This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 18 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1901
Page
4
The Sunday Journal lists subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, carrier and mail terms, club reductions, and postal rates. It notes distribution points in Cincinnati St Louis and other cities, and offers address changes for summer travel. It also covers editorials on alcohol, prize fighting spectators, farm trends, Yale class studies, and impressions of international troops in China.
The article notes John D. Rockefeller’s donation to a research program aiming to uncover causes of disease to prevent them. It praises his generosity and businesslike method, and mentions linking scientists to lead institutions to organize the investigation. It also reports the National Woman Suffrage Association’s Minneapolis session endorsing action on tax fairness and protest by women taxpayers.
The piece notes plans to use public gatherings and a "woman's day" at county jatra and camp meetings to convert the public to woman suffrage. It argues the strategy targets persuasion and that progress in older states like Massachusetts has stalled, with many women indifferent or opposed, suggesting suffrage would have spread sooner if broadly demanded.
An Indianapolis Manual Training School exhibit reveals how practical shop and domestic arts education broaden career options for youth. It argues manual training raises the value of skilled labor, draws students into high school programs, and enhances public regard for trades, framing the program as a wise city investment.
The National Commission of Fisheries backs a plan for a pond on each farm for family use or sale with German carp as the stock. The idea recalls a prior push by a predecessor, when many ponds were built in Indiana and reports highlighted rapid growth but omitting edible quality or sustained success, prompting questions.
A historical piece argues there is little anti German sentiment in the United States and that German immigration to Brazil reflects thrift and enterprise. It notes German communities in New York and St. Louis, questions biased reporting, and warns against British led sensationalism about German colonies.
A New York society column exposes the manners of the ultra rich, recounting a barefooted wedding moment and a published book of letters between a man and a woman from the four hundred or six hundred. The letters reveal flirtation, self display, and a bathhouse scene with the collar, string, and other ornate intimacies, ending with the author’s death after completing one hundred and fifteen letters.
The carp debate among Indiana farmers shows cautious, mixed reactions to German carp as food. Many prefer the common American catfish, and pond owners are unlikely to embrace carp again. The current fish commissioner focuses on trout bass and perch, but past carp experience casts doubt on future acceptance.
The article argues that counterfeiting endangers the country’s economic bloodstream and praises Judge Humphrey for his clear remarks. It notes the government’s vigilant stance and condemns individuals who coin money for personal relief, stressing the duty to keep money pure.
The text argues that both nations show kindly dispositions toward each other and that notions of growing animosity or mutual hostility are unfounded and potentially harmful, warning against alarmist talk.
Readers tolerate publishers choices and hunger for variety in fiction. Historical novels flood the market with varied accuracy from romance to distant slang, yet the unvarying sword play grows tiresome and worn.
The essay critiques overused sword fight scenes in historical novels noting heroes train secretly, duel villains, and often disarm or break swords. It argues readers skip these passages, publishers seek dramatization, and authors should spare long-suffering readers. It also rebuts claims about temperance reform in soldiers homes, explaining officials prevent alcohol and veterans are cared for.
A collage from papers like Chicago Record-Herald Brooklyn Eagle Detroit Journal and Chicago Tribune features banter on love money pessimism and a rich lawyer Sharp. It notes Sharp’s unlikely success despite advantages and mocks the era’s social humor.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer piece profiles Joe Philips a fifteen year old boy whose father is dead and mother jailed. He earned eight dollars weekly helping a blind man and selling papers but was drawn into a charity system with broad powers. His two sisters were sent to an institution while he faced court arraignment despite his earnings. A donor offered to fund his education.
Four businessmen gather in A's room for a night of gambling with a 10 cent limit. The game spirals into heavy losses, deception, and near ruin as midnight passes and the men push to extract profits. By 6 am the host is ruined, the others spent, and they vow never to repeat the folly as the moral condemns late night gambling.
Conscientious observers questioned Joe status while magistrates sent him to the Catholic Protectory though he is not of the deprived class. Governor Odell may be aware of the case as claims arise about his illiteracy and care for two sisters. An English bankrupt estate final dividend is announced. Rhode Island women reportedly sawed wood in public to prove women can do men’s work.
Bodney McCall, author of Truth Dexter, reportedly hides a journal name. Sir Alfred Austin will publish poems written as poet laureate during Queen Victoria’s life. Richard Le Gallienne contemplates settling in Britain, praising its literary material. The London Literary World questions Stevenson's standing nearly seven years after his death.
A survey of early 20th century literary figures including Mary Johnston Emile Zola and J W Barrie. References to Mrs Voynich Sirius and Other Stories Ellen Thorneycroft Fowler and Mrs Craigie John Oliver Hobbes. Mentions of Morgan Richards Herbert Spencer and Mrs Lynn Linton with hints of secrecy and literary circles in London.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.