15 Dec 1887
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1887
Page
1
Poem describes a winter night in a city with snow and lights. Machines churn at a mill while workers and children retreat to grim homes. The verse contrasts urban glow with poverty and endless toil, ending as night returns to the town.
A playful verse extols a hickory tree with Noughb coating and a hale heart. The lighthearted rhyme praises its white flesh and bright heart and shares a cheerful communal cheer.
A farmer describes his misery with a worn wife and a talkative visitor pushes a provocative plan. The professor questions whether lack of support and neglect doomed the marriage, urging shared wealth and sunshine for a happier partnership and hinting at legal separation as a route.
Indiana items report a two year walker John Owen Snyder’s death in Blackford County. Terre Haute revenue chief removes gauger Peter Gfroerer for alleged anarchist ties. Adams County grand jury returns 56 indictments mostly against saloonkeepers and gamblers. Salt works to start at natural gas wells in Boone Township. Paris green poisonings injure seven at Cheaterville. Public school troubles spark a Laporte sermon controversy. Windfall man James Black convicted for mule theft. A Jonesboro child recovers after ingesting chewing gum. Local measurements list tall citizens. State Teachers Association to meet in Indianapolis with 610 expected attendees. Ohio County official Patents issued to Indiana inventors. Treasury estimates include large Indiana projects. State education report shows 76,526 pupils with detailed funding and revenue figures.
Fashion notes describe braided felt hats and braided clooth jackets, watered velvet novelties, long and short wraps, and wide galloons. Teas gowns matinees feature Valencianes and lace, sealskin wraps, fur trims, and velvet or corduroy skirts with polonaise styles, all reflecting New York dressy house wear trends.
The New York World surveyed 215 congressmen on tariff views and presidential candidates. Results show Republicans split on Blaine, Sherman, and Gresham, with several non committal. Democrats largely favor Cleveland's tariff ideas or reform plans with varied positions on taxation cuts. Russia Germany talks report neutrality pledge and moderated press tone after Czar visit.
A reflective column discusses listening to the silent man, a rolling pin making dough, and the noise surrounding signal service officials. It notes that across religious and irreligious circles the tendency is to excuse bin in proportion to its size and impact.
Read of a mouthless kitten born in Key West that died from not eating and a three foot snake slithering from a hat in Georgia. A Reading dog spared a horse accident and a Texas man enters the bloodhound trade. Arkansas hotel rooms named for cities, and a monkey faced owl shown near Reading. A Plymouth cat returns home after three years, purring. Maine man jailed in Paris mocks bonds, and Paris burglars meet a dog attack. Muskegon farmer finds a ring with a hidden portrait belonging to his wife’s family.
Harper of Cincinnati, a wrecker of the Fidelity Bank, was sentenced Monday to ten years in the penitentiary. He used bank funds to back a wheat deal in which he had an interest, and the court declared the punishment fully deserved.
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