Monthly Archives: September 2018

1,592 Steps

September 13, 2018 | by Linda Hamer Kennett

Kitchens of the late 1800s had few, if any, built-in cabinets, making even the simplest of daily household chores difficult. In 1888 John Maring of Newcastle, Indiana found the solution to this problem by combining pieces from several existing cabinets made by the Hoosier Manufacturing Company. The end result was … Read More

100 Years Ago This Week: Sept. 14-20

September 13, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Thursday, September 18: The New York Bureau of Municipal Research, after an exhaustive survey, concludes the Sisters of Charity State Hospital which is for colored people of Indianapolis is “not quite up to mark, but is held worthy.” The facility at 502 N. California St is … Read More

All That Jazz

September 13, 2018 | by CJ Woods III

My red-headed granddaughter was shielded from the sun by the visor on her Transformer-like stroller/car seat as we trundled down the street to the Irvington library. I had committed to meet someone at the library to give away an adapter plug for an Macintosh charger. Myah is a very pale … Read More

World War I 100 Years Ago: Sept. 14-20

September 13, 2018 | by Steven R. Barnett

From The Indianapolis Star, Sunday, September 15: Major Robert Baltzell, Indiana conscription officer, estimates 148,900 men, ages 19 to 37 years old, registered Thursday under the Selective Service Act. Official reports from 34 of the 124 local selective service boards show total registrations of 91,114. Of those registered, 5,998 are … Read More

Help Out the Weekly View! Donate for Our Garage Sale!

September 12, 2018 | by Weekly View

The Weekly View is an independently owned FREE community newspaper serving the greater Indianapolis area with a focus on the east and southeast side of Indianapolis. We’re doing a little housecleaning and looking to raise money to support the newspaper. If you would like to donate your saleable goods (leftovers … Read More