Monthly Archives: February 2019

Oscar Wilde in Indianapolis

February 28, 2019 | by Al Hunter

It would be harder to find a more quintessential Victorian Era Englishman than Oscar Wilde, especially if you were to ask a literate American. Oscar Fingal O’Flahertie Wills Wilde (October 16, 1854-November 30, 1900) was the flamboyant Irish poet and playwright. He became one of London’s most popular playwrights in … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: March 1-7

February 28, 2019 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis News, Saturday, March 1, 1919: More than one hundred veterans suffering from “shell shock” are undergoing treatment at Ft. Benjamin Harrison hospital. Physicians caring for the men whose nerves were shattered by the thundering of the big guns along the Western Front call this form of nervous … Read More

The Lion and the Lamb

February 28, 2019 | by CJ Woods III

The low moans of the wind through the trees outside my bedroom window woke me, and I listened to the sound of the snapping, slapping and scraping of branches against the roof of my apartment building. From my rumpled bed, I heard the caprice of the wind, knowing that in … Read More

The Jewel Tea Man

February 28, 2019 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

It was a simple idea, so simple that he couldn’t believe that no one had thought of it before. Frank Vernon Skiff, Chicago resident and employee of the India Tea Company, was discouraged by the conditions under which coffee was sold by the local emporiums. In many cases the beans … Read More

This Week’s Issue: Feb. 22-28

February 21, 2019 | by Weekly View

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