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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1900
Page
6
The note recalls Theresa Mack daughter of the English vice consul at Athens who later married a Mr Black. Born 1799 she died October 31, 1875. The new census suggests average marriage age in the United States has risen steadily, roughly a fortnight per year, implying octogenarians may reach marriageable age someday.
Johanna a famed trained gorilla of Barnum & Bailey's circus died of pneumonia in Nuremberg Germany. She was valued at thousands of dollars and renowned worldwide for her training and performances.
Readers learn that Indian relics are now produced in regular factories, including one in a Wisconsin county. A secret process gives bones, pots, arrowheads and other items an ancient look for widespread sale.
A newspaper quip warns that a Chinese gentleman pursuing medical practice merely declares himself a doctor and charges about two cents per visit. If a patient dies despite his drugs and charms, the fault is not the physician’s.
A method uses liquid air on ships to freeze ammunition to several hundred degrees below zero, making magazine explosions nearly impossible even if a shell bursts in the magazine.
The New England coast reports a sudden drop in clam supply as demand soars. Large areas once rich in seed clams are now barren, raising fears of extinction from overharvesting.
Rest rooms for farmers wives are being established in some western towns. Located in business centers they are made cozy with chairs lounges books and magazines. Some offer tea for three cents a cup and they are sustained by women’s clubs or local merchants to draw trade.
The text explains that casting a shoe signifies new ownership in Israel. It notes Anglo-Saxon practice where a father hands the bride’s shoe to the groom as a sign of authority. In England and Scotland the throwing of an old shoe by the parents marks relinquishment of dominion over the daughter.
Alfred Harmsworth owner of the Daily Mail and 39 other papers is said to bid for the London Times. At 34 he is described as a newspaper wonder, rising from office boy 20 years ago to a fortune around 20 million dollars, driven by American methods in his publications.
A cave 30 miles south of Tucson in the Helvetia mine was found large and water filled. It measures 259 feet wide in places with 500 feet explored and shows copper lining. Rich ore has been taken out and a constant water flow is pumped for camp mining operations.
A German named Knipers has developed a potato pulp preparation that imitates cel luloid and will broadly replace ivory in button making and other goods. The piece notes inventors create substitutes for many items as shortages arise.
A newly patented telephone fire alarm system runs on magneto current and dry batteries. Once installed only fuse failures require repair, with quick fixes. Each fire district has its own wire and many telephones can connect to a district wire, linking houses and factories along the line for low cost protection.
The imperial board of health reports 22 confirmed leprosy cases in Prussia last year. Six suspected cases remain under observation and unconfirmed data points are under review, signaling growing public health concern across the empire.
A compact weekly roundup from Washington and across the nation summarizes notable events from the East West and South. It highlights key political developments economic shifts and social happenings in a concise newspaper style.
Public debt fell by 1 754 351 during October while the treasury held 287 005 032. Net debt stood at 1 104 402 320 with October coinage 9 608 610. National bank note circulation rose to 381 625 503. Receipts were 31 626 067 and expenditures 47 003 637, yielding a 3 632 430 surplus for growth. Shallenberger notes past FY expenditures at 47 160 598.
A compilation notes the sudden death of Dr. L W Reed at 72 in Norristown noting his 25 years as surgeon general of the Pennsylvania guard. It lists long lifespans and rapid events including George Washington Freeman Green's death near Hempstead New York and various financial and transport items.
A mixed wire of local tragedies and crimes. Henry B. Proctor, Kent County treasurer and Republican state senate nominee in Grand Rapids, died by suicide. Vincennes Cisalvo lost $2,500 to confidence men in Chicago. Joseph Biffert died at 92 in Peru Indiana, claiming he once saw Napoleon. Steamship St Paul arrived Seattle with 132 passengers and $100000 in treasure from Nome. Culver Military Academy suspended 103 for insubordination near Terre Haute. A Chicago shoe dealer’s stock was stolen. A P Upham, Chicago tea master, died by self-inflicted tea overuse. Baltimore & Ohio tracks near Tiffin ambush devices found before train. First message sent over government cable from St Michael to Nome. Memorial Baptist Church Chicago served dinner for 300. Aisie Smith, a Chicago stenographer, killed herself due to pride and need. Dynamite explosion at Berryberg WV coal mine killed 12 and injured two. Lucius M Drake and wife died from coal gas in Hastings Minnesota. Electric-car collision near Cleves injured 11. A mob roughs up two Dowie elders in Mansfield. Two killed, three injured in Southern Pacific freight wreck near Keswye California. Lloyd J Smith in Chicago acquitted on grain shipping receipts. Robbers steal $300 from Charles Peterson Bank in Benson Nebraska. Bank at Jackson Center Colorado robbed of $5500. Gas-filled room found dead: William Segelson in Chicago. Gen Randall reports order restored at Cape Nome by troops.
Foreign intelligence reports say the powers have answered the Anglo-German note with France and Russia making reservations like the United States on article 3. They will collect two lump sum indemnities from China and then divide as agreed. The Hague tribunal is mentioned with the report noting Prince sli.
The report notes mass aid to millions in Tamil India and British South Africa losses. It cites Lord Roberts may delay return, Boer revival threat, and Western powers seeking imperial concessions. Officials in Paotingfu executed for missionary outrages in China as Australia hints at a new federation capital. Germany crushes Boxers, Admiralty Islands violence, Portugal’s queen rescues a fisherman, a Rancho Del Chapo tannery loss, Chile’s emperor dangers, and American scouting dents Filipino insurgents.
Condensed late news notes report Minister Conger’s hopeful statements on progress toward a framework for talks with China. Other items include a Chicago pneumatic tube mail firm, free Christmas gifts for soldiers, Indiana population rise, and various obituaries and incidents across the U.S. and overseas.
A mixed race report notes most of Mexico’s population. The Missouri is claimed longer than the Mississippi by 200 miles. Oklahoma farmers complain of too much rain. A statistician cites 40 to 60 miles of hair on the average woman. Railroads serving St. Louis push for 1903 exposition labor. John Wanamaker reelected president of the Pennsylvania State Sabbath School association. Chinese viceroys urge punishment of Boxer leavers to save the empire. Medford Woman’s Club leaves the general federation over race questions. Bresci writes from New York of confinement in a damp well. Boer scouts commander Hassell predicts spring fighting. Islam census places Muslims at 196,500,000 with 15,000,000 in Turkey. James M. Lynch elected president of the International Typographical Union. Fairmount Park Philadelphia to build a Robert Morris statue costing 15000. Prof Hilprecht reports Babylonian library discovery at Nippur.
A cable from Gen. Wood reports the November 6 opening of Cuba's constitutional convention in Havana with strong pro United States sentiment. Delegates, meeting at the Marti theater, expressed harmony and satisfaction, proposing a committee to thank Gen. Wood and to telegraph gratitude to the U.S. president for support of Cuban liberty.
W J Linn shot and killed Mrs Shafer at her home near Lacon Illinois after a failed elopement with Shafer's wife. He fired at Shafer wounding him. Linn was arrested in Wyoming and jailed in Lacon amid talk of lynching.
Antwerp reports Anton Hamilton who wheels his wife and children in a bath chair on a Vienna to coast trek while pursuing a 250 day wager with an American paper. He left Vienna September 12 and sails to New York this week. In Washington the Supreme Court upholds Louisiana tax limit on refiners, backing home product policy.
Four thousand students stormed Dr John Alexander Dowie’s Monday night address in Edinburgh. Mounted police restored order as crowds dispersed amid disorder. Dowie claimed to be born in Edinburgh and educated at the university and attacked doctors and medical students as fools.
The St. Louis Transit company and the Suburban company subscribe 25,000 to the local world's fair fund, the largest gift so far. The donation is expected to spur civic pride and help reach the 5,000,000 goal.
A dispatch from Pietermaritzburg reports The Times of Natal says Lord Roberts’s return to England may be postponed for several weeks.
Washington dispatch states an executive order now allows Christmas presents and souvenirs sent by soldiers in China to friends in the United States. The Samoa privilege and the Philippines had a similar prior extension, with the change noted as of now.
Washington reports minister Con ger says progress is satisfactory on a basis for negotiations with the Chinese government. The ministers review punishments and key points. The Russian minister joins in harmonious talks, with no direct dealings yet with Beijing. Berlin notes daily conferences and telegraphic coordination among powers.
News from New York reports Russia will place orders next year for five new battleships with American shipbuilders, contracts totaling over 20 million dollars. Joseph Spencer Kennard, a Paris exposition commissioner, disclosed the plan after arriving aboard the Touraine.
In Toronto on November 6 a parade honoring South African volunteers caused multiple deaths and injuries. Eliza Magee, 70, died after being knocked down by a buggy. Jennie Theckel, 18, died from head injuries after a falling board. George Shaughnessy broke both legs and suffered internal injuries. Charles Taylor, assistant chef at Queens Hotel, lost a hand from a giant firecracker.
Prince Khilkoff, Russia's railways minister, rejects a leading German paper's claim that Russia will build a line from Samarkand to Hankow via the Kashgar valley or any other route. He says mountains make it impractical and the project would cost billions, possibly feasible only a century hence.
Census announces Indiana will reach 2,516,462 residents, up from 2,192,404 in 1890, a gain of 324,058 or 14.7 percent. Florida shows 528,542 people, up from 391,422 in 1890, a gain of 137,120 or 35 percent.
J A Halverson president of the Sunshine Orphans School at Auburndale near Marshfield Wisconsin was killed Monday when he was run over by a Wisconsin Central passenger train.
Three people died from injuries after a railroad wreck near Keswick on Sunday morning. James Hart of Charter Oak Tas died Sunday night. One other victim was identified as E.12 Bowen of Castle Rock, Wash, with another fatality still unrevealed.
The piece argues oppression of Chinese immigrants by foreign powers fuels tensions, while urging relief from digestive woes through Hostetter's Stomach Bitters. It promises to restore overall bodily tone, prevent nervousness and insomnia, and encourages readers to try the remedy.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes a friend returning from Lapland where locals rely on reindeer. He claims people depend on reindeer while she attributes the aid to snow, illustrating a light exchange about local life.
Winter Tourist Tickets to Florida are offered with direct Cincinnati connections to Port Tampa and Miami. The notice promises comfortable travel over a rock ballast road with fine scenery and meals a la carte, urging readers to request printed matter and quotes from W. C. Rinearson, General Passenger Agent in Cincinnati, Ohio.
The Big Four will sell round trip tickets to Washington at one and one third fare for the National Grange meeting on November 1 and 2. Scenic route via Cincinnati and the Chesapeake and Ohio By. For rates and naps, contact J. C. Tucker GN A 234 Clark St Chicago.
In a Chicago Tribune quotation Uncle Allen Sparks counsels a young man to strive for the top of the heap in football. The urging emphasizes ambition and leadership on the field.
This notice promotes Jell-O as a quick healthful dessert option. It claims two minutes preparation with no boiling or baking and cooling with boiling water. Flavors listed include Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry. Available at grocers for 10c.
A tramp, caught stealing a ride, warns a brameman that if forced off the train he will boycott the road and never ride it again, as reported by the Indianapolis News.
An old medical ad claims Lane's Family Medicine keeps bowels moving daily and supports the liver and kidneys. It promises health improvements, targets headaches, and lists prices at 25 and 50 cents.
The text offers a mix of sayings and promotional lines. It includes a remark that men are born ignorant, a Putnam Faye dye advertisement claiming simple boiling suffices, and a note on sword duels with a balanced view. The fragment resembles a miscellany page with aphorisms and product pitches.
Maude notes that Alice says she married him because he was different from other men she knew He recalls that he proposed to her. The local column captures this brief social exchange from Town Topics.
An advertisement touts relief for rheumatism sciatica neuralgia and more with 5 Drops a remedy. It offers a free trial bottle on receiving postage stamps and prepaid mail options. Large 300 dose bottle sold for $1.00 by mail or express.
A terse recruitment notice offers agent positions for Swanson Rheumatic Cure Co located at 160 Lake Street in Chicago. The brief ad provides no extra details beyond location and job type.
A brief Indianapolis News item quotes a playful exchange about a Paris trip. The dialogue suggests long stays in the French capital and joking remarks about being seen as regular parasites by some locals.
An ancient health ad claims Cascarets Candy Cathartic cure all ailments by correcting bowel function. It promises painless, natural movements and a start price of 10 cents, warning buyers to beware of imitations and noting the genuine metal box packaging with C. O.0 stamp.
Stoughton and Manhattan exchange wry remarks about the previous night's banquet. The transcript notes one party admitting heavy drinking before the speaking portion began, highlighting a moment of unintended humor and social humor in Boston.
Homeseekers tickets good for one fare plus 2.00 for a round trip to nearly all US points on the first and third Tuesdays of October November and December. Return valid within 21 days from sale. Inquiries to any Great Western Agent or F H Lord Chicago.
A reflective note quotes a line about aging and usefulness from the Chicago Daily News, contemplating a man looking down on life from a higher perch and the sense of fading relevance before the crowd.
Jell-O the new dessert pleases the family with flavors Lem on Orange Rassberry and Strawberry. Available at grocers for 10 ets. Also includes light quotes and notes from local columns about sea bathing beliefs and a nickname story from Atchison residents.
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