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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 11, 1900
Page
3
The speaker recalls a faded romance ending after a quarrel. The beloved lists gifts to part with including a feather fan, sapphire ring, true love bow sachet, songs, jeweled crescent, and Ruskin's Ethics of the Dust. She asks to keep the cockatoo, noting it will remind her of Reginald when he is spiteful.
Jane Jardine bows to vanity chasing the Jardine jewels while Margaret’s steady love for Stuart Cameron tests the bonds of family. Ed Jardine’s fake jewels and Jane’s marriage sour over time as truth about wealth and worth comes to light in this Chicago Tribune fiction excerpt.
A former justice of the peace recounts a gambling case where a charged youth paid a on the spot fine after an apparently conclusive verdict. The defendant asked for counsel on how the judge would have ruled if the situation included a police threat and a high stakes bluff. The judge replies that he would have stayed with the defendants even with the gallows in sight.
The World notes that in Cacoma Washington the first settlement built a church but lacked a bell tower so a tall ivy colored fir became the improvised tower. The bell sits atop the tree which, by calculation, dates back to Columbus era, making it the oldest bell tower in America.
Notes from the Paris Exposition praise Singer Manufacturing Company of New York for the celebrated Singer Sewing Machine. The display in Group XII, Class 79 earned the Grand Prize for design and efficiency, echoing Chicago World’s Fair success with 54 awards. Readers urged to visit local Singer rooms.
Wm H Mills reports from Paris on California's exhibit at the 1900 exposition. He praises the Mariposa Grove panorama as unmatched and notes French fruit associations seek insight into California climate, irrigation, and cultivation. Mills asserts California could be the orchard of the world, with forests, prune orchards, and large crops showcased to impress observers.
An Atlanta Constitution reader reports a humorous dialogue in which a poet proclaims recent sonnets and an ode for a state fair. The wife offers playful exclamations about beefsteak, lard, and molasses as the couple mulls genius and daily life.
Ada jokes about a doctor's behavior during the ceremony, noting he felt her pulse when the ring was exchanged and asked her to put out a beacon. Elsie responds that the doctor is lovely yet absent minded, and Ada quips that he won't do the latter again in the Spare Moments piece.
A Wassahickon butcher’s dog carries a basket to the baker each morning and always returns with 13 rolls. After a day of receiving only 12 the baker suspects deceit and watchers the dog as it travels home. The dog enters a yard en route, implying a hidden supply source altering the count.
Grandmother sits knitting as girls dream of unlimited wealth. She quips that even riches cannot prevent dropped stitches, noting the moral remains regardless of wealth. The tale ends with grandmother shelving the lessons for the girls to take to heart.
Prof Ernst Hackel of Jena plans a winter expedition to Celebes and Java to examine fossil apes and argue for a missing link between monkeys and humans. The piece recalls Darwin and notes risks faced by researchers in distant lands while citing other explorers who endured captivity to study primates.
A stray dog lures a mother dog from her puppies by offering a roll in its mouth. The visitor returns repeatedly, allowing the mother to fetch food for herself, and since then the dog has brought home 13 rolls to the kennel to feed the family.
A Golden Days essay contrasts gorilla and chimpanzee traits with a tale of two boys. Jim’s quick, bold action after a nut purchase leads to wealth in Colorado while Joe remains poor, illustrating how nurture and timely decision make the difference between success and stagnation. The piece frames instinct, upbringing, and opportunity in a moralistic, period voice.
The piece outlines how Dixie's Land was composed in 1859 by Daniel Emmett for Bryant's minstrels, inspired by the phrase I wish I was in Dixie heard during tent tours. It quickly became popular in New York and across the nation, with Mrs. John Wood performing it in New Orleans in 1860 and a local publisher adapting it without the composer’s authorization, fueling Southern sentiment in the city.
A Georgia writer from Dooly county seeks a reader to interpret a poem about ten yards long. He spent six months and two hours composing it and offers one dollar a day until completion, requesting a prompt reader who will not take too long. Atlanta Constitution.
A brief note reflects on the typewriter girl as a disagreeable figure, capturing a clipped opinion in a curt newspaper voice. The passage suggests social tension around a poised yet unfriendly character within a domestic or office setting.
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