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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1902
Page
8
Maeterlinck speculates on latent memory for future events and reports his Paris fortune telling investigations. He discusses mediums, fortune tellers, and a somnambulist who appears to read thoughts and predict outcomes, including prophecies that partly come true and questions whether memory might recall futures yet unseen.
A Washington Star humor essay argues for dropping obsolete nineteenth century jokes about boot jacks, wives sewing buttons, picnic custard pies, mothers-in-law, sick friends, and cooking school gags. The speaker cites personal anecdotes about daughters cooking well and reflects on changing tastes making old jokes irrelevant and harmful to humor.
In a Senate speech Senator Hanna questions risking 20 million dollars on an isthmian canal that could be disrupted by seismic events. He cites Nicaragua’s volcanoes around Lake Nicaragua and along the proposed route while Lt. J. W. G. Walker’s book Ocean to Ocean discusses topography and past eruptions, noting possible future activity but arguing danger is limited.
The article notes President Theodore Roosevelt signed documents with only the initial T rather than his full name. Observers say the change halves the time and ink used, marking a rare deviation from his customary full signature.
I whirl Sones work and weave and reap the harvests I yield. The centuries pass like summer grass. I am the grave as well as womb, the cradle and the tomb of all that breathe and live. Lorenzo Soess.
A concise verse fragment reflects on fleeting life compared to a flower's brief summer day. Omar Khayyam is cited with Le Galienne as translator or adapter, focusing on the transient nature of days and beauty in a meadow setting.
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