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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 24, 1899
Page
5
Frederick Spalding writes of the unnamed private who dies serving others. He stresses the private’s selfless toil for freedom and justice, noting no promotion, reward, or grand monument accompanies his sacrifice, yet his quiet duty grants a lasting, nameless honor.
A nostalgic tale follows Charles and Nettie from childhood romance to marriage ten years later. He promises a world cruise aboard a yacht named Nettie and vows to rise in fortune, while a suburban porch scene shows their quiet family life and a child’s painting of a ship as the story pauses.
Nettie directs Elsie to display the artwork to her father Charles. He studies the piece with evident care, pausing briefly before reacting to the impression it makes.
A Chicago Daily Record note marks a ten year wedding anniversary for Charles and Nettie. The family celebrates with a street cruise and four ice cream sodas at a drug store. Charles imagines a future yacht voyage as the sisters watch contentedly.
A Pittsburgh News essay notes that many eminent figures including Swift Johnson Scott Carlyle Arnold Stanley and Tait showed little or no musical sense. It cites Tait’s remark at the Royal College of Music inauguration and remarks on others who valued rhythm in prose but not in music.
Maj J B Quinn recalls a government snagboat visit where turnips were used to fake lemon pies for dinner. The steward admitted lemons were never sent and a chemical or method produced lemon flavor. The tale highlights turnip honesty and a potential boost to turnip industry.
The Saunterer on a trolley car faced a chaotic scare when a supposed kissing bug swooped in. Passengers ducked and screamed while a man claimed to grab the insect, only to be proven wrong as onlookers laughed at the misidentification of a darning needle.
A Ladies' World column condemns wasting time on makeshift economy in housekeeping. It argues that five cent car fare savings can cost more through ineffective substitutes and urges using proven standard preparations bought at grocers for better results and time saved.
A female role essay from Ladies' Home Journal advises wives and mothers to recognize limits and economize strength. It urges balancing charity society and household duties, avoiding overextension, and prioritizing home as the primary duty while supporting others whose work lies outside.
A vintage recipe describes a frozen lemonade made by freezing sweetened lemon juice water and stirring until soft. Use a quart of water, a pound of sugar, juice of four large lemons, and the grated rind of one lemon for extra flavor.
Instructions describe cutting thin bread slices and toasting until golden brown, then buttering and serving. The text emphasizes careful preparation of tea sandwiches with dry oven finishing and light buttering.
A Nebraska farmer with a $4 200 mortgage pays it off with a $200 loan to buy a buggy after a bumper harvest. The tale mirrors a broader boom as Chicago firms shipped 130 carloads of buggies to Omaha, signaling rising prosperity and strong crop years boosting Nebraska farmers.
On a Paris boulevard two friends argued over a fierce dog guarding its master. One bet a dinner he would not touch the master, then struck a man drinking nearby. The dog stayed still. the master claimed no bond to the dog, and later three bettors celebrated their stake with wine at a restaurant.
The New York Home Journal notes the liqueur base includes balm and 40 plus botanicals. Each 100 litres uses 250 to 500 g of balm, 125 to 250 g of angelica and gen eps, plus arnica, thyme, spices, and poplar buds. An alcoholate adds clove pinks, lavender, pepper, nutmeg, treacle, and more. Production costs about eight francs per 100 litres.
The Chicago Tribune notes Cettigue, the capital of Montenegro, is tiny with 14 consist ing of two streets and a square. The royal palace is small, the royal church seats 100, and most houses house diplomats. Winter brings heavy snow, keeping residents indoors.
A London exhibition planned for next year will showcase living British artists. Liverpool hosts a 60 000 strong district where alcohol is banned. Heathfield Sussex uses natural gas to light a railway station, claimed Europe first. The Metropolitan Railway will install electric traction in October, though the underground system remains noted for smoke and gas.
A Tennessee farmer recalls a North Carolina mule that ruined fences and a hog pen, proving stubborn and strong until finally beaten by a barbed wire setup. The mule collapsed after one final fence rub and died from heartbreak, while a railroad switchman listens to a post of danger speech before the tale ends with a quip about extending a streetcar line.
A switchman on Blank street admits moving a street railway switch while a colonel and a man claimed to be the line president discuss plans. The exchange hints at confidential deals and future expansion as the switchman feigns confusion and dodgeful remarks.
A comic snippet from the N Y Weekly depicts Mrs Suburb lamenting a watchdog gone with a tramp after an awkward chain incident. Her husband notes the tramp was the same one who sold the dog, quipping on the odd suburban encounter.
A barefoot boy wanders in cool grass as envy stirs in passersby. At night his mother ties up his three stubbed toes, echoing his share of woes. Detroit Free Press reports the verse.
A fragment from a N. Y. World piece features a vivid if offensive dialogue about size and desire between two speakers. The tone reflects sensational racial stereotypes of the era in a short quoted exchange.
Gossips tried every means to stir a public sensation. They finally succeeded when rumors about the lord were proven true, according to the Washington Star.
The Secret Service has unearthed another band of counterfeiters and seized a large pile of bogus bills. The piece notes many imitations target valuable goods like Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters and urges readers to rely on trustworthy druggists to ensure genuine remedies.
The snippet cites quips about sea sickness cures with lemons and shade advice, a remark on Mrs Meckleigh and marriage, a testimonial praising Piso's Cure from Mary Thomson in Allegheny, and a light note on love and parasols from the Philadelphia Times.
A brief item notes T. C. Hewitt and a town topic quote about price and bills. The text mentions a constitutional cure claim and references a rose quote as figurative commentary.
The actor Robert Downing lauds Peruna as key to his robust health and a shield against summer illnesses. He claims it prevents malarial influences and enhances bodily mucous membranes, urging readers to obtain Dr. Hartman’s book Summer Catarrh and noting Peruna's claimed efficacy in treating bowel catarrh ailments.
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