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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1913
Page
3
In a garaged garden June scene two writers discuss crafting a tale. The male author and heroine-chooser debate who wins the heroine and how the ending should unfold, revealing a playful meta fiction about writing and the dark horse twist.
Claude Duval, famed for pilfering purses and stealing hearts, grew rich and retired to France but returned to England to resume crime. He was captured at the Hole in the Wall in Chandos Street and hanged at Tyburn in January 1670. His Covent Garden epitaph calls him Old Tyburn's glory and England's illustrious thief.
A foreign railway firm has devised inverted trees that reach full shade rapidly. By transplanting small elim trees with roots and top separated, the top is buried while roots stay aloft, causing the plant to regrow roots at the old top and develop dense foliage quickly. Kensington gardens display striking examples.
The article notes overlapping stone bronze and iron ages with unclear beginnings. It argues iron age and history began 5,000 to 10,000 years ago and suggests iron knowledge may have come from meteoric pieces rather than experiments.
The passage argues that early proper names conveyed paternity, occupation, and home, but modern names lack this color. It notes a shift from functional names like Liertides to colorless forms and observes place names fading except for nobility, with London Globe as an example.
The doctor nearly dismissed Mrs Gassowby when she burst in claiming her tongue was coated. The doctor, weary, notes you never find grass on a race track, implying the tongue issue may be illusory. This exchange ends with a judge’s quip about reality vs perception.
Mary urges George to discuss business, noting three years of visits. George asserts his identity as a successful businessman and questions why she expects otherwise. The exchange centers on maintaining reputations and shifting to business matters.
The man with discouraging tendencies quotes an old saying that riches have wings. Mr Dustin Stax responds that riches coming his way in flocks is just fine.
In a dialogue from the Philadelphia Record and Euripides, critics doubt Bjones promises and note that Wagg agrees, saying the man cannot keep a promise even in a safe deposit vault, while a separate Euripides line hints at misdirection by aiming at the distant rather than the near.
A traveler recounts aiding a baby found on Missionary Ridge during the Civil War. The man, Bunyan Runyan, later learns his father was Union soldier Mars Goodridge, who found and adopted him. The darky storyteller recalls plantation life and the long wait for truth.
W E Longley state fire marshal reports 64 fires in June with total loss of 133200 for first five days. Week ending June 5 shows 84 fires and 169210 in losses. Causes include adjoining buildings 27 fires and unknown origins twelve. Incendiaries seven and careless with matches six. Logansport Progressives hold first city convention naming a ticket led by Crain Custer Cooper Applegate Justice and McAllister.
Popular excursion via Southern Railway Sunday June 15, 1918 from Rockport to French Lick and West Baden with return from West Baden. Leave 7:30 a.m. and 6:45 p.m. Spend Sunday at America’s Greatest Watering Places. Full information from agents or J C Beam AGPA St Louis Mo.
The upcoming exhibition pairing Buffalo Hill's Wild West show with a Far East act promises a record smashing double bill. Spectators anticipate a bold mix of thrilling feats and exotic display in a single program.
Loan offers highlight abundant funds for farm mortgages with attractive low interest rates aimed at assisting farmers with financing needs.
Effective July 1 1912 trains depart Rockport daily No 41 730 am No 201 600 pm except Sunday No 54 625 pm Sunday only Arrivals No 200 130 pm No 42 940 pm No 4 connects for Louisville and French Lick Nos 201 and 45 connect for French Lick and Monon Nos 200 and 42 connect at Lincoln City with trains from Louisville and French Lick W E Young Local Ticket Agent.
Announcement of Bill's Far East show in Owensboro on Friday June 20 introduces a new multi epoch Wild West production. The act features international military displays and stunts from pyramids to prairies plus a street parade at 10 am. Railroads offer excursion rates.
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