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Newspaper
Indianapolis Times
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1929
Page
11
The Anderson resident Schuyler C Bennett a 72 year old retired carpenter is identified with a family home listing. The notice notes his long residency in Anderson and references a 25 year period associated with the property.
Mrs. Mary E. Elliott prominent in city philanthropy dies at 80 at her home on North La Salle street. Funeral by Rev. William Harris at the Riverside Baptist church, burial at Crown Hill. Born in Cherryfield Maine she moved to Indianapolis 47 years ago and served for years as nurse at Flower Mission hospital. Survived by daughters Lillian Harrieson and Mary Evans both of Indianapolis and sons George E. Elliott and Guy Elliott, the latter U S Army noncommissioned officer.
Funeral services will be held Friday at 2 for Morton Walton aged 60 who died Tuesday at his home 1540 Lexington avenue. Survived by widow Maude Walton daughter Mrs Ira Robbins and three brothers John Paoli Sam Michigan and Herschel Walton Lafayette. Burial will be in New York cemetery.
A vintage ad promotes Dr Edwards Olive Tablets as a gentler calomel substitute to clear pimples by cleansing blood, bowels, and liver. It asserts no sickness or pain, highlights vegetable composition, and claims many users feel better after a week of nightly use with prices 15 30 and 60 cents.
First meeting of Governor Harry G. Leslie's new armory board will be held next Monday, with Adjutant General Manford G. Henley announcing. The armory building investigation may see action while new leases at Marion and East Chicago are also on the agenda. Indianapolis police seek James Monday and Henry Miller, both 16, who escaped from the Indiana Boys' School at Plainfield.
Shelbyville Indiana October 24 William H Settle president of the Indiana Farm Bureau Federation will address the Kiwanis Club at its annual Farmers night program on Tuesday. Get the habit of shopping through the want ads.
An old advertisement touts Zemo as a soothing antiseptic for itching skin. It claims twenty years of reliable relief for various irritations, promising relief after the first application and listing prices of 35c 69c and $1.00. Available from all dealers.
Director John J. Brown urged an Indiana legislature to empower the state highway department to set speed and load limits for detours and all trucking. He said current highways cannot handle immense tonnage and cited long trains of trucks at the Indiana line reloading into fewer vehicles to push through, risking safety. Brown spoke at a Meridian Heights church meeting.
The piece features religious quotations from Micah Matthew and Philippians attributed to the Bible Guild compiled by Frank J. Loesch of the Chicago Crime Commission. It notes concerns about road detours, speed regulation, and road safety as freight traffic impacts infrastructure.
An advertisement promotes Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur as a simple safe dye for gray hair. It claims easy mix at home or buy from a druggist for 75 cents with a money back guarantee if not satisfied. Returns the empty carton for refund.
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