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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1901
Page
4
Journal content blends classifieds and editorial items with postal rules and subscription rates for Indianapolis area. The page reviews Wall Street recovery, British press censorship, and a Sun correspondent’s critique of stock gambling, noting a widow losing her $3,000 amid Klondike hype.
A reviewer laments eighty eight historical romances in April and jokes about saving readers from overload. The piece notes famine relief pamphlets, Paris accuracy debates in 16th century novels, Parkhurst commission visits near Fort Sheridan, and soldiers drinking after canteen repeal.
Rev B Dexter notes need for more inquiry before reporting while Mr Nichols concedes canteen removal caused disorder and intemperance among troops. Village officers near Fort Sheridan, some saloon keepers, testified no more drinking now than before the canteen. A sworn official’s report was cited in a WCTU letter printed in a Maine paper.
The Park Board adopts experimental rules regulating planting removal and trimming of trees in city streets and parks. Critics say deposits and delays hinder owners. simpler plan urged. Emphasizes trees beautify the city and recalls Alfred Harrison’s forestry efforts. Rules take effect when the new law does.
A new Tennessee dog law restricts keeping dogs on owners premises with exceptions for hunting and paid license dogs. Sheep owners scoff at mooted receipts, while many dog owners protest the limits, insisting their stock and hounds roam freely. The debate centers on whether even well bred dogs pose sheep-killing risks and if licensing ensures control.
A discussion on the natural propensity of dogs to hunt and kill game. It notes that civilized behavior cannot erase the urge after a first blood encounter, leaving the dog with a hangdog look. The piece suggests removing the dog from life or far from prey, as owners often refuse to admit guilt.
The piece notes spring temptations in town through shop windows and ads for summer goods while praising bird protection efforts led by Indiana Audubon Society. It cites Evansville club talks, school programs, and youths forming Audubon groups to defend native birds, arguing birds curb crop insects and aid fruit growth. It contrasts indulgent spending with civic duty, recounting Helen Gould’s public benevolence strain and Kipling’s early editorial work.
Julian Ralph defends unedited literary contributions while Kipling edits. The Society of Psychical Research seeks life after death opinions via a questionnaire. A retired Chicago minister explains earning $900 a year but only $80 monthly. An auction in New York sold Milton’s Paradise Lost first edition for $830. A New York author notes bridegrooms deserve attention at weddings. A London hymn misattributed to Richard Redhead. Toplady wrote Rock of Ages. London art patrons snub Royal Academy. Illinois mothers congress set for the week with two mistresses and a reverend among speakers.
Ohio Governor voices displeasure over lack of homage in California during a visit. A political observer notes that in the state, a President outranks a Governor, while a California man who let his house burn while awaiting a live President is praised for his grit and for saving the lot.
In Philadelphia a critic asserts Mrs Rawkes du Byrnes’s expression is not captured while the painter claims to have caught her notion. Philadelphia Record relays Willie’s father asking about a lesson, and Willie jokes that the teacher says he’s a chip of the old block head, followed by an unspecified event.
Town Taples and Crawford clash after a drunken episode when a guest recalls bringing the host home to prevent further trouble, while the host insists on caution and refuses a late invitation.
Yonkers satire on employment bureaus contrasts with a Chicago Tribune joke about Peter the Apostle. The sermon produced 8000 converts, and Peter declines immediate baptism questions, promising to defer mode details to future sectarians.
A village milliner Phoebe rebuffs Veeder the commercial traveler with a blush and firm refusal. He jokes about perseverance in selling goods and asks if she will marry within thirty days, but she declines.
Mrs. Gertrude Atherton travels to St Thomas to study Hamilton’s parentage in Nevis and St Croix. A separate memoir of Robert Louis Stevenson is planned by Sidney Colvin. Bliss Carman writes on scraps of paper and envelopes. Henry James recalls a remark about a fellow author. Stephen Phillips, Cambridge man turned poet, left university for the stage at cousin Frank Benson’s urging. Kipling was asked at Cape Town about his whereabouts.
A New York critic praises Madison Cavein and notes his novel projects. Marion Crawford draws on Florence histories for a Florentine life work. Marie Corelli anchors Stratford literary life. Andrew Lang questions overemphasis on dead critics. Laurence Housman is linked to love letters and Rossetti kin. Yeats and Moore push Irish Gaelic revival. Hyde lauded as premier Gaelic poet. No imminent Zolaesque trend in Erse writing.
Summary of varied items: Bishop Huntington's eight mile walk. Margaret Robins named Idaho Springs city treasurer. Coquelin and Bernhardt anecdote. Joseph Jefferson at Yale on Shakespeare and theater. Booker T. Washington heads a Negro department exhibit. Levi P Morton seeks reduced duties. street beggars and fashion. Adelina Patti on singing limits. Bishop Lawrence's Rome letter on poverty and drink. Mark Twain declines dinner invites. Army officers’ language skills data. John Fiske Atlantic Monthly anecdote on Darwinian debate. humorous tongue-twister Betty Botter on butter.
An Ade style mock speech by a political boss at a high school commencement mocks ambition and money culture. The tale depicts a swagged trustee delivering half-formed counsel, praising culture over wealth while lampooning political corruption and office seeking. The Boss warns graduates to keep speeches ready, but admits he forgot the actual remarks.
A collage of aphorisms and wry observations on gender, conscience, fight for love, and human folly. Notable voices include Uncle Law, Robert Orange, Masters of Men, and references to Dwellers In the Hills and Love Letters of the King. The fragment hints at critique of society and human nature.
A cryptic antiquated line speaks of a simple first parent and life planted thrice under his nose, described in bewildering terms as a mir hell. The source text appears as a fragmentary quotation from The Gowios Earth with archaic wording.
Ernest V. Harding cashier of the man American Bank of St. Jor is described as industrious and well regarded. He was last seen after working late at the bank and returning home to find his wife with a hired man. He disappeared and has not been heard from since, leaving neighbors to question gendered assumptions about infidelity.
Dr Walsh a York physician notes that before 1900 sales of a remedy were rare but advertising in the period ushered in its popularity as a general medicine. Since then millions have been consumed and enormous sums spent annually on its manufacture.
The Atchison Globe recounts a local tale about a woman so tender hearted she refused to kill a chicken for dinner and waited for her husband to return to perform the act. The anecdote reflects community norms and moral commentary from the period.
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