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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
5
A fragment from Chambers' Journal recounts a longing for a western home and river while a satirical Washington Star exchange captures Mr. and Mrs. Jobson debating literary taste. The scene blends nostalgic verse with critiques of novels and a clerical reading choice.
A couple argues over reading habits and church devotion. Mrs Jobson defends a novel as harmless while Mr Jobson questions its moral value and challenges her Sunday discipline and religious commitments.
An old admiral aboard a ship demanded a 13 gun salute and refused to answer the 12 gun volley. After a shoreboat inquiry, a solitary gun later fired and the salute was returned, ending his quarrel over counts.
A Yonkers Statesman quip notes police closures of barber shops on Sundays. The exchange implies quiet enforcement by police and public reaction to restricted business hours.
A terse notice outlines a request for a new American drama to be produced, described with a brogue in a managerial inquiry. The brief emphasizes a fresh stage work and a focused casting approach.
In Chicago vacant lots fuel a rich autumn sport scene with youth football baseball and hockey teams on every block. West Side youths near National League Park prize baseball while neighborhood pennants draw crowds and future ballpark gate receipts. Golf lacrosse croquet handball tag and I spy also attract players from rich and poor classes.
Chicago's football boom spreads from the University of Chicago to medical and dental schools, preparatory schools, and city high schools. Marshall Field seats fill for games, boosting local interest and demand for footballs as a Chicago factory reports producing over 2,000 bladders daily and fast outstripping supply.
A Chicago feature notes the autumn golf craze among wealthy boys on the North South and West sides. It contrasts lavish upbringing with the rough play near the Lake Shore District and suggests the campy bunkers from wreckage and sand heaps foster skill. It also highlights the Art Institute opening its twenty second year. 2000 students enrolled. Bohemian atmosphere. future artists from the basement studios.
The Chicago Water Tower once a city icon is now overshadowed by skyscrapers. Once crowded with visitors and climbers it stands vine wrapped and quiet in a changing skyline. The piece also notes brief biographical tidbits on figures like the prince of Wales and William A. Clark, plus assorted remarks on actors, explorers, and politicians.
A dialogue fragment from the Washington Star quotes Meandering Mike and Plodding Pete discussing income and attitude toward the world. The speakers exchange lines about livelihood, with one favoring ease and generosity over striving for wealth.
A Chicago Record item notes Penelope arrives back and dominates the chat with her summer experiences, leaving little room for others to speak about their own summer. The snippet captures a social moment of talk and interruption.
Fragmentary report describes a nighttime disturbance with a husband and wife reacting to a noise. The scene centers on an attempted wake up and an unfamiliar voice or intruder, with limited readable dialogue. Names, places, or precise events are not clear in the text.
The Cossacks are described as fierce yet evolving warriors loyal to the czar. Once tax exempt with tribal rule, they served as cavalry and deployed to crush rebels, famed for brave deeds and notorious for pillage. Their origins mix Slavic, Turkic, and Mongol lines, with a mounted warrior identity and Greek Orthodox faith.
Six year old Austin Otis from the Cazadero hills California shoots a deer with a clean, precise shot after being initially denied a hunting party invite. He recalls tracking along a creek with his dog Pup and finally killing the deer by aiming at the shoulder and cutting its throat. His tale comes from the Cincinnati Enquirer.
The article describes the mud wasp as a busy potter making tiny jugs in barns and rooms. Mr and Mrs Potter hunt and sting spiders to feed their young, then seal eggs inside the nests. A country boy observed the nest as the potter finished, and the wasp flew away with a final load before dying. the nest contained 23 dead spiders.
A Washington Star item recalls a firehouse horse named George who learned to count alarms. The animal driven by duty would hurry to his stall only for first alarms in his district, occasionally miscounting but rarely. He showed surprising awareness of district boundaries and response times.
The article outlines four rattlesnake species led by the Staked Plains rattle snake as the largest and most dangerous, with six to seven foot lengths and rare venom recoveries. It notes Florida and ground rattlesnakes' sizes, plus copperheads and moccasins as other venomous species, and mentions a near blind, highly hearing small Arizona snake that is extremely deadly though very rare.
A society man explains his priceless handkerchief as a token allowing entry to the home of his sweetheart. He fears the guard bulldog when the creatures chains off at seven. The professional friend notes the sentimental value versus practical use in the Memphis Scimitar account.
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