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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 06, 1902
Page
5
The piece surveys summer leisure in town with gossip culture, garden parties, and informal entertainments. It notes women and men gossip dynamics, then shifts to House Good Housekeeping party ideas including games, crafts, and refreshments, and lists society guests and upcoming engagements across several towns and venues.
Dr. H L Warner in a New York World issue argues digestion and health hinge on proper food and exercise. Grape-Nuts is presented as the most nutritive food, predigested to aid digestion, with ready serving from grocers and a recipe book on the package.
Dr M P Graf of Lewisville Ind visited Dr Hurty and said townsfolk urged him to leave for two weeks after diagnosing J P Stoner with smallpox. Dr Hurty replied Graf’s duty was to stay and no danger existed to residents.
Ladies' light colored percale wraps with full 12 inch flounce skirts and separate waist linings. Epaulettes and yoke trimming described. Special price noted as one dollar wrap four per.
Vintage classified style listing shows men's wear including striped Madras Negligee and neckwear in silk and cotton, plus imported socks and travelers samples. Also advertised are sheeting, damask, napkins, pillow cases, chambrays, spooled threads, and Santa Claus soap with varied prices.
A excerpt from a New York Times piece by alived J Waterhouse recounts Dr. Graf and Dr. Harry Sard in a town facing smallpox fears. Biblical echoes of Lazarus and Abraham frame the plea for mercy and vaccination, contrasting fame, pity, and communal duty amid fear.
In the Criminal Court Judge Alford dismissed the cases of Abe Hampton and Fred Cassady charged with complicity in the murder of Wilson Haynes at Coatesville last November. State lawyers Brill and Marvel argued the motion. Hampton’s brother Charlie Hampton is serving a life sentence for Haynes’s death. Frank Stewart was recently acquitted by a jury for complicity. Abe Hampton, Stewart and Cassady were accused of aiding Charlie Hampton in disposing of Haynes’s body. The court noted insufficient basis for conviction.
Summary of multi‑case docket from Superior, Circuit, and Criminal Courts. Catherine Elder sues Nancy Bretney after a streetcar incident on Indiana Avenue. judgment for Elder and costs. Various guardianship, land appropriation, quiet title, and divorce cases listed with outcomes such as judgments, dismissals, and sales approvals. International and local names include Elder, Bretney, Allen, Whitson, Dean, Felton, Hoffman, and Clarke. Court actions cover damages, liens, and partition, with references to commissioners’ reports and fees.
The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Co. vs. John F. Snyder and Catherine Dickson are named in appellate briefs. Morgan Court grants appellant a 60 day extension of time from the date of petition.
The When Band performs two concerts at Broad Ripple Park this afternoon at 8 and this evening at 8 o clock. Fairview hosts the Indianapolis Military Band at the same hours with classical programs. Master Reese shows a high wire exhibition at 4 and 8 o clock p m. Missionary Auxiliary hosts a Tuesday afternoon patch party at Mrs W S Moffitt 522 East Washington street Irvington. The society’s regular monthly meeting follows.
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