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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 13, 1898
Page
3
Poem reflecting a mother’s choice not to join crowds to cheer soldiers returning home from Cuba. She recalls her son James leading the march, the pride and tears at the curb, and notes a grave on the Cuban shore. The piece ends affirming only the absent mother will miss the homecoming.
Hudson Brown Harper realizes his romance with Edna Roberts was a passing fancy after a Milwaukee excursion steamer trip. The crowd’s revelry contrasts with his dampened mood as he recalls Edna’s flirtations and the budding conflict between desire and maturity.
In a Chicago Daily Record excerpt, Hudson gawks at Edna as she chats with a companion. He fantasizes heroism and romance aboard the boat, then intrudes with a plan involving a cigarette and a rescue, only to be derailed by a rival and an onlookers’ scorn. Edna’s companionhood and a scolding alter the mood, ending with Edna guiding Howard away in disappointment.
A seven year old named Harold greets a bashful country couple at the parsonage door. The amused boy ushers them in and the pair discuss marriage as the family notes the couple’s intent and playful remarks.
Crown Indiana Oct 5 Fourteen houses in Lowell's business district were destroyed by fire Tuesday. The losses are placed at about 40000 with limited insurance. Nichols opera house post office Waters drug store Vaint building Hayward studio Gersham tailoring Spindler store Lowell Record printing Hacker saloon Deaths hardware and military store and other property were among the structures burned.
Noblesville Indiana reports the incorporation of Home Gas & Water Co of Cicero. Incorporators are William Michel William H Roney Emil Dietz George J Hall and William J Case. Capital stock 15000. Directors plan a gas plant this fall and a water works system in spring with leases on 1000 acres of undeveloped gas territory to the west.
In Musciz, Indiana John Fimple reports a prank of lightning striking his house and a nearby fruit storage. The bolt damaged a nantry filled with fruit, melted solder from a trest, and ruined peaches apples and pears as cans lost their lids whereas cherry cans held their tops more intact.
Edward Sail of Indianapolis admitted guilt to dynamiting fish in White River and is jailed in default of a 40 dollar fine and costs. He ran a fishing camp near Waverly last summer with visitors noted for ignoring fishing laws after Deputy Fish Commissioner Earl raided the camp and confiscated a 500 foot seine.
Scarlet fever epidemic prompts Royerton public schools to shut down by order of County Health Officer Dr. Cowing from Muncie. Westside and Congerville suburbs report many cases while the city itself remains untouched.
Mrs. Charles Howard was found dead in a woodshed in Indianapolis on Thursday with morphine indicating suicide. Her husband is dead and their young son was killed by a pistol in a companion’s hands about a year ago in Chicago.
October notices record renewal and reissue pensions for James M. Saulman Corydon Clinton Miller Madison and original widows minors. Amounts shown include Margaret Philabaum Coal Bluff and William M. Campbell heirs plus Mary A. Smith Franklin each receiving specified sums.
Struck by Train. Struck by Train in Struck by Train. The Pennsylvania road train No. S hit a buggy carrying Oliver Stevens Douglass Johnston and George Waldron of Carthage Ind at Keyhurstown Ind Oct 5 at 6 15 p m The two occupants Oliver Stevens and Douglass Johnston are not expected to live The horse was killed and the buggy wrecked.
In Diaxaprouis Indiana October 4 Lyndell J Luck a patient at the Central in Giana insape hospital hanged himself with a workingman’s apron He came from Marsha Clark county and was admitted February 18 19 suffering with epileptic mania
In Moone Indiana on October 7 farmers report a new cattle malady. Affects local herds with gum swelling and tenderness behind the teeth followed by tender hooves. Some observers attribute the illness to Canadian thistles in the cattle feed.
Ossoop Indiana October 7 Harry Carl fourteen of Old Milan bound over on a charge by Adie Lingo alleging assault on Jennie Abbott's six year old daughter. He pleaded guilty.
William H. Sanders a wealthy farmer from Sugar Creek township Rockville Ind became violently insane last Sunday and attempted to kill himself He will be sent to the insane hospital this week.
Gasoline explosion in the home of Mrs J K Stewart in Shelbyville Indiana caused a fire that destroyed the property and contents with losses put at 8000 dollars. Mrs Stewart suffered severe burns.
A garbled line from Havre Indiana notes the death of James Tolbert, aged 87, long time resident and former street worker. The fragment references an accident involving a switching engine and implies a fatal trauma but lacks clear, complete details. Further context is unavailable.
In Indianapolis on October 5 a gasoline jar, a gas jet, and a frisky monkey caused a fire in the Ingalls block. A blue flame ran along the ceiling, followed by flames and screams from Jodie the monkey. The colored servant fled, firemen saved the upper floor, and the monkey was rescued badly singed with total furnishings lost.
Smith Downey, 60, a longtime Ripley county resident, drank morphine for a nerve ailment and then smashed the bottle with an ax before revealing his intent to his family. He died a few hours later.
Frora Indiana October 7 William 4H Lenon reports a letter from a robber warning him to drop efforts to capture them or face further violence. The note claims origin in Cincinnati and was mailed to the chief of police there.
E. woon Ind Oct 6 Rev Vanness longtime resident in frail health is recovering. While addressing a religious gathering he suffered a coughing spell and expelled two hard substances resembling vehicles from his lungs. He is now improving after years of weakness.
Miss Maude McConnell, a devoted nurse at Camp Mount in Inpria Annarouis, Oct 5, has been moved to St Vincent's hospital after contracting typhoid fever. She cared for 20 fever patients in two weeks and 40 patients total from southern camps.
Shelbyville Indiana October 7 1904 Mrs J K Stewart residence in Fairland burned with contents loss estimated at 5500 pounds no insurance. Stewart living alone sustained injuries while fighting the flames and may die from them.
In Indiana on October 7 the Democratic state central committee chose M. Z Stannard of Jefferson County as candidate for supreme judge, replacing Judge Hackney who withdrew his name from the ticket.
Estie Jackson ten died after being stoned and followed home by bays on the way from school in Shelbyville Indiana. Police report no arrests have been made. The incident occurred several days ago and the victim was taken ill and died Tuesday from injuries.
The 7th Indiana Cavalry held its annual reunion in Dungxink on Wednesday and Thursday. A camp fire at the M. E. church Wednesday night featured Gen. J. Bog Shanks of Portland as the principal speaker.
The sixteenth annual Sith Indiana regiment reunion is set for Frankfort on October 15. The regiment fought in the last Civil War battle on May 18, 1865 near the Mexican border.
A man who identified himself as William Gordon was arrested for intoxication in Erwoop Indiana. He discarded several counterfeit nickels and police found a complete counterfeiting outfit at his alleged rendezvous.
Allen Adams, while attempting to catch mules in a pen, was kicked in the stomach by a mule and died about 20 minutes later at Danville. The incident occurred in October. Local authorities investigated the event.
Mornstown Indiana reports school opened after shuttering due to scarlet fever. Diphtheria exists in Guynneville and barber’s site in Freeport, both about three miles away.
Oct 5 report from Ind notes several business leaders traveled to Fort Wayne to attend a street fair event and discuss expansion plans with city officials and local merchants.
A Timber Gulch newcomer recounts experiences, including a harsh trip with Pete Jessup’s post trade in New Mexico. The tale features a crusty mule trek soon after a flask of rye shatters, leaves the narrator eating snow, and ends with a grim joke about making do.
The article outlines old fashioned dried corn and hulled corn as reliable storage. It describes drying by boiling the milked kernels, shaving from the cob, and air drying for two to three days, then packing in jars for two years. A Pennsylvania housekeeper adds oven drying with sliced kernels or milky pulp pressed from rows.
Select choice white heads, break into pieces and cover with scalding hot salt water. After ten minutes drain and pour a fresh hot brine over it. Drain on a towel, pack in a stone jar, and flavor with vinegar, mustard seed, cloves, cinnamon, and cayenne. When cold, cover with hot vinegar, stand overnight, then drain and pour syrup over. Top with nasturtium leaves, a plate and weight, keep in a cool dark place.
Fragmentary cooking note outlines carrot soup with stock onions carrots rice sugar salt pepper. Instructions mention boiling onion rice and carrots about twenty minutes until tender, with cited measurements and steps in a clipped period voice.
A French woman urges true grace in walking avoiding stiff strides and uneven steps, noting English girls’ stiffness. She cites Spanish and Italian practice of balancing weights on the head, teaching head balance with turning. Italian wells are sociales hubs for marriages, with rustic youths watching the well.
The text portrays Queen Amelie as progressive in spirit within a conservative monarchy. It notes her English upbringing and marriage to King Carlos I. The couple is described as happily married with a peaceful, affectionate royal relationship.
A new imported flannel evening wrap in chrysanthemum white with watermelon pink stripes and large chrysanthemum motifs. It features a high collar, silk frills, pink lining, and a matching white felt hat with ostrich plumes, offered as a stylish yet affordable luxury.
The NY Herald urges girls to study and repeat dancing to perfect their walks. It extols grace in movement as a beauty certain to attract husbands, noting the French as graceful walkers and urging immediate practice before appearance.
From the Nursing World guidance on flushing the eye use tear washing, lid manipulation, and a hair loop if needed. It also advises vinegar or lemon juice with water for embedded matter and promotes universal eye care supplies for travelers. The passage shifts to Queen Amelie of Portugal studying medicine to help King Carlos and funding a free Lisbon clinic for poor children.
The article advises dissolving pure white soap in boiling water with a pinch of soda then dipping ostrich feathers through the lather and guiding them by hand. Repeat until the lather is dirty, then rewash with clean lather, rinse in cold water, and blot dry with the feathers slightly blued.
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