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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 04, 1900
Page
3
A brief poem fragment describes a child as a small student of life with sweet eyes and golden brown hair. The speaker reflects on learning together, the child’s fresh thoughts lifting their own, and the urge to solve life’s grave problems through shared lessons.
An army chaplain arriving with a regiment in intense heat fails to win the men over. Private Loxton faces punishment after disorder in church, prompting whispers and growing mischief. The padre, warned by the color sergeant, contemplates a quiet talk, but Loxton deserts to the jungle with intent to harm officers, while the padre contemplates his own judgment and salvation.
In a jungle confrontation Private Loxton holds a padre at gunpoint after a long stand off. The padre pleads five minutes to speak and earns a vow from Loxton not to shoot him. After a dramatic exchange the padre agrees to swear the shooting was an accident if needed, then faints.
Private Loxton enters the orderly room a defiant prisoner and leaves a humbled man. He vows to honor a dying padre and becomes the padre's devoted orderly. The padre miraculously recovers enough to be shipped to England while Loxton stays to serve out his final year and seek salvation.
In Canada fattening stations, poultry destined for export to England is prepared to fetch top prices. Farmers supply chickens weighing roughly 3 1/4 pounds live, selecting breeds with white or pale legs and paying about 52 cents per pair. Birds are kept in lattice coops and fed ground oats and grain mix.
Prairie Farmer notes the waste of straw on average farms in the west as many stacks rot or are discarded. It urges proper handling from feeding roughage to mulching soil, hay sheds, windbreaks, and fertilizer when rotted. Straw has value for cattle feed and soil enrichment.
An Orange Judd Farmer note explains a 12 bird shipping case method. Birds were starved 24 hours then killed by neck wringing, plucked but not drawn, with a two inch feather ring near the head. Costs totaled 1.08 dollars per pair, selling price 1.76 dollars.
Practical guidance on caring for work horses covers daily rations for morning noon and night using corn oats and hay, pasture access at night, necessity of green feed, and humane gentle training. Advice includes breeding mares for resale, nonuse after late gestation, and generous feeding to sustain mares and foals.
A practical article urges farmers to market hens by age, selling the two year olds after summer and culling older birds. It notes most old hens are unprofitable, suggests marking for easy separation, and warns winter profits drop due to nonproducers. An advertisement for GRAIN-O coffee substitute follows.
The Farmers' Voice notes fall blooms such as golden red varieties yield honey with a rich golden color and excellent flavor. It contrasts natural nectar honey with sugar-fed honey which lacks the distinct taste and is sometimes called artificial.
Article advises preserving wooden wheel felloe tires with a hot oil bath annually. Suggests a four by six inch pan with a rounded bottom for heating oil to treat wheels.
A short note urges use of insect powder on hens as a timely remedy for winter molt. It claims powder aids laying when hens are not yet fully moulted and eager to resume egg production.
A description from J. L. Irwin of Ohio explains shaping a wheel as a firepit improvised in a fireplace. Oil is poured in and the wheel is heated before insertion and turned slowly with a stick through the hub to hold position. Two men can work quickly and well.
A discovery of great interest to veterinary science has been communicated to the Academy of Medicine by M Lienniere a leading scientist on veterinary subjects. The finding promises to reduce cattle losses by thousands yearly as a pest from Texas fever is addressed. The report comes from Paris Sepentes.
The piece notes a significant Paris exposition feature and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a guaranteed cure for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and nervousness. It urges sufferers to try the remedy with assurance of real benefit and system-wide toning effects. The Ram's Horn comment adds a quip about ambition.
The New York Central Passenger Department releases the first five thousand of the third half million edition of A Message to Garcia. The cloth bound volume includes sketches of Rowan Garcia and Hubbard with portraits, eight pages of press extracts, and notes from educators and employers.
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine claiming it ensures daily bowel movements for health. It is described as gentle on the liver and kidneys and said to cure headaches. The price is listed as 25 and doc.
A remark from the Atchison Globe notes that strong presence often earns modest honors, such as serving as marshal of the day at a county fair. It highlights the value of visible roles over higher titles.
The Atchison Globe quotes criticism that Carter's Ink is inferior to better writing inks and calls misrepresentation and exaggeration simple lying. The note mocks low quality ink and contrasts it with proper writing materials.
A collection of vintage medical ads notes Hall’s Catarrh Cure as constitutional and 75c. It promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets 25c with refund if ineffective. Includes endorsements for Piso’s Cure, Hale’s Honey of Horehound, Pike’s Toothache Drops, White’s Yucatan Gum, and Putnam Faveress Dres.
A historical advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the sole female oriented kidney remedy. It cites letters from women like Miss Enya Frederick and Mrs Beetha Ofee praising relief from fatigue weight loss and other female ailments. A $5000 reward offers to authenticate genuine letters.
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