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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1903
Page
7
A quiet verse by Herman Rave from New York News describes resting beneath a green roof in Westville Indiana. The speaker dreams of past and future harvests as wheat fields apples and sunlit leaves stir in a peaceful rural scene. The sound of birders trains and street noise becomes a low refrain for a dreamer at ease.
Dick Allen returns home to confront Katherine Jasper as Charlie Osborn marries Katherine’s ward Catherine. A tangled love betrayed marriage plans, hidden grief, and a final, quiet reunion at the hotel garden leads to an uneasy, unresolved farewell.
A Tennessee monument carries a humorous epitaph for a 20 year senior partner of Smith & Jones. The oration suggests the real Smith was a bachelor with many country connections, and the surviving firm wished to imply the business remained active.
The quoted stray story dialogue depicts Old Fogey lamenting a youth's noker gambling loss of 127 dollars while Young Fogey protests unfamiliarity with the game. A bystander suggested a money-winner profited from the affair.
The lion hears a hollow voice and fears an unseen threat. He discovers a frog in the lake causing the noise and crushes it. The moral warns against vain fears and empty terrors caused by misguided nature.
A detailed account from London about the Travancore ruler’s annual charity. The maharajah gathers gold from government stores and coin, weighs it against his own weight in a great temple ceremony, and distributes the gold to 15,000 Brahmins, with artillery salutes and Vedic chants marking the event.
A Prussian crime record notes North Schleswig shows the fewest robberies and serious crimes in the empire, despite high sentencing rates. The Danish population’s upbringing and family life are cited as keys to low crime, with courteous daily interactions observed in theaters restaurants and inns.
The Dominion Coal Company flooded the Atlantic at Nova Scotia by pouring seawater through a sluice cut from a shore dam. Water flowed at about 3,500,000 gallons per hour, submerging the pit to the eleventh level. About 450,000,000 gallons were needed and six days passed to extinguish the fire.
The article explains the structure of the daisy head, describing ray flowers as advertising devices with expanded corollas and no stamens in many marginal flowers. It details the involucre protection, ray and disk florets, and wind-dispersed fruits with hairy calyx segments forming a parachute for seed dispersal.
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Daily News notes that Jimmy tells Lizzie Casey at a picnic she is ice cream sweet. Her offense leaves him feeling cool and crushed, illustrating social tension in light dialogue.
A terse exchange between a despairing lover and a truant lass centers on a seemingly minor item that disrupts peace of mind. The dialogue hints at emotional stakes over a modest possession, framed by the Ohis State Journal’s period voice.
A study by a women’s club surveyed 600 city grammar school children aged nine to fifteen, showing most have money to spend or save, with candy as a primary purchase. Few receive regular allowances, and parents largely fail to advise on money use, unlike immigrant families who value thrift and forethought.
A parson urges trust in Providence tempered by practical effort and common sense. He warns against idle waiting for miracles while insisting individuals should work to make their situation worthwhile and not rely on favors or whims. The piece tones a folksy sermon about balancing faith and action.
Medical Talk for the Home explains each person needs 1,000 cubic feet of air in a sleeping room. Calculate by multiplying length by breadth by height. a ten by ten by ten room yields 1,000 cubic feet. If smaller, ventilate better to ensure more frequent air change.
mix one cup cornmeal with one cup flour half cup sugar and salt. Beat two eggs add milk and melted butter. Stir into dry ingredients then add four level teaspoons baking powder. Bake two and a half minutes in a moderately hot oven. Detroit Free Press.
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