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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1904
Page
7
A reflective personal note recalls childhood dynamics with a friend who was always right. The speaker admits fault, acknowledges the rival’s kindness, and admits enduring resentment at perpetual correctness. The passage explores rivalry, forgiveness, and evolving affection.
In 1874 a seminary student travels from Fletcher hall to Bakersville Vermont to fill a Sunday pulpit. A panther on Brigham Island and a flooded covered bridge add danger and drama as Mrs Wilbur aids the narrator. A rescue by a farmer yields the panther hide and lasting friendship.
An extract from The Queen's Quairie paints Mary Queen of Scots as strikingly beautiful and sharply cut, noting her chin lips and pale complexion. The passage admires her neck shoulders and small feet, suggesting a poised, desirous aura and a perceptive gaze.
A Chicago Inter Ocean reporter records a grizzled veteran recalling Civil War bombardments at Gauley Bridge in 1861. He notes how soldiers feared early artillery, describes Confederate guns on steep hills, and recalls daily shelling with no injuries amid steady orders from the general.
A Civil War era tale from Judge Virginia describes Mayfield Riser of Dickson County Virginia feigning a hog among guard lines at Lorwell County to escape. After creeping past sentries he reformed into a man and joked about outgrunting the hogs.
A lively graceful girl, bold in manners, quick gestures, fearless spirit. At this hour she is nineteen years old and recently widowed, not yet two months.
Andrew Carnegie recounts Walt Whitman’s tale of earning $75 a month under George Childs whom Whitman served by riding streetcars and learning which drivers lack overcoats. He then informs Childs so coats can be provided, a humble yet helpful occupation.
A mother questions whether a baby should lie on his right or left side after feeding, debating medical guidance. She asks Jane to confirm from a book, reflecting in modern education’s tendency to create uncertainty even in daily care.
A London World report tells of a Chinaman who found three dogs asleep on his teak and marble couch. He whipped them and drove them out. The next night the dogs lay on the floor but the couch felt warm, so he whipped them again. On the third night they sat before the couch blowing to cook it.
The scene follows Captain Fee urging his spirited horse along a Confederate firestorm as he gallops toward camp. Soldiers cheer his arrival while batteries across the river join in, mocking bombardments and declaring the enemy unable to hit a man and horse in such favorable odds.
A Washington Star quip asks about luck with cars and replies that the vehicle’s repairs have kept it from accidents, adding the tongue in cheek statement that luck has been excellent due to constant maintenance.
The Washington Star notes a shift as Germany raises new arms interests. The German emperor buys racing yachts while the czar searches for warships, signaling a move away from earlier calls for universal peace.
A brief comic item features dialogue about a man in a picture puzzle. Spinster Aunt laments years of unsuccessful efforts to find a man, highlighting lighthearted social humor in a column.
In 1861 in Illinois a meeting to raise a company drew a large crowd. Jacob Blackwell hesitated until his wife whispered she would not stay if he did not enlist. He joined, proved a first class soldier, and returned home with an honorable discharge and their baby supported by his pay.
Mr. W T Reeves recalls a family mare that learned to fear messages about Yankees from the Confederate era. He notes the mare would bolt when those words were spoken and once knocked him from the saddle, leading him to avoid mention of Yankees thereafter.
A historical note claims the Sahara desert covers three times the area of the Mediterranean Sea. The statement presents a dramatic comparison of two vast regions to illustrate scale.
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