival record lists individual pension amounts for men and widows, including Patrick Seery of Liberty with $8 and Alice Erney of Terre Haute with $8. Additional names appear with various sums such as Laura Mathers in Indianapolis at $20 and Fiorella Weston in Montpelier at $3, outlining postwar action to restore or reissue pensions.
President McCulloch of the Union traction company toured the city in his private car Martha. It attracted attention on Massachusetts avenue as two men commented on its beauty and joked about the name Martha being used for both the car and a wife.
J A McEwen, insurance deputy in the state auditor's office former teacher, condemns school collections for any purpose. He recalls his teaching days and says requests for subscriptions to monument funds or charity humiliates poor students and should be stopped to protect schools.
In Asbury Park New Jersey on November 28 W W Ward 75 year old owner of the Ebbitt house had been without a tooth for years when a large tooth suddenly grew in his left jaw after no warning and has now reached normal size.
Noblesville Indiana November 25 the plant of the Noblesville Democrat will be sold at sheriff s sale within ten days R M Isherwood holds a 3600 mortgage on the plant which he sold to two men from Michigan They operated the paper briefly then shut down it is unclear if the paper will be revived there is currently no democratic organ in Hamilton county.
In Wilmington on November 28 a newly dug grave yielded a baby’s body in a casket marked by an undertaker’s name. Farmers John and Lewis Seamen alerted Coroner Baynard, who found the casket and infant gone the next day. A murder is suspected.
In Pottsville, Jacob Hinkle’s sons plan to tear down his ramshackle house to recover a rumored $20,000 fortune tied to his death last Thursday. Only $9 of the sum has been found so far. the burial is set for tomorrow. Hinkle kept his money at home, distrusting banks.
A series of letters touts a treatment for weakness as a boon to men, claiming restored vigor and size. Recipients describe renewed strength, rapid results, and full discretion, with the notice offering a free receipt to all seeking help.
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