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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 09, 1902
Page
5
The serial tale unfolds with Burglar No 1 meeting No 2 during a house raid and alliance over plunder. Charles Goddard, Miss Belle Gretaon, and Dr Squires are entangled as No 1 moves through Goddard's mansion and the doctor’s secret leprosy work.
A narrator recalls wandering near Dr. Squires and Miss Stetson and overhearing a crucial moment by a public spring. He describes his transformation from gentleness to darker intent as a horse-drawn ride approaches, revealing a hidden link to the master’s illness.
Miss E C Milesli of 311 West Washington Street Indianapolis says Dr A W Chases Nerve Pills cured her headaches dizziness and stomach weakness restoring strength and energy She bought them at Hyder's drug store and recommends the medicine Sold at a dollar per box by Dr A W Chase Medicine Co Buffalo NY with portrait and signature on every package.
A doctor pressures Miss Belle to marry by promising a cure for Charles. She fears the sin of marriage if Charles lives, though she loves him. the doctor foresees a chance to win her and a fortune. They ride away together, leaving the outcome unresolved.
A humorous collection notes peculiar local quirks from Plymouth to Anderson. Items describe a milliner in Plymouth, a cornknife shaver in Sulton, a hairpin cake critic in Noblesville, a wooden legged cow in Franklin, departing Hammond dogs, a boy in Knightstown who preens before meals, and a flag editor in Elizaville giving apple butter with subscriptions. An Anderson advertiser meets 18 women claiming to help, revealing his marital status and the odd demands of the would be helpers. Grass widows in Anderson are mentioned as feigning sorrow.
George Garba a Philadelphia oil works employee with no medical diploma is forbidden to practice. He claims to have cured several patients, including Samuel Small whose spinal injury improved after Garba reset a displaced bone. Other workers report neck and finger dislocations healed, with Garba’s grandfather cited as a European medical authority.
Miss Roosevelt, now grown, will wear the gown once shown to her as a child by Mrs. Roosevelt. The white satin dress is being made in Washington from the wedding gown, fitted for Alice Roosevelt with lace from her mother.
In a sunlit rural tale at Clove Farm, bachelor farmer Cornelius Cornwall faces loneliness until his housekeeper Joanna Joyce plans to leave. Mandy Amanda Fry schemes to push them together, and Cornwall, guided by Mandy’s meddling, proposes to Joanna after Amanda’s plucky meddling yields the assumed blessing.
In Sycamore Illinois the editor offers five dollars for the best pumpkin pie as writers, pretty women, and county daughters all enter. Meanwhile in Ohio Fred Bowlus, jailed for horse stealing, is released and reoffends after a brief stint as a farm hand. In New Haven Carrie Nation poses for photos while students hide pipes and liquor behind her.
In Omaha two burglars blew the safe at J. H. Lawrie's hardware store in Davenport and took 3400 dollars cash before escaping. In Pittsburg the P. and W. railroad office safe was cracked early Wednesday with 800 dollars taken and the thieves fled.
An Indianapolis reader testimonial claims Doans Kidney Fills cured severe left kidney pains and loins aches after a few doses. W H Hicks of 22 W New York St and his wife reported relief, and the ad notes the product is sold by all dealers for 50 cents with Foster Milburn Co as U S agents. Remember the name Doans.
A visiting editor from Indianapolis remarks on a high number of young writers in the city. He quotes a recent oddity where a three day old infant reportedly sent in a birth account signed "One Who Was There," illustrating unexpected early writing.
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