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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 27, 1902
Page
3
A poem reflects a woman bearing a child, bringing new joys and blessings. The father gains strength, the mother sings, and a home of wealth in love and hope grows despite modest means. The verse celebrates a sacred gift transforming life and spirits.
Deborah Hancock, a refined woman, struggles with identity as she contemplates a birthday and independence while attending Tilton Fourth of July festivities. John Smith, a local congressman, arrives to address the crowd, but Deborah’s memory and a springside encounter with him spark revelations about names and belonging.
A colonial era note discusses the so called red albumen from Beckoe in Argentina used to boost hen egg production. It cites beekeepers, local beliefs in 39 percent pure albumen, and claims of extraordinary laying rates. cautions on accuracy and costs.
A $50,000 granite monument to Col. Edwin M. Drake, discoverer of petroleum, was unveiled at Titusville. The bronze oil driller statue centers the work begun in 1880, with Drake buried in Bethlehem, Pa. and possibly to be reinterred near the monument.
A geologist notes Missouri's diverse soil contains abundant coal, lead and zinc, clay, building stone, lime and cement rocks, iron ore, and fine glass sands. He emphasizes the state's inexhaustible mineral wealth and varied deposits.
The dialogue centers on Cholly solving his own fashion decisions after dethroning his valet. Hortense notes the shift as Cholly thinks for himself and selects his daily attire. The excerpt probes ego and perspective with a sharp, competitive undertone.
Gen Harrison Hobart, last survivor of Libby Prison tunnel plotters, dies at Milwaukee Soldiers Home at 82. A Massachusetts native, he helped craft Wisconsin's early state constitution, led the Twenty first Wisconsin in the Civil War, and later marched with Sherman before returning to Milwaukee.
The piece extols Gen Charles H Grosvenor of Ohio as a superb debater and a fearless House member. It likens Congress to a brutal arena where no quarter is given and notes his long service since 1885, tracing his lineage to Revolutionary and 1812 military service.
Commanded by George H., Thomas at Nashville, native of Connecticut, trans planted to Ohio. Grosvenor rose from a log schoolhouse to a lawyer in Indiana and a charter Republican. A war veteran and national figure since 1885, he is a superb debater, sincere and accurate, though less informed than Hitt or Lloyd.
Charles Geer of Richmond Virginia introduces a three part fan attachment for sewing machines aimed at lowering cost and simplifying operation. The clamp adjustable support and carrier with a flexible drive shaft allow the fan to mesh with the balance wheel or disengage via a thumb screw, with a hinged claw to fit machines lacking a suitable mounting neck.
A collage of excerpts reveals social norms and biases. It contrasts Chinese foot binding as a traditional restraint with a London scene where a woman seeks morphine for nerves. Wry, sharp observations about marriage, gender, and social expectations thread the passages, ending with a moral note on fault speaking and crooked paths.
Indiana farmers institutes listed by town and date from February through March. A farmer near Ladoga was attacked by a lynx in woods, fought back with a club, and killed the beast despite injuries. A Wheatland notice threatens burning homes of anyone employing or harboring Black labor, signed by a figure calling themselves Fire Bug.
The baby girl of Dr. Messick died after a nurse left her near a stove. A wall attachment caught fire from the stove flame and ignited the infant's clothing, burning her severely until death followed shortly after.
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