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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1902
Page
5
A professional thief surveys Dr Squires estate from woods and trees, noting its seclusion, a single servant, and potential entry points. He watches the house at night from a treetop, uses field glasses to map vulnerabilities, and prepares to enter the doctor’s study with a diamond cutter.
An old time advertise list details Rover products with price notes for skin care and remedies. Items include cures for corns, headaches, skin eruptions, chaps, and powders. Multiple rovers and related tonics are priced between ½c and 15c with brief product descriptions.
A burglar, using a jewelers tool to open a pane, triggers a country mansion alarm. He flees as two enormous hounds pursue him, firing at a attacking Dane. a sudden strike from a knife wounds the dog. Mr Goddard appears with a warning to flee, then vanishes, leaving the scene in progress as the tale continues.
A brunette actress and architect hero chase a rat in her room, Billy endures comic pursuit and awkward courtship. After a long chase the two finally wed, with a white rat given to the bride in a golden cage as a wedding token.
The Baltimore News says the north door will close to the public and serve only the president and family. Visitors will use the new eastern basement door and a grand stone stairway to the main floor while four separate entrances handle politicians, distinguished guests, family callers, and winter crowds near the treasury.
A light column recalls a mean trick by two Whitcomb boys spilling goose feathers on Mary Murphy as she carried a bag to the Gem store. The feathers dusted town like January snow while the father promised compensation. Also noted is Moses Whitaker’s surprising sip of whiskey and local talk of his future speeches. A Plymouth Independ ent tale recounts a South Dakota farmer’s runaway potato hill and a near crop loss if not for a timely plug.
A polite burglar entered John W. Vreeland’s Broad Street home in Bloomfield New Jersey on October 3 and stole $15 cash plus valuables. He paused beside Mrs Crane, the elderly reader, telling her not to disturb her while she read. Mrs Crane woke her son-in-law who initially thought she was dreaming.
An advertisement promises a free trial treatment for a wide range of ailments including heart lung kidneys stomach blood liver skin and nervous system disorders. It urges all with weak or disordered conditions to call for the new method rapidly replacing old cures.
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