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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1904
Page
7
A nostalgic poem by Arthur Gutterman from Youth's Companion extols Wind-in-the-hair and Rain-in-the-face as friends that lift gloom, temper anger, and wash sorrow away, urging readers to wear rugged attire and march on with wind and rain.
Dolf and Jack seek supper beyond fish as Dolf braves Bancroft's to snaffle eggs with a note to Miss Bancroft. The group shares a foraged meal of eggs and blackberries, easing Dolf's fish fatigue and restoring camp morale.
Dolf Sewell adopts a ruse to obtain supper from Miss Bancroft by trading notes and a fake claim of a debt. He leaves a half dollar hidden with a note, then returns with milk and flowers to offer a truce. Roanna Bancroft reacts with amusement as Dolf moves to pressure a cash settlement in a staged encounter at her farm.
In a riverside cookout Miss Bancroft, cousin Roanna Bancroft, and Dolf Sewell share a meal and a reconciliation over a missing half dollar, eggs, and milk. She reveals identity and intent, returns the coin, and the pair plan a future together with a kept nest egg.
An Omaha doctor treats lockjaw by placing patients in a refrigerator. The Chicago Tribune notes this chilly method loosens the jaw, sparking widespread chatter.
Medical Talk for the Home reflects on a surgeon’s pre operative quiet time. He disinfects and dresses for surgery then meditates or prays alone to steady his nerve and focus on the patient’s fate. The piece contrasts this with risky reliance on alcohol or morphine and elevates surgery to a holy calling.
The Philadelphia Record questions the claim that mules never kick, arguing it undercuts sacred traditions and excuses profanity. Col Jenkins of the Nebraska National Guard asserts the mule is gentle, provoking debate on the moral consequences of denying a mule’s kicking instinct and the broader impact on language.
In Kennebec Journal the article explains lobster claws with distinct roles. One claw functions as scissors and cutter while the other acts as a mill and cracker. It notes the right claw is usually slender with teeth, the left stronger, and sometimes the handedness is reversed.
Goshen Indiana October 15 Rollin Ellison bankrupt La Grange and Topeka banker who lost 105000 of depositors money in wildcat investments across the country is jailed until Tuesday when Judge Dawisman will hear a plea of guilty on a prior embezzlement charge. The jury acquitted him on the current charge but the foreman urged proper duty. Ellison was reportedly planning to leave the country.
A Rome cablegram reports Father Dominick Reuter elected general of the Franciscan Order, the first American to hold the post since the order began 700 years ago. Reuter studied at Terre Haute theological preparatory academy, one of six Albany boys who attended the school. In a few months he and two peers will mark their silver jubilee in Terre Haute, where Father Lehner and Father Zoller serve parishes.
Edward Donohue, charged with killing A M Northrop of Benton Harbor, Mich near Hobart Ind, was seen in Kalamazoo spending Wednesday night after driving Northrop's horse into town and selling it. He registered at a hotel and left Thursday morning as authorities were alerted. Donohue is reportedly surrounded in a woods near Grand Junction, Mich.
In Hammond Indiana a telegram informs Mrs Warren Renne of her sister Mrs Thomas Hickey s death in LaGrange Illinois. A messenger boy arrives to say her brother Andrew Schwartz has died suddenly in Denver Colorado as she prepared to travel.
A major blaze in Frankton Ind seven miles west of Alexandria Friday morning destroyed the town’s commercial block. L A Wills & Son suffered about 5000 dollars in drug losses with no insurance. The opera house went for about 5000 and was partly insured. George C Noland the undertaker faced total loss partly insured. George Jones grocery reported 1000 dollars in losses and A Wise & Son hardware 3000 dollars with small insurance. Total losses estimated around 40000 dollars.
A shot was fired through a window during a prohibition meeting at Towers Station two miles north of Red Key Indiana Wednesday night. The quartette narrowly escaped injury and police made no arrest.
Newcastle Indiana October 14 Bert Hamilton married 25 is mysteriously missing from his home west of the city. Foul play is suspected after he recently sold property for 300 dollars in cash. He went to Knightstown to deposit the money in a bank then boarded an interurban car for Indianapolis and has not been heard from since.
Jacob Warfield a farmer was killed while hunting squirrels when a hollow tree he struck kicked back breaking his neck and skull and caving in his chest in Shelbyville Indiana on October 13.
J Levering Jones of Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction Co. and Randall Morgan a Wabash Valley director arrive Saturday to push consolidation of the Wabash Valley and Fort Wayne Southwestern systems. Sale was off over litigation but is now expected to pass with clear title, uniting Logansport to Fort Wayne within weeks.
In MANIA Indiana two more women attempted death by own action within a month, bringing four crisis reports. Mrs Geo Kelly whose home life was troubled tried laudanum but was saved by a physician. Bessie King about 20, troubled by jealous lover Patrick Manax, attempted to end her life with strychnine and was also saved.
The American Car and Foundry Co in Jeffersonville Indiana announces its plant will close November 1 for an indefinite period. The facility normally employs 1500 workers but has operated with about 400 in recent months due to dipping demand.
Two hundred delegates attend the 15th convention of the National Association of Life Underwriters in Indianapolis Indiana. Mayor Holtzman and Indiana Association President Price welcome attendees as National President H H Ward delivers the annual address.
On October 138 WW. K. Vanderbilt of the New York Central and Lake Shore roads arrived in Indianapolis with Newman and E V W Rossiter. They had inspected the Big Four line from Cleveland to Indianapolis during an inspection tour.
Portland Ind Oct 14 William Chanman 23 who killed John Stelzer in a drunken lumber camp brawl two weeks ago is reported dying from a lung hemorrhage caused by the beating. Stelzer inflicted the injuries during the confrontation.
Bedford Indiana October 15 The Iron Hand of the World formed to protect women from criminal assaults and to push a law punishing assault with death. The group will dispatch lecturers nationwide to enlist help.
East bound train No 2 and west bound mail train No 9 collided in fog at Prairie switch between Huntington and Fort Wayne. Both engines damaged with no injuries reported.
Richmond Indiana October 15 Rev I M Hughes moderator of the Presbyterian synod of Indiana announced his retirement after resigning as pastor of the First Presbyterian church. He led the church for 35 years of continuous service.
The Women's Missionary Society of Indiana Methodist Episcopal churches announces its 15th annual convention in Greensburg on October 20 and 21. Prominent leaders and delegates from Shelbyville and across the state will attend the event.
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