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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 28, 1902
Page
5
Kingman confronts Miss Van Horn over a millinery bill as Jeffries recalls past collectors. He visits on a midsummer day hoping to avoid trouble, faces a sly lecture on debt, and schemes a tennis outing to dodge the awkward negotiation while the looming bill slips from his pocket.
Kingman grapples with a billing ruse after taking a Lebanon and Co. bill from Miss Bernice Van Horn. He admits paying the claim to impress her, while she questions whether he can afford it. A tense exchange centers on deception and pride as a net and a joke about paying bills unfold.
Boomer's Beamlets columns offer quirky captions and notes from Franklin Star and other papers. Mentions include Matthew Randall's oversized radish, Randolph's dill pickles, cigars at Newton Rolander's, Lizzie Finley's improving felon, and Bill Monroe's new suit. A soap swindler roams Fayette county, leaving samples and towels to entice payment.
Attorney general Taylor quotes his annual report on trusts noting no Indiana incorporations in four years and foreign plants operating locally. He supports general nationwide regulation through federal law or constitutional amendment, arguing unified control prevents domestic shutdowns and foreign-friendly legislation. He cites England’s common law against combinations and urges decisive congressional action.
Washington reports indicate pressure to back a one cent postage plan as Postmaster General Payne may support it once postal receipts cover expenditures. Auditor Castle notes a shrinking deficit, down from 15 million in 1896 to under 3 million, attributing part of the change to mail reclassification and the growing rural free delivery despite ongoing costs.
Washington reports United States Geological Survey notes the Great Salt Lake Utah has declined for roughly 16 years, dropping 9.9 feet by 1900. Local property owners fear impacts as irrigation from nearby lands draws water from feeding streams, prompting investigations to determine irrigation's role and other causes.
Watertown reports Mrs. Martha Gates, a wealthy widow, testified in a supreme court accounting case against Dr. A J Dick and Mrs. Josephine Marvin. She claimed $25,000 missing from a $17,000 estate and produced $16,000 in $1,000 bills from her stocking, prompting a ruling on her handling of funds.
James Linn, an iron worker, slipped on wet planks on a frail scaffold on the second floor of the Chemical building annex in Louis, nearly 40 feet to the ground. He landed in soft dirt, walked to an ambulance, and was not seriously injured. Linn lives at 375 S Channing Ave.
City chemist Ansil Moffatt warns that meat dealers are powerful and organized, promising a hard battle as the health department moves to crack down on preservatives in meat. He contrasts the situation with dairymen, stressing the high stakes and potential fines for adulteration.
A Country Life in America essay challenges the idea that winter means barren earth. It notes animals like Reynard the fox and Brer Rabbit, mink, hares, and various birds persist in snow and cold. It highlights winter’s hidden life, human observation, and the promise of spring when seeds and nests awaken.
Niagara Falls physicians report a unique case in a 60 year old Black man named Allen who collapsed after riding a kicking horse. Autopsy shows his heart and left lung connected by a growth over three inches long, suggesting lifelong condition though heart appeared large but sound.
In New York a junior drug clerk mixed cyanide oil with castor oil and sold it to an Italian girl, fatally harming two others, including a six month old baby and the grandmother. William J. Rogers, 18, jailed without bail for selling the poison. proprietor Theodore Rennenberg held on manslaughter charges with $2000 bail. Oil of merbane supplied the poison, mimicking bitter almonds in scent.
A writer notes Uncle Sam’s postoffice date stamps are produced in Lodge, Northumberland County, Virginia. Benjamin Chambers, an expert machinist, runs a small shop where stamps are hand cut, hardened, and finished with polished handles. Each stamp is unique with the office name and state cut in solid metal.
The city post offices rely on skilled beat cutters to produce special stamps. Many top type cutters trained in Chambers shop. Uncle Sam demands precision, discarding stamps for single letter errors. Skill takes years, and a past shift to heavy face type doubled shop activity.
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