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Newspaper
Mooresville Guide
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 16, 1904
Page
2
A Collected column mocks gas jokes and straw votes, comments on marriages, finance, and education. It cites J. Pierpont Morgan, Russell Sage, Henry Labonchere, President Eliot, and Governor Warfield, weaving social satire with remarks on aging, wages, and courtship. It contemplates adult education and modern manners in a brisk, editorial voice.
A Plarvard professor posits the moon is full of flowers. The claim suggests lunar craters seen through a telescope resemble oversized roses, a whimsical, unscientific idea that may amuse the public.
A Brooklyn judge allows a separating couple a two year divorce trial with a return coupon concept. The idea is novel and not necessarily unwelcome, but a troubling risk exists that after two years one party may resist using the coupon.
Thomas A Edison reframes the old saying to ease readers into a new American version: all things come to those who hustle while they wait. The remark blends wit with practical patience.
Arriving observers note no whips in use by cabs carriages or vehicles in Moscow. A law prohibiting whips is cited and the horses’ excellent condition is seen as evidence of the humane measure.
Washington reports the government commission investigating the General Slocum disaster agrees on most material points but disagrees on the crucial moment when officers first discovered the fire. Evidence remains conflicting on the vessel’s location at that time.
Z. B. Brockway cites Plato to justify three prison types and argues civic wisdom from The Laws. The piece notes automobiled progress and suggests automatic propulsion for farm wagons could improve country roads after a 200 car tour from New York to St. Louis.
A London correspondent reports a Swedish municipality taxes citizens by weight. Those under 155 pounds pay little, while a 240 pound man owes about three dollars yearly. Weights between 200 and 270 pounds incur six dollars and a quarter, with each extra pound above 270 adding nearly two dollars. Critics argue the system punishes lean bodies, insisting the heavier burden should fall elsewhere.
A novel attraction on the Pike features commercial submarine and aerial travel concepts. The originator achieves a highly realistic illusion through electrical effects, offering refreshing novelty and a glimpse into future possibilities in air and water navigation.
The piece extols Russia's fighters at Port Arthur praising their resilience after repeated retreats. It frames the army's stubborn stand as a sterling display amid losses, asserting bravery magnifies the nation's honor while noting public opinion is not with Russia.
The report blends miscellaneous notes from a historical page, mentioning curdled milk longevity claims and an eighteenth century Nottinghamshire child allegedly subsisting on milk. It also cites observations on Japanese mimicry and a scattered set of local incidents including a dispute over assault, funeral notices, a casket preparation, and an inquiry into a shooting near a veteran’s grave.
Fragmented text mentions divorce settlements and court actions, a $50 000 for improvements at a courthouse, Boston hostelry and a Red Light cafe, a death in Johnson County, and a December birth in the Franklin family. Names and places are garbled.
In the State Board of Health monthly bulletin, typhoid fever in Indianapolis is shown as a city disgrace blamed on political appointments. It notes 2772 Indiana deaths in July and coal output of about 11 million tons with Green county leading production at 2,958,000 tons valued at $35,110,000.
Captain Leroy Fitch of Logansport and Eugene Huckleberry lead a Logansport company of the Indiana National Guard on a boat trip down the Wabash River toward the St Louis exposition.
It is decided Richmond will hold a chautauqua next year for fifteen days, longer than this year. Proposals include a permanent pavilion and extensive improvements. A separate note mentions a vehicle crash near Lebanon where a car struck a bed wire fence, injuring its occupants who were cut and bruised.
An incredulous public demands strong proof before accepting the assertion that a beefsteak can be replicated from cotton seed. The remark challenges traditional meat standards, prompting widespread doubt and calls for verification.
Mrs Lizzie McCoy, wife of a wealthy stock raiser near Mt Olive in Spencer County, entered her kitchen to find a five-foot rattlesnake wrestling a large rat. She chased the reptile with a shovel and broom, killing the snake. the rat escaped. The snake bore 12 rattles.
Attorney J A Hindman advising mediums in the Rae Krause case seeks spiritual guidance on Crystal Krause death. He claims a spirit provided information about distress in the Krause home, proposing a seance at the trial as a novel development.
Kenneth Hare of Noblesville severed his left foot when a mowing machine caught it as he drove a team in his father’s field. He unhitched a horse, carried the foot, and rode a half mile to reach a physician in hopes of reattachment.
Omer Scott, a young man living north of Elwood, suffered a haytork injury that broke his neck and penetrated it during harvest. He remains alive, eating well, and talking with friends as physicians call this a remarkable instance of survival with a broken neck.
A midnight alarm rouses Paoli residents who chase a brewery agent driving a wagon of beer out of the city. The beer is believed to be destined for an alleged blind tiger operation, with armed locals in pursuit using shotguns revolvers and clubs.
At Haubstadt near Princeton the wedding of Matthew Halbeg and Miss Elizabeth Ziliack drew guests who were served a large beef and a calf, four lambs, fifty chickens, over a dozen hams, 600 loaves of bread and assorted side dishes.
Mt Vernon financier M. Rosenbaum, a prominent Democrat, died in Evansville after a runaway crash that injured four others. His death follows his noted involvement in local politics.
Harvey Coggeshall aged forty lies dead at his home near Pennville from milk sickness. The illness is described as very peculiar and this marks the first local case in Jay county in several years.
Jeffersonville residents report a rash of watch thefts, with every other timepiece stolen over the past week. The community remains on high alert as authorities investigate the series of robberies and urge vigilance.
Buxton North Dakota September 12 Special Mr B L Skrivseth says Dodd's Kidney Pills cured his wife of kidney disease after doctors failed and then relieved his own symptoms He notes eight boxes cured his wife and three boxes helped him He endorses the remedy for kidney trouble including backache rheumatism diabetes and Bright's Disease Also cites Piso's Cure for Consumption as effective endorsement reads like a testimonial and closes with a proverb about seeking more than village praise.
Dr John Lisle Campbell, dean of the Wabash College faculty, who had been ill for some time, dies at his home in Wabash.
A pair banters about money and travel while strolling on the links. One longs for funds to roam, the other imagines a delightful alternative.
A vintage ad promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry bleach in a 2 oz package priced at 3 cents. The copy counsels treating others well with a proverb about mules, reflecting period humorous copy.
A terse advertisement seeks all persons suffering from rectal ailments to write for a trial of a Positive Painless Pile Cure. Note lists condition examples and is signed by U.S. Tarney of Auburn Indiana.
A railroad employee seeks a travel pass from a director. The director asks if the worker ever complained before. The employee replies that he would shame a farmer who had his horses ready and refused to take him to the requested place.
President Cassatt witnessed a minor altercation on a quiet inspection trip as a conductor tried to place a paper check in a flashily dressed man’s hat. The man resisted but the conductor ended the incident by sticking the green slip on the hatrack. The conductor explained the man’s head was swollen, preventing a ticket from fitting under the hatband.
A woman testifies that switching from coffee to Postum cured indigestion heart palpitations and sinking spells. She reports her complexion brightened from coffee stained to rosy and credits two years of wellness to the change and the Potum brand from Battle Creek Michigan. The ad invites readers to look for The Road to Wellville in each package.
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