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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1904
Page
7
In Westville a mail clerk loses himself in a mother’s letter amid bills and forms. The scent of autumn fields and homefires stirs longing, as he reads “Come when you can, precious boy,” and imagines his father, farm, and kin, briefly leaving the daily trade to return home.
The fragment references copyright from The Shortstory Publishing Company dated 1895. It includes a mix of numbers and letters that appear to be garbled text. No clear people places or events are identifiable in readable form.
In winter 1873 the ferry Rappahannock, on a New York to Brooklyn run, became a tramp with no port or clear destination. A dense fog and heavy ice blocked the river as the pilot struggled to regain course, drifting for hours with frightened passengers amid shrieks of whistles and crashing ice before finally finding a landing on the New York side.
As passengers on a ferry tense with delay a group passes time with cards until a fainting woman sparks a panic. A globe trotter tells of a Syria Bedouin tale where a Frank loses protection and faces robbers, detailing a 12 day journey from Sinai toward Mecca and a mid journey detour for camels and tales.
In Syria a bound traveler endures torture as Bedouins sever his fingers for ransom. He plans to escape using a grim coat and a mirror, feigning protection from a Moslem. The ruse shocks his captors, but a sudden boat lurch ends the tale before a card is turned.
A story recalled from Bismarck era notes about Frederick the Great chiding an ensign for a mistake. The man fled a ditch, the king stayed angry, and the colonel later reported the ensign resigned. The king then promoted him to captain saying his speed prevented capture.
A lone man offered a formal bow and an odd request as a passenger entered a nearly empty streetcar. The narrator notes the man swayed from a strap for miles, while the car carried only the two of them and lingering tension remained.
A Southwark stipendiary recently fined Michael Quirk for inebriety, remarking he had hoped the path of reformation. Quirk, matter-of-fact, replied that he had just come from Shoreham.
A crowd of tradespeople gathers on a chest to dine for the night. The plumber proposes a president and the choice falls to a refined man who reveals he is a milliner, prompting surprised cheers. The tale, told by Tom Masson in the New York Herald, mocks social pretensions.
Fashion forecast highlights include linen petticoats trimmed with dung for casual wear and French nets in plain and printed forms. Summer coats favor unlined bodies with lined sleeves, while black evening gowns gain life from orange accents. New onion brown silk shades pair with white, and evening shoes favor tpstyle over colonial slippers with jeweled bows.
Fresh limes or bottled lime juice are used to make a cooling punch. In a tall pitcher mix lime juice with sugar to taste, add a dash of manaschino, fill with cold seltzer, and top with pineapple pieces and bruised mint sprigs for aroma and flavor.
Tips for making salads from beet and radish tops. Boil in salted water until tender, chop, chill thoroughly, and dress with a plain French dressing. Garnish with radishes cut tulip fashion for an attractive finish.
Household recipe fragment describes heating milk with sugar, whisking in sea moss, salt and egg yolk then cooking two minutes for a simple dessert or custard base.
In Swayzee Indiana near Marion a race meeting sparked robberies. Samuel Shively shot a robber at a residence. others fled, one wounded. City marshal Hart and I E Lam pursued with residents, a robber jailed then freed by six confederates on a train before escaping into a cornfield.
Pennsylvania Train No. 20 from St. Louis to New York collided with a freight train at the Sixth street crossing in Richmond Indiana. Three freight cars plus the caboose telescoped and the passenger locomotive was damaged. No injuries, but passengers were shaken. A week earlier the same line was wrecked near Indianapolis with no fatalities. Railroaders say the train has escaped death or serious injury in multiple wrecks.
In Hammond Indiana on Friday a crossing project by South Chicago Street Railroad Co sparked a riot. Special Officer Dolan was attacked by the chief of police Cox and beaten by police while officers used clubs. several rioters were injured and Albert Nelson was hospitalized. The crossing was completed that evening.
South Bend pitcher Charles Coggswell, leading the Central league in batting, warned directors he would join Harrisburg if a $25 fine was not remitted. The South Bend club refused to waive the fee, and Coggswell left for Harrisburg Friday night.
Influenced by a sermon two weeks earlier by Rev. W. R. Bennett at the Christian Temple, Emma Brady wrote to her estranged husband expressing willingness to reconcile. The couple reunited in Marion, Indiana, on Thursday, bringing a happy ending to the city.
Miss Zylphia Snider, 20, conducted her breach of promise case against Lewis Himes before a Dunkards church court in Hagerstown Indiana. Judge Rev. Lewis Teeter ordered Himes to pay or face further action after two prior church rulings awarded Damages.
A car carrying four youths returning from a summer resort dance in Richmond Indiana was struck by a Pennsylvania passenger train Friday night near the Ohio line. Three were killed instantly and one, Bertha Hill, 25, was seriously injured and later hospitalized unconscious. Names listed: Charles S. Sherer 32, John Moore 32, Mamie Hall 26. The bodies and the injured were taken to New Paris Ohio, then back to Richmond. Believed rain-curtain did not reveal the approach of the train.
Rev. Mr. Baldwin of Marion assaulted Gatekeeper Brown at Winona Lake for entry without a ticket. He was arrested and bonded for trial. F. L. Marshall a Winona director offered to pay the fine for anyone who would assault Baldwin. The incident caused a stir at the religious resort.
Newcastle Indiana reports Edith Long Chong infant daughter of Long Chong severely bitten by a rat Wednesday night. The rodent gnawed toes and bit a hole in the foot. Doctors fear blood poisoning though recovery possible.
Newcastle Indiana August reports factories gearing up for the canning season in about two weeks. Dry hot weather harmed corn but boosted tomato crops, with yields predicted to be the best in eight years.
Ter re Haute Indiana August 19 President Bement of the Central league informed President Smith of the local baseball association that Mondays game at Marion forfeited to Marion does not count. The delay was unavoidable and Merry man had no right to forfeit. Kane the regular umpire rode the train with Terre Haute players.
Anderson Indiana August 15 Patrick T OBrien of Elwood assigns his business to George E Hays Assets estimated not less than 85000 but distributed in public work contracts and other affairs so actual assets are not known
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