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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1900
Page
3
The excerpt cites Hall's Catarrh Cure with a cash reward offer for deafness caused by catarrh and promotes Hall's Family Pills. It also includes verses and quotes about clever humor and a testimonial praising Piso's Cure for Consumption, attributed to John E. Boyer in Indiana in February 1900.
A Baltimore American line notes a business maxim about sticking to one line and asks what happens if a palmist is involved. The aside hints at a humorous clash between trade discipline and fortune telling.
An old advertising jingle notes a drug combination marketed by AU druggists with a money back guarantee if it fails to cure a cold. The line ends with a 25 cent price and a proverb about judging a horse by its harness.
A Washington letter honors Dr J W Bischoff the blind organist who has directed music for 25 years. The piece praises his concerts at the Congregational church notes his family, his wife Mrs Bischoff and his impact on church music and American musical culture in the capital.
Dr J W Bischoff known as the Blind Organist of Washington fosters city choirs. He started An Evening with the Choir at his church, a bi monthly program featuring fine anthems and solos by his quartet. Born in Chicago, he became totally blind at age two after losing sight. He studied at the Wisconsin Institute for the Blind and with maestros Ludden Bassini and Creswold in London.
A long tribute by Senator Davis and Dr. Fry extols Dr. Bischoff, a blind organist, for his musicales and community work. The piece portrays his resilience, charity, and leadership despite blindness, urging others to follow his example of faith and purpose.
A Chicago Post quip features a revivalist and a man exchanging lines about obtaining religion with humor. The man claims to have "133 pounds" and the revivalist counters with "138 pounds" as the gag hinges on the excess weight of religious conversion. The exchange ends noting the man "married it."
A Yonkers Statesman cartoon excerpt about a dialogue on babies grabbing hair and males growing out of the habit. The strip features Mrs and Mr Crimsonbeak discussing the behavior as babies instinctively reach for hair and males later stop.
A Fiji chief asks a Boston missionary for any final requests before a ceremony. The missionary answers simply to add a few beans to the pot, a quiet personal plea amid the ceremonial moment as described in Harlem Life.
Senator Cushman K Davis of Minnesota, chairman of the foreign relations committee, rested well after a night of improved condition. Doctors say a further operation may help but amputation is not needed, following a slight procedure on his injured foot. Dr. Murphy arrived for consultation and the team reported continued improvement.
A collage of jokes and quips from period papers, featuring lines about thunder wallpaper, misused language, burglar encounters, romantic misunderstandings, courtroom banter, and a classroom quip about a greater power than a king. Notable lines include Ephraim on thunder, a burglar’s nonchalant badge, and a playful reply from a boy about an ace.
Wheeling West Virginia hosted a unique pre election parade in honor of Mrs Catt with about 2000 marchers. More than 30000 spectators lined the streets to view the humorous costumes as parties united in support amid protests by real suffragists.
An explosion occurred Monday at the Winchester Repeating Arms dryhouse in New Haven Connecticut. The walls were blown out and window lights in adjacent buildings shattered. No one was inside the building and few workers were in other shops as the blast happened at noon.
Washington Nov 6 Adjt Gen Corbin will take a month leave of absence to recuperate his health strained by three years of Spanish war preparations. He sails from New York on the 14th aboard the American liner New York to Southampton and plans to return to resume duties by mid December. He will spend a week each in London and Paris.
In Chicago on November 6, Judge Vail granted a decree in favor of the central stock and grain exchange. The temporary injunction allowing the exchange to quote board quotations since July 1 was made perpetual, ending the board of trade’s long legal challenge.
Journeyman plumbers in Pittsburgh return to work after an Oct 1 strike ends with a compromise. Both sides concede to resolutions that end the work stoppage.
Paris dispatches report port Said to Marseilles papers that the Dutch cruiser Gelderland must reduce speed due to illness aboard a crew member, affecting its sailing schedule.
A column traces chess from India to Persia and Europe, noting ancient references and royal fascination. It recalls Louis XIII playing chess while riding, John Frederick of Hanover continuing a game on news of execution, and contrasts U S political stability with changing continental powers.
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