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Newspaper
Galveston Leader
Location
Galveston, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1913
Page
3
A light city column uses a bee sting metaphor to contrast assertive action with passive defense, likening courage to a bee’s sting and caution to retreat. The piece plays with humor while nudging readers toward decisive behavior.
A Times report notes royalty spend large sums on gratuities during visits. King Edward reportedly left thousands annually, with tips of five dollars to beater and twenty five to head keeper at shooting parties. Kaisers praised as generous by European standards.
A courtroom exchange features Mr. Muchgold quipping that a family tree may be good, but the crop resembles a failure, prompting a judge’s wry remark about the heirloom’s outcome.
The Baltimore American reports continuing decline in temperatures with questions about measurement. Readers are urged to distinguish tablet readings from thermometer readings as cold weather persists.
A wife writes that coffee caused nervous symptoms and her doctor ordered no more. She tries Postum, finds it delicious, and convinces her husband to switch as well. The family abandons coffee and becomes Postum drinkers citing improved color and well being.
The mill on Keston Common near London is a rare post mill dating to the late 1600s or early 1700s. It faces serious decay and requires roof and timber repairs to prevent total collapse with an estimated 150 to 200 pounds needed to save it.
Walter Ludwig believed dead for 25 years while living as Walter James in the West. After returning to Belleville he learned his foster father Aman dus Ludwig had died 15 years earlier leaving about 4000 dollars to the foster son. Court declared him legally dead, and the inheritance was divided among other heirs.
Marion Indiana reports W C Bush of Waukesha Wisconsin paid 20 cents to Ben Smelser agent of Union Traction claiming it was due since his wife received 20 cents too much change eight years ago. Bush said he had lived in Marion and Fairmount, converted three weeks ago, promised to settle old debts and had paid about forty people in Marion Jonesboro and Fairmount.
George Lucas of Malden Mass fullback on Stamford Preparatory School football team returned home to recover after an odd injury. In a game against Princeton Preparatory School he received a blow to the neck that caused his tongue to move backward, choking him until a spectator freed it. he has been weak since.
Gladstone reports wheat yields around 30 bushels per acre with top farms on Portage Plains yielding 61 bushels per acre. Names like Noah Elgert Geo E Stacey T J Hall and J Wishart appear among high performers. Other Manitoba towns report 20 70 bushels per acre with good samples and no notable damage as harvest progresses through Dauphin Binscarth and Binscorth.
Senior Partner returns from vacation and orders removal of a device believed to be a fire extinguisher. The junior reveals it is a new patent water cooler, leading to relief as the misunderstanding is explained.
A mother from Circleville Ohio describes her daughter's severe scalp itching burning and sores. She tried various remedies for months then used Cuticura Soap and Ointment with relief after the second application and eventual cure. The ad notes Cuticura products sold worldwide with a free sample and Skin Book from Boston.
The Boston Transcript notes that a man who has been seen driving a certain car with a woman may be facing social scrutiny as word spreads he has become engaged to the girl he has been taking out in the vehicle.
A column cites several medical patent remedies and ads from the era, urging caution about health and promoting tonics and pills. It includes notices for Mother Gray’s Sweet Powders, Wright’s Indian Vegetable Pills, Dean’s Mentholated Cough Drops, and Roman Eye Balm, reflecting common 19th century patent medicines and public interest in cures.
Maxwell Motor Company bids owners of Maxwell Briscoe Stoddard Dayton Columbia Everitt Brush Sampson Courier cars to overhaul and replace worn parts. The Newcastle Indiana plant holds 1.75 million dollars in parts and 45 000 bins, with 24 to 48 hour shipment for orders.
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