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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1901
Page
15
Excerpts discuss tuberculosis prevention, the need for a hospital for consumptive poor, reporting cases to health boards, hereditary myths about transmission, and calls for better housing and hygiene. The piece also critiques propaganda linked to political opponents and ends with a local column on social issues and a stylistic note.
A city observer recalls an elderly peddler with a satchel labeled Corn Salve who targets pedestrians with a sly pitch. He misreads a Black man’s reaction as a failed sale, provoking laughter and retreat as readers learn of past Kentucky political ties and a cautious stance on current events.
In Syracuse a new brewery opened its doors for a public tasting drawing about 1000 drunken men who lined the streets, rode crowded streetcars, and filled a field with free lunch. Despite wild carousing no arrests occurred as 200 barrels were dispensed.
A compact meditation on vocation. Robert Browning speaks through a vow to accept God’s summons. The excerpt frames obedience as the sole share in life’s lot, a ready answer to divine will.
A New York report notes plans by the International Sunday School Association to offer graded lessons for older students and a separate one year program for young children. Half the lessons will be Old Testament, half New Testament, with nature study and holidays Easter and Christmas as key anchors. The piece also covers fundraising and reform efforts by the American Board of Commissioners for Foreign Missions and a Church Temperance Society dispute over Sunday saloon hours in New York.
For Protection Washington Post reports The Ladies' Home Journal urges men to entrust their entire income to their wives as a bold new social pact. The piece hints at evolving gender roles and a call for enterprising arrangements in domestic finance.
Washington Star notes an American dentist who repaired the sutan's teeth received the order of Medjidie. The report questions whether he was paid, signaling a dispute over compensation amid the honor.
A tribute to the Gallant Fourteenth Infantry of Fort Snelling for its role in the 1900 China campaign. It highlights Col. Quinton, Capt. Learnard, Captain Martin, Chaplain Groves, and numerous enlisted men, detailing daring feats at Tien-Tsin to the Imperial City and the heroism that earned international regard.
The Boston Journal questions daily fruit intake suggesting two to eight pounds of grapes or three to six oranges as cures. It recalls the saying If wishes were horses beggars would ride while noting rising meat costs and possible fruit substitution for the poor. It asks if Westerners profit more from grain than cattle.
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