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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1900
Page
7
A Chicago Inter Ocean opinion recounts a merchant who illegally coerced a trusted buyer by first raising pay then ousting him. The piece argues contracts with employers are often worthless, as a dishonest boss can nullify them, while a trusted worker may face retaliation if suing. It warns contracts rely on mutual honesty.
A Washington Post anecdote recalls a visiting Congressman in Cuba who encounters a 15 year old wagon driver. The boy coolly reports hours earlier a wheel came off, confusing the driver over whether the wheel or wagon failed, revealing a humorous misunderstanding on a sugar plantation.
An old colored man asks a white man for work the white man sets him to row driftwood and keep half the proceeds. The man labors, then returns to shore claiming the wood is his, so he quits and loses the job.
Congressman Brosius recounts an old Lancaster County lawyer's guidance to his son about facing law and justice. The father advises focusing jurors on justice when the law fails, and shifting focus to the law when justice fails, then using a broader talk if both fail. The Savannah News notes persistent suspicion about such figures.
Poem laments thinning ranks of veterans, recalling marching days and battles. It depicts aging then death, the toll of time on those who fought for peace, and a nation’s gratitude as Decoration Day nears. The verse mourns fading memories of heroic leaders and the enduring cost of freedom.
A veteran, returning to his southern homeland after the Civil War, contends with memories of a forbidden love. He recalls Erma Ralston, his former southern sweetheart, now a widow whose family is buried in war graves. He cannot face her at her jasmine-scented cottage, recalling her stern accusation that loving the Union makes him a traitor. The piece paints a quiet, sorrowful reunion haunted by war and divided loyalties.
A man revisits a graveyard where college friends lay, faces a widow who recognizes him, and blurts a mistaken report of his death along with his rekindled love and sorrow for Erma. The scene ends with his earnest confession to the surprised woman.
An elderly man discovers his name Merrill Fremont on a headstone and believes he died at Gettysburg. He encounters Erma at a cemetery where she honors a lover now alive, leading to a tender reunion and forgiveness as memories rekindle their youth. Detroit Free Press reports the emotional moment.
A fragmentary puckish exchange on Memorial Day recalling memories of a man named Burrows and a joke about a five dollar loan from over two years ago. The quotes mix satire with familiar maxims and social witticisms about generosity and worth.
Remains of leading Blue and Gray commanders lie in sites from Grant by the Hudson to Sheridan at Arlington. Notable burials include West Point for Anderson, Kilpatrick, Bran non, Grover, Hartsuff, and others. Fremont at Rockland Cemetery. Meade in Philadelphia. Hancock in Norristown. Farragut in Woodlawn. Port er and Jenkins at Arlington. The National Cemetery at Arlington is destined to hold many more, including admirals and rear admirals buried there.
In Ossi peé Professor Smythe extols a strong Dartington magnet that pulls iron from two feet away. Seth Wimlet recalls a distant magnet of another kind named Betsey Jane, claiming it drew him fourteen miles each Sunday, provoking lively applause from the crowd.
A package labeled quinine was sent to a woman and, driven by curiosity, she took it to a druggist who identified the contents as arsenic. The incident underscores the need to verify medicines, as Hosettter’s Stomach Bitters has long claimed to cure indigestion constipation and dyspepsia.
The piece notes about 20 million square miles remain unexplored excluding central Asia and interiors of the Americas, Africa, and Australia. It lists rough figures for Africa Australia North America South America Asia islands Arctic and Antarctic regions, highlighting vast unknown tracts and uncertain rents.
Nickel Plate Road advertises Train No.4 departing Fort Wayne at 9 05 p m daily with through sleeping cars to Buffalo and New York dining car Fort Wayne to Bellevue and onward Buffalo to New York. An observation car offers scenic views along Susquehanna and Delaware rivers en route to New York City arriving 7 26 p m next day. Sleeper space available by advance reservation via agents or C A Asterlin Fort Wayne Ind.
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal presents a brief dialogue with dialect tags. Jerry declares he is not going anywhere, insisting he has already been where he intends to go, while Bin Thar questions the route. The exchange showcases regional speech patterns.
The Nickel Plate Road offers reduced round trip fares to Des Moines Iowa for the Annual Convention of the Music Teachers Association. Tickets are valid June 17 to 21 with return by June 23 1900 at a single fare. Contact C A Asterlin T P A Fort for book and tickets.
An advertisement argues morning tiredness signals poor blood and offers Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure to enrich the blood and restore energy. It cites testimonials from Mrs. R. Merritt of Dowagiac Michigan claiming relief and a scrofula tendency cured. The ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine money can buy.
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