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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 12, 1902
Page
7
We guarantee our hats as strong as any three dollar hat. They are made from the same grade of felts and trimmed identically. They are shaped on the same blocks with about a dozen special designs plus twenty eight in total.
A 12 year old boy attempted to cross the Monon bridge before a passenger train. His foot became trapped between the rail and plank. Despite efforts by two bystanders the engine passed over his leg, amputating below the knee. He received medical care and will live. Meanwhile in Rushville, Elizabeth Pea prayed for a saloon to burn and it did.
Goshen C. H. Dodge, a traveling salesman, bought a one cent money order payable to President Roosevelt and has gathered several similar orders as souvenirs. He also owns an order payable to President McKinley purchased in Cincinnati.
Postmaster Wood fired on three men drilling a safe at Deep River post office near Valparaiso. The robbers fled into woods, leaving a blood trail. a citizen posse pursues. In other notes from across Indiana carriers report illnesses, accidents, and local events such as weddings, deaths, and farming updates.
An inexpert mother guides a child through a game while warning that many women suffer headaches backache and discouragement. The ad claims Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription cures irregularity uterine displacement and female weakness, citing Mrs Brown of Orono Maine who reports weight gain and lasting recovery after using Favorite Prescription Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets.
At Van Camp Packing Company the tomato season sees 10000 bushels daily canned or turned into catsup. About 800 workers operate modern machinery across eight canning lines with automatic filling, steaming, soldering, and testing. The process moves from crate to sealed can in minutes, while catsup production uses copper kettles and machine bottling to ship quickly.
A sprawling Indiana clippings page lists local happenings: over 1,400 bushels of apples last year with a forecast of a smaller crop. reunions of Civil War units in Morengo and Old hunters events. farm names Mulberry Lawn and Catalan Hill. smallpox closures at Wolf Lake. teachers institute in Noble county. typhoid death in Martinsville. divorce action in Perry township. vast Clover seed crop. various arrests, births, and marriages across towns including Vincennes, Plymouth, Greensfork, Brazil, Albion, Cambridge City, Crawfordsville, New Albany, Peru, Auburn, Lebanon, Connersville, Bedford, Wabash, Logansport, Terre Haute, South Bend, Anderson, Bloomington. multiple notices on rail, gas, oil, and local commerce. and a wave of socio-cultural items from fairs to public notices.
YARMINGTON ME Sept 12 Fred H White of New York son of J J White is in hiding in Maine forests near Eustis to avoid Harvard this fall. He traveled with Dr Parker to Deer Lake camp about five weeks ago and has not been heard from despite three visits by his father. NEW YORK Sept 1 A new high price for stock exchange seats was recorded with a sale at 81000. The purchaser is said to be a western grain pit man.
An advertisement on page seven highlights convenience and affordability for outputs labeled as guaranteed results. Mentions Ohio and office contact details with percentage-like figures. The fragmented copy emphasizes affordable options and speedy service.
A Sept 12 dispatch in Messaggerio reports Senator Murri denounces his son Tulio Murri as the murderer of Count Bon Martino of Bologna, who was the senator’s son in law. The motive is said to involve a love affair. Tulio has disappeared.
A physician claims a gentle, painless, original method to cure Stricture without crude procedures. He states years of study, contact with latest science, and a perfect home treatment system. Free consultation at office or by mail, with confidential correspondence.
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