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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1899
Page
5
In London Tit-Lits a scene unfolds where Kit, dumped by Clarence, sorts and corrects his letters in red ink as a cruel joke. Eleanor and Daisy hear of the dramatic gesture, Kit’s reaction mixing heartbreak with sharp wit and sly triumph.
An exchange aboard a train features a Hyde Park man venting frustration at know it alls who argue about a French word and the Dreyfus trial. The other passenger admits such confrontations are tiresome and mocks overconfidence. The Chicago Times Herald cites the remarks.
A fragmentary Free Press item reflects on life meaning and perception. It muses that judgments may be flawed by appearance or mere prior presence and jokes about vanity, poverty, and charity with quirky proverbs and aphorisms.
A collection of terse, humorous and provocative quips from 19th or early 20th century papers. References to feminine identity, a blacksmith's trade, shoe sizes, grim statistics on self harm, and a noted dogged bloodhound anchor the eclectic clipping tone.
Doings of Squaw Creek Folk recount Abel Small rising to Liars' Club president after a tall tale of clams, lobsters, a whale, pirates, and near death. The community votes him to lead, while his wife urges him to confess, yet he clings to the yarn until a near-fatal illness.
A railroad worker describes the moments before the Wolf Creek bridge was swept away. He recounts backing up to telegraph the wreck and waiting for a wrecking train, while a division superintendent questions the romance of the incident and suspends the treman for blocking the road.
Mrs. Gazzam declines the Geezers' card party inviting note with wheeze and Mr. Gazzem comments on her playing enthusiasm. She says she cannot attend tomorrow night because she is hoarse and cannot speak above a whisper.
In a Town Topics snippet Hewitt refuses to delay an action claiming the rule doesn’t apply today while Jewett demands five dollars. The exchange highlights a conflict over timing and obligation.
A reminiscence describes inviting Puss Pilkington to a song recital she refused. The tale notes she sang What Is Home Without a Mother recently while her father revealed he had just married the comic, a detail highlighted by the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
A Detroit Free Press quotation shows Henry asking Ellen to protest two new telephone poles on the sidewalk. He replies he is drafting a vote of thanks to the company for not planting them in their front yard.
The wood roads movement started by the League of American Wheelmen aims to prove common roads are as vital as railways. It argues better roads cut transport costs, boost farm profits, and can pay for themselves within a few years through annual assessments.
The Journal of Agriculture notes peach trees should last about 25 years with proper care. Regular cultivation and feeding, biannual borers checks, and careful pruning when trees show decline can renew vigor and yield, with some trees reaching two decades or more.
A description of Rutty's patent macadam road scarifier in use in London. The machine resembles a plow with angled thick iron spikes that tear up the roadway as it is dragged behind a steam roller, replacing manual pickax work with mechanical action.
A St Louis Republic excerpt explains celery cultivation for vigor and yield. Prepare rich soil, space rows four feet apart, plant ten to twelve inches apart, thin if needed, water before transplanting, and keep weeds down. Some growers transplant twice for better roots. June to August timing suggested.
A Farm and Fireside note by Fred O. Sibley explains corner security for wire fences. Install a large straight corner post at least 30 inches deep, place brace posts six to eight feet away, connect tops with two by four scantling, and run double guy wires from brace posts to the corner post bottom.
The article notes huckleberries command high city demand with large regional receipts but warn of scarcity. It explains methods for domestication and future cultivation, including transplanting wild bushes in sand and loam and grouping young plants to form lasting patches. It suggests profit potential exceeds berries like blackberries and strawberries.
Farmers waste bone by throwing it away but it can be crushed into bone meal to feed young chicks and boost fruit tree and grape vine yields. A five dollar bone mill enables efficient processing, or bones can be crushed with a sledge or ax for immediate use as fertilizer in gardens.
An Agriculture Department study shows thinning fruit from apples peaches and plums raises total yield while reducing rot. Early thinning after fruit set yields the best practical results, and researchers advise starting immediately.
News from Paris notes a large international exhibit planned for the 1900 exposition. It also touts Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a guaranteed cure for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and nervousness with a promise of overall system toning.
A Detroit Journal passage quotes the defense attorney appealing to the jury. He argues the prisoner could not be a cool calculating villain and questions the motive of murder of his wife. The defense contends compassion from tears may sway verdicts and asserts lawyers aid justice.
Grain-O is presented as a delicious appetizing beverage to replace coffee. It is said to taste like the finest coffee when properly prepared, but without its injurious effects. Grain-O aids digestion and strengthens nerves, is not a stimulant, and benefits both children and adults. It costs about as much as coffee, 15 and 25 cents.
In the Chicago Evening News, Wilkins keeps cool amid heat by reading old papers that recount February’s blizzard. The tales of twenty-below zero chill him, offering a cheaper, quieter alternative to fans and ice.
A clipped newspaper quote from The Rival reflects a streetly exchange between Miss Simpkins and Mr Hopkins about propriety and photography. The remark implies social expectations and gendered dress norms in a humorous, era-tinged aside.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet It makes tighter New Shoes feel Easy Cures Corns Bunions Swollen Hot Callous Sore and Sweating Feet All Druggists and Shoe Stores sell it 25c Sample sent FREE Address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A brief exchange highlights a singer’s timbre while a pun on dining at a logging camp in the Cleveland Plain Dealer. The L. A. Bulletin notes dreamers as the world’s architects and dreamers as builders.
An advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy with a price noted as 7dec. The copy implies a consumer health product present in the periodical.
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