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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 21, 1914
Page
8
IBWS notes a long, arduous journey from central Asia to the United States as the coast of Asia closes. The traveler faces many perils and torturing conveyances, spending weeks or months before reaching the wild realm of the oriental cowboys who once ruled the world.
A long digressive piece links Russia and Yuan Shikai to Mongolian autonomy, the Khutukhta of Urga, and Buddhist church politics. It portrays Tsarist influence, Russian officials pressuring the Khutukhta, and looming excommunication by the Dalai Lama amid claims of decadence and worldly ties.
A reflective piece traces explorers and settlers who blaze tracks then die in obscurity. It contrasts successful elders building in Melbourne and Sydney with failed sons sent abroad, and recalls a Native American myth about the sun and its daughter to illustrate cultural memory.
Constance Bennett, a young woman described as fair-haired and pretty, ascends an 85 foot pole atop the Equitable Trust building in Wall Street for a daring stunt. Thousands watch from surrounding skyscrapers as she climbs slowly 420 feet above street level, creating a tense scene for onlookers. The Singer Building tower is visible in the left background.
A Parisian price surge alarm describes a League of Parisian Consumers formed to curb living costs. Bakers charge 18 to 20 cents for a four pound loaf and six cents per pound for bread, with other necessities الأسعار high. The manifesto argues tariffs and duties are not the sole cause and urges older tradesmen to save customers by accepting smaller profits.
Indian theatres keep late shows running until four or five in the morning. The Times of India notes this is not due to play length but to tram service, which does not start until five. Spectators arrive from distant villages and object to paying gharry hire, yet expect entertainment until trams begin.
A herd stampeded over a fifty foot cliff resulting in twenty six cattle killed or hurt. An old calf survived uninjured after plunging from the ledge. The cattle were being moved to summer pasture by men in the Anatone district when the animals bolted and fell. The drivers retrieved the remainder.
British lifeboat crews tested a minutely perforated oil bag to dampen breaking seas in rough, shallow water. Containing a tin of thick oil and oakum, the device is towed from the weather side and smashed by the coxswain. Worthing tests in very rough weather were reported as satisfactory by the National Lifeboat Institution.
A Lancashire railway station scene features a newspaper boy on the platform and two young Scotch soldiers en route to Liverpool. They argue about football scores with the boy, boasting a local club had defeated the Scotch club, while one soldier shouts a defiant Bannockburn retort.
A historical note discusses pellagra and stable flies, questioning insect transmission and who carries the disease among buffalo and other animals. The text reflects early 20th century debate on illness vectors.
Instructions describe crafting a boomerang from two light hardwood pieces fourteen inches long thirteen and a half inches wide and a quarter inch thick. Nails are driven to form a center joint and bent to secure. A diagram shows throwing technique and notes a light wind aids proper flight returning near the thrower.
Washington hosts a council crowning the Boy Scout reform claim with 300000 youths under 7000 masters. The movement emphasizes daily kind acts and civic duties, praising Scout laws and school endorsement for camp knowledge, physical training, and moral training across communities.
Fragmentary notes describe a small fishing village recalled as a horseshoe inlet near Nairn. The text hints at a place once named with varied spellings and unclear origins, mentioning pitches, fares, and local memory without a clear event or date.
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