Sunday Journal ad rates and notices from 1902
The issue lists subscription pricing for the Journal and its Sunday edition, thanks to mail and delivery charges. It also notes locations where the Paper can be found, postage details, submission rules, and a note about eight or twelve page formats for foreign and domestic readers. It mentions the Journal Newspaper Company of Indianapolis and distribution points across New York Chicago Cincinnati Louisville St Louis Washington Denver Dayton Columbus and more. The piece includes editor contact rules and a brief about recent Senate and city topics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Indianapolis
Tad
Readers face diverging portraits of Jefferson Hamilton and Burr
The passage argues that readers without deep historical study are exposed to conflicting authoritative claims about Thomas Jefferson, Alexander Hamilton, and Aaron Burr. It urges individuals to pursue original research to decide the true character of each figure and avoid confusion from competing viewpoints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Jefferson
Alexander Hamilton
Aaron Burr
Conscience and public teaching in moral education debate
The Brooklyn Eagle argues that conscience governs right and wrong, not understanding. It blames weak public schooling and absent parental guidance for widespread ethical ignorance, citing youth gangs, abuses, and a public school system deemed morally neutral. It urges state teaching of practical ethics and worries about religious dogma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn Eagle
Burns
Eagle
Brooklyn
Public schools and Christian ethics in curriculum debates
The fragment asks whether religious teachers can agree on an ethics system grounded in Christian truth to be taught in public schools. It reflects ongoing discussions about religious influence in public education and curriculum standards.
Unnecessary schooling fuels Steevens scholarship honor
A Steevens journalism scholarship is established in an English college to honor G. W. Steevens the famed Ladysmith correspondent. The article argues true talent in journalism lies in natural gifts such as vivid description concise expression and rapid writing under pressure, not classroom training. It notes Steevens was a scholar yet gained reporting prowess outside formal studies and that only a few possess the essential traits of a successful war reporter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamilton County
Nllel
Jalil
Steevens
G. W. Steevens
Ladysmith
Journalism’s elusive sense of news cannot be taught
The piece argues that a true journalist possesses an inborn alertness to stories beyond assigned tasks. Schools cannot instill this trait or replace experience. Practical training can help health and morals, but specific journalism education, especially for women’s roles, is unnecessary, with general education and natural knack deemed essential.
Influence of the Moon on Earth and Harvests
Believers in the moon as a planetary influence find comfort in the claim that Mont Pelee’s volcanic outbreaks align with lunar changes. Farmers cite tides and crops, noting potatoes grown under a dark moon and corn planted in the first quarter flourish, while other outcomes falter. They point to timber sap, pork, weather, and hair growth as further evidence. Scientists acknowledge tides but scorn agricultural links, yet many farmers insist the moon governs crops, weather, and daily life, and welcome scientists’ eventual admission of lunar power.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mont Pelee
Money Earning Wives and Household Labor Roles
A state factory inspector notes most home sewing workers are married women. He questions the surprise, arguing many wives could earn money quietly at home while maintaining domestic duties. The piece argues pride and prejudice shape views on women’s paid work and that individual cases vary.
Leisure class and poetry in social life of America
The piece argues prosperity quickens leisure class growth, notes costly medical fees and lawyer costs, and discusses poetry as a social act. It reviews Atlantic Monthly views, Western Association of Writers at Winona, and President elect Mrs. Denison, plus a vivid Martinique disaster account by Walter K. Landis and a Dingley tariff note on swans versus poultry. It also mentions ping-pong fashion in New York society.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic Monthly
Atlantic
Western Association of Writers
Winona
Winona Lake
The Humorists and Domestic Satires Across Papers
A collage of humorous exchanges from Chicago and other papers features goneness in horse racing jokes, hat exchange mishaps, a fiancé’s misread engagement, and exclusivity at Mrs De Styles’s parties. It also notes a New York Evening Post remark on domestic migration trends as part of widespread countrywide shifts.
Decline of Male Shorthand Skills Stirs Debate
A dated discussion notes fewer young men study shorthand each year. It rejects the idea that women crowd men out, instead suggesting lingering impression affects male interest. A list highlights prominent former stenographers, including Mayor Tom L Johnson, Senator Mason, Robert Hitt, and others.
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Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
William E. Mason
Illinois
Robert R. Hitt
Foreign Affairs Committee
House of Representatives
George Co. Smith
The
Westinghouse Airbrake Company
Frank 8. Black
Gorman
Chandler
Daniel S. Lamont
About People and Things in New York and Washington
Char lott e Crabtree known as Lotta contemplates marriage at her West Fifty seventh Street home in New York. Dr Sara R Ellison of New York boasts the finest library of healing and magic books. Marion Crawford is not to write the Pope biography as planned. Vatican deems his florid style unsuitable for the record. Staff Captain Blanche Cox, jailed in Detroit after Salvation Army street meetings, notes the embezzlement case of the official who jailed her. Nightingale name origins traced to Shore inheritance. Havemeyer of New York funds Bryn Mawr dorms as Rockefeller gift progresses. Le Matin in Paris suffers from yellow journalism after Louvre theft stunt. A Forum writer ranks US filth and slovenliness low among nations. Mrs John Kelly, widow of Tammany leader, dies in Paris cancer battle. Panama hat worn by Senator Frye costs over 160 dollars, with band added by hatter. Duke of Portland’s magazine patronage described in lavish, bound volumes. Sherman anecdotes recount William’s letter rebuking John’s stump speaking and Jim Sherman praised as greatest.
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Charlotte Crabtree
Lotta
Fiftyseventh Street
New York
Sara R. Ellison
Marion Crawford
Vatican
Florence Nightingale
Nightingale
Shore
Sheffield
Derby
York
Henry
Havemeyer
Bryn Mawr College
John D. Rockefeller
Paris
le Matin
Louvre
United States
Turkey
England
Germany
Japan
Switzerland
Holland
John Kelly
Tammany Hall
Kelly
Mullen
Cardinal McCloskey
Duke of Portland
London
William Bentinck
Willam III
Sherman
Ohio
John Russell Young
William
John
Stump
General Sherman
Jim
Wisdom on Life From Various Authors
A collage of maxims and quotes from The Mississippi Bubble and Fuel of Fire and misc texts. It surveys views on fortune, ambition, love, occasions, and learning, with a mix of humorous and reflective lines attributed to various authors.
Prices of Orchids in Philadelphia Florist Window
A Philadelphia Record snippet notes a florist display where blue orchids dominate the window scene. The bouquet dwarfs roses and carnations, described as beautiful and rare in tint, with ornate wording implying high value and unusual color.
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Philadelphia
Elesedt
Orchids and Orchids Prices Across World Trade
An antique piece discusses valuing orchids, noting prices from $2.09 to several dollars, and describes orchid hunting in malaria driven jungles. It explains roots gathered in dry seasons, flowers bloom in wet seasons, and plants require years to mature.
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AEM
Frica
Birth of National Air
Boston Herald discusses how national music forms arise from local tunes and fame. It traces origins of My Country, Tis of Thee, The Star Spangled Banner, and Yankee Doodle, noting colonial roots, wartime uses, and shifts from marching tunes to patriotic anthems with figures like John Brown's Body and Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory.
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Boston Herald
Suwanee River
Stephen C. Foster
The
Lower Rhine
Rouget de
America
England
Richard Shuckburg
Albany
Europe
Hall
Columbia
Washington
Gilbert Fox
Joseph Jepkinson
Fox
F. Smith
Park-street
Boston
Crown and Anchor Inn
Strand
Thomas Paine
Francis Scott Key
Fort Henry
John Brown
Fort Warren
Julia Ward Howe
Pennies Through the Post Office and Mint Story
A Washington Star report explains penny circulation driven by post office stamp windows and retail exchanges. It notes penny demand nationwide, mint production plans in Philadelphia, and how pennies become nickel replacements, hoards, and bank deposits amid fall and holiday trades.
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Washington Star
Washington City
Postoffice Department
Treasury
Philadelphia
Avoirdupois
Hida
Ashington
Cnses
Quanti
Edison claims inventing battery with row business
Fragments from Sun in the Hing suggest Edison announces a battery invention linked to a row of business ventures. The text also mentions a bicycle, a box, and a storage scene with a horse present, though details are garbled and unclear.
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Kansas City Journal
Edison
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Dearborn Station
Cincinnation
EK. Hawley & Co
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Lowisville
C. T. Deering
Third and
Jefferson
ST. Louis
Unicon News Company
Union Depot
Washington, D. C
Tt Mouse
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Willard
Denver, Col
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Colorado
Patterson
Senate
Philippines
Kansas City
Chicago
Culbergen
Texas
Secretary of War
Adjutant General
Miles
Indiana
Floyd
Missionary Ridge
General Grant
Vicksburg
Ulysses S. Grant
William T. Sherman
Pittsburg
Denies T. S. Denison
Federation of Women’s Clubs
Federation
Walter K. Landis
San Juan
Porto Rico
Martinique
Landis
Thomas T. Prentis
St. Pierre
Fort de France
Mr. Landis
the Humorists
Chicago News
Tomdix
Syracuse Herald
Floor Walker
Boston Post
Namby
Pamby
Baltimore Herald
Tom
Abner
Buffalo Express
Chicago Record-Herald
Arbuthnot
New York Evening Post
Alicia
Shacklett
Roman Biznet
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