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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 29, 1898
Page
5
A nostalgic poem recalls a grandmother’s spinning wheel kept in a Westville attic. The image of ingle-nook warmth, dawn to dusk hum, and courtship through weaving skeins paints a family memory of romance and craft as years fade.
Arthur McHenry, a poor writer, is pushed to extravagance by his wife’s talk of wealth. He writes The Modern Lucullus to vent, squanders money on diamonds, and debt mounts. After pawnings and a harsh setback, the novel’s success rescues them, but only through folly and luck.
A guide describing daintiness as a cultivated quality in women. It explains that daintiness enhances charm more than natural looks and can provoke jealousy in others. The piece emphasizes culture and refined behavior as the path to making a lasting impression.
Edward Bok argues in Ladies Home Journal that women dislike asking for money, even when readily supplied. He notes husbands increasingly provide allowances, but many fathers still withhold from daughters, risking poor money education for the next generation.
Rev. Anna Howard Shaw argues for the ordination and equal ministry of women across denominations. The survey names Lydia Sexton, Antoinette Brown, Olympia Brown, Frances Willard, Florence Kollock-Crocker, Mary A. Safford, and others, noting ordinations, licenses, and denominational barriers while urging justice for women called to preach.
The Psyche knot falls out of favor as summer ends and a sleek high hairstyle becomes the trend. Women adopt either puffed up pompadour shapes or a fluffy top wave, avoiding any back knot or forehead bulk while a curl may grace each temple.
The Chicago Times-Herald quotes hygienic teachers denouncing morning exercise as pointless. They claim vitality is lowest then and requires stimulation, urging avoided practice at dawn.
A Berlin civil court ruled in a suit by a dressmaker for payment of an expensive dress that the defendant need not pay. The defense that the dress did not fit was tested by having the garment worn in court, and the judge held that a price of 250 marks implies a perfect fit.
Two decorative table accents arrive from overseas. One is a novel intertwining ribbon linked with tiny nosegays laid on cloth. The other suggests chains of flowers when blooms are abundant.
Fragmentary dialogue describes a landlord inviting a boarder to breakfast in the dining room after a note about a sickly guest. The readable line hints at a tense domestic scene and social dynamics in a household.
The text argues that daughters should receive a personal allowance to learn money management. It claims regular allowances train prudence, reduce future financial risk, and view funding as a right rather than a privilege. It supports parental responsibility in teaching budgeting within the home.
A new domestic ice making device uses a double sheet and metal cylinder with an asbestos outer cover. The receptacle holds distilled water and relies on cold temperature ammonium salt and water to generate ice. Trials in London have proven satisfactory.
Miss Gertrude G Grey has been admitted to the bar of the Nevada Supreme Court. The article notes her appearance as she answers questions and witnesses testify to her qualifications.
Clintoy Indiana September 23 Wilbur Royse brother of Rev James Royse pastor of the local Methodist church lies near death from an overdose of laudanum. Dr Aikman and assistants attend at the bedside while the family says the drug was taken by mistake. The educated man had just returned from foreign travel.
Sheriff Simmons brought Charles H. Cadwallader the Union City Citizens Bank cashier from California to Winchester. A large crowd gathered at the depot as he posted bond of 23000 to answer 11 indictments on Monday morning.
Hartford City Indiana records a new W. R. Jones & Son window-glass factory to be built this fall with a 152 pot capacity. Once online the plant will surpass all western cities west of Pittsburgh in glass output and rank second in the nation. Local towns by capacity include Hartford City 152 pots Muncie 96 Anderson 72 Dunkirk 68 Gas City 68.
Three thousand people gathered in Enxuartz Indiana on Thursday night to applaud Gen. Shafter as his train passed. He delivered a brief speech thanking the crowd for the tribute to the army and for the country’s endorsement of his command.
Mrs. Mary Alice Dowell of Andrews obtained a divorce from Dudley Kelley on desertion and failure to provide. Judge Watkins granted the decree within half an hour and Mary Alice Clifford was restored as her maiden name after a prior wedding with Kelley in Wasuth.
The county's first grand jury in a year urges higher funding for the poor asylum keeper, repairs to the buildings, and new bedding and furniture. The jury also wants the facility renamed to "a retreat for the poor" rather than a poor house.
Neal Wright a leading county citizen was bitten by a pet dog several days ago and the animal shows rabies symptoms. He postponed alarm but consented to specialist care and has gone to Chicago for treatment.
George Michaels of Silver Lake announces a harvest of ten pumpkins weighing 450 pounds total with the heaviest at 60 pounds and a combined circumference of 46 feet. The claim is reported from Wanasu Indiana dated September 22.
Isaac Snow pleaded guilty to the murder of William H. McCarton committed on August 14. He was brought from New Albany to Reprom where fear of mob violence surrounded his return. Snow received a life sentence.
Heavy rain from Wednesday night into Thursday halted the Terre Haute Trotting association race meet. Star Pointer will be shipped to Springfield, NL, to challenge his record at the State fair rounds.
Gov. Mount Friday wired the secretary of war asking to command four companies of the 158th regiment if an effort to hold the Corbett-McCoy fight in Indiana proceeds.
Hopart Indiana September 24 Captain A P Johnson his eldest son Albert and Erick Bergman fishermen were drowned when their boat capsized on Lake Michigan north of Millers Friday.
Wm Bloom shot Grace Harvey in the city on Wednesday night and then killed himself with the same weapon. Authorities say revenge prompted the double tragedy.
The 19th annual reunion of the 57th regiment Indiana Volunteers known as the preachers regiment will be held October 25 and 26 at Westfield in Hamilton County Indiana. A Haskett serves as president and Isaac Chance as secretary. The reunion invitation is offered as a verse composition.
Miss Kate Hoffman daughter of a lumber dealer suffered probable fatal injuries after Ronald Purman raised his golf club it struck her forehead. Orbital bone crushed and eye damaged with possible loss of sight and brain concussion reported from Fr Wayne Indiana September 22.
A mad dog bit four children near Dillsboro Indiana as it wandered past Cold Springs four miles west. The animal, believed to have fallen from a train, was killed after the bites occurred. The dog belonged to farmer John Knagge.
Jeffersonville Ind Sept 24 farmers of Clark County form a protective association to prevent trespass and game killing on their property by unpermitted hunters. James Yeney is elected president Edward Hays secretary and Peter Rena treasurer.
Elwood Indiana September 22 The Elwood Window-Glass Co posted notices that work will begin Saturday but workers will not be on site until October 25 under the agreement. The firm may claim damages if workers refuse as this is a test case.
Crawfordsville Indiana September 21 Local sportsmen claim quail populations are higher this season than in years past with abundant wild ducks. They expect the northern part of the state to see many hunters in a few weeks as migratory numbers rise.
An outbreak of diphtheria in Mianawaka Indiana has caused 20 cases and three deaths. Physicians blame unhealthy drinking water and a strict quarantine is being established to contain the spread.
Evansville suburb houses a Negro cocaine-using community living in squalid huts. Residents, regardless of sex or family, largely do not work and remain under the drug's influence. Little is known about daily life in the colony.
A Tuesday morning altercation among a band of gypsies at Branden Station left two women cut with knives and a man with an arm nearly severed by a hatchet blow. Wounded party patched up and all escaped before arrests.
In Frankfort Indiana on Thursday afternoon the 18 month old daughter of Mrs N F Miller died after finding and drinking a concentrated lye solution left in a saucer The child died after suffering severe agony and convulsions on the scene of the incident.
Horace Obcar aged 60 a Frora Indiana farmer dies from injuries after a horse kick He is identified as the father of ex County Surveyor James Obcar. The incident occurred near Frora on Sept 25.
Indianapolis report notes Rose Foster received payment or settlement related to a midship party matter. The fragment confirms a financial action involving Foster, with limited additional context available.
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