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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1902
Page
8
A dense column from The Century and Woman's Home Companion maps social life with abstracts of loans, exhibitions, teas, club meetings, dances, weddings, and a parade of local families. It lists gatherings at hotels, churches, and private homes, with invitations, attendees, and hostesses across January and early winter.
A dense listing outlines Monday through Saturday events across Indianapolis groups. Included are the Women’s Research Club, Indianapolis Literary Club, Rosemary Club, Local Council of Women, Matinee Musicale, Portfolio Club, Friday Afternoon Reading, Clio Club, Over-the-Teacups, Women’s Mission Circle and more, detailing papers, conversations, seminars, and speakers. topics cover literature, art, heredity, poetry, dress evolution, Dutch influences, and church notes. Many entries name hosts, presenters, and participating clubs, with street locations and member names recurring throughout the schedule.
Miss Mary Pratt departs for Vassar today and Miss Ethel Dorsey gives a New Year’s Eve loan. Gray Duncan returns to Purdue University, Mrs D J Jones hosts her card club on Tuesday, Mrs Theresa H Smith visits Noblesville relatives, Miss Clara Sanborn heads back to Patten College next Tuesday, Miss Mayme Wood of Kokomo is the Bert of Mrs Fred E Framlin, Mrs Robert Geddes travels to Terre Haute to visit her mother, and Mr and Mrs Harry Griffith plan return to Garland City, Ark with Rev ey Mount and Mr and Mrs Charles M Butler as guests.
A man from Factoryville Pa recounts severe stomach distress from rich foods and heartburn. He credits substituting Grape-Nuts for other meals, noting rapid relief, regained strength and weight, and improved digestion after a long period of misery.
Portraits of national capital social gaiette figures include Mrs. Theodore Bingham wife of the public buildings superintendent who entertains in a splendid new home. Mrs. William R. Merriam wife of the census director is noted for lavish hospitality. Mrs. Julius C. Burrows wife of Michigan senator is a leading Washington hostess. Mrs. Thomas B. Martin wife of Virginia senator is famed for theater and supper parties.
Russell Colegrove of Manila relates a humorous reception tale from the early American days in the Philippines. He recalls Americans forming a club, organizing a headquarters, and planning a proper turnout to drive Admiral Dewey about Manila after the battle of Manila Bay.
A group assembles a carriage and harness for an Orient event. They find a suitable metropolitan driver outfit: silk hat and a long opera coat. On race day the admiral’s car arrives with a black driver wearing only the hat, coat removed due to heat, creating a comical sight.
The Great Record World argues that letter writing has declined as telegrams and newspapers replace personal news. It notes that past letter writing fostered a distinctive style and personality in prose and suggests writers might imitate actors by addressing a sympathetic reader when composing books.
A comic verse recounts a young civil engineer carrying a transit who bumps into a stout lady. The accident ends with the man apologizing and a mill puddler helping to set them up, as the poet hints at a forthcoming completion.
Dr. F L Oswald argues the three meal habit drains working capacity and doubles temptation to overeat. He says digestion diverts half the body’s energy, leaving workers fatigued and pessimism as moral dyspepsia, robbing the day of reward.
W E Curtis writes from Chicago about Italian women who influenced literature, law, and science. The article profiles Lucretia Cornaro the Portia of Venice a famed jurist and her era of scholars like Novella Andrea Catherine of Siena Vittoria Colonna and Maria Gaetanna Agnesi detailing their educations writings and civic roles.
The North western University graduates fared poorly in spelling revealing deficits in Chicago public schools. A professor cites neglect of reading and word division, while teachers’ basic spelling errors alarm officials. He urges return to traditional methods and memorized orthography.
Arthur Goodrich in the World's Work describes colossal ships with capacity equal to six normal steamers. They would carry cattle, coal, water, and a full crew, plus thousands of passengers in multiple classes. Turned into transports they could field entire regiments, with hulls of steel three inches thick and triple expansion engines delivering about 12 000 horsepower for speeds around fourteen knots.
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