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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
2
Washington letter profiles Col Andrews and Uncle Hod Taylor, noting Taylor's likely departure from government service and detailing his background, fishing hobby, and political ties. It contrasts Wesley R. Andrews as an efficient public servant with Bill Andrews as a political boss awaiting New Mexico statehood and a U.S. Senate bid.
The piece notes Secretary Shaw’s respect for Assistant Secretary Taylor and Roosevelt’s effort to keep him in the treasury. It highlights Taylor’s decisive problem solving, his Alaska banking venture, and his mining interests demanding attention. It also describes the planned Union Depot project north of the Capitol and the dramatic urban transformation of Swampoodle.
Well known at the Capitol and in public life in Washington Col Wesley R Andrews secretary to Senator Penrose and chairman of the Republican state committee is said to be slated for the nomination for governor in the Keystone state next year.
Arlington and Annapolis clash over the final resting place of Paul Jones. Admiral Dewey favors Arlington as a national memorial for a hero who belongs to all people, while Annapolis is argued to suit the navy’s historic ties and the Naval Academy’s lessons.
Reader letters discuss the Home Health Club method for treating tapeworms and meningitis with nontraditional remedies. Dr. David H. Reeder explains parasites, symptoms, and a folk treatment including salts, pomegranate bark decoction, male fern, and pumpkin seed oil, plus advice on diet and overall health.
A correspondence from Dr. David H. Reeder of Laporte Indiana addressed to a physician begins with a medical inquiry or patient case led by a doctor’s letter. The fragment hints at a professional medical exchange or clinical discussion typical of periodical departments.
The notice invites readers to write for health information to Dr David H Reeder of Laporte Indiana. Letters must include full name and address and at least four cents postage.
A New York ice cream producer explains to the Sun that ice cream travels long distances by rail and sea without spoiling. They ship by rail within 12 to 14 hours to many inland points and by sea to Europe and beyond, packing in specialized molds and freezing rooms to keep quality. Berlin Germany, China, and Australia are cited as destinations with careful repacking at ports.
The average weekly earnings including in kind allowances are given as England 18s. ed., Wales 17s. 3d., Scotland 19s. 3d., and Ireland 10s. 11d., as reported in London Tit-Bits.
A young man with a retreating chin asks Miss de Muir if she would marry a man who dyes his hair. She replies it is sudden and responds playfully. The Chicago Tribune reports the exchange in a witty salon scene.
A London Daily Mail item notes the mail ship to Adelaide carried only a single letter, registered, revealing a curious outcome from the Australia UK postal disruption reported by the Oronies.
A short quoted exchange from the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune notes a person asks if one writes for money. The reply: sometimes, but they usually telegraph, and that father sends messages faster.
Somerville Journal notes Lawson-Wylkyns as an experienced traveler who rarely discusses his journeys, while Dawson defers on the topic. The item frames him as a globe-trotter based on reputation rather than quotes.
The article clarifies that the round fort on Governors Island is correctly named Williams after Col Jonathan Williams, designer of defenses for New York Harbor. It notes the fort’s casemated battery and Williams portrait as Father of the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers, who helped plan and build Castle Williams and related fortifications.
Negotiations among the United States Great Britain and Germany on Samoan indemnity claims have stalled over damage estimates. Germany seeks about 65000 for losses from joint naval actions in 1900. Britain and the US peg a fair price at 25009. The dispute, rooted in 1902 King Oscar ruling, remains unsettled after years of negotiation.
Monsignor Falconio in Philadelphia praised simplicity and condemned display. He illustrated the snobbish spirit with overheard talk between two coachmen, one boasting of two carriages while the other jokes that they only have one boss but keep a governess.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet shows a teacher or speaker insisting a parrot’s swearing be limited to Spanish. A woman reveals she learned Spanish to trace where the bird learned the crude terms. The exchange highlights language barriers and the humor of bilingual protection.
A fragment from Chicago Journal quotes Mrs Acid speaking to her half, asking a cordial health question as a playful or tense exchange unfolds in an unspecified scene. The terse line hints at concern and interpersonal tension in an urban diary tone.
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