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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1906
Page
3
A verse by Henry Blossom Jr from The Spot Light humorously traces the restless antics of aging youth. It laments youthful overconfidence as a person moves from late night poker to quitting at one while chasing fleeting fun and social attention.
The tale centers on Aunt Harriet famed for charm and appetite for worldly pleasures, and her horse Billy whose willfulness and sudden antics figure in Cen treville. In 1878, during the railroad era, Harriet plans a visit to Brook's Corners, but Billy's quirks lead to a dramatic, humorous morning as she prepares to hitch the team and depart.
Aunt Harriet drives Billy toward Brook's Corners as the horse’s stubborn tricks outrun control. At the Centerville crossing the express approaches and, in a dramatic clash of speed, Billy leaps clear while the chaise is crushed by the engine, leaving Harriet and onlookers stunned by the near miss.
An eyewitness recounts a near disaster after a train slows for a stop. A passenger, an elderly woman, survives with minor injuries and mutters about yarn and fear, while the narrator reflects on the scare and the old locomotive’s impact.
The article describes beavers cutting timber and transporting logs to water, building dams and burrows, and using bark for food. It notes beavers work mainly at night and sometimes with burrows that house colonies. Once common from Maine to Oregon, they were near extinction but have gained protection in Northwest states and are increasing in numbers in suitable localities.
A concise witticism noting that the man at the bottom has less distance to fall than the man at the top, implying an ironic edge to misfortune versus ascent.
A grim aphorism notes that speed of life determines burial space in a cemetery. The saying implies rapid living leads to earlier need for grave-site placement, reflecting mortality and urgency of life.
The article surveys Vienna from its Danube plain to the Ringstrasse, noting its history from Celtic origins to Habsburg power, and highlights Viennese life, class contrasts, and cultural ties. It then roves to Linz and Salzburg, Mozarts birthplaces, Melk Abbey, and a fast rail to Munich, describing Munich’s art centers, Hofbräuhaus, and a portrait of German society and American visitors.
William Bates and his wife, longshore clam fishers near Red Wing Minnesota, found the world’s most valuable freshwater pearl in a clam. The gem weighs eighty five grains, is perfectly round and translucent with brilliant color, and could be worth from forty thousand to over one hundred thousand dollars depending on buyer competition.
An exchange from the Pueblo Chieftain features a dialogue between Gerald and Geraldine about a kennel, reflecting witty phrasing and a playful domestic moment. The caption hints at a broader humorous or lighthearted newspaper item from the era.
Newcastle people face complications as indictments arise for riding bicycles on sidewalks against city ordinance. A prior case failed due to wording that excluded cement walks from the statute. Dan Ruler sues to vacate a $10.40 fine for riding on a cement sidewalk, arguing the law does not prohibit that class.
An early morning burglar entered Mrs. Joxamna Copeland’s Kokomo home, whistling as he took valuables. Mrs Copeland and her three granddaughters awoke to find the stairway blocked, they called neighbors, and the intruder fled from an upstairs window after an hour inside.
An Indianapolis clothing company released toy balloons tied to postal cards as advertisements, filling the post office and substation workloads. Deputy Postmaster Shideler queried Washington about regulations but was told no rule barred balloons.
William Eversole, a blind man, faced a police court in Jeffersonville on a charge of attempted murder filed by his wife. She swore he tried to kill her son Arthur Allen by placing chloroform over his nostrils in bed and said he has attempted to kill him twice before. Eversole denies the charge.
C F Howell negotiated for a farm purchase near Wheatfield Indiana using a check drawn on the City National Bank of Kankakee Illinois. The thief gained title but fled after the deed was executed, the forged check later found worthless by a Kankakee dispatch.
Warren Greenstreet and Miss Maggie Downhour, young Kokomo sweethearts engaged to be married, proposed to sell their bodies to physicians to fund a final celebration and then commit suicide. They were arrested.
Ten year old Tya Ellen Beller died from a gas line explosion as she rekindled the stove flare. Her 3 month old sister and father John Beller were badly burned while rescuing others, leaving the family destitute after the dwelling burned completely.
Anthony Steinhauser of Dubois County dies after stepping on a nail leading to lockjaw. The incident highlights a fatal infection risk from minor wounds. Steinhauser's death marks a notable local tragedy among affluent residents.
Starley Smith of Pike County died after falling into a threshing machine. Henry H. Murphy a 20 year old brakeman from Jeffersonville was killed by a freight train near Franklin. Ww. A. Nading of Shelbyville owner of nine elevators had checks refused at banks. Cornelius Snyder shot Patrolman Butler of Marion fatally injuring him while fleeing arrest. Attorney General Miller directs Prosecuting Attorney Welles at Paoli to arrange early trials for gamblers arrested in Trench Lick and West Baden raids. Wesley Martin and Clarence Hicks of Dayton Ohio drowned at Michigan City while guests at a National Cash Register Company vacation camp. Hicks body recovered, search for Martin ongoing.
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