A Father Son Deal Over Indianapolis Property and Church Ground
The narrative describes SA and Benet Vanden proposing to leave Indianapolis, offering the speaker their house to care for. A sale offer of 1.5 dollars on five years with no interest follows, including land at Ver Mont Street, the John Wright residence ground, and the Second Presbyterian Church parsonage. A later exchange shifts ground on Davidson Street, creating Bradshaw and Holmes's addition, with the church ground donated to the church and the residence kept. The church origins span 1361 to 1870, with one original member remaining, William S. Hubbard.
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Benet Vanden
Son
Vandel
Indianapolis
Ver Mont Street
John ©. Wright
Second Presbyterian Church
Louisville
William S. Hubbard
Shopping in Europe in Paris Shops and Bargains
An American woman notes Paris shopping as she describes Rue de Rivoli shopkeepers who lure customers into stores with English speaking clerks and persuasive tactics. She contrasts gun metal jewelry, flea market stalls, and the uniform pricing in grand magasins with casual sidewalk bargains, and observes French payment routines in big shops.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rue de Rivoli
Paris
United States
Union Square
Magasin du Louvre
London
New York
Broadway
Twenty- Third Street
Thief's clever ruse swindles firm cashier in Collinwood
A handsome stranger spent weeks in Collinwood and won favor at Shepard and Draper’s undertakers. He pretended to need help pulling money from a cellar barred by a grate, then vanished with 309 dollars after luring the cashier away. Police hunts continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shepard & Draper's Undertaking
Collinwood
Shepard & Draper
Ney
A Rational Faith After Martinique Disaster
O W Sears argues that the Martinique catastrophe cannot be reconciled with orthodox views of a personal God. He rejects a punitive divine plan and asserts the universe is one, with God as an intelligent force guiding all. Humans must choose their destiny, aided by reason and personal responsibility, rather than cling to outmoded creeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis Journal
Martinique
Sodom
Gomorrah
St. Pierre
God
Omar Khayyam
Ecclesiastics
Man
Earth
Jesus
W. Sears
Questions and Answers from an 19th century column
A reader asks about wool sources and a total solar eclipse date. The column answers with topics on fishing legality, mayor's address, cold history in St Louis, how to address daughters, Moody the evangelist life, spuds origin, starboard and port roots, John Burroughs brief bio, Corbett-Fitzsimmons fights, Strassburg cathedral clock, Pennsylvania coal output, linen bounty, and Robinson Crusoe island origins. It also covers Indianapolis school rankings, the Mutiny of the Bounty, Rhode Island founder, and oleomargarine production and taxes. It closes with gift ideas for commencements and suggested novels and poets.
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New York
Indianapolis
Boston
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Rhode Island
Bounty
Tahiti
West Indies
William Bligh
Timor
Pitcairn Island
Roger Williams
You want a place for a boy said a large concern head
A Washington Post excerpt shows a business leader asking an acquaintance about a boy near fourteen to fifteen years old. He notes it is easier for the boy to obtain a position now if he lacks special training, suggesting fewer barriers in early employment. The dialogue implies a blunt view on youth work.
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Washington Post
Thetate
Hive
Christendom
Educator Advocates Self-Reliance in Boy’s Career Start
A conversation praises giving boys a solid education and then letting them rely on their own efforts. The speaker warns against overprotective parenting, noting ambitious youths advance while others stagnate. He offers to mentor the boy in question and invites future contact.
Echoes of Arcady and Silk Trade Notes
A fragmented column mixes nostalgic lines about spring and a wealth fantasy with a New York Sun note on money and debt. It shifts to a discussion of silk industry quirks, describing the silk cry or scroop, its presence in yarn and woven goods, and debates among dyers about chemical causes and dyeing processes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Sun
Lightning calculator recalls time files at Herald Square clock
A dialogue echoes from a New York Evening Telegram excerpt as a lightning calculator muses on time and cause and effect. The exchange references Estes Ward and a State way of measuring annual percentages and interest from a vague year.
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New York Evening Telegram
Herald Square
Estes Ward
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Ohip Girl
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Questions and
McK. & G
Mass
Patrick A. Collins
City Hall
St. Louis
Miss Mary Smith
Jones
Miss Smith
Moody
Northfield
Congregational Church
Chicago
Ira D. Sankey
John Burroughs
C. B
Roxbury
N. Y
Treasury
James J. Corbett
James Jeffries
Jeffries
Robert Fitzimmons
Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Strassburg Cathedral
M. L
Christ
Pennsylvania
Great Britain
Illinois
Ohio
West Virginia
England
Scotland
Ireland
Robinson Crusoe
Lansbury
de Foe
Oroonoque
Orinoco
Selkirk
Crusoe
Juan Fernandez
Pacific Ocean
Kansas
Indiana
Connecticut
Missouri
Mary Johnston
Audrey
W. D. Howells
the Kentons
Emerson Hough
Walter Barr
Shacklett
Mrs. Hufford
Mr. O'Flynn
Mike
Mecnpas
TVB
Lawn Batiste
Batiste
Chambray Gingham
St. Gall Swisses
Denetelle
le Obnee
Ayres GQ CO
Sylvan
Eden
Circe
Arcady
E. O. Laughlin
Harper's Weekly
Jack
Miss Cash
Ned
Ea Buscher
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