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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 20, 1900
Page
5
A fragment from a New York Life column presents Elizabeth venting over shop-worn gifts and a wish list for Christmas. The reply from Jim shifts to a playful, romantic tone, listing the simple desires that reveal affection rather than material goods. The exchange ends with a formal sign off from Theodosia Pickering Garrison.
A poor immigrant family in a small hillside tenement receives Christmas aid from an old brother, transforming their humble parlor into a scene of joy with gifts including a rocking horse, a bicycle, a watch, and drawing supplies. The gesture unites Jean Aubert and Delia with their visiting relative, shifting their outlook from hardship to renewed hope.
The Young Woman urges readers to preserve the Christmas spirit by acts of kindness. Small deeds bring happiness to others and in turn to the doer, especially to the sick, sorrowful, aged, and poor. Maintain old fashioned cheer and fellowship to keep the spirit alive.
In a Quebec-style household the Auberts shelter a weary stranger, Pierre Demarest, who turns out to be a forgotten friend from Canada. He gifts them two thousand dollars to pay off their mortgage, inspiring a dream Christmas as Jean and his family realize a future of independence and new comforts.
Gilson explains his wife left after she asked what he would give for a Christmas present. He says he decided to let her fix her teeth, a comment cited by the New York Press. Willets probes the dispute and asks for details of the trouble.
A fragment reflecting on Thanksgiving and Christmas, noting deep gratitude and a praise of angels singing to guide humanity. text emphasizes gratitude as a central theme in the holiday season.
The two year totals show 16,627 criminal trials and 10,845 convictions in North Carolina, with a combined 24,000 cases. New York city has 12,000 sweatshops where workers earn 1.50 to 3 per week for 100 hour weeks in the busy season. Paris National Library now hosts over 2,000,000 volumes since 1645, including 250,000 on French history and 1,611,000 on foreign history. A well near Lake Michigan spouts sand from 110 feet. An ostrich farm is planned near Little Rock. Thomas A. Cockburn buys land to relocate his birds to Hot Springs. A Mississippi river catfish of 70 pounds is now eating regularly at the New York Aquarium. Young Lyle French of Island Pond, while near Webster Mill, encountered a buck and two does and rode the buck before losing the mount.
The piece outlines anti-slavery efforts in Zanzibar amid a wide coast guard task, notes dhow raids with girls trafficked to Arabia, and describes Boran Masai and Wakikuyi tribes in regional conflict and captivity facets. It then shifts to a craft note on building desk bookcases with modular crates and concealed shelves.
A Home Magazine recipe describes making cheese fritters by boiling water with butter salt and pepper then adding flour off the heat to form a dough. Cool beat in eggs, fold in grated cheese, rest a half hour, then drop spoonfuls into hot fat and fry until golden brown.
Brown greets a stranger with a slap on the back saying hello old man and asking if he remembers him. The stranger replies he does not recall the face though the manner is familiar, prompting a judge’s interjection or observation.
A window bookcase and writing desk described as a novel, useful furniture piece for any room. It is adaptable, shown in a practical illustration, and can be built by a carpenter from pine or white wood at nominal cost. An inexpensive version can be made from boxes, boards, cornice molding, hardware, and common home tools.
The article advises using strong doubled Canton channel or denim for a baby rug with bright bound edges. It suggests appliqued animals along the border and natural colors for figures, recommending a large size to maximize baby use and prevent dragging.
A sweeping portrait of women in the workforce across trades from coffins and tiles to furniture and barrels. The article notes women as stockholders and partners in various businesses and cites roles from anthropologist to forester and miner. It closes with a woman who spent 50 years building a beach house and died before finishing it.
The guide advises wringing a folded flannel from boiling water and applying it to the injured area. Lay it in a thick towel and twist the ends in opposite directions, shake to cool slightly, place on the painful part, and cover with dry flannel. Change fomentations every time until six applications have passed.
Rev. Dr. Robert Collyer recalls frugal Scottish Christmas customs and urges balance between generosity and thrift. He warns against wasteful spending when debts exist and stresses saving for rainy days to support families, noting the harm of easygoing generosity that leaves dependents destitute.
United States Consul General Stowe reports Cape Town’s buildings are all brick and cemented, with no frame houses seen. He notes South Africa uses large bricks laid with mud, external cement finish, and Malay masons create stone-like caps and moldings. Cement imports last year largely came from Great Britain. American cement faces high transport costs but could compete with equal rates. He adds local ingredients prevent domestic cement manufacture.
The article states that fresh paint stains lift easily with turpentine. If stains have started to dry, mix ammonia with turpentine for fast color materials. For colors prone to damage, apply a drop of sweet oil, rub with turpentine, then remove grease with benzine.
A Brooklyn Life excerpt ponders early humans and manners. Two men debate the brutality of ancient people with humorous irony.
The chatter about the Spilkins family grows in the neighborhood as Mrs Fussinnge notes tales and Mrs Snoop confirms the silence around them after moving in a month ago.
In a terse, fragmented entry a sad-eyed man attributes his theft to a call of nature and a provoked conscience. The line hints at inner conflict guiding outward crime, with a fleeting quote on the influence of nature.
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