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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 31, 1902
Page
2
Consistent with safe banking the document lists Mortimer Levert as President, A. A. Barnes as Vice President, W. F. C. Golt as Cashier, and W. K. Sproule Jr. as Assistant Cashier in a formal notice.
The article notes a busier than usual local wholesale scene for dry goods dealers and grocers, with commission merchants voicing complaints of light business. Grain markets are generally lower, yet eggs and poultry fetch record prices, while butter remains steady. Dry goods stocks rise, retail demand improves, and inquiries rise for canned goods and dried fruits as iron and hardware sales clear in a strong week.
Wheat and corn futures held firm with a cautious hold on grain as farmers await higher prices. Board of trade figures show No 2 red wheat at 8c track and corn largely steady across white and yellow grades, while wagon market prices drift down but stay above minimal levels.
A整理 of prices per pound and per unit for a wide range of items including poultry, hides, candies, canned goods, fruits, beans, oysters, coal, and dyes. The list names grades, origins, and specific markets such as New York, California, Eastern standards, and regional coal pockets, reflecting a granular wholesale price sheet.
The New Orleans Times-Democrat reports a traveling river man’s discussion of river dust. He compares Mississippi dust to sea dust, notes heavy sandbanks form from currents, and describes how fine particles rise with mist or bake in sun to become airborne.
Cattle quiet with little price change while hogs rise about ten cents. Sheep steady. overall market unsettled with fluctuating quotations. Receipts small in Indianapolis and across major markets. cattle and hogs show mixed demand and varying prices. activity limited by supply quality and outside orders.
Washington Post reports Carnegie Institute plans to enlarge its Woods Hole biological school with vast land and new buildings. Dr. H M Smith confirms large-scale endowment and equipment to advance life research. The move aims to match European progress and attract German scholars.
The article argues that urban areas are safer from lightning due to a network of conductors in wires and tall metal structures. It notes rural deaths occur both indoors and outdoors, including under trees. It warns that seeking shelter under a tree or clinging to lightning rods remains dangerous.
A reader piece contrasts two boy archetypes good and bad, satirizing Sunday school ideals versus rougher youth. It describes the good boy as neat, charitable, and quiet while the bad boy seeks action, sport, and loudness. Open air gyms in public schools are praised as a cure, showing practical physical training supports mental growth and civic investment.
The author argues for lively education aligned with human nature to foster better development. Education should be attractive yet practical, ensuring care for the ill and preserving everyday kindness, while encouraging healthier, brighter children and reducing delinquency.
The Philadelphia Record surveys common garden flora and wildflowers with notes on pussey weed turtle head and the August turtle head blossoms. It highlights wild sunflowers and their practical uses from honey to fuel, and describes the aspen’s wide range, unique leaf stalk tremor, and ecological role in supporting plant growth and shade.
A speaker recalls learning languages by a simple daily rule. While in Mexico he could not speak Spanish yet vowed not to end a day without learning three words. He aimed for about ninety words a month and over a year would reach over one thousand words, enabling conversation.
A reader notes that regular practice via a three words a day system ignited their ability to speak write and understand Spanish. They acknowledge it as a catalyst while admitting limitations in essay writing. The reflection highlights daily habit as key but notes ongoing learning challenges.
A Paris museum python refused all nourishment for two years five months and three days, losing nearly two thirds of its initial seventy five kilo weight. The case highlights that death for fasting snakes correlates with extreme weight loss, exceeding prior estimates.
The New York juvenile asylum will relocate from Amsterdam Avenue to a 277 acre Dobbs Ferry complex on the Hudson hills. The plan replaces a single vast penitentiary with sixty cottages for 1000 children, each cottage run by a house mother and father, plus separate schools, trades, and a central kitchen. The new institution aims to reform rather than punish youths aged five to fifteen.
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