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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1909
Page
9
Mrs Crabshaw notes the new girl took a domestic science course and differs from prior hires mainly in pay expectations, seeking five dollars more per month. The exchange underscores wage contrasts and hiring norms reflected in Lippincott's.
A clipped 19th or early 20th century advertisement extols Spirella as a remedy for scarce coins and tight budgets. It claims the product brings health and grace, improves mind and body, and offers lasting relief unlike nauseous pills. It notes wide use across ages and praises its superiority over substitutes.
Ten-year-old Sadie Friedman of 1676 Fulton Street chased down a fleeing robber, John Taylor, who entered her father's furniture shop. A pursuit ended with Taylor fleeing to 106 Atlantic Avenue, a brawl with police ensued, and Taylor along with William Allen and Walter Moore were arrested. Magistrate Hylan ordered further examination.
A about thirty year old negress boarded the Lackawanna Scranton from Hoboken to Barclay Street. Wearing a veil she stood on the upper deck watching Manhattan glow. In the river’s middle she leaped from the rail still gazing at the lights and vanished under the wake.
Blanche Wise six years old identified John Eagle as the man who attacked her last Sunday. Two Colbert children also said he was the man. Eagle pleaded not guilty when arraigned and is held at the jail in Washington Ind.
Mrs George Ross wife of a farmer collapsed and died in the street at Lebanon Indiana. Heart disease was the cause of death according to reports from the scene.
The article extols pine’s healing powers and prescribes a mixture of glycerine Virgin Oil of Pine and whisky to treat coughs and colds. It lists the Leach Chemical Co. of Cincinnati as the distributor for the genuine pine compound and asserts a twenty four hour cure for colds and a cure for curable coughs.
Miss Orlena A. Zabriskie, daughter of Mrs. Cornelius Zabriskie of Brooklyn, wed Herbert Scoville of New York in Stamford. A car crash threatened postponement as Rev. Dr. Albert J. Lyman, the minister, and party were injured but survived. The ceremony drew 300 guests. gifts valued around half a million. The couple planned a six month motor tour of southern Europe after Nov. 6.
Shelbyville Indiana October 29 Bert Waterford of Indianapolis was found guilty of burglary and sentenced by Judge Sparks to ten to twenty years in the Michigan City prison.
A testimonial from Mrs Lizzie Painter of Evansville Indiana says Dr Miles Heart Remedy relieved sinking spells heart neuralgia and sleeplessness after years of symptoms. The ad claims widespread testimonials and promises money back if the first bottle fails. Dr Miles Heart Remedy is sold by all druggists.
Amusements cover Charles F Lemon of his narrowness and tights act at the GF and Bert Williams headlining Mr Lode of Koal at the Ark with strong support. Forepaugh Notre Dame staging at Majestic promises a grand, unified production, while Moulin Rouge Burlesquers at the Empire delivers lavish costumes and lively numbers.
Pittburgh dispatch reports chauffeur Robert Keiler was instantly killed and Dr. F R McGrew his employer seriously injured when the Wheeling Express on the Panhandle railroad struck their automobile at Hudsons crossing a mile west of Carnegie Pennsylvania last night The engineer did not know what vehicle he struck until he found the automobile license plate on the pilot of his engine
In a rural scene the cracker-barrel committee discusses a young boy. Jones condemns the boy as a fool saying he knows nothing and won’t come in when it rains. The boy's father overhears and the remark is softened as Sam is blamed on his own teaching.
A fragment recounts a flirtatious exchange on a train car where Young Golightly asks a pretty girl if the seatmate is engaged. The girl replies no, but says she is interested, anticipating the next station as the moment of potential entry.
In Boonville Indiana on October 2 in circuit court Mrs Polly Weed Schippert aged 72 who has been married 11 times was divorced from her husband John Schippert of Burlington Indiana a real estate dealer. Schippert alleged he sat around the house and made her do all the menial work.
Henry Bruning, 68, collapsed from a heart attack while riding an express wagon in Columbus, Ind. He died instantly yesterday afternoon, police said.
Jeffersonville, Miss Fannie Watts is seriously ill after the death of her mother on Wednesday night. Her sister Mrs. J F Willey died from the shock when told of the mother's death. Mrs Willey lived near her mother. When told by her brother Robert O Watts and the family physician, she fainted and died fifteen minutes later. She is survived by her husband and two small sons.
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