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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 03, 1903
Page
7
Poetic urging to ease others' burdens and break chains as life fades. Denis A. McCarthy quotes a call to action in Good Counsel Magazine, urging selflessness to lighten the world before death. The piece emphasizes compassion, reducing mental burdens, and living as the Master meant.
In a Florida colony during a deadly venom crisis a doctor recalls his wife bitten years before by a rattlesnake and grants morphine and water. Jeff Sendricks secretly helps Bob endure the torment, ending with a quiet, sorrowful mercy as relief comes and forgiveness is sought.
A lifelong partnership ends in tragedy as a man watches his close friend die from a drought season and disease in Florida orange groves. The survivor reflects on love duty and faith, aided by a doctor who guides him through the farewell and contemplates a reunion in paradise.
A Boston Budget item recounts a courteous Chinese man on a streetcar who refused to take a seat when a woman stood, smiling politely when thanked. The piece contrasts his manners with other neighbors and notes his attire reflecting traditional dress and modern creased pants.
A Baltimore Sun excerpt recounts a Frederick Maryland mother with twenty children, fifteen daughters, and a runaway daughter named Mabel who eloped with her chosen partner. The incident led to a late search and the mother’s chagrin when the truth emerged.
A summer drought drives two frogs to seek water. One wants to leap into a cool well immediately, but the other cautions to consider how they could climb out if the well dries up. The tale ends with the moral to look before you leap and assess outcomes before acting.
Weather governs fishing more than luck says a New York Sun piece. Experienced anglers time trips to overcast days with light breezes, avoiding sun, heavy rain, or dead air. Fish bite on gray days and resume feeding after a southerly or easterly breeze shifts conditions.
The passage cites Clara Schumann, acclaimed as a gifted woman composer, who wrote shortly before her marriage that she believed women should not compose and that she had once thought herself capable, a belief she attributed to her father Brockwptiedmolted upbringing.
An experienced New Orleans observer explains that drying oysters fails to preserve flavor. He cites experiments with hundreds of oysters hung to dry, noting the result is tasteless and that only the eye remains, unlike the flavorful fresh oyster.
A middle aged woman and friend discuss fashion restraint in aging. They warn against youthful flouts like large hats and bright masses, advocating quiet elegance, black with white, subtle color touches, and personal style over constant youth references.
The Klondike district shows no rise in gold output over last year which yielded 12.09 million dollars. Since 1896 the district has produced over 80 million dollars but now declines due to lack of new strikes. The Nome district grows as a producer, expanding from Golovia Bay to the Arctic Ocean and inland as transport allows.
A short comic exchange centers on Willie and his mother and father in church. Willie admits restlessness, his mother questions the parental example, and Willie explains he was not sleepy, offering a cheeky, candid reply.
The water below St. Paul appears dark like black tea due to tannin from tamarack swamp roots and leaves. Leaves shed into the river color the water, further deepened by pine bark and sawdust from logs.
Pick over wash and drain a quart of blackberries and press through a sieve. Make a syrup of sugar and water, cool blend with berry puree and chill. Freeze 20 minutes then fold in whipped cream and pack two hours before serving.
Pen Timbales. Mix one cup of pea pulp with two beaten eggs, a few drops onion juice, two tablespoonfuls butter melted, two-thirds teaspoonful salt, one-third teaspoonful pepper and cayenne. Turn in buttered molds and bake in pan of hot water until firm. Serve with white sauce enriched by peas.
A Washington Star note describes making rich cream cookies with frosting. While the frosting is still soft, press a large raisin into the center of each mini cake and insert cloves at intervals to form a turtle shape with claws head and tail.
A Detroit Free Press recipe outlines frying halved sausages after peeling and mashing potatoes, coating with egg and breadcrumbs, and cooking in boiling fat. The golden morsels are drained, served on a paper-lolly, and garnished with parsley.
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