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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 25, 1908
Page
4
A New York Times anecdote recalls a four foot cross of roses labeled Peace placed as a wedding decoration. Passengers misread it as a funeral tribute until a man asks who is dead, revealing the piece’s wedding purpose and prompting mixed reactions.
The Westminster woman Margaret Wilson ordered Scotch snuff placed in her coffin and prescribed six snuff taking bearers, six maidens with snuff boxes, snuff thrown on the threshold and along the route, snuff colored hats for bearers, and clergy fees tied to snuff consumed, per the London Globe.
The article describes an ancient Peruvian belief about the afterlife. A disembodied soul travels to eternity and chooses between two rocks based on the morality of earthly life. Resting on the left rock grants oblivion, while the right rock subjects the soul to a purgatorial hell of slow flesh grinding lasting about 10,000 years.
The first Australian play production occurred in June 1789 named The Recruiting Officer. Proceeds from the first pay night, about £20, went to the drowned man’s family. In January 1796 a rough playhouse opened, charging a shilling per person with payments in kind such as wheat flour or rum.
In a Fortnightly Review essay, a flat dweller argues that modern apartments lack space and warmth for dogs, cats, gardens, and memories. The piece laments no room for babies or personal belongings, suggesting homes lose their spirit without these elements.
A humorous exchange has a health anxious man noting germs “set right down to business” in communicating sickness, preferring direct talk over the refined language of doctors. The dialogue reflects common fears about illness and the nature of pathogens.
A judge questions a prisoner charged with violently throwing his wife to the ground and striking her head on the floor. The prisoner evasively claims he only intended to “make a hit” with her, prompting the judge to press for clarity.
Exchange reveals a physician forgetting surgical instruments and a doctor accepting a plumber's tools left in the cellar, highlighting a shared lapse in professional precision during a tense moment.
In the Atchison Globe a sharp aside notes that killing the fatted calf for the prodigal stirs family vows more than any dispute over a will or estate, aside from the division of the father’s money.
An Italian proverb offered as a concise reflection that hardship can yield positive outcomes overall. It suggests resilience and hope despite adversity.
Ethel and Chisholm hide from Mrs Bayard's matchmaking scheme and dodge her planned introductions. They spar with flirtatious banter until Mrs Bayard interrupts, then decide to use the supper dance interval to get better acquainted rather than be paired off.
The article recalls Sarah, first Duchess of Marlborough, famed for a tempestuous yet loving bond with Duke Marlborough and Queen Anne. It recounts a vivid tale from biographer Fitzgerald Molloy of her hair shorn in defiance, the duke's quiet indifference, and the hair’s ultimate discovery among the duke’s treasured possessions after his death.
An old jeweler explains pearls come from oysters without human tearing. Oysters arrive at port mouth down, wait near water, dry and thirst until shells open and pearls roll into water pans. He notes opening oysters for pearls is never done at fisheries.
A quote from Fliegende Blatter mocks a Social Equality league meeting where Irma expresses exasperation at her own parlor maid presiding and calling her to order three times. The satirical remark highlights tensions over social equality notions.
The undersigned trustees of Harrison township Wilbo will meet at his residence near St. Meinrad each Saturday except the last in each month when he will be in St. Meinrad He will also transact township business on other days when not on the road Joseph F Vas Trustee Harrison Tp.
The trustee of Luce township and the Huff township Board of Finance in Spencer county Indiana announce office hours for township business and a December 31 1908 proposal opening for public funds deposits. Banks and trust companies must submit proposals with bonds and forms per state statute approved March 9 1907.
The Board of Finance of the school town of Chrisney Spencer County Indiana invites written proposals from banks and trust companies to receive and safeguard public funds deposited under Indiana law. Proposals due Sunday in January 1909 at Chrisney State Bank with bonds and collateral as required. L. E. Crandell, Clerk.
Advertisement quotes a New York Press claim that all necessary medicine is available at home for free. It urges drinking an ounce of salt water every fortnight to avoid calling a physician.
A reflective quote on shared prayer across tongues and rituals, describing it as the most tender brotherhood of hope and sympathy men can form in this life, attributed to Madame de Stael.
A reflective quotation notes that pride consumes the bearer and turns praise into self serving vanity, warning that self praise erodes true deeds and virtue. The line emphasizes that pride corrupts action by overvaluing personal glory.
The guidance recommends increasing intake with more calories and fluids to gain weight. It suggests cocoa or chocolate with meals, plenty of water between meals, and consuming sweets, fats, and starchy foods like potatoes. It excludes tea and acids except fruit.
The quotation asserts that right action mirrors straightness in lines and argues there are not two kinds of right actions or straight lines, a point attributed to Herbert Spencer about moral and geometric rigor.
A voice in a rural setting recalls the proverb Truth crushed to earth will rise again. The speaker notes time and fairness matter, suggesting truth may struggle to reach justice before a referee’s decision is handed down.
Telegraph instruments in New York City handle 23 000 messages each day as hustle climbs amid the busy year.
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