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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 11, 1905
Page
7
A London Graphic correspondent reports in the Orel province of Russia that agrarian unrest has grown to open revolt with peasants surrounding estate houses demanding bread and corn. Estate managers fire on the crowd, the granary is looted, and landlords and managers are killed as mobs expand their assaults across neighboring houses.
Poem reflects on the comfort of home at twilight and the solace of loved ones welcoming weary travelers. The verse contrasts daytime trials with evening peace and imagines a home beyond earthly gates for those who love. Appears credited to New York Tribune.
Sir Giles Travis, a reclusive baronet, hides behind a wall while young lovers Jack and Joan exchange sweet messages. Jack becomes a doctor after inheriting a practice from Sir Giles, who in turn gains happiness and a renewed heart as he watches their life from his wall chair.
A Housekeeper piece recalls Mrs. Caroline Harrison supervising White House renovations with unique methods. A visitor watches ants fed on sponges with sugar water and disposed of in hot water as a “remedy.” The article also notes concern over patent medicine samples left at doorsteps.
In New York Helena Modjeska performed for the last time before a capacity crowd, ending a world renowned career. Her art spanned tragedies and comedies with equal mastery, celebrated in America and Europe. She achieved fame largely in Polish, learning the language late in life yet delivering luminous performances.
Obituary for Reverend Charles Wesley Cushing D D a prominent American Methodist minister and educator who led major pulpits in Troy Rochester Cleveland and Wheeling. He led Newbury Seminary New Hampshire seminary Lasell Female Seminary Boston University and founded reform efforts. He was brother of William Barker Cushing who blew up the Confederate ram Albemarle.
Washington eyed lighthouse keepers and a proposed department of domestic economy after a Civil Service Commission ad for candidátes misread as light housekeepers. The quip sparked jokes about weight limits for applicants and a humorous note on motherhood and thrift.
The article recalls Captain Isaac Hull and the Constitution's victory over the Guerriere off the Gulf of St. Lawrence in 1812, boosting American morale. It also notes Scotland’s twin and triplet birth rates, male surplus, and notable centenarian deaths in a year.
Professor Karl Pearson argues mates select by physical likeness. He claims blue eyed men and blue eyed women marry more often than random, and similar eye colors and body proportions influence pairings. He cites eye color distributions, height averages, and forearm spans to support his theory.
The article notes Japan copied German military methods and British and American naval practices. It claims Japanese laws mirrored La Code Napoleon then German principles, and that Japan adopted U.S. money designs including greenbacks printed in New York in 1870. It mentions Earl Cawdor as new British First Lord and links Roosevelt with Morton as Navy Secretary.
A humorist jokes about daily earnings from paragraphs while a reporter prods. He notes five lines could yield ten dollars, and reveals he wrote an order to his grocer for interior department supplies.
Florence Capen of Oakley Michigan describes severe back and hip pain and insomnia cured overnight by taking Dodd's Kidney Pills. The account claims the pills restore strength and appetite and cites widespread testimonials of kidney cure.
Mrs Sawin and her husband discuss a lecture on Scotland after attending a program that opened with a band and included prayers and songs by ministers. Mr Sawin criticizes the speaker’s visuals and laments the lack of English-language appeal, saying the lecture felt like a waste of 15 cents.
A Brooklyn man quits coffee after 50 years, finds Postum Food Coffee a palatable substitute. Proper boiling 15 to 20 minutes key to success. He reports relief from heart palpitations and a boost in well being, noting only symptoms when coffee is consumed away from home. Page promotes Postum from Battle Creek Michigan and advertises a trial booklet.
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