Try 7 days of FREE access to billions of articles

Start Free Trial

The Indianapolis Journal in Indianapolis, Indiana

We have 10,635,812 pages in Indiana

View this page and access billions of articles with a 7-day free trial.

Start Free Trial

This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!

Start Free Trial

Cancel anytime, risk free

Not what you were looking for? Search our billions of articles

Advanced Search

Articles on This Page

This newspaper page contains 10 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.

Newspaper

The Indianapolis Journal

Location

Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Aug 20, 1903

Page

4

Unique Contests Make Hilarious Picnic Day at Grocery Association Fair

At the Retail Grocers' Association annual picnic at the fair grounds thousands of patrons joined grocers and clerks for a lively day. Women won groceries for a month in contests such as string chewing and lather making. horse races featured delivery horses pacing 2 40. Charles Cook won the free-for-all pace 2 33 with George Steegman and William Buschman close behind.

Committee On Indianapolis Charles Cook George Steegman William Buschman George Edwards J. Conners Martindale Avenue John Conners Edna Easterday Park Avenue R. Joseph Waddington's Grocery F. Keller Laura Street Maude Berkman East Michigan Street A. R. Michaels West Thirtieth Street Russell Troy Hoosier Flour Mills Margaret Mason Anna Collas Anna Willer Silver Avenue South Side North Side Clerks G. A. Edna Thomas van Cleave G. W. Squires

East Lynne at the Park Through Saturday Night

The Park stages East Lynne this week under J. F. Crosby Jr with Miss Inez Forman in the leading roles supported by John Dillon. The revival arrives amid a busy season with vaudeville road troupes, the Grand promising strong draws and new company lineups including Hyde Behman and Nat Wills.

East Lynne the Park J. F. Crosby, Jr Inez Forman Worgan Miss Forman Isabelle Madam Vine John Dillon Nnger Crosby Grand Ziegler Orpheum Hyde Circle Theater Circle Music Hall New York Imra Fox Nat Wills Sons of Rest Granod

Whist game fuels domestic drama and bishop’s counsel

A humorous yet telling piece centers on a wife absorbed in whist clubs, neglecting home life. Her husband seeks guidance from a bishop who gently urges balance, suggesting languages and time management. The column closes with a light Tables Talk-style menu plan for moderate incomes.

New Inexpensive Fashion Finds At Local Shops

Hairpins gain ornate twist with coral settings and gold finish priced at 48 to 75 cents. Tan jackets in corset cut offer easier fit and full sleeves with flapped cuffs. Summer novels sell two for 25 cents, cloth bindings nine cents. Wee sandals, city map 25 cents, and affordable Silkoline drapery fabric appear in shop windows.

Traveling piano tuner woman gains notice in south

New Orleans Times-Democrat spotlights a young woman traveling as a piano tuner. Trained by her brother in a northern piano factory, she earns $10 to $15 per piano and travels across the South, turning discord into melody and inspiring others to pursue the craft.

New Orleans Times-Democrat

Kellogg Returns From Iowa Vacation With Observations

Dr Hiram W Kellogg after four weeks studying Iowa farming and several fishing trips says Iowa land is rich with big crops The Indianapolis pastor notes Indiana offers a better living place praising prosperous farmers and thriving cities He spent most of vacation in Spencer and Arena but remarks Indiana remains superior as he prepares a sermon for Sunday morning.

Central-avenue Methodist Church H. W. Kellogg Iowa Chicago Indiana Spencer Arena

Unfinished Interview Echoes Fishermen’s Largess

A fragment from a historical piece hints that Chicago’s rise is aided by national support. Dr. Kellogg downplays his fishing experiences, remarking that he knows so many fishermen that discussing angling would be imprudent. The incomplete quote leaves reader with a sense of civic optimism and personal reticence.

Chicago Kellogg

A Bluegrass Wedding in True Kentucky Style

A Kentucky ante bellum themed wedding was held at Mr Case’s home at Fletcher and Sherman avenues. George Smith and Elizabeth Miller wed with Ken tuckians present including Dr A E Buchanan and wife on horseback for greetings. About thirty guests attended the reception as the couple planned housekeeping on the Rosemont farm near Millersville.

Piel East Washington Street Detroit East Market Street Knight—Batchelor Indianapolis Journal Goshen Ind James Franklin Knight Urbana Piqua Flora May Batchelor Edgar M. Thompson St. James's Episcopal Church Lake Wawasee Kentucky Case Fletcher Avenue Sherman Avenue George Smith Elizabeth Miller Mrsmith Rosemont Millersville

Box plaited frocks vogue for little girls

May Manton describes a box plaited girls frock in rose colored linen with white embroidery details. The pattern includes a collar and trimming option shown in illustrations, with variations for different materials and a design formed by front and back panels laid in box plaits and shaped at the shoulders.

May Manton

Sailor collar dress designs with waist extensions and bishop sleeves

The article describes dress patterns with extended waistline seams for fullness in the skirt, bishop sleeves gathered into straight cuffs, and a standing yoke collar. A sailor collar option appears with embroidered band and front stole effect, plus a narrow waist belt. Material estimates are given for sizes 8 to 12 years.

Also Mentioned on This Page

Paul H. Krauss East Washington St Eumamet Fletcher M. Noe North Illinois St AL G. Field Minstrels Opera House al. G. Field Greater Minstrels Field Merry Makers English’s Harry Shunk Dock Quigley Donnelly Lester Fairman Joan Brad Blackford Billy Cawley Lootts Reese Osser Paul la Lond Matthew Reefe William E. Bramphlin Magnani Walton Brothers Parrento Leigh Brothers James O'Neill Conan Doyle Brigadier Girard Mr. Tyler Europe Eve Sir Conan O'Neill Dodo Genera Golden Arthur Wooley Oai Eres Lawer Davies Schuberts Paris Baltimore W. R. Antisdell Delphia Record Liebler & Co Nixon & Zimmerman Miller English Henry EB. Dixey Carolyn Coyle Herbert S. Hadley Jeannette McCord Logansport Henry Palmer Pipua John Goode Columbus Henry F. Houghton Defiance Frank George Lake Wawazee Guy Hawkins Wawasee John E. Spann Lafayette John Hendricks Thomas Peru Henry M. Bronson Sandusky John Farrell Albert Grace Scanlon Huey Martinsville Herbert H. Rice Atlantic City N. J Charles E. Sloan Welcome Rice Clinton C. W. Lefler Michigan J. S. Farrell Benjamin F. Bye Nettie Stewart Maryland Washington Ethel Cleland Burt Lake Wis Edward Daniels Clara Peters Mary Kurtz Denver Gould John S. Lazarus Cincinnati Kate Heron Herman F. Munk Connersville C. D. Remington Constantine Mich Albert Krauss Lou Rose Anderson Cedar Lake Jacob Baker, Jr Toledo James Braden Northern Lakes Missouri George Edwin Hunt Lucile Skidmore Charleston George Neff Kansas City Neff John Landers Robert Sohingen Hamilton, C Franklin Vonnegut Arthur Sohngen Augusta Jameson Henry Jameson Eunice Jameson Casselis Don Price Hawkins Durand Cottage Woodruff Place William Frasier Johnson Anna Nellie Wolf Helen Beckett Nellie Licht Louise Wright Hilda Nicholson Emma Hobert Terre Haute Martha Carey Mrs. Jameson Taxeance Colorado John Newman Carey Eleanor Carey Boston Frederick Swan Galena Ill Robert Johnson Dubuque Swan Mabel Taylor Harrison Geigoldt Hayes Hardegan Aurora Jane Claude Kyle Esther Swain Adah Conner Miss Conner Sri Isgrigg Clinton Parker George Burroughs Robert Mills Edward Barr Viola Howe Breunig-Wright Bernice Wright William Wright Russell Breunig East Twenty-second Street Worth M. Tippy Broadway M. E. Church Mildred Casey Leila Thomas Reena Ecru Mason & Hamlin Dorset Daily Joiner & Fuller Monument Place Dorset Department Pettis Dry Goods CO. Pelt Philadelphia New York Evening Post Hiram W. Kellogg I Boces Ia Bee Hive Trunk Factory Joseph Taggart North New Jersey St Columbia Phonograph CO Washington Street Claypool Hotel White C.aneshaensel &Co Ohio Street W. H. Roll Steheinway Wil Sa Sete Lane Pearson’s Piano House Indianapolis, Ind Indiana Dental College Department of Dentistry University of W. Cor Delaware and Ohio Streets Sentinel Printing c West Market Street Geo. J. Marott Burford
Search Courier

Search the The Indianapolis Journal Today with a Free Trial

We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.

Not Finding What You Were Looking for on This Page of The The Indianapolis Journal?

People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!

Looking Courier

Browse Newspapers

You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!

By Location

By Location

Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.

Browse by Location
By Date

By Date

Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.

Browse by Date
By Publication

By Publication

Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.

Browse by Publication