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Newspaper
Carlisle News
Location
Carlisle, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 30, 1908
Page
3
In England a craze for rare dog breeds spurs a new role for women as dog nurses. They air, feed, bathe, groom, and care for pets in stylish uniforms, earning about five dollars weekly with lodging and beard provided. A dry humor is noted as essential.
An English clergyman argues that health and morals are linked and that a sound body implies a decent life. He claims many English convicts are physical degenerates, suggesting badness extends beyond temperance faults to crimes like theft, burglary, and forgery driven by bodily condition.
A veteran watchmaker with 25 years by the sea urges owners to act if water enters a watch. Do not open the watch until a dish and kerosene are ready. Open both covers and swirl in kerosene to oil, then let it sit for cleaning to prevent rust and save expenses.
Fiji’s tiga resembles golf with brown warriors driving a reed toward a roadside mound. A javelin balances in the hand and is hurled from the reed to strike the mound just right, aiming for a long straight flight that covers hundreds of yards as players walk along the road for miles in friendly competition.
A treatise notes wax colors tied to offices and ranks in old Europe. White wax signified French kings and Sicily later. red wax marked papal and German authority, with general use by people. green wax indicated loyal cities and public document seals.
A playful exchange among a young wife and an absent minded professor includes naming a daughter. The wife suggests a contrasting choice while the husband contends with a misheard possibility. Penelope is asked about a long thesis on a fictitious topic.
Elliott Roberts returned Sunday from Evaneville where he had visited his aunt Mrs Peter Goelz and family. Many locals visit relatives in Sullivan Owensville Terre Haute and Chicago for errands and education. Hoopers sells shoes and caps as townsfolk travel for visits and events.
A Philadelphia teacher chastises a Scotch pupil for mispronouncing down while a second boy reacts by miming a lift operator. The student explains he runs the elevator to Perkin's, revealing a practical joke rather than disobedience.
William F. Sproatt and family from south of town spent Saturday and Sunday near Sullivan visiting Mrs. Sproatt's father William Ferree and family.
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