Sunday Journal 1901 May 4 Calls Old and New
The Indianapolis Journal outlines subscription rates for daily and Sunday editions, club discounts, and distribution practices. It notes upcoming article series by W J Reid on Thibet and north China and cites ongoing reports on Kitchener, Boers, and global affairs. Also covered are pension plans at Illinois Central, U S legation guard in Peking, Rockefeller philanthropy, and university school debates.
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W. J. Reid
Thibet
North China
Reid
Asia
East
Jon
Violence Flares After Saloon Quarrel Ends in Murders
A dispute at a saloon leads to a pistol duel when one man kills the other and a survivor faces costly legal proceedings. The passage notes that revolvers are common and little quarrels provoke deadly outcomes, stressing the burden of trials and care for the wounded.
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Rae “Feduge
Ito
Public School And The Value Of Music In Education
A critic argues against narrowing schooling to practical readin arithmetic and spelling. He defends Wagner from public school critics, says culture elevates civilization, and that music education supports literacy, character, and ambition across social classes. Indiana's literature scene cited.
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Thomas Gradgrind
Dickens
Gradgrind
Wagner
Erty
Panpere
Poor Land And Literature
State Librarian Henry says people on poor land read more, citing higher demand for traveling libraries in southern counties than northern ones. He connects environment to reading habits and suggests geography may influence intellectual productivity.
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Indiana
Wordsworth
Uake
Henry
Emigration to Canada grows despite climate and costs
A Canadian immigration push offers settlers land at nominal prices and irrigation in arid regions. The movement, though small, draws Americans seeking better opportunities, with about 1,200 Americans emigrating last year and an expected 20,000 this year. Officials foresee continued growth, while noting Canada draws a higher quality, desirable migrant class.
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United States
Canada
England
Scotland
Europe
Congress
Distortions in History and a Seward Assassination Tale
The piece argues that history harbors inaccuracies from various sources and cites a Washington dispatch misreporting Mrs. Coleman and a nurse’s roles in Lincoln era events. It notes newspapers may propagate myths and urges accuracy in reporting to avoid false historical claims.
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Disraeli
Washington Dispatch
Margaret T. Coleman
Seward
Lincoln
Treasury Department
Pavrne
Booth
Payne
Robinson
Secretary Seward
Coleman
Mr. Seward
Dr. Verd
Frederick W
Erroneous view of labor critics and poets in society
The essay argues against the view that labor is a curse and workers are perpetual victims. It cites Dickens for portraying hopeful moments amid toil and denounces writers like John Curtis Underwood for depicting factory life as bleak and revolutionary. It asserts workers are generally healthy, hopeful, and capable of defending their rights.
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Dickens
John Curtis Underwood
Jean
Age
Mr. Underwood
The Actress And Her Picture
A reflection on how stage portraits shape public perception. Publishers publish actresses’ photos to boost sales, often portraying an idealized image. The piece notes vanity and distortion in press portraits and questions whether audiences tire of pretty but vapid faces.
Public taste questions illustrated magazines
The passage notes that readers may protest at pictures of actresses in papers and magazines while acknowledging the public’s right to buy such content. It questions whether the illustrated department of art has been overdone and suggests some readers may be uneasy or pleased depending on viewpoint.
Art and the Unclean In Indianapolis Theater Debates
A discourse critiques a recent indecent play as vulgar and unworthy art, condemning hypocritical audiences who praised the production. It also notes Rev. Dr. Gamble’s attack on the Methodist hymnal and reports on Germany’s stance toward the United States and China per the New York Herald interview.
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New York Herald
Germany
United States
Philippines
China
Modern Fables of Alexander and the City Life
An arcane 1901 vignette retells a couple named Alexander and Elvira with daughter Farina as they abandon provincial simplicity for high society. Elvira drives social ascent, steering Alexander through hotels, dinners, and the Notables’ circles, until their pursuit ends in a hollow triumph and a cynical moral about chasing fashion.
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Alexander
Rhino
Elvira
Farina
Europe
Walla Walla
Eisenstein’s
Mr. Ruskin
Alec
Mivira
Alex
Combine
Uery
Masons
Vha
John
Mrs. Wetherby
Dennis
Kivira
Mother Superior
Grrnogs
Muscatine
Goodge
Talis
Coster
Ell
From Hither and You. Chicago Record Herald fragment
A garbled quote from a Chicago Record-Herald item mentions a cook, health, and a man described as full of quinine and powder, with a Detroit Journal fragment noting the remark as reprehensible yet unclear. The wording is fragmented and ambiguous about any clear event.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Detroit Journal
Fragmented 19th century clippings mix ragged dialogue
A jumble of lines from Philadelphia Press Detroit Journal Chicago Tribune features snippets of dialogue and stray phrases. The garbled text includes quarrels over washing faces vaccination queries and a long operator message with domestic banter. No coherent event is depicted.
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Chicago Tribune
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