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Newspaper
Orland Zenith
Location
Orland, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 10, 1904
Page
6
Trustee George M. Rowey of Millgrove Township Steuben County Ind proposes for the year 1904 annual expenditures and tax levies at District No 3 schoolhouse. Totals show 3925 dollars in expenditures and 70 cents per hundred dollars in total taxes with detailed amounts for township local tuition special school road and other items.
12 M Sunday School times listed for Methodist Church. Epworth League 7 P M and preaching at 8. Prayer meeting Thursday evening at 8. All invited. Rev Polhemus will deliver three August sermons on Jesus Our High Priest focusing on office offering and privileges of the Priest.
Bronson played Orland in a heated contest with a large crowd from both towns. Orland won 5 to unknown, after leading from the fifth inning. Both sides showed sportsmanship with a possible rematch planned later in the season.
A sharp remark labels certain men as donkeys provoking backlash and a broader discussion on language and respect. The odd phrasing underscores tensions around insults and gendered or animal metaphors in public discourse.
A humorous survey describes bizarre patents for perpetual motion dreams and quirky devices. It notes a gallows trap that self triggers, a hat tipping machine, an overcoat helper with doubtful slot need, and a morning latch key drop for milk delivery to homes.
A collage of curious notes on animals plants and people from the era. Frigate birds cats and seals are described with sensational color and oddities. It mentions pensions in Denmark a Richmond bank for colored people and historic forest losses in Greece.
A prospective bride’s white silk opera cloak is described as part of her wedding attire. The town’s economy is noted as on the kerosene circuit with infrequent shows. The item is repurposed into a long cloak suitable for a baby.
Recent Prussia voltage tests revived plans for a Brussels to Antwerp high speed railway link. Officials estimate the project would cost about 11 million francs with rapid electric rail development cited as the motive.
A comment after a dance suggests a girl look fresh as a rose, provoking the idea she desires a wrecked look. The piece contrasts social expectations for a wall flower with praise for freshness.
The fragment presents a dated voice with aphorisms on adversity honesty and knowledge. It critiques false originality and public vanity while praising self reliance and necessity as gifts guiding human behavior.
Rev. E. J. nan of Vogle Street Christian Church Fall River Mass lowers his own pay by 10 percent to ease mill workers hardships. He asks $100 weekly installments be withheld from his salary as long as the wage reductions persist, noting his wife and three children rely on him.
A presented collection of short sayings on virtue wealth ambition and fate. Notable notes include Borrowing is better than begging an ounce of Contentment worth more than sadness and a reminder that controlling others tongues is hard but living well aids resilience.
The article notes about 800 women to 3,000 men at Oxford, with women admitted only ~scores of years ago. Education for women is run by the Association for the Education of Women in Oxford, lacking college lecture halls and relying on private tutoring in halls such as Lady Margaret Hall and Somerville College.
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