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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1902
Page
7
A long column on summer social uptick and quiet August, with anecdotes on invitations by phone versus notes, a vaccination moment at a North Side family, and various personal notices. It lists numerous social visits, engagements, travels, and club events, including engagements, weddings, and upcoming dances across Indianapolis society.
A wife recounts how her husband, away for a month, followed a Grape-Nuts and Postum regimen to combat biliousness and indigestion. She promotes the menu as a simple aid for men with sedentary jobs, claiming weight gain and better health.
In a church dedication, guests applauded the sermon on different religions as theologians debated its points. President Patton invited Mr Hoyt’s son to weigh in and the boy offered a witty critique saying the sermon “could have stopped” at four fine places.
In lower Manhattan’s new white towers luxury offices feature five rooms and a bath, with modern conveniences on every floor. Tenants, notably stockbrokers, demand in-suite baths, fresh water and controlled climate as a status symbol and daily relief from the city heat.
An Baltimore optician explains that faces are asymmetrical with eyes noses and ears misaligned and how glasses must be fitted to each wearer. He notes the hidden world of glass eyes and the skill required to match size shade and movement. A humorous tale about a married couple exchanging glass eyes at night end.
Fragmentary lines echo a playful poem memory with references to Jenny kissing, time as thief, health and wealth, aging, and a quoted Leigh Hunt line. The text reads as a collage of poetic snippets rather than a cohesive narrative.
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