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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1903
Page
7
The verse celebrates joy in nature and everyday moments. The speaker finds delight in sun and wind, rain and mud, hats and ribbons, umbrellas and overshoes, expressing a wish to live forever enjoying the world’s beauty.
Lady Margaret and Celia duel over Geoffrey Pelham’s proposal as Sidney Rendle declares he wants a dark token, while Geoffrey insists on a like-for-like match. A note from Sidney follows promising a suitable match, and the scene ends with Geoffrey proposing a union of shared traits.
A gasoline motor driven cab designed for two passengers replaces horse Hansoms in London. It features a front glass panel, four wheels for safety, three speeds and a top speed of 25 mph. Fares remain two miles for 25 cents, with 75 cabs to be rolled out and operated by former Hansom drivers.
The article traces Christmas origins from pagan solstice rites to Christian celebration, noting Norse Jul and Saturnalia roots, Dutch influence, and the slow acceptance in the American colonies. It covers anti Christmas laws in England and Massachusetts, Santa Claus origins, and the role of St Nicholas, mistletoe, and the Christmas tree. It ends with a cultural contrast, then a brief look at Mexican home life and parental guard over daughters.
A returned American traveler says opportunities abound for women in Europe with shorter trips, better accommodations, and lower costs. The New York Tribune notes stenography and English teaching as common openings, with American governesses prized by consular officials and foreign families seeking language instruction. A Venice hotel lobby incident illustrates the era's growing mobility for self supporting women.
The piece notes how Americans profit from foreign contacts through translation work for journals, teaching English, and offering conversation lessons. It describes club life abroad, photographers, and the demand for reproductions of home life by Berlins newspapers, plus residents teaching music, art, and guides in Paris and Florence.
A bride and groom in a train car announce their marriage with pride. The conductor proclaims the ceremony to all, while passengers congratulate them. Arthur jokes about acting seasoned while the couple enjoy their public moment.
A whimsical note reports a schoolgirl achieving a quirky milestone by mastering a craft of stabbing pickles with a hairpin. The anecdote emphasizes unconventional learning with a humorous tone from the era.
A newlywed wife admires a dress in a department store and leaves her husband to study it. She returns and chides him for not sharing her tastes or kissing her. The twist comes when she realizes she has grabbed the arm of the wrong man.
India grows tea on about half a million acres producing 190 million pounds with an investment near $100 per acre. Labor is 13 workers per acre. One pound of India tea yields 7 percent gallons of tea at a given strength, compared with China's 5 gallons.
A travel-stained guest asks for a room and bath. The new hotel clerk answers with a sharp quip that the motel can provide a room but the guest must bathe himself. The anecdote highlights blunt humor in service encounters.
The article notes Bulgaria covers about the same land area as Oklahoma and has a population similar to Missouri. It uses these comparisons to illustrate Bulgaria's size and crowding to readers.
A roundup of incidents from Gosport to Fort Wayne reports suicide by Wiley Whittaker near Gosport, arson in Orwell, a giant seven foot nine inch bald eagle captured in Dubois County, a planned Greensfork bank drawing over $10,000 in stock, a deadly interurban wire incident at Muncie, rising smallpox in Benton County, a theft scare and recovered sealskin cape in Crawfordsville, a mill accident near Oldenburg killing Benjamin Moeller, and community fundraising by Owensville women for a church debt. The piece also notes Hinshaw parole hopes, Elkhart’s bankruptcy surge, patent grants to Indiana inventors, and a Marion farmer's self-inflicted death after a spree and prior jail stay.
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