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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1917
Page
8
In a Midland town several people were fined for striking matches in the streets during an air raid. A Flight writer notes matches can be visible from a mile on a dark night, making the act more than trivial. Police say light from many matches lit pipes and cigarettes nearly emulates street lamps during the blackout.
The advertisement touts Cuticura as cleansing and purifying the skin with the Loop and soothing Ointment for itching burns and scalp conditions. It promises daily use to prevent trouble and offers a free sample by mail with a booklet from Boston and notes to remove the phrases don’t like and can’t eat as advice.
Reported here is the Starr family a widowed Methodist minister at Mount Mark Iowa with five daughters Prudence Fairy Caro Lark and Constance and their daily homely incidents. This installment chronicles the capture of a burglar in the parsonage.
Prudence and Fairy among the parsonage girls aid a burglar trapped in the dungeon closet while pursuing the theft of fifty dollars and grandmother’s jewelry. Neighbor Mr Allan calls police as Limber-Limb Grant is captured, confessing Chicago upped the stakes.
A reader questions how girls might use a large donation, asking how much would go to church purposes such as foreign missions and similar causes. The inquiry presents a curious balance of philanthropy and religious support.
A note explains that no species is more prone to lightning than another. susceptibility is mainly tied to tree height, with taller trees more likely to be struck.
Hildegarde Hawthorne offers a sympathetic sketch of Robert Louis Stevenson as the Children’s Poet. She cites Andrew Lang on his great affection for children and quotes his early letter about kids being the matter with him, illustrating Stevenson’s natural delight in young readers.
A Cincinnati authority touts freezone as a harmless remedy for all corns and calluses. A small bottle costs little at drug stores and dries instantly without irritating surrounding skin, with readers urged to ask their druggist to obtain it if unavailable.
In a curious report, Jones laments the arrest of Smith for drowning a dog in the river. Brown questions the charge, noting that officials argue a sunken lark obstructed navigation, turning a local incident into a peculiar legal case.
An ad describes Grove's Tasteless Chill Tonic as equally valuable to a general tonic for its quinine and iron content. It claims it acts on the liver, drives out malaria, enriches the blood, and builds the whole system, priced at 50 cents.
A fragmentary dialogue features Three Fingered Sam and Brondie Bob debating the Hindenburg line. The banter hints at uncertain rumors and suggests a rough, comical view of a wartime or rural setting.
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