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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 01, 1905
Page
7
A stiff easterly wind drives two lone passengers Orlando Spoonamore and Gloriana Coovius to a cabin alliance on a lake steamer. After a comic pin mishap uniting them, they share a tense flirtation, decisive plan to wed, and a crowded boat’s curious eyes as they seek seclusion.
A discussion on the value of fairy stories for children argues that storytelling aids imagination and cultural heritage. It defends child play with dolls and wooden swords against critics who fear immorality and warns that overemphasis on morality may hinder natural creativity.
A letter to Joseph Jefferson acknowledges Helen Weber's essay on Optimism. The writer lauds the essay as a mighty heart, praising brave ideals, human kindness, and the light forged from darkness. References R W Gilder in The Century.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quotes a gossiping exchange about a newly formed lobster trust. A manager named Softeigh is referenced while a Miss Sharp questions its relevance to an invite.
The article notes Queen Alexandra's unique status as a private business independent of the king, lacking the married woman's property protections, with distinct legal privileges and risks. It discusses high treason implications, succession, and potential changes if she outlives the king, including marriage restrictions and state documents.
A Kent county housewife served a generous dinner to Bishop Coleman during his summer touring incognito. The prelate praised the meal, but the hostess quipped that she loved to see him eat until he burst, a remark recounted by the Cleveland Leader.
A dialogue contrasts wealth with enjoyment as a sanguine speaker pictures leisure while Mr. Comrox warns that wealth brings a long programme of acquired tastes including olives Roquefort cheese and Wagnerian music in the Washington Star excerpt.
A doctor mailed a spider in a wooden box to a medical friend. The spider disliked the journey and spun a hammock from the box corners, allowing itself to rest as comfortably as if in its natural habitat.
A Boston Transcript remark compares a horse with blinded senses to people who join an intimidating order. It suggests fear and overreliance on authority. The piece uses satire to critique blind obedience and public initiation rituals.
In a New York Sun report a hotel manager's wife describes being blamed by hotel guests for every flaw from murky water to bad fish and missing towels. She says guests treat her as a general kicks bureau and resents her even when she cannot influence hotel operations. She notes her husband merely whistles the tune Somebody Has Got to be the Patsy.
A story from Chicago Tribune recounts an Irish painter dropping green paint on a sidewalk. A passerby asks meaning and a boy quips the broken surface shows “a hemorrhage.” An Englishman responds that blood is red, mocking Irish stereotypes.
A Highland minister pilots a boatload of ladies toward a landing while a squall erupts. One girl jumps up asking anxiously where they are going, provoking a stern retort about her upbringing from the minister.
E W Swank former conductor for the Mexican National recalls his Isthmus of Tehuantepec sojourn tasting iguanas snakes and monkeys. He describes peculiar dishes and the harsh diet before returning to Mexico City and civilization.
A New York men’s attire dealer placed a German nurse’s name on his business card to forward letters for his ailing wife. The envelope bore the address care of James Broome, 2886 Bowery, New York, with a note “six shirts to order, $9” and a promise of refunds if unsatisfactory, revealing a quirky domestic ploy.
Ontario official Mr Southworth says work is ready in agricultural districts for hundreds of men yet he cannot recruit them. Immigrants and unskilled workers in Montreal Toronto and smaller Canadian cities seek odd jobs to survive. The old problem of preferring city life despite rural opportunity echoes in London Paris New York.
A professor notes the ancient Chaldeans wrote letters on bricks. Mr Graball savagely endorses the idea. The courier journal quips about sending a girl’s letters back to a mate to repurpose them for a doghouse.
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