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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 18, 1904
Page
6
A fragmentary account describes Shaker practices and beliefs at Mount Lebanon, detailing celibacy, communal living, egalitarian authority, and open confession while noting the absence of private property, luxury, and children. The piece contrasts Shaker worship with traditional marriage and notes historical figures linked to the movement and local impressions.
The Shaker sect or Millennial Church once flourishing in the United States has faded to a few thousand adherents scattered in eastern regions. Mount Lebanon in New York hosts the central executive of the society which centers on Ann Lee as Christ reincarnate and binds believers through communal living and rigid principles.
Mrs Lydia Aikman of Washington is visiting Indiana relatives in Indianapolis. R A Bante visits Bloomington with Huntington family. Mr and Mrs T J Penrod and Mrs A B Evans return to Bloomington. Malloy Farley returns after Terre Haute visit. Wellman King and Indianapolis friends host in Bloomington. Cecilia Shaw returns from Lafayette visit. Ethel Colling and Addie Stout back in Marion after Indianapolis trip. Thurston visit with Indianapolis hosts. Shelbyrne attends social union banquet. Everett Hannah visits friends in Anderson. Ralph Colthrop returns to Terre Haute. G Kimball visits in Terre Haute. Mary King attends Malins Madden wedding at Rushville. R A Pearson returns from Radford to visit Grace Pearson. Harry Lovell returns from Fort Wayne to see mother Mary Beach. James Anderson visits Lafayette for several days. Louis G Smith of Lafayette takes job with Indianapolis firm. Cora Leninger returns to Beymour. Wesley Ream of Goshen sister of Monroe Ream. J C Newerhen returns to Logansport after Odd Fellows lodge. Golden Fassold and Charles A Albrecht wed at bride’s mother’s home. Fletcher Hodgen hosts guests at 8 W New York St. Mrs A L Furbee of Appalacha NC returns home after visit with sister Mrs C P Doney. Albert Leeher and wife plan a Duesnerdorf Germany visit Sunday. Day nursery association cards party Friday at Tomlinson hall. Mrs E M Thompson to host sister Mrs B S Field in Los Angeles. Mr and Mrs A Lehman to host daughter Minnie Wednesday evening.
In Harrodsburg Kentucky a carpenter was killed instantly after being shot at point blank range by Lee Sutherland. A wagon dash to Stewart ended with a return gunfire that frightened his horses and threw him from the vehicle. The incident marks a peculiar and fatal end to a village confrontation. Meanwhile a fishing schooner named Vidia Brigham owned by J Q Brigham was cut in two off Portland Maine by the tug Walter A Luckenbach and sank. John Daly of Boston likely perished. The crew aboard were rescued.
A Rockland lady seeks a modest diamond engagement described as one of Knox county’s finest while Dave Rumer rates it at about a dollar. A Hartford Times snippet riffs on a voice for telephone use. A Missouri and a Texas clipping share satirical lines about courtship and a Moonlight trip. A Mason City meeting features Japanese day with traditional costumes and tea serving etiquette demonstrated by Mrs Miyamori and club members. Chicago Tribune and Chicago Record Herald comment on sentimental hero worship in men deemed dull.
Oddly garbled classified blurb invites readers to cut an ad from page 6 and select a prime heat carver. It promises sewing machines for sale and a bath item, but the text is fragmented and unclear.
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