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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 18, 1900
Page
6
The note coins pounder as the latest term for a bounder who dresses badly and dismisses others' feelings, suggesting cad as an alternate label. The exchange highlights evolving language to describe social misbehavior.
A Parisian witty and cynical ad offers a young man seeking marriage to meet an aged, experienced gentleman who can dissuade him from marrying. The notice plays on irony as it invites guidance from a veteran to avoid a supposed 'fatal step.'
A man long deaf and mute from small pox after a roof fall recovered both hearing and speech. The article suggests new medical developments should be considered though introducing the method at the state asylum may be inconvenient.
Medical journals report strong success in inoculation for typhoid fever. It cites that during the Anglo Boer War inoculated patients suffered milder disease and a 23 percent death rate among the inoculated, lower than those untreated.
The battleship Wisconsin sped 896 miles in 59 hours from Seattle to San Francisco, breaking the prior 65 hour record held by the steamer Queen. The vessel, cradled alongside the Oregon, launches its path to fame in naval history.
The piece recalls Scott’s remark about women as uncertain and hard to please and links it to a New York wife who threatens divorce over insufficient rain for their farm. It mocks the notion while noting the farmer’s dependence on rain and the husband’s control as a "mean man" who would withhold it.
Mrs. Nancy Jones of Jonesboro Tennessee celebrated her 105th birthday. She still smokes a pipe and manages her farm while drawing a pension as a Revolutionary War widow. The playful piece notes long-lived ancestors and hints the Jones family may need more land if all live to equal ages.
A Chicago woman invents a device to measure human emotions, claiming it will gauge love with reliability. The inventor notes the tool must be sturdy to handle conflicting feelings and rapid changes, and expects it to aid lovers despite limited prior evidence on exact love quantities.
Europe records an unusual balloon race from Paris to Perlin won by Comte De Las Vaulx in 21 hours, beating the 24 hour express train time. He also landed within 2,624 feet of the target, proving air navigation is nearer than expected.
A frugal Kansas woman places a newspaper ad seeking a useful companion with traits such as domesticated, musical, early riser and good appearance. She prefers total abstainer, offers a comfortable home and no salary. A meek cat arrives by express next day, no other applicants yet.
Two Kansas subscribers asked for parenting and orchard pest tips. The editor mailed answers but mixed envelopes. One twin father got a fiery straw treatment to burn pests. the other was told to give castor oil and rub gums with a bone.
Examiners in the patent office teased a contrivance designed to frighten solves on the western prairies yet the automatic gun, firing at regular intervals, has found considerable use in sheep growing regions of that part of the country by startling wolves away from the flocks.
A compact summary of latest items from the capital and across the regions. Reports cover political developments, economic signals, and notable events shaping national affairs with quick takes and regional highlights.
The comptroller reports a national bank deposit rise of 49 153 799 since July 1. Gen Miles backs an army of 0 600 with 18 000 coast artillery. George Gray named to Hague arbitration board. Albert R Green to head forestry at Interior. U S leads world in chief products per statistics. Labor bulletin notes wage gains since 1896.
News reports record the formal inauguration of Rev Dr Rush Rhees as president of the University of Rochester. Other items note weekly exchanges totaling 1.57 billion dollars, 223 U S business failures, and notable incidents from Brooklyn expeditions to Scranton miners, Holyoke child tragedy, and railway fatalities near Newcastle Pennsylvania.
A string of fatal incidents from Nebraska to Wisconsin, Arkansas to Michigan details killings by cars and a balloon fall, a Midsummer siege survivor’s return, a centenarian’s birthday, arson and theft, and notable deaths including Patrick Murphy, Jay Hubbell, and James Hardy. The Galveston relief fund totals near 980k and a Lake Shore derailment injures several.
Advices from Rear Admiral Remey indicate a gradual U S troop withdrawal from China is under way. Germany favors Russia’s proposal to refer the Chinese crisis to the international arbitral court at The Hague. The edict is noted in dispatches.
Reports describe Boer ambushes near Pretoria with two dead and eleven captured men. A U S consul denies Admiral Dewey promised Filipino independence before Manila action. Austria recalls ambassador from Rome causing a stir. Philippines and China tensions rise amid civil war threats and typhoon damage.
Washington officials press for immediate peace negotiations with China to prevent further crises affecting China’s territorial integrity and administrative unity. Also reported are fires destroying Port Simon business district, robberies on the Baltimore & Ohio line, and various global incidents including earthquakes, fires, and political upheaval.
A fire at 15 Jefferson Avenue in Detroit, home to Witchell Brothers Company, kills Alonzo Ireson who leaped from a third story window and smothered Ernest Lizette. Eight others injured with serious burns and fractures as workers panic and rush to exits. stock and fixtures valued around 20000 dollars with 15000 dollars insured.
Thomas F. Lane, son-in-law of ex Senator Blackburn, killed himself at his Washington home Monday night in front of his small daughter after learning he had Bright’s disease. Lane, an American representative for Vickers Sons and Maxim, was well connected in Washington society and may have affected Senator Blackburn’s campaign plans.
About 1,500 march from Hazleton toward Panther Creek valley to close Lehigh Coal and Navigation collieries but are driven back by three infantry companies. Another group closes Nesquehoning No 1 colliery before dispersing. Secret Philadelphia conference of coal carriers and operators yields no clear settlement. Scranton resolutions mailed to ailing operators. some refuse union recognition. Shamokin miners disappointed as no concessions yet. no destitution reported.
Paris reports M. Delcasse says all powers accept the note for negotiations. Shanghai claims Pao Ting Fu captured by 7,000 allied forces from Peking, but London doubts the report. Hong Kong notes the Boxer rebellion disruption with 12,000 Shantung Boxers defeated near Tsang Chao by Yun Chi Kai’s troops.
A 20 man detachment of the Twenty fourth regiment repairing telegraph lines near San Jose Neuvo Feija is attacked by 200 rebels. seven reach San Jose while others are believed captured. Near Takloban Leyte three Americans killed as native police planned a surprise. Bodies described as badly mutilated.
John Kopte a Russian Pole passenger on the east bound B and O train was robbed in a coach east of Athens by three men. The quick heist netted Kopte his $100 after a bank withdrawal Tuesday morning. He had lived in America a year and worked in Corning coal mines. no other passengers were disturbed.
British forces reentered Bloemhof near Kimberley on October 14 unopposed and seized 50 Boers. Lord Roberts reports French’s raid toward Heidelberg and Carolina with captures and significant Boer activity across a wide area. Bethune’s mounted infantry routs a Boer ambush near Vryheid with heavy losses. Elsewhere, Port Townsend reports vast coal fields near Cape Sabine Alaska discovered by the Corwin expedition, describing semi-bituminous coal in great cliff-face veins.
The London Drury Lane theatre hosted a packed Galveston relief fund benefit. Sir Henry Irving opened with the Dream of Eugene Aram to an audience including United States Ambassador Choate, Mrs. Choate, Henry White and many prominent figures.
The St. Pierre schooner Fiona ran ashore in Fortune bay in a gale with the loss of all 20 crew. The Amelia Rosebud and Angler, carrying 18 men total, were also lost. Huntress lies ashore on the Labrador coast with five drowned among its crew.
Constantinople October 17 reports tribal uprisings among Kurds reaching threatening proportions. Authorities fear escalation as troops intervene in the Diarbekir district where several Christian and Mussulman villages have been razed.
The great vintage fete of the Paris exposition occurred Tuesday afternoon as the exposition grounds filled with a procession of allegorical cars guards trumpet ers grape pickers and revelers. Nymphs and bacchantes danced around Bacchus and Silenus to lively enthusiasm.
Columbus Ohio October 17 The Ohio Supreme Court ruled the tramp act constitutional A beggar found outside his home and refusing work is liable for one to three years in prison The decision upholds penalties for vagrancy and idle begging.
Dubuque Iowa reports the Mississippi River within eight inches of the danger line on October 17. City lowlands are flooded, homes inundated, and large amounts of firewood have been washed away.
Danville Illinois October 17 William Saunders married man and Bert Kinney were struck while riding in a buggy by a Chicago and Eastern Illinois passenger train at a crossing west of the city Tuesday morning. Both farmers were returning home and were horribly mangled.
Vincennes Indiana October 17 A Christ an alleged bank swindler was arrested Tuesday night charged with forgery of notes at Knoxville Iowa totaling about 30000. Christ was traced to Colorado by detectives who then followed him to Indiana.
In Wooster Ohio on October 17 a group of forty eight students were suspended and one expelled for taking part in a night shirt parade Friday night. The suspended students are demanding the college rescind the order and quit the college in retaliation.
Sullivan Indiana suffered a disastrous blaze sweeping the Burton Bros three story brick department store and adjacent opera house and factories. The total loss is about 100000.
Trieste October 17 the Austrian government signed a treaty for a notable harbor enlargement. The city contributes 1 660 000 kronen for the immediate start of improvements.
The Bombay correspondent reports a severe quake at Yat Jodhpore Rajputana causing great damage with limited loss of life. In San Domingo Oct 16 rebels are crushed as troops pursue them while tribunals prosecute political prisoners and commerce slowly revives.
Unclear fragment mentions plague and authorities in London during October with warnings and potential measures amid scattered details.
A visitor in Paris protests high prices at an exhibition restaurant. The waiter answers that if conscience exists it is listed on the bill. if not, the patron must pay extra. The exchange ends with the quip Them's the rules.
A man new to courts in Scotland began addressing the judge with his back to the jury. The judge urged him to speak to the jury, then to the men on the benches. He turned, bowed, and greeted the jurors with good morning gentlemen.
A Philadelphia Press clipping quotes a wine merchant accusing a customer of ordering a dozen bottles of aged wine in poor condition. The customer retorts that the shipped stock was stale, with dust on the bottles, challenging the delivery quality and the shop’s service.
A lady praises Grain-O made from pure grains, noting coffee was rejected after a week of consumption. The drink nourishes the system and can be safely enjoyed by children. It is promoted as a strengthening beverage for all ages sold by grocers for 15 or 25 cents.
In a brief quip from the Indianapolis Press, Watts questions the idea of a perfectly safe flying machine, while Potts counters that many exist but cannot fly high enough to pose danger.
An advertisement from Excel Sior Mfg Co in Parsons Kansas seeks men with rigs to introduce a poultry mixture and insect destroyer nationwide. The offer promises £20 per week plus expenses and asks applicants to send a stamp.
A comic exchange shows an old salt and a seasick landlubb aboard as they joke about yachting. The dialogue highlights bravado and fatigue amid a nautical setting with Puck’s playful framing.
An old medical advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine moves the bowels daily and acts gently on the liver and kidneys to cure headaches. It lists price 25 and 50e and promises health benefits.
The exchange recalls a humorous wood splitting story told by Sandy Pikes-Did, followed by a quip about a blind man never seeing what he wants. The Chicago Daily News captures a bristling streetwise chat full of wry humor and local flavor.
A Chelsea Wisconsin woman recounts two years of bearing down headaches and backache caused by uterine inflammation, cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad invites readers to write for Mrs Pinkham's advice at Lynn Massachusetts, claiming unparalleled cures and guidance for suffering women.
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