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Newspaper
Kendallville Daily Sun
Location
Kendallville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 07, 1902
Page
2
Testimonial letters from Elkhart praise Dr Burke of South Bend for eye exams and glasses that improved vision. Residents M Woonsury and J Keulan report relief from headaches and better sight after receiving prescriptions.
Richmond Indiana June 7 The most shocking death by own action in the city occurred when William A Armstrong 70 saturated his clothes with kerosene and after setting himself afire shot himself through the head His wife and granddaughter lived with him and a note asked forgiveness for his family The coroner suspects ill health. A fatal cyclone followed in Jasper County Rennselaer injuring Alexander Leach his wife and child as timbers fell.
The Minnesota Supreme Court rules the St Paul health department may require vaccination for public school children. Frank P. Freeman's challenge, brought with the Anti-Vaccination Society, is denied after prior lower-court defeat. The ruling also notes a juror's appearance must not affect a trial.
The piece presents folksy observations and jokes from Brother Gardner about chicken prices, funerals, laziness, parenting, prayers, money in religion, and a marriage with Mrs Gardner’s four acres and a cow, reflecting small town humor and social mores of the era.
Princess Victoria accompanied Anton Hegner at Buckingham Palace after Queen Alexandra summoned him to perform. The musician, unable to reach his regular accompanist, played as the queen and her daughters offered support and gracious praise in a small royal gathering.
A Lima Ohio couple Mr and Mrs Alvin Falkner with infant child lost their purse containing all their money in Muncie Indiana. After deciding not to seek help they walked forty miles to their Tipton relatives aided by a resident who gave meals and a ride. The journey ended with a three mile walk to reach relatives.
A northwest to southwest tornado ripped York township yesterday destroying ten barns and a church and unroofing many buildings. Cattle and horses were killed though no human lives were reported. Rain followed as roads became impassable and Milwaukee road trains were disrupted by washouts.
Quotations on the Board of Trade show mixed grains and livestock marks. Wheat notes uneven highs and lows with July and December futures. corn bids around 63 cents for July and 44 cents for December. Live stock futures indicate hogs around 7.0 to 7.5 dollars, cattle varied with steers and heifers in the 6.9 to 7.1 range, with beef prices cited for selected lots.
Tip amounts stay the same as dining room prices climb. A brief note mentions King Edward’s crown and compares costs to a Panama hat, while a writer recalls Oklahoma’s first settlement days and an astonishing cure with Chamberlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy for a severe bout of dysentery.
Cautionary promotional note extols Boschee's German Syrup as the world’s best remedy for consumption and lung trouble. Claims its long history since 1868 and wide sale, urging purchase at 75 cents from druggists, with G. G. Green of Woodbury New Jersey as seller.
Otterville Iowa resident Daniel Bante reports asthma relief after trying various cures and finds Foley's Honey and Tar effective. He received medical input from New York and other cities and now recommends the product for home use. Sold by H. C. Cunningham.
Advertisement notes that Vim style tonic Otis Tropical Ten will ease dull heavy feelings with a simple remedy. Claims comfort and energy improvement at under a cent per dose, attributed to A. R. Otis.
Spring fever described as a torpid liver and inactive bowels with potential illness if untreated. DeWitt's Little Early Risers claim to stimulate the liver open the bowels and cleanse the system, marketed as a safe pill from A. R. Otis.
The Cleveland Leader notes no permit is required to hold picnics in public city parks, mocking authorities for viewing parks as public spaces. The piece also mentions a Missouri trio including a congressman a judge and a police commissioner indicted for penny ante. It ends with unrelated ads praising Bailey’s Laxative Tablets and a note on the Egyptian totus.
W. T. Sturdevant of Merry Oaks North Carolina suffers dyspepsia for fifteen years. After trying many doctors and medicines a friend urged Kodol. It gave immediate relief, allowing broad diet and improved digestion. For sale by A. R. Otis.
An advertisement touts Otis Tropical Tea as a gentle inexpensive remedy that cleanses the stomach and bowels and purifies the blood. A large package is advertised for 25 cents.
R. A. Gray of Oakville Indiana writes after ten years bedridden by kidney disease that Foley's Kidney Cure gave him relief and was a Godsend. For sale by H C Cunningham.
S R Meredith of Willow Grove Delaware says DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured his piles and heals skin diseases and wounds. Piles always yield to DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve. Accept no counterfeit. For sale by A R Otis.
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