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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
1
The tale recounts Sarah Armstrong a servant in early seventeenth century Huntingdonshire who marries innkeeper Armstrong and is later suspected in his death. Dr Donne investigates a skull found in the graveyard linking to Armstrong and Sarah’s trial and execution, followed by her remorseful, devout posthumous memory.
A historical note explains that celluloid is produced from cellulose through a chemical process. It outlines cellulose as the base material and describes conversion steps involved in forming elluloid, the key ingredient in early plastics and films.
A parrot owned by J H Webster warned workers by shouting fire as a blaze broke from a loft storing yacht supplies at Freeman Rogers’ building near Noank Connecticut. The bird’s cries alerted men who extinguished the fire, sparing the business from total ruin.
In the Tombigbee Clarion tale, six year old James declines his lengthy list of relatives and friends to pray for. He says he is too tired and will have to cut many out believing some will have to save themselves.
A fragment discusses the Basque language spoken in the Pyrenees. It notes Basque is one of the most difficult languages to acquire and mentions a youngest child aware of his own thoughts.
Commander James A. Parker praises the Indiana battalion after a drill review before him at Llano Grande. Eight companies move to Rio Grande posts for two weeks of guard duty amid scattered sickness including dengue and paratyphoid in the field hospital.
Officers of the Indiana infantry held a dance for 250 Texas school teachers on the drill grounds at Brownsville. The informal ball featured the First Indiana band and a luminous, moonlit scene. Spectators watched as officers and enlisted men relaxed in fatigues and spirits ran high.
General Parker and General Lewis reviewed three brigades at Llano Grande early in the morning. The infantrymen carried fixed bayonets as the sun caught the long tanks of rifle gear in the brilliant review.
Capt N B Cary assistant chief sanitary inspector at Llano Grande camp reports discovering a germ unseen by him before during a blood examination. He notes some army surgeons doubt it is new and will wait to see if others report the same finding. He also contracted four days of dengue fever but recovers under care of his own physician.
Readable reports from Llano Grande indicate Indiana troops deny any transfer to El Paso. Soldiers remain confident and upbeat despite widespread rumors about movement, with no official confirmation emerging.
Fragmentary diary passage notes Leslie Hanawalt in a company. Mentions a major and water trenches. Describes a gold-leaf group and a stunt. Ends with unclear lines about a major and Bae.
A terse Hoosier sampler covers Bicknell appointing deputy Russell S. Racey for Tuesday and Friday cases, an Edison Electric workman burned atop a pole near Milton, and a display of a Civil War flag in Greenfield. It notes wage talks at Republic Iron and Steel in East Chicago, a crowded Greencastle High School, and veterans from the 73rd Indiana regiment in Argos and Bourbon. Other items include a funeral in Columbus, a fatal streetcar strike in Marion, a mine safety fine in Clinton, a road accident near Alexandria, bridge crash injuries at Rochester, a civil suit in Princeton, farm-loan talk in Indianapolis, a Chicago-tinged swindle in Rose Lawn, and court updates in Fort Wayne.
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