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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1901
Page
5
The article portrays the modern race horse as a pampered elite, detailing meticulous care from feeding to bathing and clothing. It traces a horse’s training cycle from May through October, noting peak speed toward the end of the second season and a typical career length of two to three more years before retirement from racing.
The hymn Nearer My God to Thee was written by Sarah Flower Adams born 1805 and buried in an English churchyard. Adams, a London poet and Browning’s first love, belonged to the Unitarian circle of William Johnson Fox. Her hymn faced church opposition until a Christ reference was added and Eliza Flower arranged music, with Lowell Mason shaping the famous tune in 1860.
The piece notes Sarah Flower Adams born February 22, 1805, died August 14, 1848, whose writings quickened into glory and spread through Christendom. It laments that she died without fame, with only a simple tombstone marking her resting place and her lasting debt to the world.
Robert Bonner of Hoffman and Bonner advises autumn wall paper choices based on room light. He suggests greenish blue grays brighten sunny rooms, plain colors enlarge spaces, and combining friezes and plain paper adjusts perceived height.
California growers imitate new potatoes by burying late crop potatoes, digging them in spring, and dipping in boiling lye to curl skins and firm the potato. Rinsed and dried, these are marketed as genuine new potatoes, a widespread practice from Denver to Cape Nome.
Automobiling in Indianapolis surges as sales rise and factories run full tilt. A local dealer reports steady weekly purchases and a Waverley plant behind on orders while an auto school opens offering beginner lessons. Rentals with chauffeurs promise easy access to aristocratic speed.
A young wife recalls her disastrous clash with her mother in law in Milwaukee. The meddling elder woman drains funds and meddles in house affairs until a measles outbreak and a staged vaccination expose her selfishness. Pierre finally sides with Ella and the mother-in-law returns home never to return.
Eleanor hospital treats Frances Shiels a 40 year old girl with a severe typhoid pneumonia case. For 25 days she received nourishment through a nasal tube and funnel while unconscious and anxious, with a recent moment of oral milk intake followed by resumption of tube feeding. Head-nurse Cobb remains hopeful for recovery after a dire illness.
A Bronx boy Eddie Hessler eight buys and sells weekly papers to fund schooling. He attends the private Miss Johnsons school at 173rd street and Washington avenue with his sister Pauline. He also sells punching bags to pay for college gymnasium needs and collects tinfoil from cigar wrapping for extra earnings. He writes to college presidents and supports prohibition while praising President McKinney. local supporters will fund his continued education.
In Paterson New Jersey on October 24 details emerge about the Jennie Bosschieter case. Convicted killers Andrew Campbell Walter McAlister George Kerr and William Death remain in Trenton prison with Death gravely ill. Kerr escaped serving 30 years. Campbell and McAlister hold prison positions and lives. Susie Bosschieter Jennie’s sister factored in as a living relative.
A bustling flower show promises bright displays as garden clubs present an array of blooms. Local horticulturists and volunteers prepare booths featuring decorative arrangements and prize-winning varieties for visitors.
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