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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1901
Page
5
Postmaster Mc Ginnis condemns the service between the post office and Union station as inefficient. Sub contractor L A Nageleisen faces a $154 quarterly fine for poor performance under a $1 547 yearly contract with Profit of Floyd Virginia.
office seekers race to secure supports for county offices next fall as incumbents face challengers in a crowded field. Recorder Louis Akin is sought again with Bob Bryson aiming at the post. auditor seats attract Cy Clark Fred Shepard John Porter and Ed Seguin. treasurer draws Ed Robinson and Charles Kraus. clerk sees Clint Hare and Billy Davis. sheriff has Hob Metzger sole declared candidate with John McGregor and James Greer mentioned. coroner could see Dr. Ira Dunlavey and Harry Tutewiler. Dr. A. W. Brayton may not run.
In Rawlins Wyoming Rosa Bell of Clay Center is to marry a local man next month after their six week courtship began when she inscribed her name and a note on an eggshell in a bonded case. The couple exchanged photos and announced their engagement last week. Meanwhile local fashion notes discuss upcoming shirt and tie trends and hosiery.
Local haberdashers promise new collars this fall and offer up-to-date style for two bits. The ad notes concerns about a smoke nuisance and hints at a humorous, promotional line for modern men's wear in a bygone era.
The school board plans night schools for foreigners employed in shops and factories. Citizens largely approve, but wish more emphasis on American government, law, and constitutional facts. Leaders like W H Smith and W C Daly stress teaching citizenship and rights, while others propose duties like cooking, sewing, and industrial drawing.
A New York visitor recalls Doc the baby elephant at Bostock’s 700 midway. Doc befriends a low wide chair and, after a pin in a belt alarms a woman, casually disarms her with a pin prong and exits with a comic mischief no one forgets.
A dealer in artificial limbs bragged that he can replace almost any body part. He showed a wool block used in dies to form feet and claimed ankle movement comes without extra charge. Leg and arm prices were quoted at 100 and 125 dollars. Indy dealers run the largest instrument and appliance shop with branches in Mexico City, Buenos Aires, and Europe. Dr Holden of Columbus, Indiana, suggested a screw lever bed device to raise an invalid to a sitting posture without disturbing the bed. The bed would be made and sold by Indianapolis dealers. New appliances appear daily.
A county with a $460,000 school fund risks losing $5,406 in annual interest when loans at 6 percent cannot be placed. The text notes money markets favor the county treasurer who pockets interest on unloaned funds, while taxpayers miss out as institutions shift funds to lower rates. Burdock Blood Bitters is mentioned as a remedy for stomach and bowel regulation.
Bargains on upright planes advertised with a call to help yourself to awner in The Bun’s help. Liners list office at 13-125 East Ohio Street with Beth phones 800.
Tom, an ardent observer of love, recalls how proposals fail or shine through bold, humorous, and awkward moments. He escorts his sick fiancée Alice from a Plymouth ship, promising to announce their engagement while shielding details from the girls.
Miss Lizzie Murray of Russellville accuses Frank Penly of kissing her at the Russellville post office window. Penly was fined in justice court and plans to appeal to the circuit court hoping the supreme court weighs the case.
Columbia Oct 30 Gen Hampton protests a New York woman passing as the deserted wife of his son. He calls the story fictitious and says he has no son by that name and no destitute children.
An heir to Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt is expected to arrive soon. Mr. and Mrs. Vanderbilt left Newport for their Fifth Avenue townhouse in New York where the event will take place.
An marketing claim extols Dr. Thomas' Eclectric Oil as a remedy for croup sore throat and pulmonary troubles. The copy positions the product as a monarch over pain of every sort, urging readers to use it for various ailments.
Local ad notes bargains on upright pianos at Baldwin's The Sun echoing the paper’s help columns. Telephone contact given as 830 and address 123 125 East Ohio Street.
Classified blurb notes an office at 128 125 E Ohio Street with two phone lines 80 for inquiries. The fragmented item appears in a Sun newspaper help-wanted column.
The pretty Gardner Crane sketch proves popular at the Grand this week with refined acting. The Faust acrobats from Indianapolis impress the audience. An American Gentleman at the Park closes Wednesday to make way for The Night Before Christmas. Sheridan's City sports stage bright evenings at the Empire.
The Swirl of Society notes engagements and recent weddings across cities. Miss Josephine Warner and William A. Harris announce their engagement. Clara A. Helm wed Herbert C. Armstrong in Denison. Frederick B. Whitlock and Anna Hennen marry near Hawesville Kentucky. additional state weddings list couples in Kokomo New Albany Knoxville Richmond South Dakota and St Bridget’s church in Kokomo. A reception follows in the bride’s brother’s home on North West Street.
An old advert claims Dr Bull's Cough Syrup prevents consumption and that one fifth of city deaths stem from neglect of colds. It asserts the syrup always cures colds and targets urban audiences.
An Indianapolis clergyman repeatedly borrows a parishioner’s umbrella. On a rainy return visit the daughter retrieves his hat and umbrella. He recalls his missing umbrella, she reluctantly returns it and buys a new one downtown.
Miss Anna M Harney of Nebraska travels from San Francisco to Jolo in the Philippines at government expense to join her fiancé Assistant Surgeon Dr Thornton. She argued through Senator Millard and the War Department, presenting Dr Thornton s letters to overcome objections about potential future support. The letters persuaded officials and permission was granted.
Lawrenceburg Indiana on October 30 a baker named Conrad Kraus reported two weeks of missing butter and eggs. He found a fat opossum in his basement, scatters of eggshells around its nest, and it turned out to belong to William Heaton.
VAN BUREN Ark Oct 23 P D Scott federal commissioner of the Louisiana purchase exposition says Miss Helen Gould telegrammed her acceptance of the appointment as lady manager at large of the St Louis fair
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