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Newspaper
Warsaw Union
Location
Warsaw, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 03, 1902
Page
7
A 1910s style column urges school districts to tint interiors with Alabastine to improve eye comfort and sanitation. It links bright colors and rock-base cement coatings to healthy classrooms and asks officials to consider safer materials. The piece also weaves in assorted anecdotes and ads about travel, theater chatter, and products.
Kentucky congressman T F Fitzpatrick from Washington sends a letter praising Peruna as a natural nerve tonic. He claims it strengthens nerves and regulates blood flow, curing catarrh. He urges readers to write Dr Hartman for free medical advice at the Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus Ohio.
The weather bureau reports mixed crop conditions as of June 25. Texas shows poor spring crops with little rain and high heat while winter wheat harvest advances slowly in nearby regions. Nationwide, oats and corn face cool temps in the north and drought stress in central states. cotton enjoys favorable conditions in the eastern belt though scattered louse and pests appear.
Reports from the interior and West are brighter with bountiful harvests expected while light stocks persist. Railways report June earnings up 3 percent. pig iron uncertainty and coal strike impact steel contracts. Prices in textiles stay firm, leather weak, dry goods slow, and a stronger silver market supports exports to China. Failures total 194 in the US, 10 in Canada. wheat and flour exports reach 3.86 million bushels for the week.
The report lists cattle hogs and sheep prices from Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Toledo Milwaukee New York Buffalo and Lands, detailing ranges for wheat corn oats rye butter eggs and pork. Prices vary by city and grade, with cattle often around 3.75 to 7.90 dollars and hogs 3.00 to 8.00 dollars, while grains show No. 2 red wheat about 0.78 to 0.80 dollars and corn near 0.65 dollars per bushel.
Indiana incidents recount a brutal beating by masked assailants on Henry Deming in Monroe County and the subsequent shock of his morose, fear-soaked behavior. In Bloomington the pastor Rev W P Barnhill and his son Wilfred vanish amid debts and unrest at Glendale Methodist, while John Lines 14 leads a gang of boy burglars across Franklin with two younger brothers arrested. Sheriff Shields orders protection as a lynch threat looms against a suspect in Peru. Police and witnesses report multiple accidents, fires, and odd deaths across Fort Wayne and Evansville, with university leadership in flux as Dr Swain resigns and Swarthmore’s president takes over Indiana University.
Secretary Shaw introduces gentler baggage checks and courteous handling for travelers. Inspectors will wear white gloves, repack trunks, and avoid misinterpretation of laws. A neutral officer will mediate disputes, and private baggage inspections may be arranged with ship line approval. Circulars inform travelers leaving and returning what to expect, aiming to ease the journey through the port of entry.
A compilation of observations on declining use of handwritten letters and the rise of shorthand typewriters and telegraphs among business figures and politicians. Examples include Lord Salisbury and Arthur Balfour preferring handwritten or self-composed letters, while others rely on dictation. Also mentions ads for foot powder, clothing care, travel tickets, and a geological note on limestone shells.
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