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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1899
Page
6
A Cleveland physician earns praise after treating a elderly patient to recovery in two weeks. A daughter reveals the patient was receiving absent treatments from Mrs Pugsler the Christian Scientist, prompting a sharp goodbye from the doctor at the door.
The Chicago Record describes native dancing girls in Cairo Arabian quarter cafes. Small venues seat about 30 men who watch as dancers weave to tomtom and reed drone amid nargile smoke. The piece argues the dance is traditional and tame to locals, foreign to Western sensationalism.
In the dress circle Bilkins and his wife watch the second act begin. He puzzledly notes the heroine in street costume and points out the same hat worn by a woman from the previous act. The couple discuss the two year lapse as seen in the programme.
An alligator is condemned as unattractive and devoid of virtue. The author claims it is cowardly, treacherous, hideous, and intensely real, provoking loathing and laughter. The piece notes its strong personality and the chilling, merciless stare that inspires beliefs in evil eye and hoodoo ideas.
Court plaster aids small scratches but should not cover significant cuts. Healing wounds do better when kept open with simple cast linen and end strips of plaster to secure it.
A mother tells a little girl the room is full of angels after abandoning her at night. The child consoles her doll saying she is not afraid of angels, noting fear beats the devil. This reflection appears in Trained Motherhood.
A witty quip from a Cleveland dealer questions how horse steak is served in Paris. The punchline implies it was offered a la carte, reflecting comedic wordplay on dining terms.
Opie Read recounts a humorous tale of a colored man who believes he can obtain a pension. He visits a pension agent to learn the steps, insisting he served in the army for over a year and asking about his regiment. The dialogue captures his earnest but uncertain memory of service.
A Chicago Times-Herald quip recounts a Confederate veteran describing his war wound a skillet scar and a pension dispute. The dialogue humorously questions how a skillet wound should affect government pension eligibility.
A New York Sun excerpt. Mr Stoggleback discusses women’s rights and privileges with gentle critique. He notes the expectation that men yield on sidewalks and in public spaces, while praising women’s pursuit of equality but criticizing confusing behavior in street manners.
Dr John Girdner argues in the North American Review that insanity is a brain disorder arising from functional or organic disturbance. Medical science has divested the field of myth, replacing old asylums with modern hospitals and aligning care for the insane with other medical specialties.
A London paper recounts how the Spanish American peace treaty was sealed with a ribbon from a Paris confectioner after officials could not find French colors. A messenger bought chocolate cakes tied with a tri color ribbon, providing the final seal on the treaty.
An irate churchwarden threatens to inform the pastor after children playing marbles near the church door provoke him. A rural district scene highlights a concern with sacred space and community regard in Cornhill Magazine.
The article notes Japan’s early civilization rooted in Chinese influence and, in modern times, Japan dispatches scholars and scientists to teach China, highlighting a shift from imitation to educational exchange and modernization.
The Chicago Record defines crops as vegetation that suffers from inconsistent rainfall, noting excessive or scarce showers as the common problem affecting growth.
The piece profiles James Toughill in Philadelphia who oversees piling spin bags at the subtreasury. He claims unique skill secrets shared by an earlier expert, with a legend of exclusive knowledge and a lone mastery passed down from Tonghill.
The Philadelphia Record notes that walls built by experts using proper principles are solid like bricks and mortar. It warns that wrong construction could cause a fall and serious injury. It mentions Toughill and his friend, now in the west, working alone in the field.
An Austrian embassy military attache, Prince Louis Esterhazy, travels alone in an English railway carriage when a woman accuses him of insult. He remains calm, highlights his long cigar ash, and the station master, noting the ash, arrests the woman for the alleged insult.
A German shopkeeper, after demanding payment on a Sunday, was cited under a new law against trading during worship hours and fined. He appealed to the kammergericht and was discharged as innocent, which the court explained bans public labor within the prescribed time.
A late night scene shows a clergyman ministering to an old railway worker near death. The elder brother brings the summons while the priest asks about extremis, and the old man bluntly confirms the patient is deeply dying.
Belzoni found a roughly fashioned sickle blade in Karmas near Thebes embedded in mortar under the sphinx base. Known as the sickle of the sphinx the artifact is now in the British Museum and believed to be nearly four thousand years old.
The text explains a method from ancient times where wood is buried in a dug hole beneath turf, a fire heats it, and tar drips into barrels as it is formed. It notes this process mirrors techniques from the fourth century B C.
Report notes a residence left with gas burning for two weeks. The household admits the bill rose, and the night watchman alerted the gas company. Officials investigate the incident and assess fault and safety measures.
A well dressed woman scrutinizes a jewelry piece at an auction store on Main Street. She offers 5 dollars after earlier bids, then declines a 4 dollar price, and the final bid wins the item for five dollars in a scene narrated by the Memphis Scimitar.
Local notice recalls Joseph Jefferson performing a single show in a small town. The fragment hints at a theater appearance tagged with the actor’s name and a one night engagement.
A guest, Mr Jefferson, complains about being roused at an unearthly hour by a hotel wakeup call. The clerk learns from Pat that the snorer had been rumored to have caused trouble in the past, prompting concern over the disturbance.
The London Standard reports a curious phenomenon of dense snowballs about the size of a hen's egg, described as compressed globes of snow. They fell in north London during a March night, covering a large area, with no clear cause besides possible electrical influence.
Professor Flinders Petrie reports at Deshasheh uncovering coffins with complete skeletons from which flesh was removed before burial. The find, 5000 years old, prompts questions whether mutilation was ceremonial or cannibalistic. Other notes discuss Tolstoi's forthcoming novel and Irish leaders in Cosmopolitan.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a tense exchange over encouragement and proof. One speaker claims support from the father, who allegedly borrowed money from wine. The dialogue hints at familial tension and perceived assurances.
The piece notes the London monument as the tallest shaft in the area at 203 feet, citing a Chicago News reference. It mentions a conversational tone about personal connections and a question about wealth from a father figure. The text blends gossip with architectural fact in a single fragment.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers free illustrated pamphlets for Eastern farmers with information on Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota Northern Michigan and North Dakota. Send address to W E Powell General Immigrant Agent Old Colony Building Chicago Ill and state preferred state.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers a free atlas with maps of the world US and possessions. Send six cents postage to receive the up to date atlas. Apply to Geo H Heafford or E G Hayden at listed offices.
A promotional note touts Grain-O as a nutritious grain drink for children that tastes like coffee but costs less. It emphasizes health benefits and claims wide grocery availability with 5 and 25 cent sizes.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway offers a free pamphlet program to farmers in the Eastern states. Send your address to H. F. Hunter immigration agent for South Dakota, room 565 Olé Colony building Chicago Il. The Sunshine State and other publications entertain and instruct those seeking new homes in the West. No charge.
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