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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 23, 1898
Page
3
In rustic voice Joe Lincoln pledges support for a renewed national effort using Yankee Doodle as a unifying anthem. He recalls battles from Yorktown to Appomattox and urges Americans to rally against foreign threats with the song’s patriotic cadence. He speaks from a Civil War era sensibility to mobilize readers.
In a tale of marriage and temptation, a husband recalls a promised secretary post that never came and a tiff over garden borders. His wife Edith defuses a confrontation with Arbuscula who exposes letters but is outmatched by Edith’s quiet strength and wit.
A reminiscence recalling a rowdy classroom with Thomas and Somebody Peter, a prediction that strict discipline would end the school, and a barbed note that a pupil named David imagined demerits would wipe out all lessons. The story, attributed to Robert J. Burdette in Ladies' Home Journal, spans generations.
In a Ladies' Home Journal piece Clifford Howes recalls Robert Browning kneeling at the doorway of the couple's England church after Elizabeth Barrett Browning's death. The image shows Browning as a mystic poet, the beloved of his wife, revered at their sacred spot.
In 1886 cyclists faced poor highways, yet wheelmen pushed for firm roads and, with lighter bikes and pneumatic tires, gained travel ease. The movement aligns public welfare with durable roadways, while advocating for accessible sidepaths to showcase rapid transport benefits and encourage broader improvements.
A practical study from a Journal of Agriculture shows that passing a current of cold air washed from dust improves milk quality. Air washed milk stays sweet for four extra days in well prepared bottles, supporting aeration and cooling as beneficial for butter makers.
Joseph Wilkins an oleomargarine dealer in Washington was fined 1500 dollars and sentenced to six months in jail for selling oleomargarine as butter. He had been arrested previously and allegedly offered 38,000 to influence prosecutions.
The Journal of Agriculture notes that beets can be worth more than factory use for dairy herds with no silos. Two acres per 10 12 cows may suffice as a feed crop. Raw roots, lightly processed, improve digestion and allow more grain. silage and beet refuse may be used but are variable in value.
The Ohio Farmer reports the chain cow stanchion is highly approved by dairymen for its restraint and cleanliness. It uses two round wooden stanchions three feet apart with 18 inch chains and a throat necklace to secure each cow with minimal motion. The design permits head movement, lying and rising, while preventing neighbor interference and keeping cattle in their designated stalls.
Farmers should make more cheese to cut feed costs and stabilize milk prices. Cheese provides a nutritious, cheap food and reduces the number of farmers selling milk at a loss. The practice is strongest among larger producers, while small operations with one or two cows use cheese least. American Cultivator notes past on farm cheese making.
Dairymen can win customers in small villages by preparing goods neatly. A well wrapped butter cake in parchment with a bright mark and owner’s name attracts buyers and builds lasting demand. A red ribbon around the wrapper aids sales of the wrapped cakes.
Selection of young sows for breeders emphasizes well developed stock with strong feeders. Well fed sows that develop rapidly are valued for passing vigor to offspring. Early maturity and a robust constitution are now the aims of swine breeders and feeders.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer tale describes an East end man who does odd jobs at home and, while lying beneath a porch, appears to threaten self harm with an auger. A woman on a adjoining porch misreads the scene until a hired girl confirms the gag in a comic escape.
A househunter asks if the area is quiet but the agent insists the street is the city’s quietest. They worry about Sunday morning newsboys and sleep, only to be told newsboys never come there, leaving the hunter to seek a different, livelier area.
Mrs. Nancy Lynn of near Goshen Indiana says Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People cured her heart neuralgia after two years of pain. She reports rapid improvement after one box and full cure after twelve, and notes doctors said the pills saved her life. The notice adds neuralgia forms include headache nervousness paralysis apoplexy locomotor ataxia and claims widespread cures.
A family visit ends with a child asking if prayers were said nightly. Sturgis replies he did not pray for a time, explaining he had a truly vacation, prompting a judge to remark on the incident in a concise, court-room tone.
An ad touts Grain-O as a non stimulating coffee substitute that nourishes and cheers without spoiling sleep. It claims Grain-O looks and tastes like coffee and suits nervous people young people and children. Available in 15 and 25 cent packages from grocers today.
The Atchison Globe ponders the purpose of the mosquito and the mosquito bar, questioning their usefulness and role in daily life. The quip reflects a light, local commentary style on a common nuisance.
An old Baltimore advertisement touts Piso's Cure for Consumption as saving doctors' bills. The note appears with the address ardy, attor kins Place, and is dated December.
The article notes military and naval leaders doubt the ability to blockade a vast coast and defend against invasion. It cites skepticism about naval and coastal defenses and suggests concern over impregnable sea lines and strategic reach.
A plea to farmers along the Chicago and North Western line in western Minnesota and South Dakota highlights a thriving farming region with growing wealth from crops and stock raising. Prospective buyers are urged to contact W. B. Kniskern at G P and T Aifth Ave Chicago for merger rates and opportunities.
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