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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 09, 1903
Page
3
A nostalgic poem by S. O. Laughlin in the Indianapolis Journal reflects on a reopened rural schoolhouse in Westville Indiana. It laments changing times and fading classroom camaraderie while honoring old comrades and schooling days.
Helen Stockwell refuses a $2000 legacy from a mysterious uncle, accepts a later gift of the same amount from Gilbert Lawrence, the executor of a relative. The windfall eases her debts as she and her mother improve. Lawrence courts her at a seaside resort, while Helen's former suitor Winfield Barton faces estrangement with his father over past acts. The tale traces forgiveness, family ties, and a hopeful romance amid hardship.
In early 1862, Union forces under Gen Curtis moved from Rolla Missouri to push Price’s Confederates from the state. The clash at Pea Ridge March 7 and 8 yielded a clear Union victory, with Feld Sigel’s troops retaking Elkhorn Tavern and forcing Price into retreat toward Arkansas.
A survey notes Yale University financials with 15,099 gross and a 3,382 surplus for last year. Pension plans for Cornell professors start at 70 with a 150000 fund growing to 250000 in 1914. Appletons lists charitable gifts totaling 68,346,789 across education libraries hospitals and more.
The Strongest Jail in Graham county Clifton Arizona is carved from quartz rock. Four large sections form the jail with a boxlike vestibule and three steel gates. Desperate southwest criminals have been confined there, and no escape has ever been attempted.
A collection of short humorous exchanges and quips. Jokes range from a lady discovering a chicken in an egg to pithy lines about dressmakers, tailors, manners, and parliamentary missteps. The items showcase light social banter and caricatured modern life.
A note explains that England began the year in March until the mid 1700s aligning with three calendars. It traces March from the Roman calendar named after Mars, through the Julian and finally the Gregorian system now in use worldwide.
A witty exchange cites Lord Russell asking Mr Hume about the object of legislation. He replies the greatest good to the greatest number, and when asked the greatest number he answers No 1 7, attributed to Mr Hume in Green Bag.
A brief quotation from the Atchison Globe notes that admiration is earned, and that fabrication and deceit undermine respect. The line warns against lying, laziness, sneakiness, and theft as traits that erode esteem.
An old New Orleans tale recalls a prewar slave sale near the Cabildo where an elderly woman was auctioned for $10 despite earning 15 dollars a month picking coffee. The owner refused payment, the story notes the war and poverty that followed, and a later repayment of the debt.
The piece notes how the American circus impressed European camps and railways, with innovations in peg driving and car couplings adopted by British and German systems. It also contrasts Prussian army fame with circus discipline, and hints at stark hunger among favored laborers, where leftovers were eaten.
A Science note states the fastest observed matter speed comes from solar eruptions. Hydrogen and other gases expelled from the sun reach several hundred miles per second at times, illustrating extreme solar dynamics.
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