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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 14, 1910
Page
3
A rich heiress contemplates leaving her luxurious home to elope with Rudolphus a poor young man. He tests her resolve asking if she would abandon wealth and parents, and she says she could. He departs in sorrow, realizing she is less practical than he believed.
Landlady complains of a peculiar burning odor as a sarcastic boarder suggests the cook dropped a piece of the stove. The exchange hints at a minor kitchen mishap in the boarding house.
Mrs. O H P Belmont asserts women already govern in many ways and men, if observant and frank, acknowledge it. An editor engaged to Miss Cash explains his proposal as prompted more by Miss Dash, illustrating candid gender dynamics.
Benny extols benevolence and recounts finding a gold headed cane worth 25 dollars while helping the poor. The tale links kindness to reward as he recalls his grandmother in the attic and a long forgotten family item.
The personally conducted tourists watched the Egyptian pyramids. Mrs Newrocks exclaimed it must have cost a pile of money to build them. Mr Newrocks added it was probably a jackpot affair and no single tourist agency bore all expenses.
A Washington woman recounts four years of illness ending after she stopped coffee and started Postum. She describes improved nerves, energy for housework and caring for two babies, and credits Postum with her recovery and happiness. She endorses the product's benefits and cites a belief in its healthful effects.
Auditor details 285 state banks’ gains in resources and liabilities between September 30 and November 10. Increases include loans and discounts 1 643 049 69, deposits 4 102 115 99, and notes rediscounted 41 495 84, with corresponding declines in bonds and cash.
The state board of accounts says Warren D. Wells former recorder of Steuben county failed to account for 20.72 in fees and faces a penalty of 30 percent or 1.25 if settlement occurs. A circular from Deharity and Butler clarifies sheriff fees, jail custody rules, township poor relief limits, and public ward status for orphans.
Governor Marshall names James H. Fry of Fort Wayne to succeed Sid Conger as oil inspection supervisor with a January 1 expiration for the former’s commission. Fry, a Democrat, is the first to hold the office. Conger is a Republican. The governor sent Fry all appointment applications and recommendations for deputies statewide and asked Fry to honor a prior pledge to Thomas Bresnahan, city editor of the Fort Wayne Journal-Gazette, that traveled to the Allen county deputyship. Bresnahan’s death leaves a widow and five daughters with two daughters aiming for college. Bresnahan vowed to devote office proceeds to his children’s higher education. Also, state superintendent Greathouse asks Attorney General Bingham whether commissioned high schools qualify for state aid when local tuition funds are insufficient, noting aid eligibility for six‑month terms with 25‑cent levies or seven‑month terms with 40‑cent levies.
The passage notes a workingman who learned a sixth child arrived and claimed the name Sufficent for the newborn, gaining local credit for originality. It recalls a New York tale of a family with nine daughters then a tenth birth, and a child named Marron derived from the French for chestnut, reflecting slang for an ostroin story.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a quick cure for indigestion, dyspepsia, and stomach discomfort. A 50 cent bottle is said to relieve sour belching, gas, nausea, headaches, and bad breath in about five minutes, with a strong claim it digests food as if the stomach were not there.
A gentleman lists tasks for a general man including cleaning, boots, knives, messages, chopping wood, mowing, tending horse and pony, garden work, and keeping vegetables. He offers ten shillings weekly and the man asks about clay in the garden to make bricks in spare time.
The meek man asks a newspaper clerk to mail the paper to him and suggests addressing it to "Mary Strong's husband, Strong's Corners" as he and his wife plan to stay with her relatives for a few months.
A young man named Staylate receives a delicate hint from the young lady he visits as she rejects stares at the clock and devices and orders refreshments while her mother sends breakfast food. The piece notes Hamlins Wizard Oil as a trusted substitute for a family doctor in sudden mishaps, widely known among country folk.
Mr Dustin Stax replies to a question with a practical philosophy. He states he is an optimist who not only hopes for the best but also makes concrete plans to secure it. The exchange highlights his proactive mindset and confidence in favorable outcomes.
An advert claims constipation is caused by serious diseases and that I. Pierze’s Pleasant Pellets fully cure it. It promotes a laxative dose of one pellet and a cathartic three pellets. A harsh moral jab targets men who neglect family duties, and Mrs Austins Pancake Flour is recommended for an early breakfast.
A joke scene features an insurance man and a narrator trading lines about New England Thanksgiving rites. The talk covers family feasts with turkey pie cider and pies, a uncle Ben’s farm bounty, and a post meal 50 cent collection for the heathen, ending with a mock travel note.
Michael Dolan asks if the speaker is himself and recalls Widdy Cantigan’s second husband. A bet about swallowing an egg without bread in the shell leads to a comical fear of breaking the waistcoat and hatching a Shang hai rooster inside, with playful local color.
A witty exchange features a husband and his wife speaking through a farce about cigars. The wife questions her spouse about smoking a birthday gift while the other husband plans to withhold cigars until their son Willie learns to smoke.
In a conversation, Refste recalls how he and his wife used to admire a five dollar bouquet of roses. Mr Meekton confirms that now a diamond necklace is needed to match that earlier enthusiasm from his wife.
A playful dialogue contrasts expectations about a college son with a punchline that he is a sycamore, not a freshman. The exchange hints at a humorous misunderstanding.
The piece traces charity stamps from Civil War era Boston in 1862 to Red Cross tuberculosis seals in Norway and Sweden 1904, then Delaware and American Red Cross campaigns yielding $3,000 and $135,000, with the 1908 nationwide sale and a projected million dollars this year for tuberculosis work.
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