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Newspaper
The Indianapolis Journal
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1902
Page
6
A compact reader's page from the Indianapolis Journal includes editorials, notices, subscription and distribution details, and a warning about a traveling agent fraud. It mentions post office classification, rates, and several city stands. it also notes political commentary on tariffs, imperial policy, and business conditions of the era.
The Post praises Odell for his decided mind and policy, noting a record of accomplishments in one term. The Herald defends Full against slander while other papers praise Odell's ability and integrity as executive. Ex-Governor Hill faces denunciations for his assault.
The Journal urges conciliation after the six month coal strike. It cites Roosevelt guidance and views of labor leaders like Mitchell Gompers Sargent Clark Wright. The article argues for a system of conciliation and contracts to prevent future disputes and foresees a favorable commission report.
The Portland Maine Press published Rev Dr Blanchards address to the Liberal Ministers Club on the liquor problem in Maine. He supports no constitutional prohibition and urges education and religion to curb drunkenness noting prohibition has failed in cities and towns and that law cannot compel moral choice.
In Cumberland county Dr Blanchard argues the Maine prohibitory policy creates both hypocrites and drunkards. He urges shifting energy to exposing intemperance and influencing public sentiment, warns the law is a dead letter without conviction, and supports resubmission of the constitutional prohibition article.
A magazine serial titled The Confessions of a Wife provokes wide comment. Critics note the hysterical, overdramatic heroine drives a once loving husband to escape, then gratefully returns. Some readers suspect Elizabeth Stuart Phelps behind both works, raising questions of authorship and a pervasive habit of the melodramatic wife figure.
The Society of Friends conference in Indianapolis reflects on Quaker influence in Indiana. It highlights intellectual leadership, temperance reform, and social progress, noting early Quaker emphasis on education, with pioneers establishing schools and academies before others.
A historical reflection on the Quaker Friends in Indiana. The movement fostered Earlham College and numerous teachers, shaping the state public school system. Though garb and language have faded, core values endure in modern Indiana counties and townships founded by Friends.
A New York paper reports Glen Birle on the Hudson will host a colony of leading thinkers and artists to create an art atmosphere and develop Americanism. Critics question necessity of retreat to the wilderness and urge study of urban life for authentic American art and culture.
Mrs. Julia Ward Howe delivers a public address defending the stage as broadened by education and appealing to all classes. She argues current fare is light entertainment shaped by audience tastes, noting stars draw crowds more than plays, and calls for a concerted push toward better drama as long as popular shows flourish.
The attorney general report and French counsel back a satisfactory US title to the Panama project, reducing external objections. Colombia’s government, marked by revolutions, is now the main potential obstacle to construction, while American cities show varied clearance gains and rankings.
A lighthearted exchange contrasts Washington Times and Chicago News quips about literary clubs and Browning. A playful dialogue reveals a wife’s fixation on Browning and a stage joke about performers and credits amid show business banter.
A collage of light humor and social snippets from 1900 era press. Jests about sketches and art diction, a Sioux romance rumor, stage critique, and flirtatious banter mix with a comical miscommunication on debt and trust. Notable lines include Miss Gay exchanges and a told joke about a caller seeking Mr Jinks.
A compilation of aphoristic quotes from various works. Notable lines explore themes of duty love folly and human behavior across authors and titles, with reflections on education ambition and personal ambition versus social restraint. The excerpt reads as a mosaic of moralizing epigrams.
Ex Senator Jewett of St Louis, age ninety four, argues a man should quit work at the age of ninety. A Wichita man names his dog Moreover, inspired by a biblical Lazarus story. Lawrence Wells buys a New Brunswick colonial mansion linked to Janice Meredith and Washington. St Louis fair to have no women’s exhibit building. women’s work to mingle in halls, with a dedicated building for meetings. Judge C M Tomkins quips that a government clerk remains.
A survey of long serving clerks, royal critics, and prominent seniors highlights longevity and influence. It recalls pension clerks in Lia, editor figures in Kansas’s Republican, Lord Kitchener’s firm discipline, Dowager Duchess of Abercorn’s 90th birthday, Elisee Reclus’s vegetarianism, Bishop Potter’s China era notes, and George Francis Train’s New York Mills Hotel residency.
The Baltimore American recounts how Napoleon was allegedly aided by Colonel King of Princess Anne Maryland to flee Paris after 1815. Stephen Girard supposedly drafted the plan to land Napoleon on Virginia's coast near Accomac, then move him toward Philadelphia, with rumors of a Princess Anne visit and militia mobilization reflecting the era's secrecy and fascination. The piece notes slow travel, limited communications, and the enduring link between Girard and Napoleon during exile.
An anecdote mentions Bishop Fowler of the Methodist Church facing a bitter conference clash. After a lengthy tirade, the bishop reacts with a quip about being saved from the snare of the fowler and the noisome pestilence, delivered with quick wit to defuse the moment.
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