Rediscovered House of Mary at Smyrna and Saint Johns Altar
A Smyrna vicar describes the so called House of Mary on a cliff near Ephesus, its two chamber layout, an altar stone linked to Saint John, and the ongoing Vatican negotiations for formal recognition. He recounts Catherine of Emmerich's visions guiding the prior of St John to the sanctuary and notes local reverence and debates over church approval and protection.
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Indy
Rome
Mary
Asia Minor
Ephesus
St. John
Orient
Mary's House
Smyrna
Vatican
Cardinal Ledochowski
Santa Casa
Smyrna Church
Catherine of Emmerich
Catherine
Virgin
Brentano
Imprimatur
John
Diana
Paul
Christ
Eusebius
Baronias
Tillemont
Jerusalem
Jesus
David
Agen
Postmaster Sefrit's Washington Adventure Tale
Special to the Indianapolis Journal from Washington Indiana. Postmaster Frank I Sefrit recounts a hunting trip to Arkansas and a train incident on the B and O where he used a hypodermic syringe to aid a patient in pain. He reflects on lessons learned from past injury and carries the emergency kit for aid.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Frank I. Sefrit
Ind
National Capital
Raleigh
Sefrit
Arkansas
The Nurse's Training Overrigorous Discipline Explored
A New York Evening Post critique of hospital nurse training. It details probation harshness, rote tasks, strict etiquette, limited practical learning, and the toll on nerves and health. It notes the gap between hospital discipline and private care, ending with calls for humane, well-rounded nursing education.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Evening Post
Young Woman's Christian Association
Dispute Over Kiss On Doorstep Sparks Heated Talk
A Kansas City Journal dispatch reports a husband and wife were shot at while kissing on the doorstep, prompting debate over a man's right to kiss his wife at home. Neighbors describe the moment as tense and inconclusive as authorities investigate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City Journal
Stene
Art in the City. The Rectangular Plan for New York
Architectural Record excerpt recounts how early 19th century New York was redesigned by commissioners who imposed a rectangular grid. It contrasts historic irregular streets with a planned system of perpendicular avenues, numbered from south to north, to bring order, measurement, and clarity to the growing city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jean Schopfer
New York
Broadway
Manhattan
Hudson
East River
Gheanen
Grace Church
Commissioners of 1812
Seine
Thames
Leslie's Weekly
Tennyson
Ife
Temple Bar
Isle of Wight
Beoe
Freshwater
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Association
Dorothy Dodd
E. Wash. St
E.wash. St
ART
Indiana
F. Schmickl & Co
Cravenett
Merchants’ Association
R. R
Oarison
W. Wasieron
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