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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1902
Page
3
A historical article details widespread morphine and cocaine addiction in Indianapolis, noting physicians as heavy users and the ease of habit formation through medical access. It describes urban prevalence, gender patterns, methods of use, and the entrenchment of addiction, urging institutional treatment and systemic action.
The city of Seattle lies between Puget sound and Lake Washington and a canal is being dug to connect them. The aim is to expose ships to fresh water so barnacles detach, reducing costly dry docking. Freshwater exposure causes barnacles to die and drop off, allowing vessels to lie in Lake Washington until cleaned.
A letter urges Washington residents to destroy insect cocoons that will hatch into a new crop of worms damaging city trees. The writer notes cocoons appear on tree trunks, fence rails, and window sills and asks citizens and the park board to conduct thorough cocoon removal for seasonal pest control.
Detroit Journal notes Mary MacLane, the Montanan known as the red sky girl, struggles to find a college that will admit her. East campuses may resist her inflamed intellect while colleges fear the advertising angle of her notoriety. A large university could help digest her overtalkative self and her literary persona.
Monroe Richman a little colored man who once served as Gen Morris stable man now runs stables kennels pigeon houses and chicken pens on Mrs Chambers farm near Millersville He is famed as a dog trainer especially with bull terriers teaching obedience through calm control and patient timing He has paired a bull terrier with a Russian pointer named Bob to yield hunting skills and a remarkable team for field work including a rabbit chase and intricate dog etiquette lessons
A nostalgic vignette recalls a Boston tale of a ship leaving with mule crew and the harbor scene of older days, then shifts to Indianapolis where a street fakir explains hustling craft. He describes selling one trusted item at a time, ice breaking, and the regional network of suppliers serving street traders.
The passage describes a training scene with seven farm dogs Ace Spot Rubin Speed Bob Ulay Riprap s granddaughter Fidget and Chip. A narrator notes rabbits attempting to hide while one dog pursues and another lies in wait near a brush pile for the refugee, with the trainer Monroe overseeing the scene and supporting the dogs.
A friend recalls an entertainment at a noted club where Sir Henry Irving witnessed Henry E. Dixey perform a fine impersonation of the famed tragedian. Irving, in a whispered aside, admits a vague liking while maintaining his characteristic ironic restraint.
The article notes Indianapolis as a favorable city for certain tradesmen linked to a merry go round. It references entertainment venues and colorful exchanges about the game, framed in a breezy, clubroom tone.
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