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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1902
Page
6
A 1902 page lists subscription terms for Indianapolis Sunday Journal by carrier and mail, with rates for weekly, monthly, and club plans. It also notes availability through agents, prices for foreign mail, and distribution points in major cities.
The Independence of the Record-Herald rests on imputing wrongdoing to men and questioning motives without establishing facts, a stance criticized as improper and unfounded by observers.
The city debates substituting meter measurement for ordinance rates amid gas supply shortages. The Journal opposes a 25 cent per thousand rate as an ultimatum, urges a fair, conciliatory path, and favors meter use to reduce bills if waste is cut. It cites historical contracts, compares prices to Chicago, and argues for a reasonable compromise to avoid service discontinuation. It also condemns rigid positions and calls for mutual concessions from companies and consumers.
A veteran author defends Civil War comrades against dismissive attitudes from later generations. He argues that the nation’s leaders have forgotten the old soldiers and that veterans deserve proper recognition and lodging during the National Encampment in October. The piece responds to prior criticism and voices dissent from respected veterans who view the situation as misrepresentation and belittlement.
A recent analysis of Cecil Rhodes's will portrays him as a world minded statesman rather than a mere British advocate. He framed an educational plan to bind English speaking peoples, notably Americans and British, in closer ties and common advancement for mankind.
The witness, noted for his technical skill, served as navigator of the Town in the Spanish American War and testified in the Schley trial siding with Sampson. When asked about the Brooklyn loop he replied that he was busy tending his own ship.
The article extols hobbies and urges readers to explore collecting, focusing on bottles as a wide, inexpensive field. It highlights Emma Carleton’s Century piece, notes bottle varieties and potential value, and warns of a possible craze and rising prices. It also touches on a wealthy marriage, olive oil's health virtues, a Maine day of humility, and a quirky Harper's Weekly note along with a New York woman who nearly died from mothballs.
The New York column says Russell Sage, famed Wall Street dean, did not suffer from Rock Island calls but made money. It notes he sold Rock Island calls well above the market before year’s start, defying rumors of heavy losses and marking him as a heavy dealer in inputs and calls.
A trader, Mr Sage, issued calls for over 1,000 shares of Rock Island stock. The price rose to about 1 percent, prompting him to buy shares at that level. It is revealed he held a large Rock Island position and, at maturity, delivered stock he had acquired roughly twenty points cheaper, selling near 163.
A collage of quips and cartoons from 19th century humor columns includes jokes about Shakespeare and Bacon, mistaken art interpretations, heaven curiosities, and playful verse, featuring insights attributed to Ethel, Ferdy, and Mrs. Oldcastle and different newspapers.
A collage of literary quotes and anecdotes from Coppee Goethe Cousin Maeterlinck Thoreau Ibsen Joubert Hugo Hugo Hugo Dresser and Rabelais. The notes offer musings on ignorance gratitude friendship solitude and mortality with a final reflection on moving forward after a spouse’s death.
A collage of short items. The Rev Dr Gunsaulus will preach at City Temple in London this summer. Miss Susan Hale travels from Algiers for Dr Hale’s eightieth birthday April 3. Marmaton Kansas shows women-led town life with a woman teacher telegraph operator postmistress pastor and letter carrier. John D Rockefeller Jr begins earning at six with a one cent fence post fee, netting 13 cents first day. Mrs Mary A Shady, seventy four, graduates in history astronomy literature and goes to Cuba Mo for piano lessons. Josef Hofmann, an inventor and mechanic, wins a steam engine patent in Washington. second patent this season. William McCroskey becomes youngest Union governor at twenty eight in Washington State. Rev Solon McCroskey’s son is the governor. An old Missouri river island near Kansas City becomes mainland ownership by settler rights after river shift. Rev William H Walker of Wilmette’s First Congregational Church contemplates resignation partly due to women’s influence in church.
A London paper recounts Wagner’s youth poverty and his exchange with Rossini about a piano piece, while Bil Nye entertains with praise on Wagner’s music. Chicago reports fresh life-insurance details for Sarah Bernhardt, including birth date, parents, sisters, wealth, residence, and physique.
A Washington Post report explains that nearly all palms used in local churches on Palm Sunday are grown in the United States. Palmetto sprigs are harvested from swampy gulf states, shipped to New York and Philadelphia, and distributed by wholesalers or directly to churches. A Palmetto Florida grove is said to have originated from a wrecked 1870 shipload of coconuts.
In Philadelphia Record a speaker claims stammering can be cured or muted via profanity. He argues profane language relaxes vocal cords, recounting that prefacing difficult sounds with swearing lets him glide past stammers without stuttering. He notes words starting with t, p, and ec pose trouble, yet profanity clears them.
London letters report Henry Fielding Dickens as attorney for General Truman charged with w hase of inferior horses for troops in South Africa. Edward Bulwer Lytton Dickens dies in Australia, once godson to Lord Lytton. he later served in Parliament in Sydney and the land department. Henry Pleading Dickens is a KC with a large practice, Brother Augustine Birrell also a prominent counselor.
Our impecunious newsroom was briefly funded when Colonel Dubb Budd paid a year’s subscription. We treated the money as a prize fight and charged bill collectors $1 each for refereeing the bout, eleven dollars net in the end.
The New York Press notes experts in accounting remain a steadfast part of legal proceedings despite some falling out of favor for expert testimony. It highlights that other professionals still uphold their standing within the community and the field, underscoring ongoing debate over admissibility and influence.
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