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Newspaper
Greensburg Standard
Location
Greensburg, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1902
Page
7
A poor French suitor visits a banker’s daughter and loses his only coin in the banker's drawing room. He returns to claim it, only to learn the banker had lost a similar coin there two days earlier. The scene ends with the penniless man fleeing.
The article describes how gleaning survives in Hertfordshire and Bedfordshire as harvest ends in late August. Women and children gather scattered ears, bind them into sheaves, and carry the loot home on their heads. They thresh by hand, sell grain or feed poultry, often spending a full day for a small haul, treating the activity as a family picnic.
The Political Science Quarterly argues that reformers rise when events spark mass revulsion against rulers. Prison sentences for leaders can provoke stronger public reaction than agitprop. Reformer power rests on understanding city life, though long-term success remains unlikely as many voters still respond to personalities over principles.
The Army and Navy Journal recounts why James McNeill Whistler did not graduate from West Point after three years. He faced chemistry exams with a description of silica as an elastic gas or saponifiable fat, provoking amused smiles from the audience and a decision by the academy board to end his cadet career.
The fragment notes Herophilus and Erasistratus from the Alexandrian school, detailing their medical treatises on obstetrics and the eye, and their early theories of heart movement and vascular function. It mentions racteals, mesenteric glands, and two nerve types, while praising Erasistratus for anticipating Harvey on blood.
The piece describes Mexican gentlemen as courteous and sociable in public. They tip hats, shake hands, stand in line to stare at ladies, wear hats in theaters, and embrace close friends after separations. They smoke publicly, travel with servants, and debate seating order to gift the inside walk to companions.
A historical note on the old St Nicholas Day practice of electing a boy bishop in robes and a miter. It cites Dean Colet’s Musings at Paul’s School and the Nov 8 1554 London bishopric order, the suppression under Protestant reform, and the later Eton Montem as a continuation. It further mentions that the boy preacher existed in England before American influences.
A reflection on charity toward gossip and fault finding. The author cites that no great man or virtuous woman ignores gossip, urges charitable silence, and notes everyone has faults, comparing humans to being ugly in ways. The piece from the Atchison Globe emphasizes restraint in judging others.
London Answers notes the German mobilization in 1870 as a prime example of rapid organization. On July 17 the telegram Krieg Mobil was sent from Berlin and within two weeks an army of 500000 men, fully equipped and provisioned, headed to the French frontier after prior training and warning.
The article notes apes and gorillas are typically vicious and less prone to playful tricks than the monkey. It describes monkeys as tricksters both in wild and domestic life, swinging in trees and chattering with delight. Humboldt is cited observing over a hundred monkeys in a South American forest.
A fisherman observes a lonely woman on a North Berwick rock knitting and older gossip suggests she is a forgotten wife. The tale frames golf as the source of her solitude, with a light humor punchline about her husband being a golfer.
The article notes white foxes in Japanese fables and white serpents in images of Benten the fortune goddess. It compares the Japanese to Greeks and Scythians, detailing white horses dedicated to gods at major temples. It also mentions milk and butter from white cows once valued as medicine.
A dominie attempting to teach Darwinian theory notices students not paying attention. He urges the boys to focus, saying when he explains the peculiarities of the monkey they should look right at him.
A quotation about omitting extraneous material from news. The speaker, R. T. Stevenson, muses on crafting a concise Iliad from daily reporting. The remark suggests restraint in selecting what to publish and omit.
Local notices report Morristown will open two rural mail routes on September 1. Also listed are births, local social event plans, moving of a general store, real estate for sale, and updates on area figures including a kidney cure testimonial and a lightning accident. The Sixth District Republican chairmen accepted resignations and elected Col. E W Thayer as successor.
Mrs Curtis Baker of Bookwalter Ohio recounts how Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy saved a neighbor's infant with cholera infantum. She used it as directed and the child recovered fully in two days and remains healthy nearly a year later. The remedy is sold by Batterton.
Middle Branch messages report illnesses and recoveries among residents. Flora Osting and Uncle Thomas Smith are ill with uncertain outcomes while several locals travel or visit relatives, including Doles, Redington, Barnes, Jerman, and McMahan families. a doctor-sourced kidney cure is praised.
Westport youngsters gathered Saturday afternoon for Velma Ketchum fifth birthday celebration. The dining room sparkled with cut flowers and refreshments as games and piano music filled the evening. Prizes drew cheers with Lester Pool winning a watch charm for boys and Edna Talkington a thimble for girls. Velma received many gifts and the children enjoyed innocent play throughout the event.
Henry L. Shattuck of Shellsburg Iowa was cured of a stomach trouble that troubled him for years after using four boxes of Chamberlain’s Stomach and Liver Tablets He had tried many remedies and doctors before finding relief Sold by Batterton. ml
St Paul reports numerous local visits and guest changes. John B Holmes stayed with his son in Jonesford on Sunday. W A Stockinger and wife from Rushville visited here with her parents. A E Martin and wife from Richmond visited with her parents. Cora and Irene Marties of Franklin were guests of J R Kanouse and family. Mary Hermesch of New Point visited daughter Mrs Chas Kappes. Roy Kanouse, George Hess, C L Howard, Fred Avery Jr and Jerry Evans were in Indianapolis Tuesday. Edith Allison of Milroy is in for bank coverage while Cashier Allen is ill. Clarence Adams wife and daughter from Columbus are visiting her father Benjamin Jenkins and relatives.
Repairing and optical work a specialty at Thomson's on 205 East Main Street.
An advertisement touts Botanic Blood Balm B B B as a universal cure for eczema itching humors pimples carbuncles and skin sores. It claims internal use enriches purifies and vitalizes blood to heal skin conditions and offers free samples by mail with a local Greensburg outlet listed.
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