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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1909
Page
6
Canning peaches quickly after peeling preserves color and cooking in water without sugar extends shelf life. Herbs are best when blossomed. harvest on dry days and air dry before wrapping. A quip on home life contrasts waiting for service with tipping and notes Mr H. H. Rogers’s loss after a life of accumulation.
W. W. Rockhill the retiring American minister to China was received in a farewell audience by Regent Prince Chun. The regent expressed cordial sentiments toward Mr. Rockhill and the United States, and the American legation staff attended the audience.
Corporal Lisle Crabtree fired on Captain John C. Raymond at Fort Des Moines after a dispute over leave. Raymond died from a neck wound, while First Sergeant James H. Washburn and Corporal Elijah Such were wounded. Crabtree killed himself as he was disarmed. Captain Raymond, 38, hailed from a notable eastern military family and was commissioned from Pennsylvania.
Washington June 14 Willft S Ros sitter chief clerk of the census bureau who has been acting director since the resignation of S N D North announces he has decided to resign and return to private life It is said Warren R Choate chief clerk of the bureau of corporations will likely be named as his successor.
The senate finance committee is expected to recommend imposing a duty on crude and refined petroleum and its products, defeating the house’s move to place these items on the free list.
Fifteen arrested Japanese strike leaders appeared in Honolulu on Sunday for preliminary hearings. District Judge W. L. Whitney remanded twelve for trial on charges of conspiring to riot and three for conspiracy to murder.
Miss Helen Coggswell known on stage as Helen Hale married William Hodge who has played the title part in The Man from Home in New York on Sunday. Coggswell’s home is Cleveland Ohio.
Pugilist manager and trainer known as Professor Jimmy Kelly has died in Chicago. He was among John L. Sullivan's trainers during Sullivan's prime era.
A humorous anecdote recalls a starving poet who dreams his poem is accepted for fifty dollars, then receives the check. The twist shows a magazine editor explaining how a treasurer misread a dream and sent the payment. The poet keeps the money and refuses to return the fifty, claiming he could not dream of returning it.
The deep sea naturalist uses sea fleas to strip bones from small birds and fishes. He suspends the specimen underwater near the bottom until the skeleton is bare, then retrieves it to prevent overbathing by the tiny scavengers. The method saves effort but requires timing to avoid bone loss.
The first recorded trotting or pacing race began at the De Lancey Arms tavern in Bowery lane near Fourth Avenue and Eighteenth Street. Colonial era sports included bull baiting in 1763 and four-horse match races toward Watt's gate. The Jamaica turnpike served as a key speeding ground before the New York Trotting Club track opened in 1826, with a 1918 match against time noted as the earliest on record.
A London Tatler note recounts Rev R H Barham and his son telling of a parishioner who dined on "jump short pie" after being served lamb. The host explains lambs jump drains, drown, and are later cooked in a pie as a grim regional tale.
In parts of New England a snow flurry in April is valued as a blessing. People collect melt from flakes into bottles labeled April snow to use as eyewater. It was once believed to cure granulated eyelids and related eye sites.
In a light exchange from the St. Louis Republic a man notes a new ocean liner can steam 26 knots per hour while his wife jokes that they untie knots to help sailors. The quip reflects seaside humor in the newspaper item's casual page tone.
In a London scraps note, Weary Walker and Mrs Kin dling-Well discuss a cure involving wood outside to heal a headache. The reply clarifies the headache is not of the splittin’ kind, ending with a humorous exchange.
A Cleveland Leader quotation notes that a man rarely advertises the loss of his reputation, yet kind friends will nonetheless attend to that harm on his behalf.
Secretary seeks an intelligent young man for an exchange of notices. Old Grouch remarks on omitting the word unmarried and confirms the term intelligent.
A fragment describes a hogfish event with violent imagery as it moves through a body and consumes a path, but the full context and details are unclear.
The trustee Paul Ender will be in Dale on the third Saturday and at his home in Mariah Hill on other Saturdays to conduct township business. He will also attend to business on non traveling days when not on the road.
Notice is given that the undersigned is appointed administrator of the estate with the will annexed of John Seger deceased, late of Spencer County, William Seger.
Notice is given that the signer will apply at the July 1909 Spencer County Board of Commissioners term for a one year license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in less than a quart, with on premises drinking, at a New Boston Huff Township location on Maine Street. The room is in the northeast of a two story house on lot 29, with detailed room and door measurements provided. Also requests permission to sell cigars and tobacco and serve lunch. June 11, 1900.
William Olach seeks a one year license to sell spirituous vinous and malt liquors in a front room of a two story Rockport building. The request covers on and off premises sale, with drinking on the premises, at the July term of the Spencer County Board of Commissioners. Location details describe a room facing Hun Street with multiple doors and windows, plus structures including an open shed and adjacent storeroom. He also requests permission to sell cigars and tobacco in connection with the business. The filing is dated June 1908.
The article notes Dionysius arguing that all voluntary actions deserve forgiveness. It cites London’s 12 months food bill estimated at 625 million dollars. It also states Germany’s state forests cover 10 million acres and employ 100,000 people.
A terse aphorism notes that many foes unknowingly aided in the creation of the problem. It emphasizes that opposition often contributes to the conditions it opposes. The remark suggests reflection on how adversaries influence outcomes through their actions.
The Royal Academy of England was founded in 1768. The building in London, designed in Renaissance style, was erected by Smirke during 1868 to 1869.
The statement suggests many wealthy individuals would sacrifice much of their wealth to reliably tell apart true masterpieces from inferior works. It frames discernment as a valuable skill that affects investment, collecting, and perceived cultural value.
A remark from Town and Country counters claims that Englishmen show anger at foreign criticism. It states Englishmen typically laugh at such criticism and remain amused.
A woman angered by a medical figure was taken into custody after she attempted to damage a doctor’s home by throwing stones and also broke a nearby window in a separate house.
The Japanese is succeeding in both hemispheres by living on almost nothing per day. The New Ireland Review credits wholesome inexpensive food as the primary cause of his success.
A New York Herald note praises European peasant women for health from carrying heavy baskets on their heads and asks how strong fashionable women ought to become this spring.
The passage reflects on a steady, imperceptible energy balancing quietness and activity as a path to perfection. It likens this to nature's constant, subtle transformation, as described in Anne J. Clough's Memoirs.
A description notes a Malay painting titled Angelus showing a poor man and woman digging potatoes beside a church with a steeple. As sunset bells toll the Angelus they bow their heads and pray for larger potatoes.
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