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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1903
Page
3
A nostalgic verse fragment recalls returning to childhood scenes a dusty lane old house and green fields. The speaker longs for a single glimpse of misty mornings dew glow sparrows wildflowers and the old fashioned well. The poem captures yearning for the past.
Dorothy Winters, the defiant yet beloved younger sister in a scholarly family, secretly longs to be literary and eventually discovers her talent in drawing. After years of neglect, a dinner invite to rising artist Henry Page Esmond leads Dorothy to reveal herself, transforming her role from domestic to artist and earning family admiration.
The piece recounts John Brown's Kansas influence and his 1859 Harper's Ferry raid. It notes Brown's plan for a refuge station for runaway slaves, the nighttime seizure of the arsenal, Col. Lee's Marines arrival, Brown's barricaded group, the deaths of two of his sons, and his execution at Charlestown, Virginia, on December 2, 1859.
The piece reports Belfast as a Christian Endeavor leader with more societies per population than London. Princeton University catalog shows 1,382 students, 108 faculty, and 256000 volumes. It notes Dr Dobbs on church sleep as carbonic dioxide. Harvard records a year end surplus of 955003.24 and receipts of 4788956.47. Williams allows accelerated two year college work, Capen at Boston Latin marks 50 years, Miss Harriet Caryl long serving. Immanuel church Chicago, oldest Swedish Lutheran, marks golden jubilee with 2000 members and 1500 Sunday school, two pastors in 50 years. An album for King Oscar will document rebuilding after the Chicago fire.
Philadelphia Press notes a playful exchange where Chumley claims birth in Italy. when asked how long to roast peanuts, he admits ignorance, exposing the lie as a humorous blunder.
A mosaic of lighthearted humor and social quips from multiple papers. Jests about kissing, art talk, undying love, traveling theater press work, and a concert conductor prompt a string of witty exchanges.
During a scorching week Bishop Henry C Potter hosted a distinguished English churchman at his North Washington Square home. A handpower freight elevator carried a rheumatic guest upward as two young men hauled ropes, until the question rose from below if the lift ran by water power, to which the reply whispered up, By perspiration power.
Central Louisiana’s Catahoula Lake near Rapides Parish hosts staggering wildfowl, from ducks to geese, cranes and brant. The area thrives with boat access and extensive reed edges, drawing seasoned hunters who boast large daily bags despite market hunters and noise from the wildlife.
Prof Milne spoke to the Royal Geographical Society on earthquakes noting two disturbance types continental and localized within 100 to 200 miles. He linked large faults to continental quakes and after- settlements to minor tremors, citing about 30,000 quakes annually felt across regions.
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