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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 29, 1905
Page
2
Indiana notes reflect on Susan B Anthony's divorce views based on observation. Judge Freeman of Chicago questions harsh punishments, suggesting many guilty men escape hanging. The army general staff plans to keep bayonet as part of American soldier armament, hoping it stays unused.
The piece claims an imperial edict from Peking bars further executions of Chinese convicts and suggests the powers should treat China as a Chinaman. It also muses that while strawberries are favored, poets do not honor other fruits, implying a critique of cultural bias.
A New Jersey minister argues few men attend church because the feminine element predominates in shaping services. He asserts the feminine influence is what deters some men from worship.
Professor Samuel Williston predicts the planet will be entirely allocated to birds after 3,000,000 years. The remark frames anti-Andubon millionaires as preemptive revenge for extinction.
A concise medical note explains the ease of catching colds and shifts focus to remedies. It emphasizes practical advice on alleviating symptoms and reducing duration rather to prevention alone.
Remarkable claim that children born on railway trains are almost always twins urges scientists to investigate why this railway birth mystery captivates readers and prompts curiosity about unusual birth circumstances and heredity.
A columnist mocks the persistence of get-rich-quick schemes and the crowd that pursues them, invoking Barnum to illustrate that many people are never satisfied without a new hustle or scam. The piece critiques financial gullibility and the cycle of desolation left by such schemes.
A New Jersey justice of the peace sparked controversy by ruling that a woman's tongue is a concealed weapon within the meaning of the law. A higher court promptly overruled the remark, prompting supporters to denounce the decision as mean and unjust.
Dr. Wiley asserts the average man can remain useful to age 90. The passage hints at a hypothetical presidential race between Wiley and Osler, suggesting potential election outcomes.
A Broadway corner in New York City sold a 40 by 40 foot parcel at 525 dollars per square foot totaling 840000 dollars. The purchase underscores high urban land values for valuable corner frontage despite the parcel’s depth of 4000 miles being impossible in reality.
The dean of the Women’s University of Tokio plans to bring basketball to Japanese girls after inspecting American colleges. A new era may begin in Japan as Mme. Butterfly promotes athletic training and develops biceps.
Grover Cleveland states the ideal wife loves her husband and country with no desire to run either. He remarks that he said more beyond the quote but did not improve the single sentence.
A Kansas gambler who grew rich warns gamblers to avoid bets on anything that can speak. He asserts such bets will deceive repeatedly, and notes the gleaming chatter around speculative markets, including the so called ticker.
Up-to-Date Farming declares independent thought as hope for the nation. It says growth of independent thinking around us is a sign of the times. The people have been helpless in the past due to ignorance on these great problems.
The text discusses defining the phase to hold the baby as a friendly interposition to relieve a mother or as an expression of genuine or affected admiration for the infant.
An article discusses choosing window boxes and care for balcony gardens. It emphasizes sun, moisture, and a loving hand, with practical tips on box depth, earth, planting directly or in zinc pans, and arranging a bright front of flowers. It notes happiness comes from selfless care of living things and garden variety choices.
William Dean Howells offers encouragement to aspiring authors, stating there is room for any good story and that publication follows truth. He cautions that most novels require at least thirty-five years of worldly experience before writing fiction.
Allan Sutherland hails Lead Kindly Light in the June Delineator as a hymn with exquisite lyrics. The article notes its universal acceptance among Christian groups, its link to Newman after a Mediterranean voyage, and music by Dr. John B. Dykes in London.
Joseph Davis on Ananias Baker farm was killed by a train on the Erie Railroad while guiding his team. The incident occurred near Rochester as a farm laborer attempted to cross the tracks, leaving the community to mourn the accident.
The Indiana Supreme Court refused to interfere with Berkley Smith's death sentence. The appeal by his attorneys was dismissed, and Smith remains scheduled to hang at the State Prison in Michigan City on June 30.
Samuel Holland colored received life imprisonment for the murder of Monroe Bludsoe colored in a saloon brawl at Connersville. The trial lasted a week with a verdict of murder in the first degree.
A fireworks display at Cayuga tied to a horse fair left Madaline Ashley aged 19 dead and Madaline Adams age two severely injured when a skyrocket struck the children. The rocket penetrated Ashley’s brain as the stick injured Adams.
The Seymour Water Company completed two miles of new mains to improve citywide water service and fire protection. By August 1 a new filtration plant will be finished at about $25 000, funded as part of recent growth.
Miss Ivy Rhea becomes bride-elect of Dr. J. W. Younge of Fort Wayne, a man three decades her senior. Their acquaintance began when she worked as a waitress at Logansport's New Murdock Hotel. She is described as a pretty girl about twenty.
Hiram Smith near Chapman Lake owns a willow claimed as the largest tree in northern Indiana. The report notes its age around 49 years and mentions soil conditions around the tree.
When Middlebury faced destruction by fire the town’s firefighting was inadequate. About 100 women formed a bucket brigades and held water for three hours, saving homes as flames reached lumber yards and factory areas.
Lawrence C. Phipps, a steel magnate, mailed a draft for $500 to Harry Boyle, a Logansport hostler. The two men, once clerks in Pittsburgh, shared similar beginnings and Boyle sought to move West to buy a farm, writing to Phipps about their past friendship and his new venture.
Secretary Shaw and Senator Tim Carter tell a tale from Montana about a man in an Iowa town who never disagrees with anyone. The punchline has Smith noting buffaloes are fond of grapes, though he has never seen one in a tree. The story highlights endless assent in a humorous anecdote.
Lawrence Hollowell of Alexandria, an observant farmer, reports careful measurements showing soil moisture averaging one and a half inches every twenty four hours, with some locations doubling that rate depending on soil type and location.
Miss Bertha Quaintance of Mishawaka fought two burglars in her parents’ home. She was knocked unconscious during the struggle as burglars fled with watches money and silverware, but her resistance forced them to surrender the loot.
Following a suit by De Pauw athlete against Professor Stephenson the charges of professionalism may lead to expulsion from the Indiana Intercollegiate Athletic Association. Correspondence has begun with Purdue Indiana Notre Dame Wabash and Rose Polytechnic and a special meeting in Indianapolis is likely.
A fragmentary column playful in tone argues that hen pecked men rarely achieve success and muses on aging horses and pet dogs. The piece jokes about social pretensions and manners, noting the odd ways people defend friendships and appearances.
Farmers in Cass and nearby counties trek to county seats seeking harvest hands as delays threaten the crop. Samuel Smith of Cass county found 50 men idling in Logansport parks and offered each $26 weekly plus board, yet they admitted they were not unanimously eager.
Citizens from Indianapolis and other Indiana towns organized the Red Cross at a meeting held in a private residence in Indianapolis on the first Tuesday in November. The event brought local residents together to discuss relief efforts and community support initiatives.
Indiana may produce about 24.67 million bushels of wheat if 15 bushels per acre hold, based on 1,644,034 acres in wheat from 1,016 township assessors. A Chicago expert had earlier pegged 14 million bushels, a large difference from the official county reports.
Reading provides no coherent report. the fragment lacks clear names, places, or events to summarize into a factual card. No identifiable individuals or organizations are readable enough to anchor a concise headline or summary.
An unclear snippet mentions business hours till 10 o'clock and a lock, plus a reference to a.m and a date, attributed to the New York Sun. The readable portion suggests a note on operating hours or a time related instruction without clear events or entities.
Breed Wisconsin June 26 Special Chas Y Peterson Justice of the Peace for Oconto County issues a judgment declaring Dodd's Kidney Pills the best kidney medicine on the market. He cites personal relief from back pain after using one box and warns that untreated kidney pain may lead to serious diseases.
A dialogue hints at Archie's broken engagement with the auburn haired girl due to jealousy. She accuses him of being overly fond of his new automobile, suggesting her discontent and motives for the split.
An extended argument credits true merit for lasting popularity and applies it to Lion Coffee. The piece asserts that advertised products fail without real quality and urges consumers to demand purity, neat presentation, and consistent flavor, urging shoppers to buy Lion Coffee and avoid bulk loose coffee.
Fragmented OCR text discusses women’s nervousness and perceptions of female reproductive health. It references general concerns about reproductive organs and fertility, indicating broad public interest in women’s health topics without concrete facts or figures.
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