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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1903
Page
7
A poem by J. M. Lewis printed in the Houston Post extols a grin as a welcome, easing grief and worry. It personifies the doorway signal as a cheerful greeting that invites nature, pleasure, and daily life to flow in. The verse urges maintaining a positive outlook to enter a world of beauty and calm.
Lieutenant Robert Emmett Kavanaugh plans a bold rescue on the eve of his deployment to Florida. After sending his prisoner to Chicago, he stalks a hotel to confront his beloved Norah Desmond and faces a potential court martial for neglect of duty if he fails to recapture the escaped man.
Write by W. T. Stead via Booklovers Magazine. He praises Dutch settlers as superior on land and in politics, claims they are better breeders of men, and argues South Africa will likely become a federation of Dutch self governing states, possibly under or outside the Union Jack depending on imperial policy.
A tailor criticizes turning up trouser bottoms as a sign of style. He argues it harms wear, noting it should only be done in muddy weather and with proper creases. He warns many men roll up trousers poorly and spoil their fit over boots.
Canada’s export trade per capita stands at two percent, indicating it is well behind our per capita export performance by comparison. This figure highlights a gap in international trade efficiency and economic momentum.
In a Chicago Record-Herald account set during wartime, Lieut Robert Emmett Kavanaugh faces arrest and possible two years for desertion after a failed escape. Norah Desmond’s aid to Polly’s mother earns praise, while Private James Spencer helps Kavanaugh’s escape plan. A year later Spencer and Polly wed as Kavanaugh reconciles.
John M. Palmer recalls a western town case where a man named Hoskins registered to vote with less than six months in Illinois. When asked about residency he claimed to have bills. the clerk accepted this as equivalent to six months, and Hoskins was added to the registration list.
A man seeking a city hall dog license resisted by gesturing at the counter and delaying until he could speak privately. Clerk Feldman improvised a name for the dog after the man’s wife’s odd terms, the man paid two dollars, and left grumbling as the crowd returned. Dr H H Rodman of New York, surgeon of the hospital ship Maine, received the British war office medals for the South African and China wars.
A Berlin scientist Ernest Ruhmer moves toward photophony or radiophony, transmitting articulate sound across water by light. Experiments near Berlin show voice signals up to nine miles, using selenium detectors and mirrors, with Bell’s photophone as a precursor.
The centrifugal railway known as looping the loop traces to 1846 with inventor Clavieres and tests in Le Havre. Paris music halls popularized it as thrill rides while public figures like Thiers and Damon attended trials. Barnum later attempted a circus debut, but a derailment halted further excursions.
A Washington Times piece outlines the daily absurdities faced by city health offices. Requests range from moving a dead cat to heat and water complaints, nuisance noises, and odd health observations in crowded flats.
A middle aged, plain business man asks Miss Wiseley to marry him and she replies she is practical too asking about his worth. The exchange features a auburn haired beauty and a practical-minded pair in a curt, humorous tone.
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