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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1899
Page
3
In daylight, an armed party led by a narrator plans to seize Angiola from Cavaliere Paolo Baglioni. They enter through a guarded gate, confront the bear guarding the host, bargain for influence with Baglioni, and weigh a high-stakes gambit linked to Cesare Borgia and Rome.
Ugo di Savelli wins a high stake card game against Baglioni then springs to rescue Angiola from the villa. A bear named Pluto roars below as Ugo frees Angiola before fleeing with Jacopo and mounting a horse in triumph.
A shop assistant touts Jy as the latest novelty while Mrs Rounder remarks that if something newer appears she will buy it. The exchange shows a brisk shopping scene with casual banter about new fashions.
A description of small high stacks of beans and peas left to dry in the field facing wind and moisture risk. A combined foundation of support is shown to stabilize the stacks, improving durability before housing in barn or granary.
A description shows a long stake driven into the ground near a growing crop with cross boards and slats for protection. Beans and peas piled around the stake resist wind and moisture. The top can be thatched or covered with cloth for weatherproofing, protecting worn out farms ready for renewal.
The piece notes that beans and peas fix nitrogen like clover, improving land fertility while adding to farm produce. It cites a heavy bean crop on a worn rocky hillside, grown with minimal manure, and observes beans thrive on light stony ground where other crops fail.
Farmers with both upland and bottom cornfields should select seed separately for each soil type. Use husking time to compare stalks and ears, and keep desirable ears in a small wagon-side box. Over years a distinct upland strain can be established for better adaptation and yields.
The article stresses keeping poultry houses dry year round to prevent disease. It warns summer dryness hides winter problems when birds stay indoors for days. Wet filthy conditions foster epidemics like roup and other fatal illnesses.
J G Haney notes experiments with 190 hogs near Manhattan show well bred rangy hogs gain more and fetch top prices. Best five started 596 pounds and gained 416 pounds in 42 days. poorest five started 579 and gained 255. Short small boned hogs fatten briefly but stall later. bacon hogs and three rub shoulders command export demand.
A practical note from American Agriculturalist on building outdoor hog feeding troughs. Plan uses a sawed off barrel bottom and narrow boards to form a trough, with a sturdier version from a stout barrel for longer use.
The article explains rotting sod as top dressing for grass lands and thin soils. It notes that sod rot best when piled with wood ashes and, with phosphate, forms a complete manure for crops. It cites Lincolnshire practice of rotting rather than burning sod to avoid nitrogen loss.
Consul Heenan in Odessa reports crop failures across many Russian provinces as famine worsens. The state has organized aid by district, with employment programs on road building and other jobs to support peasants. A key issue is saving working stock as the hay crop fails.
The beet is recommended as the best hog feed, outperforming clover in cost and nutrition. Sugar beets offer consistent nourishment, with leaves eaten when fresh. Even when smaller or less yielding, the sugar beet remains preferable to other forage for penned hogs.
The Indiana crop bulletin notes corn maturing and drying rapidly with frost risk varying by region. Southern corn may stay safe until September 25, central in about two weeks, and northern portions already safe. Tobacco, buckwheat, millet, sorghum, apples, grapes, melons, pickles, and tomatoes show good or abundant yields. late potatoes need rain. livestock in good condition.
Edith Quick and Henry Quick, sister in law and brother in law, were discharged after a two day preliminary hearing in Peru Indiana. Justice Fulwhler ruled evidence insufficient to hold them for the murder of William Quick by arsenic poisoning. Dr Hurty testified arsenic was present in the stomach, but direct proof against the suspects was lacking. It was unclear if they would be rearrested or grand jury action would follow. Public opinion divided.
An unidentified boy shot and killed in Lafayette was later identified as Charles Reeves of Lagro township. The officer’s revolver discharged during a stumble, killing the fugitive in Lafayette. Jacob Trick, foster father to the boy, ordered the body exhumed and sent to Wabash. The boy had run away weeks prior. A separate item notes Ball family efforts to claim a $50 million Tall estate in Philadelphia with about 200 heirs in Ohio and Indiana.
An apparent earthquake shook Warnasa on Monday at 2 15 pm. A brief loud rumble and slight motion caused fears of an explosion as residents called and checked telephone lines for news. The shock lasted about one second.
Etta Smith aged 21 a domestic in North Vincennes was arrested after allegedly throwing her newborn baby into a vault where the child was found alive and rescued. The incident occurred in Vincennes Indiana.
Birpserr Indiana August 30 six children from John Taylor's farm family were poisoned by something they ate at a soldiers reunion. Doctors say little hope remains for any of the youngsters as their condition is serious and deteriorating.
While returning from work a hand-car loaded with section men was struck by a freight train on the Wabash railway. All men jumped clear except James Wicoff who stayed aboard and was instantly killed.
Charles Howard McCaughey charged with causing the death of Miss Eliza Dyes on July 10 was arrested at Springfield Illinois and brought to Bunitington Indiana for processing.
A forest fire 14 miles northwest of Unirox City destroyed over 60 acres of timber. Mr Mock narrowly escaped, then was overcome by heat and smoke. A resident found him unconscious.
Louis Burkher a 68 year old wealthy German resident 10 miles north of Shelbyville bought dynamite to blast tree stumps. After a quarrel with his wife she sought help at Thomas Zell’s home. Early Tuesday a pair of explosions and fire destroyed the barn as Burkher blew out his brains in the burning structure. He had been married five times and had spent recent years reading the Bible.
Mrs. Jennie Cassell of New Arpaxy sues the estate of Nathan Stanley claiming the widow’s share after a 1895 secret marriage ended by his first wife’s death. Stanley’s sisters in Philadelphia and Logansport allegedly influenced a $1,500 settlement. Separately, Terstegge & Gohmann stove foundry workers strike after a union drive and layoffs.
Evaxsville Indiana September 2 John H Moll aged 55 and wife aged 78 celebrated their sixty second wedding anniversary with about 60 descendants present Mr Moll voted first for William Henry Harrison and last for William McKinley both are hale and hearty
Terre Haute Indiana September 1 Insanity proceedings opened against Joseph Smith a Vandalia railroad official who reports constant visions of a young woman he barely knows.
Coroner Me shon was notified that the 15 year old son of Richard Wells of Cory was found dead in bed with his left eye torn from the socket and his body mangled. Police believe the injuries were personal safety related in a fit.
John Turner, a Black man formerly of Louisville, sought his estranged wife and found her in West Indianapolis around 11 o clock Monday night. He cut her throat from ear to ear and then fled the scene.
Luther Hudson a Dresden school teacher twenty miles west took ill Tuesday while attending the Bloomfield institute and died Wednesday as physicians operated.
Shovel plant proposed for New Castle Indiana on Sept 2 aims to establish a major operation making shovels. Interested parties include Gaar Miller and Wiggins of Richmond and Mouch Hess of New Castle.
Henry Camnine, a prominent Vevay farmer, was sitting on hay when a timber overhead collapsed, crushed him between the hay and timber. He died in the accident in Vevay Indiana on August 31.
Florence White of Bloomington left with Flora Pickerel last Monday. Mrs Pickerel, Flora's mother, has filed an affidavit against Florence White for kidnapping. The incident reported from Stixnesville Indiana.
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