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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Jun 16, 1909
Page
3
A damaged tale of pearl smuggling and tense confrontation in the Straits as divers dodge piracy and Japanese fishermen. Captain Hayes berates rivals while shell openers clash, revealing suspicion and danger amid the pearl trade.
A veteran trader narrates a tangled tale of golden edged shells and a submarine scheme near a South Seas lagoon. Japanese scientists, a rogue Dutch captain, and local divers all swirl around a risky partnership, forged over pearls and a looming naval power play. The tale blends farce and danger as a plan to profit mutates into a high-stakes maritime gambit.
The text presents a fragmented, archaic sounding meditation on nature and longing. Imagery centers on birds, the sea, and distant figures, with desultory lines about flight, breathing, and a watchful soul. The piece feels like a poetic reminiscence or unfinished manuscript fragment.
A Boston paper recounts a boy who carelessly tore and scattered a paper and a pedestrian urges him to collect every fragment. John T. Faris uses the incident from Epworth Herald to warn that careless words, once spoken, cannot be recalled and may scatter like wind blown scraps.
In a surreal sea yarn, two Japanese sailors aboard a submarine clash with sharks after a manhole escape. A blender of slang and odd imagery follows as the craft splits, sharks surge, and the crew muses on odd profits and gadgets amid the chaos.
Miss Helen Keller plans to leave Wrentham Massachusetts to escape social visits and focus on writing. John A Macy, officer of The Youths Companion, has bought an estate near Brunswick Maine where Keller will reside with Mrs Macy and pursue books and extensive correspondence from Europe and South America.
An assortment of societal observations on women’s roles from early 20th century presses. Highlights include Annair Saxelby Hyad’s christening misnomer, Queen Alexandra’s favored Sandringham boudoir, and a critique of female gossip. Also notes Mrs. George W. Vanderbilt fostering women’s weaving at Biltmore, creating a new local industry with fifty trained workers producing blue and white counterpanes.
Miss Nell Potts of Fayette becomes the first woman president of a Missouri commercial club. Chosen for integrity and service, she pledged to lead the club to success as crowds cheered at the courthouse. Potts, 28, has built a decade in Fayette business, representing an insurance firm after earlier work in the commission trade.
The Queen laments nature as overrated and argues civilization shapes appearance. She critiques hair color, waist size, and natural features while praising durable, styled looks and proper carriage, footwear, and grooming as essential for beauty.
Fashion notes describe popular details such as flower rosettes and Jet and amber tones, mantelets with Lace trimming, long drop earrings, knotted fringe panels, and elaborate gowns. Sun-ray pleatings in yokes, wide Jet bracelets, sergs for frocks, wrinkled riding boots, and hand embroidery appear. Japanese silks, Engleb chintz parasols, aigrets in millinery, and coordinated jewelry complete the look.
An advertisement declares Byrup of Tigs and Elixir of Senna are approved by eminent physicians. It asserts California figs are used for taste while medicinal ingredients come from beneficial plants. It urges buying genuine products from the California Fig Syrup Co. only, sold by leading druggists.
A Missouri court holds that a wife possesses a legal right to kiss her husband while the husband may appeal. The decision notes that in some cases a permanent injunction could be easily obtained to enforce the outcome.
The Rev Norman O Hutton in Chicago states he will take no money from any family for baptisms burials weddings or special services. He argues the church should pay a salary adequate to dissuade tips and fees, preserving the ceremony’s dignity. Utica Press notes rural clergy may face household expense cuts but supports the principle.
The Indian Arrow and Dr Whipple, long bishop of Minnesota, planned religious services in a western state settlement. Before departing for the lodge they consulted the host chief on safety for their belongings. The chief replied that it was safe, noting no white man was within a hundred miles.
The piece urges dyspeptics to adopt cheerfulness at meals and careful eating to ease digestion. It warns that lingering worry at the table impedes digestive fluids and overeating strains the stomach and digestive organs.
A survey notes labor organizing in New York City, Fresno and Colorado Springs with unions expanding in printing and retail, while Denmark and Sweden show high union participation. It cites a New York City visit by G. Balhorn to reorganize craft unions and discusses international labor halls and a proposed industry amalgamation on the Pacific. A quirky vignette ends with a fable about a lawyer and a fan.
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