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Newspaper
Orland Zenith
Location
Orland, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 28, 1900
Page
3
A fragment from Melanesian history recounts Manekelea a native teacher who was blinded by ophthalmia. The tale shows how a planned head hunt was foiled by Keke lea's level headedness and dialogue, turning potential violence into restraint. The event underscores fragile life and communal responsibility in a tense moment.
Mrs Harriet Butler aged 63 fell from a forty foot cliff near Butler Falls and was killed. Fish in Big Cicero Creek dying from impure water linked to Tipton ketchup factory. William Pierce a Princeton brake man killed at Owensville during a coupling. San Jose scale found in Wayne County. Purdue Prof Troop advises burning Reynolds orchard. Elkhart boy Ray Berkey 2 drowned in a ten gallon milk keg. Milton stockmen form for gas drilling. new well inspires hope. Richmond boy John Lightley 15 dies after leg cut by knife. Kokomo breaks ground for large glass factory to operate in 60 days. Warrington toddler Albert Wi 2 killed when the baby jumper breaks. Mahlon Neal aged 80 dying of gangrene from a corn cure. Kokomo factory site contracts for independent glassware plant employing 75 to 125 workers. Boonville Fair rider Samuel Gentry thrown from buggy. neck broken. Clay City cannery workers slight burns in gasoline explosion. Vincennes elevators ship corn cobs in car loads. Bruceville Knox County license granted for a quart shop after a century without one. Peru grants interurban franchise to Wabash River Traction Company. cars by May 1 1901. Incendiaries attack Oscar Deets grocery in Muncie. oil poured, guards saved. Alexandria glass plants hire nonunion cutters. DePauw flatteners improve. Quillen Crawfordsville livery barn burned. 100 horses burned, several died. loss up to 8000. Indiana patents issued cover various devices. Walter Wilson killed by premature blast at Banner Cement Mills. several workers injured.
A mosaic of historical quotes and humorous snippets appears, featuring authorities and politicians like a Winchester era figure and a yacht of public life. The text blends fragments about labor, race, cleanliness, and a Washington Star anecdote with miscellaneous ad-like lines and jokes from periodicals.
A vivid tale of the Young Imperial Guard at Waterloo aged eighteen to twenty, sent to front after delay. The fight with Highlanders included a dramatic standard bearer clash and a brave French youth wounded seventeen times yet surviving to recount the events.
Public notices praise Grain-O a grain based drink said to nourish children and replace coffee at breakfast. The ad claims it tastes like coffee, costs similar, and is widely sold by grocers. A humorous exchange references a wife learning her husband is a congressional candidate. Mrs. Austin pancake flour advertised for quick breakfasts.
A jumble of vintage ad lines mentions curing a cold with Bromo Quinine tablets and a refund claim by Ali ce. It notes E W Groves on each box, six robbers in New Orleans, Piso's Cure praised by J W O'Brien, and a dog palace car concept in England.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a natural cure for bowel ailments and headaches claiming quick relief. It markets Cascarets candy tablets in metal boxes with C. C. stamped on each tablet and warns against imitation products.
A planned ocean cable linking Cp enhagen to Iceland would span about 404 miles and cost roughly 850000 dollars. The project aims to expand transatlantic communications and connect major network hubs.
Try Grain-O praised as a coffee substitute in a grocer's ad. It claims to be safe for children and adults, with a rich seal brown color like Mocha and Java yet made from pure grains. The copy notes varying package prices and references historical note about American Indians.
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