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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1908
Page
17
Two visiting women, friends of the superintendent, walked through the Moon meal at the Insane Hospital in Warm Springs. A violent patient emerged from a behind-ward door, chasing one woman as the other fled down the road in fear. The pursuer finally tapped the crouching woman on the shoulder as she braced for impact.
Laura Jean Libbey tells of Gaynell Leighton and her cruel heartbreak after a rejected love letter from Percy Granville. Ione and Grace scheme at Leighton Hall while Gay hides in longing, plans to attend a masked ball as a fairy bride, hoping to glimpse Percy once more.
In a comic exchange from The Bohemian a shocked father condemns Yale fellows while a Yale graduate doctor notes Hadley’s exams are tougher than the devil. The dialogue hints at Yale versus Hadley College rivalries and student challenges.
In a Bohemian column a geography teacher quips about the English sparrow's arrival, asking students whether they prefer sparrows or worms as a metaphor for pest control. A student replies that he has never had sparrows, highlighting local humor and the era's headlined style.
Mrs John Riis, formerly Miss Charlotte Gibbs, married to Jacob Riis’s son, links to a friendship with President Roosevelt. The settlement in Brooklyn highlights notable social ties and lineage within prominent families of the era.
A southern congressman visits a Tennessee barber for a haircut. After the cut, the barber asks “Tennessee or Georgia?” The congressman replies Georgia, and the barber proceeds to brush his hair dry, as reported by The Bohemian.
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