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Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 08, 1902

Page

4

Social notes reach Atlantic coast and Midwest trips

Personal and society items list moves to the Atlantic coast and Cheboygan Wisconsin for two weeks, plus two month stays in French Lick for Dr and Mrs Kahlo. Several visits to Bayview Michigan Greensburg Georgia St. Joe and San Francisco are noted along with a euchre gathering, luncheons, and family trips.

E. J. Heeb Atlantic Coast H. C. Pantzer and Cheboygan Wis G. D. Kahlo French Lick S. Herbert Collins Chicago J. Hajen Lena B Ethel Halsted George F. Mull Petoskey St. Louis C. P. Lesh Detroit Putta Bay Helen Rockwood Greensburg Sampeel Wale Mansfield Bayview Mich Charles Moores Mrs. Moores Burt Lake Elsie Emmerich Gertrude Tehentscher Georgian Bay Maennercher Ladies’ Society Edith Smith Katherine Ayres Magnolia Beach Mass George A. Byrd Lena St. Joe Charles Lewis San Francisco T. A. Lewis George Philip Meter Old Point Comfort New York Arthur Vonnegut David Goss M. C. Gleason Harry Hancock New Albany Benjamin Hitz Ludington Wilbur C. Abbott Charles W. Smith Lydia Rachel Halgh Madison B. H. Tracy H. D

Canuck Wisdom on Postum Diet Healing Indigestion

A Canadian narrator credits Postum and Grape-Nuts with curing chronic indigestion after a year of pain and fatigue. After stopping tea and starting Postum, Grape-Nuts, and reading the newspaper by lamp glow, pains vanished and health returned. claims include a long period of steady work and no further illness.

Winnipeg Postum Company Battle Creek Mich

Social notes and weddings in Indianapolis area

Local notices recount visits of Mrs. Levy and family, Mrs. Ryan, and other social arrivals. Wedding announcements include Miss Alice Howland with Walter Bond at Howland Station and Miss Fannie Beatrice Smith with Benjamin Toms in Mapleton. Euchre club events, travel plans, and society chatter fill the page.

New York City John Carroll Paris Howland Station Crawfordsville Bonnell Jine Joel, Miller Jones Durham Steela Talbott Tannenbaum Robinson H Astings Nicho! Breaks Watson Je ‘Iss Evans Nash

Storm at Atchison club sparks social stir

Report notes imbibing ran high and nearly caused trouble with intoxicated women needing cab rides home. Women’s rooms opened last year became popular, and the club’s decision provoked social reaction amid a storm of commentary.

June Cassatt Sues for Divorce and Restored Maiden Name

June Cassatt filed for divorce from Frank Cassatt claiming a May 21 1893 marriage and vows of support abandoned after her illness lasting six weeks under a doctor’s care. She seeks restoration of her maiden name June Hart. Annie M Duffy sues Old Wayne Mutual Life Association to collect two policies valued at 3000 and 2000 dollars after her husband John J Duffy died last March.

June Cassatt Frank Cassatt June Hart Annie M. Duffy Old Wayne Mutual Life Association John J. Duffy

New Suits Filed In Circuit And Superior Courts

June Cassatt and Annie M. Duffy lead a batch of filings, including divorce proceedings for June Cassatt vs Frank Cassatt in Circuit Court and Old Wayne Mutual Life Association policy dispute in Superior Court, with George P. Rusher v Thomas M. Neal for a mechanic’s lien dispute in Circuit Court and Henry Maag v John E Kerr et al. in Superior Court Room 3.

June Cassatt Frank Cassatt Annie M. Duffy Old Wayne Mutual Life Association Superior Court George P. Rusher Thomas M. Neal Mechanic's Ten Circuit Court Henry Maag John E. Kerr Mechanic’s

Home Dressmaking Hints by May Manton

Walking skirts with habit backs gain popularity with every week. The Panama crash gray model is simply stitched with corticelli silk and suitable for all skirting materials. Five gore construction fits smoothly at the hips without hip darts, shaping the gores for a perfect fit and graceful flare.

May Manton Panama

Pattern and sewing notes plus Alaska credit debate

The article discusses skirt patterns with options for invisible or back openings and fabric requirements, then shifts to a pattern coupon process. It includes a political note about credit for the Alaska purchase, questioning President Johnson's role and credit assignment, and ends with a casual query about Mrs. Austin's dress.

Much Religious Fervor at Acton Park Holiness Rally

A Holiness Association camp meeting at Acton Park drew unusually strong enthusiasm with fervent altar appeals. A preacher condemned rear attendees for not confessing Jesus while a rabbi hopeful youth and a Jewish girl received a tentative altar sanctification. Several attendees and local residents were noted as present or returning home, with musical interludes including a Harris duet and the period’s social notices detailing visitors and departures.

Acton Park Holiness Association Jesus

Bethany Assembly W. C. T. U. Elects Officers

At Bethany Assembly meeting the constitution and by laws for summer assemblies were adopted. Officers elected include Emma Ringburn of Franklin as president, Maxwell of Martinsville as first vice president, S. A. R. Boor of New Castle as second vice president, M. A. Whistler of Evansville as treasurer, with secretary to be chosen by the president. The Bethany Assembly now counts forty members.

Bethany Assembly Emma Ringburn Franklin Maxwell Martinsville A. R. Boor New Castle M. A. Whistler Evaneville

Battle Ground Camp Meeting Opens In Lafayette

At Battle Ground in Lafayette Indiana the twenty eighth annual camp meeting began at 7 30 this evening with full cottages and encamped guests. Prominent divines attended including Rev Henry Ostrom from Greencastle and Rev John L Hillman from Cleveland along with many local pastors and lay leaders. The two week gathering features Abstinence day with a schedule of prayers Bible study preaching children and youth meetings and a call for participants to abstain from dinner.

Indianapolis Journal Lafayette Ind Henry Ostrom Greencastle Battle Ground John P. Hillis John L. Hillman D. D Cleveland A. G. Crouse Ohio Sunday-school Department Iva Durham St. Paul's M. E. Church C. B. Mack West Lafayette L. 8. Smith W. P. McKensey Terre Haute G. W. Switzer Laporte Will Carpenter C. E. Wilder Brazil Charles Landis C. L. Stallard Anna Benefiel N. A. Chamberlain Fanny Baker Indianapolis H. H. Dunlavy W. Dunlavy Boston Hillis

Child Saving Station Needs Money at Winona Meeting

WARSAW Ind Aug 7 At the inter state conference of managers of the National Children's Home Society Indiana branch voted to appeal to all Sunday schools for a 10 cent contribution per pupil. Funds will aid building a rescue station at Westfield Hamilton county. The society placed 178 children in homes last year as demand grows. Delegates from Iowa Ohio Michigan Kentucky Illinois and Indiana attended.

Warsaw Ind National Children’s Home Society Winona Indiana Westfield Hamilton County Iowa Ohio Michigan Kentucky Illinois

Fountain Park Assembly Sessions Set With Noted Speakers

Remington Ind August 7 Fountain Park Assembly of the Christian Church will hold sessions this season from Aug 16 to 24. New cottages were built and more rental applicants than ever. Speakers include Sam P Jones Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson Charles F Aked D D of Liverpool England John De Witt Miller Thomas McClary H W Sears H W J Ham George W Bain Samuel Phelps Leland Prof N N Riddell Remington lies forty miles west of Logansport on the Pennsylvania Railroad with excursion rates for the assembly.

Indianapolis Remington Ind Fountain Park The Christian Church Sam P. Jones Capt Richmond Pearson Hobson Charles F. Aked D. D Liverpool England John de Witt Miller Thomas McClary Minneapolis H. W. Sears

Bethany Day Brims With Talks At Bethany Park

Bethany Park Ind Aug 7 A cool day followed a string of conventions as Bethany Assembly members gathered. J C Robinson Spencer spoke on Go into all the world and preach the Gospel to a cheering crowd. L L Carpenter urged rally day loyalty while plans for stock shares and cottages circulated. A school for preachers opened with instructors from Cleveland Columbia Mo and Kentucky. An Indianapolis Newshoys band concert lit the evening. Many locals and visitors arrived or traveled from nearby towns for the week long gathering.

Indianapolis Journal Bethany Park Ind Bethany P. R. Gibson St. Louis J. W. Youngs J. C. Robinson Spencer Robinson L. L. Carpenter Bethany Assembly Hethany Kentucky University Bible College Dungan Bethany College West Virginia School of Preachers M. L. Streator Tabernacle Indianapolis Newshoys

Banks and Taxes Hear Bank Officials Testify

Bank officials criticize tax burdens and banking reserves in Indianapolis as eleven banks have failed over seventeen years. They state rates, paper losses, and required deposit reserves depress profits and restrain growth. Otto Frenzel discusses mergers while Colonel Smith questions stock valuations and real estate assessments before final board review.

Indianapolis Fletcher & Sharpe Indiana National Chicago Pittsburg Cincinnati New_York Indiana National Bank Merchants’ National Meridian National Bank Indianapolis National Bank Frenzel Indianapolis National Colonel Smith Smith Stuart Marion County Center Township Anapolis Durbin

Tax on undeveloped coal to be tested by mining company appeal

The Coal Bluff Mining Company will challenge the state's right to tax undeveloped coal as it appeals the Greene county Board of Review to the State Tax Board. Other Indiana mining firms are reportedly watching, with the BL company asserting there is no law supporting the assessment of undeveloped coal.

Northwestern Minnesota Collins Board of Trustees Southwestern Janula Coal Bluff Mining Company State Tax Board Greene County Board of Review Indiana Jamenn Greene County Board

Not Very Hard Life Aboard A Navy Ship

A Brooklyn Eagle style vignette describes Navy life as not wholly hard yet not all easy. Sailors have steadier jobs, less work, and ample travel. They save with a paymaster, enjoy curiosity purchases, and face long separations from partners. The piece notes health, meals at sea versus land, and drills to maintain appetite while hinting at flamboyant gear and costs.

Brooklyn Eagle United States Navy Navy

Wedding Presents Measured in Tons Not Kilograms

A Newport wedding tale notes three wagon loads of gifts for a millionaire daughter, mocking attempts to quantify presents. Journalists joke about unit choice and conclude the era sticks with the familiar ton as the measuring unit for wedding bounty.

New York Evening Post Newport Associated Press

Violin Solo Sparks Fund Drive at New York Meeting

A Southern visitor in Alabama from Alabama bid for a repeat violin solo by Miss Cecelia Bradford at Evangelist Charles H. Yatman's young people’s meeting. He paid a bank note, half to support Marine Carnival funds and half for Miss Bradford to spend on ice cream.

Ocean Grove Dispatch New York Alabama Charles H. Yatman Temple Cecelia Bradford Jesus Yatman

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