Yellow Journals and Ragtime Amid Cultural Transition
The essay defends yellow journals and cheap magazines as educational for new readers, argues romantic novels reveal timeless human relations, and asserts ragtime signals a shifting musical spirit. It contends readers evolve toward higher literature as mass media expands access and imagination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yellow Journals
Yellow Journal
Indianapolis
New York
New York Sun
Yelow
Arper’s
Scribner’s
Atlantic Monthly
Henri Murgez
Guy de Maupassant
Thomas Hardy
Harold Frederic
Arthur Morrison
Frank Norris
The Farcical Raids on Gamblers
The piece argues that repeated raids and light fines fail to deter gambling in Indianapolis. It questions police and police court enforcement, calls for harsher action, and urges Police Judge Stubbs to closely apply the law to end professional gambling within a month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Stubbs
Indianapolis News Notes on Gambling and Local Power Players
Anna Nicholas and others bring literary fame to Indiana. Police and court have power to halt gambling but fail to stop it in Indianapolis. Raids are infrequent. gambling persists. Asphalt trust, street railway, and breweries are part of city ownership. This informs readers who want to know.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
IHH Sun
SUN
Anna Nicholas
Millard ‘Cox
David
Graham Phillips
Otto Stecihan
Fred Lincoln
Leroy. Armstrong
Edward Singer
Indiana
Gambling U.go
Asphalt Trust
Street Railway Company
Breweries
Partis
Indianapolis
Washington
Thaddeus
M. Mahon
Pennsylvania
Sage Faces Financial Hurdles for Lathe Upgrade
A fragment indicates Sage contemplated spending over six dollars for new lathe equipment, but the situation improved with him better now. The note hints at a temporary setback and a potential recovery in state of affairs.
Court Sets Limits On Gamblers If They Enter
Police report notes court limit on gamblers who enter the venue. If not observed, authorities may take action. The brief outlines enforcement steps and potential penalties for violations.
Mont Pelee eruption devastations exceed initial reports
The eruption's effects include a rum distillery destroyed and extensive damage noted. The text also critiques senate debates on the Philippine situation as politics driven and lacking corrective aims.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Pelee
King Edward Faces Troubles Beyond Mayor Book Walters
In a sharp contrast to Mayor Book Walter, King Edward confronts mounting issues across political and civic arenas, signaling a broader constitutional or governance challenge ahead. The piece outlines escalating friction and potential crises involving royal authority and municipal leadership.
High School Teams Show Strong Lung Capacity
The report notes that the high school boys and girls have well-developed lungs, indicating solid respiratory fitness as part of their athletic readiness.
Extract from the Smart Set on marriage vanity
A witty passage mocks spouses and gender stereotypes with lines about a man’s cork sex glass eye and false teeth. Mrs Jones dismisses marriage while Mrs Smith notes women’s supposed hankering for remnants in a satirical exchange.
Entreaties and Exaggerations in Senate Jests
A lecture bureau manager offered Senator Hanna $10 000 for twenty lectures in the south and west. Hanna refused. The incident sparked letters and quips about senators and politicos. A tale credits Chauncey Depew with a humorous exchange involving a tramp and a polite lie about his name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hanna
Senator Hanna
Senate
New York World
Year of disasters tallies toll from storms and fires
The Chicago Tribune notes a sequence of catastrophes in 1902 including a Texas cyclone that killed 90 and injured many, a Coal Creek Tenn mine explosion killing all 150 workers, and a British India hurricane washing away homes and rail lines. Global natural calamities total over 60,000 lives in five months with many more missing or damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indian Islands
Golid
Tex
Coal Creek
Tenn
Scinde
British India
Maple Sugar Uses In Cookery And Desserts
The article details multiple maple sugar applications in cooking. It covers maple ice cream preparation from eggs and milk, melted maple sugar custard, cream addition, and freezing. It notes frosting, cake fillings, puddings sauces, and a biscuit recipe with maple sugar bits. It also describes maple sugar fudge with milk or cream and optional nuts, plus storage advice for freshness.
Simple Desserts: Brown and Chocolate Custards Guide
A historical guide describes how to prepare brown sugar custards with milk, eggs, and vanilla, plus chocolate custard in a double boiler. It covers baked custard, custard soufflé, and serving with cream, detailing steps, proportions, and oven timing.
Humorous Fragments From Various Papers
A collection of brief quips and exchanges from newspapers including jokes about court martials, ships as she, domestic quirks, and lawyers. The snippets portray light banter and social humor across New York Philadelphia Atlanta Chicago and Brooklyn papers.
Largest university in the world housed in Paris
The article notes a Paris university with 9,300 students, Miss Robinson's London marriage to Mr. Cruso, and other varied items including British war office sales, Ecuador volcanoes, rabies cage in Devon, a 160 year old Japanese larch sold in London, and observations on heat from incandescent lamps and air infiltration in closed rooms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Stonehouse
Devon
England
London
Isabella Dunn
Annual College-ave Baptist Choir Concert Set Wednesday
The College-ave Baptist Church choir's annual concert, Wednesday at 8 p m, will feature conductor William C Smock leading a three-voice chorus. Soloists include Louis Dochez, Mrs M J Christian, Miss Mattie E Meyers, Julius C Burkhart, Miss Lella Parr, Miss Helen Taylor Fisher, with the B and S male quartet performing Ave Maris. Dr C W Conger plays violin, Miss Bonnie Summit organ solo and accompanist, Pasquale Montani and Harry Porter recital. program promises strong entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
College-ave. Baptist Church Choir
William C. Smock
Louis Dochez
M. J. Christian
Mattie E. Meyers
Julius C. Burkhart
Lella Parr
Helen Taylor Fisher
Dr. C. W. Conger
Bonnie Summit
Pasquale Montani
Harry Porter
Tailsholt
Riley
Papers note calls for peace amid political snubs
The column compiles excerpts from Detroit Free Press Milwaukee Daily News Detroit Evening News and others commenting on reactions to Roosevelt Palma and Cuba. Analysts discuss hopes for peace amid snubs and predicted Cuban moves toward union within five years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crowinshield
Detroit Free Press
Miles
Dewey
Milwaukee Daily News
Roosevelt
Detroit Evening News
Palma
United States
Cuba
Beaton Herald
Hanna
Cleveland
Plain Dealer
Beveridge
Inexpensive Holland plaques and silver accents on sale
Seen in the shops are Holland plaques in dark Flemish oak, pigskin paddock walking sticks with tasselled finishes, shaded silver belt buckles, a milky porcelain milk tumbler, a silver mounted thermometer for desks, and a desk accessory belt for gowns.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cures Back and Kidney Ailments
A reader from Sycamore NL praises Hood's Sarsaparilla for curing chronic back and kidney weakness. He describes severe pain forcing help to rise and says he is now well and strong with no pain. The testimonial touts the medicine as effective for others as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chauncey Depew
Lincoln
Chauncey
Grover Cleveland
Vem
National Magazine
J. L. Campbell
Sycamore, NL
Hood
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BUN
H. Olivet
Sage
John Ruckelshaus
Edward
Platt
Connecticut
Potomac
Mr. Platt
Chicago Tribune
Undermastins
Pettis Dry Goods Co
North Meridian Street
New York Weekly
Plain Citizen
Philadelphia Inquirer
Atlanta Constitution
Chicago News
Srate Christian Scientist
Brooklyn
Philadelphia Press
Frederick William III
Prussia
National Gallery
National Gallery of British Art
Mohn
Christiant
Lofoten Islands
Hoyt
Pinkham
Kilmer
Duffy
Cardus
Dr. Pierce
Scott
Warner
Bell
Stuckmeyer's Pharmacies
West Washington Street
National Furniture CO
North Brookside Park
Central Trust Company
Market Street
Knabe
the Starr Piano Company
Pennsylvania Street
The
Hamilton Tob. Co
NAVIN
Senate Ave
Washington St
Ilinois St
Boosie
Telemtenhy
Arts
Bousuikss
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