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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1901
Page
13
The essay argues speed in modern life harms art, morals, and religion. It warns against chasing wealth and rapid reforms without patience, urging belief in God and steady work. It contrasts quick gains with lasting integrity and stresses slow, faithful growth as the foundation for character and progress.
Letter to the Indianapolis Journal criticizes a Corsicana mob's execution by burning of John Henderson as moral barbarism. Albert Charlton Andrews argues humane treatment of the mentally ill, recalls Fritsch, Broca, Charcot, and others, and condemns the Texas mob as a perverse use of supposed public safety. He challenges civilization and public schooling for tolerating such acts.
The tale recounts Theo dore Thomas enjoying unconscious humor at a Massachusetts town where an orchestra visited for the first time. Citizens guaranteed the event, marking it as a historic occasion, then Uncle Ezra quipped that fetching a bass drum from Chicago was a long trip to strike it once.
An anxious woman wakes from a dream of a silent town where all boys have vanished, leaving streets empty and activities stalled. The scene shifts to a gentle awakening as she realizes it was only a nightmare, followed by an invitation to use the newspaper’s classified ads for trades and notices.
A New York Evening Post inspired meditation on diaries and private records. It argues that intimate journals reveal personal history without harming others while warning against disclosures of private sins or painful family secrets.
A New York Post piece riffs on a wise woman who pushes Jennie into a man and wife’s life, provoking a husband to move out. A second note muses on rag rugs, fashioning home decor from scraps, and later columns discuss girls in high schools, college education, and marriages. The reflections span social roles, education, and domestic life with period voice.
A Philadelphia Times vignette follows a girl in Lent who abstains from speaking ill to cultivate charity. She discovers her own faults as she battles vanity and temper while resisting sharp tongues toward friends and family. The piece admires her restraint and suggests extending the practice beyond Lent.
In Massachusetts and Boston a surge of women’s clubs grows as newspapers publish Saturday editions. R. M. Field notes the instinctive club formation when women meet, claiming a new club forms almost hourly. He questions male meddling but notes potential benefits from these groups.
A Harper's Bazar style guide discusses neck shaping and collar heights, praising long necks and high collars, with emphasis on shaped collars, silk mitts, and lace trims. It covers sleeves, tassels, and fashion trends for gowns, fabrics, colors, and silhouettes including elbow sleeves, pompadour ruffles, and black and white patterns.
A long list of residents travel and host from Iroquois Illinois to Chicago Kankakee Urbana and beyond. Persons visit relatives attend events and return home including Miss Mary Riley Miss Florence Hall Miss Katherine Johnson and many others with trips to St Louis Connersville Lafayette Muncie and Cincinnati areas noted.
In the last two weeks Dr Tomson offered a free trial of his Electro Vibration Treatment for Deafness. Hundreds of locals tested the method reporting remarkable results and urging others with hearing loss to consult him. Free consultations advertised to encourage discovery.
A reader list highlights common ear issues including hearing loss dryness itching burning wax buildup throbbing pain behind the ears buzzing ringing cracking noises awareness of sounds on cloudy days occasional earache and noises that wake you, with notes on variable hearing and a distant watch test
Mr. A L Emery of 03 Roache Street reports fifteen years of mild hearing loss. After three weeks of Electro-Vibration Treatment from Dr Tomson, he awakened recently to hear clock ticks from another room and praises the painless, soothing method as life changing. He urges others to consult the doctor to be convinced of the treatment.
Steven Shockeney of Tl Holmes Avenue says his left ear discharged intermittently for four to five years. After failed treatments in the city, Dr Thomson stopped the discharge completely in a single treatment.
Miss Lena Hornberger of 6 Indiana Avenue says a severe cold five years ago caused partial deafness. She explains she needed loud speech and felt embarrassed, but Dr Tomson's electric treatment has restored hearing allowing her to hear a whisper five feet away.
Guyon hosted a reception for the newly married couple. The Euterpean fraternity met at Miss Florence Schieuter’s home. Christian Endeavorers of St Paul’s M E Church met. The Women’s Home and Foreign Missionary Society elected officers: President Mrs J Edward Brown, vice president Mrs Chas M Tyler, secretary Mrs Dwight L Jones, treasurer Mrs George Brannon. Travelers, guests, and visits announced from Chicago Clermont Mt Carmel Brownsburg Edinburg and Aurora. A King Avenue church literary and musical event is planned for March 2 at the church parlor.
Miss Olive Allien visits friends in Jasper and Miss Katherine Gregory returns from Lafayette. Mrs. Ora Powell and children visit relatives in Franklin while Mrs. J N Richards visits from New Albany. Several gatherings planned this week with clubs meeting in Jasper and Westfield events featuring Mr Mahlon Elliott Mrs Cooney and families in Indiana communities.
M E Church and Trinity M E ladies groups meet and host guests. Lists guests of several families including Westman from West Liberty Illinois and Albert Cloud. Pilgrim Congregational and River-avenue Baptist Ladies Aid groups plan meetings. Local social visits noted with McAllister Fagan Reagan and others. Election of officers mentioned for Thursday Afternoon Club.
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