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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 03, 1903
Page
6
A poem from the San Francisco Bulletin by O. Reese humorously extols a man who spreads smiles along the streets. His constant suavity delights friends and strangers, yet leaves his wife and children bereft as his mirth never fades from his face even at a coffin.
Ike Stanton, once targeted by the Deep Gulch Camp vigilance group for offenses from gambling to gunplay, provoked a punitive backlash culminating in his capture and planned hanging as the camp purged perceived treachery and disorder. Local residents debated investor safety as the camp’s harsh code clashed with new money interests.
In a New York Times report, Ike Stanton seizes revolvers, disperses a vigilance committee preparing a staged fight and lynching. He escapes on a fast horse, while Amos Peterkin laments the treachery of Ike and the harm to camp reputation.
A New York Times report describes city night and day schools for men and women with uneven education. Tuition runs two to four dollars weekly, and the programs emphasize privacy and basic read write skills. Adults, many ashamed of their ignorance, attend to gain literacy and self respect, with classes lasting several months and focusing on the needs of working life.
A lady serving tea notes English idioms are hard for foreigners. A neighbor girl struggles to express herself and quickly answers about water hardness. A lamp chimney breaks, shattering, illustrating the day’s small domestic mischance.
A Sri Lankan resident killed a large cobra that had swallowed a rattlesnake. During the death throes the cobra spit up three fourths of the rattlesnake. The survivor hauled out the remainder and measured the cobra at four feet eight inches and the rattlesnake at five feet two inches.
A verse from the Chicago Daily News laments a woman’s habit of misplacing her pocketbook. She vows to scold and search, wondering if it lies on the bureau bed closet or left-hand hook. The milkman waits and express, as she and her husband rush through every nook.
A collage of witty exchanges and quips from 1900s papers including Philadelphia Record Brooklyn Life Chicago Post Chicago News Philadelphia Press Ram's Horn Chicago Tribune Drudge and Chicago Record-Herald. Jokes cover marriage mistakes engagements tips hosts and family life with quippy punchlines and social foibles.
The excerpt notes Goethe predicted a transatlantic canal to unite East and West, envisioning the Danube Rhine link and Suez isthmus, with praise for his fusion of science, imagination, and topographical improvement. It cites Horace Greeley's later views and reflects on the role of imagination in turning facts into vital knowledge.
The Colonial Office in England recognizes Yiddish as a European language. Amid postwar immigration to South Africa many German and Polish Jews faced rejection for inability to answer questions. The London chief rabbi petitioned for Yiddish interpreters to prevent injustices, and declarations in Yiddish will be accepted at the Cape.
A survey of odd practices and discoveries from around the world. It notes Japanese nose vaccination, English bridal threshold rinsing, a message-dispatch shell device, a five foot square scalp quilt, a natural flying compass in South Australia, a Honduran rubber vine, the Andean kipu accounting system, and a Berlin doctor’s call to delay piano study for children to curb nervous disorders.
A new mechanical toy presents a Noahs ark with animals attached to arms on a rotating shaft. A turn starts the shaft, and through a doorway a child glimpses one animal at a time. The animal seen at each stop is random, making the total number inside a mystery.
The text explains that commercial schools in Russia are state founded where needed, with initiative from commercial bodies like chambers of commerce. They are state institutions under the Finance Minister. There are 43 state controlled commercial schools and 90 privately organized schools under state supervision.
A commentary lists capitals deemed chic or dowdy with St. Petersburg Madrid Cuatro Slinja Ottawa Colombo Berlin Melbourne as places avoided in boasting, highlighting travel vanity and perceptions of top cities.
A fragment notes a provocative line from the Pittsburg Dispatch asking if the brave deserve Latr and linking a race death by own action theory to boasting. The wording is uncertain, but the item centers on a cited editorial stance.
An opinion piece argues that true greatness shows in openly admitting errors and seeking forgiveness. It cites a Methodist bishop who apologized after a sharp rebuke and Stonewall Jackson apologizing to a cadet, noting the lasting impact on respect and learning.
A jumble of unreadable tokens and irregular time stamps appears to sketch a timetable. Names, words, and numbers are interwoven without clear structure, yielding no coherent events or entities to anchor a summary.
The Presbyterian Journal stresses that postponing today undermines spiritual and practical duties. Do not rely on tomorrow for faith, work, or salvation. Place present obligations first, for opportunity fades and regrets follow past inaction. The piece urges early seeking of God and preparation.
Adirondack government reserve covers 1 365 851 acres while private parks add 7 000 acres. The Catskill reserve comprises 82 330 acres.
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