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Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Jan 22, 1903

Page

8

Dangers of laughing at rulers and officials

A historical crime of levity shows rulers punish the amused. Bar on Enidoff loses post and stipend after a laugh at C zars Com piegne library misstep. Milbanke and McVea names illustrate royal temper and the perils of witticism in diplomacy and colonial service. Indian dam misuses reveal humorous misapplication of supplies at Omaha.

Odor for Chrysanthemums and the Flower Trade Surge

Florists seek perfume techniques to enhance chrysanthemums as the flower’s value rises nationwide. English growers sparked the improvement, with U S revenue from the bloom totaling about 500000 last year. Washington Star notes a booming industry. 1989 government data show 2738426 spent on labor and a total product value near 119287822 with land and buildings valued at 35469487.

New York Washington Star

Uncle Sam Keeps a Private Railroad at Sandy Hook

The United States runs a six mile railroad near New York from Fort Hancock to Highland Beach. It transports ordnance and supplies to proving grounds, with limited passenger use by military passes. The line bears no private branding beyond “Sandy Hook Proving Grounds” and is managed by Col. J. B. Burbank.

The United States New York Sandy Hook Peninsula Fort Hancock Highland Beach Express Gazette Central Railroad of New Jersey Sandy Hook Proving Grounds Ordnance Department Sandy Hook Sandy Hook Froving Grounds Uncle Sam Col J. B. Burbank

Lost in Time Canada Man Recalls Life From 1897

A 35 year old man in New Westminster Canada, claiming to be a former Aberdeen Mississippi lawyer, woke with memory loss and years of work as a Fraser River longshoreman under a forgotten name. He learned of McKinley’s second term, Roosevelt’s presidency, and wars he could not recall, prompting doctors Kendall and Boggs to file a detailed case report.

Canada New Westminster City Vancouver B. C Kendall Aberdeen Miss Frazer River Boggs Mississippi

Puzzled Scientist and the Mule Teeth Riddle

A Chicago Chronicle tale recounts a railway conductor recalling a party headed to KaWear and Colorado for relics. A professor debates a cowboy who asks why a horse has two sets of teeth while a mule has one, revealing the scientist’s confusion over simple facts.

Chicago Chronicle Rockies KaWear Colorado Men of Science

How Victimsaled? Swindle Incident and Moral Notes

Silas was swindled after a man offered to insure him against steerings and collected six months’ premium. The text also cites Dr. Carl Lumholtz’s view of northwestern Mexican tribes as intelligent, monogamous, with land held communally and minimal theft or disease, and mentions modern steamship travel as very safe with the English government losing none of 250,000 dispatched to South Africa.

Josh Silas Hiram Chance Steerin Puck Carl Lumholtz American Museum ‘of Natural History Mexico South Af

Miles Wins Impromptu Train Platform Foot Race

Maj. Gen. Nelson A Miles and Great Northern President James J Hill raced along a moving train near Billings Montana while en route to McKinley funeral. They leaped from rear to front platform in a burst and Miles won by seven feet as the engine halted at the station.

Nelson A. Miles James J. Hill Great Northern Railroad Company Billings Mont New York Times W. A. Clark Canton McKinley Hill Gen Miles

Pin-Head Alphabet Engraving Stuns Baltimore Jewelers

A Baltimore jeweler has engraved the entire capital alphabet on the head of a single pin, a trick noted by the Chicago Tribune as a partial answer to what becomes of all the ping.

Baltimore Chicago Tribune

Law Notice by Ww. J. Tuomey Advocate

Ww. J. Tuomey advertises prompt careful attention to all legal matters. Office located in the Bartholomew Building on the north side square.

Bartholomew North Side Square

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