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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1898
Page
4
New York tax authorities assessed 587000 dollars on Jay Gould estate. Executors contest the levy, and the appeal before the Court of Appeals marks a likely final step in settling his unsettled affairs.
Fragmentary antique style prose extols growth over decay, praising sunshine work kindness happiness and nightly rest as life’s season of fruitfulness. Vague natural images of clover corn fog heat meadows and fruit conclude with garbled late sentences.
A fragmented fragment notes the House of Hohenzollern as a doomed figure in a garbled age, mocked by the Emperor whose throne he helped build, anchoring a united German state amid turmoil.
Washington advances rural free delivery with 157 petitions from 35 states and 18 new distributing stations. Special agents survey routes in eastern states and the Midwest as data show many Americans lack free delivery, with estimates between 40 million and 45 million people affected nationwide.
The League of American Wheelmen critiques roadway quality and awards showing many prizes for poor roads. The text notes widespread neglect, mentions court disputes over road conditions and the difficulty of contesting awards, and underscores the need for better highway improvement and maintenance.
An edited fragment discusses the fire room heat on ships, noting artificial warmth is less tiring than natural heat. It explains deck temperatures, fire behavior, and crew duties during fires, with reference to tech and routines aboard ships and how crews cope under extreme heat.
Dr Talmage admonishes against bribery and the abuse of trust funds. He cites cases from history and law to warn that corruptions in public and private finance ruin character and threaten society, urging repentance and vigilant conscience. He warns that hidden temptations remain urgent in every department of life.
The article reviews Arthur Winslow’s Science description of a wind eroded natural bridge in southeastern Utah near Moab on the Grand River. It notes a 500 feet span and 150 feet height, formed by wind carving friable Mesozoic sandstone, resembling wind pot holes and window rocks, with possible minor water influence.
A reflective piece contrasts a hunter seeking pleasure in killing with a bird’s simple life. The author observes sparrows and a thrush at a window, noting their beauty and the moral question of taking a life. The text argues that birds deserve protection from needless slaughter.
A Georgia incident recounts a negro hog leaving a pasture and entering a white man’s field. Under stock law the owner pays damages. the white man claimed $2, then the hog moved back to the negro’s field and the negro charged $2 in return. The cycle left the hog changing hands twice with no payment. The column also notes 215 moss species and 600 varieties of sphagnum moss.
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