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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1902
Page
16
A physician in Chicago argues pneumonia fatalities rise not from more cases but from grip epidemics and poor self care. He condemns overuse of synthetics like antikamnia and acetanilid, details a fatal pneumonia case, and warns doctors against aggressive, hastily administered therapies that endanger patients.
A Washington Star piece notes several doctors use impressive atomizers to suggest cures. One physician keeps dozens on a table near his chair, many unused, argued to influence patients’ confidence. The interviewer recalls a patient healed by confidence as much as treatments.
An overview of mosquito biology and behavior notes the insect’s three life stages from egg to winged adult, its dependence on water, and its appetite for blood and sugar. It describes egg laying, hatching timelines, the wiggietail stage, feeding mechanisms, and wind sensitivity, with emphasis on their role as disease disseminators.
Gustave Gottheil argues in International Monthly that Jewish faith thrives in the home. He contends salvation rests with wife and children, not rabbis or synagogue, and praises the domestic synagogue as the true sacred body. He notes temperance reforms among Jews depend on domestic life and urges alliance with Christian temperance efforts.
London society pages discuss the fading fashion of honeymoons though many say they should be shorter yet sweeter. Writers trace origins not appearing in Shakespeare and cite 16th and 17th century references showing the term honey moon carried irony before becoming a modern institution.
A weary traveler in a Detroit Free Press piece recalls spending a night in a cabin after a frugal supper of sody biskits and fried side meat. A gaunt eighteen year old boy Levi and seventeen year old girl Lady leave to attend an evening party, obeying a mother who chides them to wash their feet before going out. Levi complains he would rather stay home than prepare for the party.
A jewelry listing from J. P. Diamonds and Jewelry at 2 Monument Place offers a birthstone ring set in solid gold for 31.50. The ad notes limited stock and single color stones, inviting inquiries at the store.
New York letters note Fussell Sage and Parke Godwin as long lived, vigorous figures connected to New York business and literary circles. Sage, in his eighties, remains a major banker depositor and prudent, active director while recovering from a mild flu after attending a friend's funeral. Godwin, younger by a year, recalls touching memories of Jefferson, Burr, and Lincoln era figures, travels to Bar Harbor and Maine, and plans to keep up with news during his summer vacation.
A. Forel argues ants display social devotion and duty within Formica pratensis colonies. He notes ants resist personal gain to defend the community, contrasting with human egotism, and urges study of ant social laws as a mirror for human behavior.
The piece praises American commercial life and the young nation’s train of thought toward commerce beyond dollars. It argues Americans excel in general knowledge and travel insight, asserting cultural breadth accompanies business genius and a growing concentration of wealth in New York.
The passage extols a rich man who gives freely to philanthropic and educational causes, contrasting him with others whose generosity seems less enduring or distant in its promises. The tone emphasizes steady, visible public good over brilliance.
Asa Penney on an abandoned East Eddington farm turned birch limbs into bootjacks. He selected thrifty trees, formed poles into forks, and crafted bootjacks by hand. Two carloads shipped to Chicago earned two cents per jack, with a second shipment lower due to market demand. Minneapolis shows promise. Penney estimates about 2000 bootjacks per acre and firewood from remaining limbs.
In Brooklyn Eagle a man speeds a clock two weeks ahead and sets it again after his wife and children suffer lateness. His wife condemns the prank but, when left alone, he shifts the clock further ahead to balance the mischief. The piece ends with a moral question.
New York Times reports the return of James R. Keene to Wall Street after illness. A local street vendor salutes him with playful familiarity, asking for a shine. Keene smiles, pauses, and asks the boy to call him Jimmie, reflecting his enduring public presence.
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