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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1900
Page
3
In the 1882 storm scene in John Olmstead’s Brooklyn mansion, the wealthy widower fears death from a heart ailment and confers with Judge Russell. He plans a precise will to favor his nephew Robert Stanton, the law student, while excluding a half-forgotten sister and her unknown son.
A storm rages as Olmstead finalizes a will gifting ten thousand to Robert if he marries within ten years. The clock tower collapses in flames while Sam completes the testament and Judge Russell departs with the document. The room witnesses a silent, fatal moment as Olmstead dies and the phrase Twelve o clock, and all is well is uttered.
Time forces Stanton Olmstead to confront his uncle’s dying wish for him to wed. Judges and doctors arrange social matches while Stanton deepens his legal career, becoming a famed cross examiner yet remaining solitary. After five years, he muses that life needs a wife to manage society, acknowledging the choice is unavoidable. TO BE CONTINUED.
A quoted joke from the Indianapolis Journal notes Mr Wickwire reads of wheat being taken from the free threshed ground and transformed into indigestion in under six hours. The line contrasts rapid processing with a humorous outcome. The remark is attributed to Mr Wickwire and his wife interacts with the question.
The London Spectator recounts cases from Somaliland where lions inflict bites with minimal immediate pain. Observers note conscious victims amid shock and cannot recall stark pain, while others describe sudden agony from bone compression and swelling days after attacks.
A brief discussion on palmistry describes how hand positions reveal character. Observers note finger and thumb postures indicating judgment, thought, or profession, from rulers to teachers, with palmistry cited as a theory of will and personality.
In an Albany Argus exchange a young woman pleads her lover loves her enough to die now. The father, after consideration, concedes he has no objection if the couple intends marriage, though he feared an elopement.
A Chicago Daily News aphorism notes that a woman is more influenced by what she suspects than by what she is told. The remark frames discretion and perception as powerful factors in shaping attitudes.
Washington reports reveal General Otis detailing Manila and Panay operations. Hughes crosses from San Joaquin to Antique river fights insurgents, captures rifles and cannons. MacArthur notes uprisings, surrenders, raids, and captures across Fleda Blanca Manibaug Galang and Santa Cruz with substantial enemy losses and Spanish prisoners freed.
Bradstreet shows general trade and prices holding steady with large demand, quiet speculation, and confidence in spring business. Iron and steel activity remains steady on old orders with limited new work, while cereals are dull but firmer on foreign buying. Failures total 242 in the U S and 2 in Canada.
Martin Bergen catcher for the Boston National League club killed his wife and two children at his North Brookfield home and then died by suicide. An ax was used on Mrs Bergen and one child while a razor took the life of the other child and Bergen himself. Authorities cite possible insanity and long suspected mental derangement affecting his behavior with managers last season.
News from Scranton and Shamokin reports about 40 000 miners in the anthracite district planning a strike. Delegate T D Hays from the Ninth district says a strike is unavoidable due to protracted unrest and bitter sentiment toward operators who refuse recognition.
Taylorville Illinois January 17 Fred Sib ley found guilty of complicity in the murder of Miss Jane Brunot near Pana Illinois and sentenced to life imprisonment Henry Brunot his accomplice pleaded guilty earlier and also received a life term.
Louisville January 17 Republicans led by Gov Taylor and Lieut Gov Marshall say they will defend the offices to which they were elected and already certified. The conference at the Galt House produced an irrevocable stand to contest the offices.
Firemen and possibly conductors and engineers across the Baltimore and Ohio railroad system will receive a near ten percent wage raise dated January 1. The move affects the core labor group and signals broader wage policy changes for the line.
Describes an economical winter laying house for fowls in New England with cost estimates of about one dollar per head. Details include a scratch shed, tight roof, wire front, air vents, and movable muslin curtains for protection in cold weather. A narrator notes buying second grade timber in fall 1898 to build pallets.
The piece describes a poultry house built on cedar posts with stone underpinning, using 4x4 sills and 2x4 spruce framing. Lumber lengths were 14 and 16 feet to minimize waste, roof covered with packing paper and tarred felting, and an interior layout featuring raised partitions and high walls to create two main spaces.
D J Lambert describes a lean to shed with scratching rooms and roosts that adjust by season. The design uses doors that close flush with dropping boards, small light and vent windows, and nests around pens to allow flexible flock placement without yards. He boasts decades of experience and praises the method for maintaining high egg yields through winter.
The proposal envisions a continuous asphalt road from New York to Chicago via Philadelphia Pittsburgh and Cleveland costing about 4 million dollars. It would require national funding as states reject tolls, but widespread demand could make nationwide roads financially unfeasible. reforms typically unfold gradually.
The text advises introducing sunflower seeds gradually as hens may refuse at first. Do not feed daily. twice a week is enough. Separate seeds from heads by drying and flailing in a dry barn floor, then grind if desired and mix into soft feed. The main error is feeding too often since seeds act as a laxative.
Farm Journal warns against feeding frozen or half frozen swill to pigs during winter. It can chill the stomach and animal system, cause a temporary standstill in digestion and growth, and waste feed and energy to restore normal function.
Practical guidance from the St. Louis Republic on curing meat through drying rubbing and salting. It covers warming the meat for sugar curing, avoiding freezing, repeating salt rubs, using strong brine for pickling, adding sugar saltpeter and pepper, and smoking before warm weather to reduce loss.
A farmer advises patient training for a well bred shepherd dog to work stock. Start with a trained pup, use a close fitting halter, and rely on calm correction rather than abuse. Teach obedience, reward right work, and maintain a single firm trainer for consistent results. The dog’s breeding and owner patience determine utility and temperament. Ohio Farmer.
A portable pig pen is described using inch oak lumber with a matching floor. It features a slightly inclined floor and can be made in any size. The pictured version shows three compartments with sliding rear doors for access.
A description of a convenient pigpen shows a small yard with a feed trough and a ventilation window. The pen uses rich oak lumber, a slightly inclined floor, and a wooden rain spout for yard drainage, keeping slurry and wet areas largely out.
Rhode Island station experiments show soda can feed plants directly or liberate potash from soil when potash is scarce. Results do not yet prove profitability of intentionally limiting potash to boost soda effects, and no conclusion on direct action of soda until material analysis is complete.
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