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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 18, 1908
Page
3
Rockport train schedule lists daily departures No 41 at 7 00 a m No 45 at 5 45 p m except Sunday No 47 at 7 00 p m Sunday only Arrivals No 40 at 11 50 a m No 42 at 9 46 p m No 41 connects at Lincoln City for Louisville and all points east
A health note explains thin lips may signal nerves rather than cruelty. It describes how prolonged nervous strain makes a woman press her lips together until the habit hardens, leaving lips thin and pale.
Evansville Railway announces passenger departures from Rockport to Evansville and intermediates with multiple morning and afternoon runs. Evansville to Rockport and intermediates runs listed, hourly services to Richland and Lake P. O. Freight Depot at Main and Sun, Rockport. Information lines provide contact numbers and officials. Quote about optimism ends the notice.
A reader from Cincinnati Indiana reports relief from acute arm pain using Anti-Pain Pills and notes benefits for pleurisy in a friend. The ad claims sedative nerve effects relieve neuralgia rheumatism and other pains with a guaranteed first package and refund if unsatisfied. Also recounted is a tale of a carrier pigeon delivering a message from explorer Nansen to his wife in Christiania after thirty months apart, illustrating perseverance.
A society item recounts an afternoon card party moment. A stout woman asks the woman on her right to pick up a fallen card, explaining she wears a new fifty dollar corset and fears straining it. The other woman quips about wearing such a corset on the outside, prompting amused remark.
A courtroom exchange questions the use of an insanity plea. The foreman argues the defendant lacked sense to know the plea was proper, while the court deems the plea inappropriate. The Ledger notes the exchange as a pointed critique of legal strategy.
A brief comic exchange quoted from the Cleveland Leader shows Hobbs declaring he will ignore Miss Gobbs after her remark last night. Biobbs asks what she said and Hobbs insists the reply was simply "No."
A brief quotation from the Jewish Ledger notes a rhetorical idea that the greater from loss can be approached when the conceit is removed from a freshman. It frames reflection on maturity and perspective with a collegiate tone.
Archie shows intense fascination with a new motor, while a friend notes his frequent agitated reactions. The exchange hints at possible obsession or comic preoccupation with the machine, reflecting lighthearted urban humor.
The Chicago News notes that a man's integrity often requires constant vindication, reflecting on the challenge of maintaining trust amid ongoing scrutiny.
In the Caucasus region north of the Caspian, sunflowers supply seeds for oil used in soap production and cooking. Stems and leaves are burned to make potash. Last year sunflower factories there produced 15,000 tons of potash.
A whimsical survey ranks world heights with the Scotch of Galloway tallest at about five feet eleven inches and lists other groups from Scotland to Patagonians. A farmer laments his son’s ministerial refusal, while a neighbor quips that horse dealing may drive more men to repentance than the clergy.
A society column note from an eastern town reports Mrs Coulter, suffering illness, will not be at home next Thursday as usual. The item appears among unusual personals in Harper's Weekly.
Boston businessman Sanford E. Penniman seeks a Worcester county farm near Worcester or Boston to start a semi domesticated wild turkey industry. He plans to breed wild turkeys with domesticated stock to create a hardy, marketable flock, with initial use of domestic birds for revenue. He argues interbreeding preserves the noble game bird and could prevent extinction.
A fashionable Moroccan orange blossom preserve is described as a wedding sweetmeat, beloved at marriage feasts across Europe Asia and Africa. The article notes its exceptional taste and suitability for wedding collation.
A French army officer has reportedly invented eyeglasses that enable the wearer to see on all sides and to observe the rear. Details remain sparse, but the contraption is described as providing wide angle vision beyond normal glasses.
Jerome D Travers demonstrated championship golf by winning a three against one match using only a driving mashie. In an 18 hole round he shot 77 strokes, two to three holes better than the best ball of three opponents, while his amateur record stands at 68. The wager was $200 to $100 on Travers beating three players with only one club.
In Munich five mornings before Christmas crowds wake to see broad avenues lined with pine treetops. Christbaumen vendors, led by ruddy peasants, haul, nail, and arrange trees from mountain farms to homes. A seven foot tree costs about 32 cents, reflecting Bavarian labor and cheap time.
The Rev. Dr. Lyman Abbott spoke at Yale in New Haven about God and football. He said accidents and deaths in the game aside, manly courage comes from facing real perils and character is life's end, preferring a world of liberty and virtue over puppet-like obedience.
The article extols pockets as the modern accessory for the well dressed girl. Pockets are hidden in belts waists and sheath front panels to hold cards coins and memoranda while the girl keeps her hands free and shows no burdens.
A nostalgic verse celebrating Christmas in rural setting with rosy faces and warmth. The speaker contrasts city pleasures with country hospitality, urging gatherings by the fire and shared tales, cherishing homey grace and hearty welcome.
The article recalls a grand imperial celebration praising Milton as defender of liberty and genius. It quotes lines praising his vast reach, compares England’s resilience to celestial themes, and mentions an oration by Dr. A. W. Ward of Cambridge, noting prominent attendees in arts and sciences.
The familiar red hulled Sandy Hook lightship ends service at New York harbor and yields to Ambrose Channel 87. The new lightship, towed in, sits at 40°28′2″N 73°50′1″W, moored 78 feet, with intermittent white light every 15 seconds and a 52 foot above water lens system. It carries a 12 inch whistle in thick weather and a hand bell in emergencies. No. 87 features a flush deck schooner rig two straw masts a black circular day mark at each masthead a straw smokestack and three straw deckhouses with a yellow hull.
Walter Wellman reports a Chicago Record-Herald tale told in Judge Kinball's court by a preacher awaiting testimony. A dream features St Peter announcing Washington, Lincoln, and Roosevelt, with a heavenly seating mix up and a punch line about Roosevelt.
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