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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 07, 1902
Page
4
In Hot Springs last week Chicago race followers were seen again among the winter gamblers. They travel with luck and losses, borrowing and recouping as they chase the next horse. The gambling atmosphere here differs from other health resorts, with racing bets in the lead and a restless, improvident cycle.
Miss Kate Ragen spends Sunday in Mooresville while Miss Margaret Garrison stays at Pendleton. Johnnie Carpenter returns to school next term. The Delta Tau Delta fraternity plans a p ee dance next Friday. Cleo Hunt elected baseball manager at Athletic Association meeting. Girls sew for a charity fair to be held in West Indianapolis. Philokurian Literary Society met with music by Stod and Coffell. Myrtle Taylor teaches pyrography with future leather and art classes. Primary for state oratorical contest set for next Thursday in the college chapel with prizes of 2 and 10 dollars. Basketball gains focus after football season. city league schedule similar to last year. Dec 13 opener at the Y.M.C.A. Predictions list candidates for forward guard and center. Many girls turn out for practice. former players and substitutes noted. Miss Hunter captains the team and seeks games in Columbus Knightstown Crawfordsville and Anderson. Two games against Shortridge scheduled for late January and February.
A septuagenarian using the alias John Doe was arraigned at Central Police Station for drunkenness. He recited biblical verses from Proverbs to the magistrate, prompting a release, while a moral reflection on charity and virtue followed, quoted from James Russell Lowell.
Limited readable text promotes Peeter's Art Proof and Platinum Pho. The note touts a high standard for the artist's work and mentions Shag emotions. Order early. Pouders Studio and divisions at 7 Mass Ave and in the area.
A New York backed venture plans to commercialize Mr. Hewitt’s illuminated glass tube device that glows with intense light. Capital funds, amounting to around two million dollars, have shown strong interest after demonstrations, with emphasis on workshop use and eye-friendly qualities for detailed work.
The report lists engagements and readings at clubs including Indianapolis Literary Club and Priscilla Book Circle with speakers such as Edgar Hunter and Rev Worth M Tippy. It mentions Northwestern University co eds combating excessive expense from dances and parties as they try to stay within allowances.
The globular lifeboat is praised as a great invention after tests in the British Channel show it can endure the roughest seas. It will be introduced in the United States after these demonstrations.
Washington letter describes Senator Billy Mason of Illinois returning to politics with a tale told in the cloakroom. The story centers on a train passenger who loses a ticket and finally confesses having once misplaced a bass drum, illustrating Mason's sense of humor and ongoing political questions about his future.
A New York Times boarding house scene features a waiter listing six pies pumpkin apple lemon mince custard and squash. An English guest tries five pies and joins laughter but later asks what was wrong with the apple pie, prompting curiosity about dessert after dinner.
A fragmentary verse describes early December cold and gray skies. The speaker notes bare hills, a bitter air, and leafless trees that shiver as footsteps echo through frozen alleys. The lines evoke melancholy through stark imagery and a lone yellow leaf blown by wind.
Mr. Wilson B. Parker, a well known architect, has moved from Southpine to new offices in the Postal Telegraph Building. He is recognized as an experienced exterior designer and will continue his established grade of work in this state.
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