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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1900
Page
6
Fragments reference odd ratios and numbers amid disjoint phrases about someone named Ryo, daily pins, teen shirts and suspenders, and a Missouri inland town. The garbled text implies a lost historical context with unclear events and a deadly mushroom dinner affecting a local family.
A naturalized American citizen jailed for fleeing army service in his homeland has been pardoned by Emperor Williams. The editorial reflects on the broad meaning of being American in contemporary times.
A New Jersey man described as half-witted fired a shotgun loaded with tacks at a party amid a charivari attempt. The attacker may be foolish, but the evidence points to others as the ones who carried away the tacks.
The proposal envisions a tunnel through the continental divide to run about 114 miles long. It aims to facilitate mining operations by creating an electric roadway cutting through the mountains. Yankee engineers are noted for overcoming the challenging terrain.
Economic statisticians estimate the productive energy per American at 1 940 foot tons daily versus 990 for Europeans. The piece frames this as an advantage in the global commercial arena as the United States "kicks the pigskin" in the current period.
The Hartford Courant analyzes official reports on trolley operation in Connecticut. It finds trolley lines relieve steam roads of some local travel while fueling city growth and expanding freight traffic.
The piece notes an 1199 origin for members of Parliament wearing hats. It recounts John, Earl of Ulster, chosen as English champion to resolve a Northumberland duchy dispute through single combat, and his opponent fled when the field was set. King John granted him leave to remain covered in the presence of the king and other sovereigns.
Judge Robinson of Raleigh North Carolina cautioned jurors not to indict pastors for disturbing worship. He suggested a good preacher earns audience attention and discourages interruptions, implying discipline rests with church leaders and not with criminal charges.
Three years after leaving a Chicago county jail to die of consumption the former prisoner John Harris recovered in California and then rushed to Cape Nome. Now reported worth about 500000 dollars, he is dubbed The King of Cape Nome as sensational tales from the frozen north emerge.
The report notes hundreds of horses and thousands of cattle in the Hawaiian islands subsist without drinking water. Cattle roam at high altitudes where streams are scarce, relying on a native recumbent jointed grass called maninia for both sustenance and hydration.
A new method uses a huge drum placed 50 feet below the balloon car and electrified to beat Morse code. Ground communicators pick up the signals as balloons rise above 6000 feet, avoiding fire range and promising wartime advantages.
Fragment describes Twele Sam as a regular contributor to the general fund with quarterly checks of 75 dollars received by the treasury department. It requests placements in the miscellaneous fund and notes it can only be directed by a special act of congress.
In Washington dispatches the November 6 election will select president and vice president from ten candidates. The government will ship Christmas packages to American soldiers overseas free. The president backs Ralph Sampson for a cadetship at Annapolis. Cuba’s Gov. Wood arrives in Washington amid counterfeit five dollar silver certificates bearing Onepapa’s portrait.
News briefs note the delay in a miners strike settlement as pay gains partly come from powder price cuts. The piece also covers US financial activity, New York registrations, a Lynn veteran's death, strike stalemate hints, pope church relations, Warner’s death, Princeton commemoration, and Gloucester fishing losses.
The itemized notice lists Union Pacific receivership funds paid to unsecured claimants, Arizona population figures, a Cheyenne death of Gen John W Fisher, twin births in Huntington and twin marriages in Wheeling, a lynching in Elkton Ky, births in Jacksonville Fla, Republican renomination of John R Corliss, Kentucky battleship voyage to China, Hobson honored in Alabama, Puerto Rico voter registration, Wisconsin library dedication, Cuban politics and a constitutional convention, a hanging in Brush Landing La, navy hazing order at Annapolis, remains of William L Wilson laid to rest, a fatal Indianapolis streetcar collision, burglars in Missouri, a tornado in Texas, and a St Paul incident.
A report cites plans to send Africans to Africa for cotton farming under German guidance. Curzon notes famine deaths in India, with relief expected. Roberts reports British and Boer casualties at Jagersfontein. Kruger sails secretly for Holland. Guadaloupe suffers a fatal cloudburst. England and Germany form a China policy alliance. Aguinaldo orders rebels to halt pacification. Weyler’s Madrid appointment triggers cabinet resignation.
Hon John Sherman former representative and long senate member dies in Washington at 77. Rev John Wesley founder of Methodism dies in Detroit aged 72. President Mitchell says anthracite miners will return to work after operators post 10 percent wage rise and end siding scale. Iowa railroads approve sale to Burlington. Meiklejohn escapes cloudburst near Stromsburg Nebraska. Charentus sets mile and quarter record 2 04 at Yonkers. U S stance on open door affirmed with Britain Germany accord. Russian steamer explosion near Barnaul kills fifty. Bettis kills wife then himself in Corry. Dowie London meeting interrupted by 500 medical students. Henry Miller dies at Chappaqua aged 80. Boy injured turning B & O switch in Chicago. Edward Williams expelled from Mansfield. National Civil Service Reform League declines Carl Schurz resignation. Jackson Michigan population 25180 up from 20789. Gov Wood says Cuba reconstruction progress good and Cuba government financially balanced.
California ranks fifth among oil producers. British Navy League says England no longer rules the sea. American trade growth in China shown by official reports. Maoris in New Zealand increasingly embrace Mormonism. European coal supplies urged from America according to W P Read. Fre mont street mailboxes were broken into and robbed. The 33 largest English and Welsh towns total about 12 million people. Deserters from the French army since January 1 near seven thousand. Pennsylvania Railroad pensions may extend to western lines. Ramon Reyes, a Filipino, seeks to register to vote. Spain’s premier asserts a strong navy is needed again. Evangelist Rev Sam Jones ordered to rest for months. One Berlin review prints a calculation on annual letters distributed.
London and Washington report an Anglo German accord to maintain Chinese territorial integrity and open ports. The pact pledges not to seek gains in China, to inform other powers, and to seek united action if others press territorial advantage.
The Democratic national chairman endorses a table predicting 272 Bryan votes and 116 McKinley votes with 59 doubtful, listing states and their electors. He claims an even chance to capture Nebraska and Utah, bringing the total to 305, noting California and Kentucky electors counted for Bryan previously.
A tornado near Lodi Texas destroyed a house occupied by colored people killing six and leaving three missing. The cyclone moved from southwest to northwest crossing the Texas and Pacific railroad at Campbellsville Spur and carried away lumber in all directions.
An advertisement extols Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a superior aid for digestion and stomach protection. It claims to prevent malaria and fever while curing constipation, indigestion, dyspepsia, and biliousness, framing the product as essential for military and civilian use.
A society girl complains of her fatigue with men and jokes about marriage as a solution in a Philadelphia essay segment.
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers homeseekers excursions to nearly all U S points on the first and third Tuesdays of October November and December at a low rate of one fare plus 2 00 for the round trip. Tickets are valid for return within 22 days from sale. Details available from any Great Western agent or at 113 Adams St Chicago.
A brief line from Sommerville Journal quotes an applicant saying I am willing to do anything as a merchant urges the door be closed behind you. The record captures a terse exchange illustrating job seeking and stern shop floor discipline.
An illustrated 48 by 34 inch wall map shows territorial divisions since the Revolution. It lists the original thirteen states Louisiana Purchase Texas Annexation Gadapritchane cession by Mexico and Northwest acquisitions. Price is 15 cents prepaid by P S Eustis General Passenger Agent C B Q R R Chicago IL.
A humorous exchange from the Chicago Evening News notes He Misa Antique, described as coming from a long lineage, and a flippant jab about a family trait. The retort points to old age as the trait, delivered in a witty dialogue.
Industrial agent W. J. Reed lists growing towns in Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Missouri with first class openings for Blacksmiths Doctors Dressmakers Furniture Grain and Live Stock Buyers General Merchandise Hardware Harness Tailors Creameries Canning Factories and Cold Storage These listings invite tailored advice to fit specific requirements for productive ventures in early growth areas along the Chicago Great Western route.
Jones-Come and Smith discuss handling a crying baby and honesty in public. The Boston Transcript notes the exchange as a light, humorous street dialogue.
A short prompt on dessert ideas for today promotes Jell O as quick to make with no boiling or baking. It highlights flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry Strawberry and notes price ten cents at grocers. The message urges health and daily effort over unseen fears.
A collage of late 19th and early 20th century product pitches and quotes. Lane's Family Medicine promises daily bowel movement support and liver kidney health with 25 and 50 cent prices. Piso's Cure for throat and lung ailments praised by a Vermont reader. Pretnans's FACELEss Dyes claim superior coloring. Jell-O promoted as a four flavor dessert. Quips from Town Topics and Chicago Daily News appear alongside casual ad slogans.
An old advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. It asserts the medicine contains no mercury and acts on the blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials are offered free, with a price of 75 cents per bottle at druggists.
A little girl answers the doorbell about laundry, saying Papa has it on. A mailman or package man asks if the laundry is ready, and she replies with the line that papa has got it on. The anecdote captures a humorous domestic moment from a Chicago Chronicle item.
An advertisement asserts that remedies from Cascarets cure all illnesses from headaches to cancer by restoring bowel health. It promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a genuine product in metal boxes with a C stamped on each tablet and warns against imitations.
A clipped Town Topics note references Bernstein and Flamski discussing two false alarms and seven small fires as part of local talk. An ad copy promotes White's Yucatan Gum as a dental product sold by confectioners.
A doctor states the cause of death as heart failure but the querulous man questions the reason. The exchange highlights the tension between curiosity and professional judgments in medical matters.
A vintage drug pitch promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Fablets and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. Price listed as 25 cents.
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