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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 05, 1912
Page
4
The INDICATOR edited by E. Martin, Westville Indiana, publishes weekly on Thursdays. Subscriptions are $1.00 annually in advance. advertising rates available on request. professional cards $3 yearly. all notices must reach the office by Wednesday noon.
Alfred J. Link announces candidacy for clerk of the circuit court in La Porte County subject to the decision of the Republican county convention. The move positions Link as a county race contender pending party endorsement.
Dr B W Hollenbeck enters the race for Laporte county coroner pending the Republican county convention decision. He seeks the post as the party determines its nominee.
The LaPorte County Republican Central Committee calls a mass convention at the Park school yard in LaPorte Indiana on September 14 1912 at 1 30 pm to nominate candidates for prosecuting attorney 32nd district representative circuit clerk treasurer recorder coroner sheriff surveyor and two county commissioner seats and to address other business. Taft praised for backbone and tariff support while Roosevelt era policies are evaluated amid campaign discussions.
The piece notes Taft praising the tariff bill as the best enacted while acknowledging flaws. It mocks third term tickets, questions party splits, and reports Vermont’s election results showing third term candidates trailing as Republicans gain and third term support fades.
A Atlantic writer cites Lee's view that true nobility lies in responsibility and restraint. The gentleman uses power with forbearance, forgives and forgets, and shows mild strength, avoiding public display or humiliation. A memorial note quotes Lee’s belief in honor and humility.
A man enamored with a sweet maiden confuses a hat dispatch and delays a formal engagement. She asks when he will return. he suggests next week. She sets tomorrow night to decide the day, revealing his accidental entanglement and fluttering nerves.
A man with a wife and 11 children seeks free entry for his entire clan at an entertainment hall. The doorkeeper refuses two tickets for all, noting some children are over 12. The man argues the bills state free admission for children under 12 with parents. The exchange highlights the old policy and its interpretation.
In a London eye ward discussion surgeons explored how eye color can change from blue at birth to brown or black due to pigment development in the iris and possible atrophy under physical or mental stress. They likened it to hair graying from shocks, suggesting some blue-eyed individuals may revert to their original birth hue under duress.
A bachelor remarks on personal equation guiding likes and dislikes in a real estate forced sale. A suffragette questions, a flat observes marital life and a downstairs baby. Loud cries from the neighbor’s child provoke humor about domestic life and property.
A Parisian tale recounts a Cossack who survived a ferocious storm after praying to a saint. He vows to sell his horse and spend the money on candles, then returns home safely and keeps the vow. He attempts a combined sale of cock and horse, prices set, and donates 15 pence for candles.
A German tale cited by Sir Mountstuart Grant Duff recalls Bismarck in 1866 growing moody before declaring war on Austria. Kendell, an expert pianist, is said to have soothed him, fulfilling a role likened to David’s influence on Saul, calming the mind enough to decide war.
German experiments show blue reflects 63.4 percent of light, dark green about 19 percent, pale red a little over 10 percent, dark yellow 20 percent, pale blue 36 percent, pale yellow 40 percent, pale green 46 percent, pale orange about 55 percent, pale white around 10 percent. Glossiness and varnish can increase reflectance.
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