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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 08, 1920
Page
4
A humorous exchange from Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Indiana features a bluffing bachelor who asks a family son about skating tricks. The son replies he can skate only two ways standing and sitting, prompting a quip about a loan bank for trouble as many people seek to borrow it.
The advertisement features W. W. Neff of Oklahoma City claiming Milks Emulsion restored his health after a severe cough and bowel troubles. It promotes Milks Emulsion as a palatable, nutritious remedy that rebuilds digestion, boosts appetite, and promises a money back guarantee with six bottles trial. Sold by druggists everywhere.
Witty exchange turns into a hospital joke as a nurse points out a patient followed directions with comic effect. The doctor concedes concerns but downplays the risk while the patient’s zeal to comply becomes the punchline.
A terse exchange hints at underlying pressure as a figure questions another about a draft or cen gus, prompting a cautious, guarded response. The dialogue conveys tension and possible political or staffing implications, with implications of secrecy and coercion in a tense office setting.
An advertisement extols Rad Salts and Jud Salts as kidney and bladder remedies. It claims they cleanse sluggish kidneys, ease backache and headaches, reduce urine irritation, and relieve nocturnal urination. It warns against meat and promotes a grape lemon lithia formula drink.
A playful dialogue features Fond and a professor exploring the idea of genius. The professor clarifies he is not a detective, reframing the interaction as analytical banter about insight vs investigation.
A casual exchange questions the expense of erecting a skeleton structure and weighs the costs in hushed humor. The reply suggests it would be a considerable expenditure, expressed with a rustic accent.
In a quip filled scene, Alice declares you cant get something from nothing while Edith counters with a sly exchange about obtaining a proposal from Algy. The banter hints at social play and hidden intentions among leading characters.
A reflective line notes that poets arrive into life much as others face misfortune, suggesting shared beginnings and inherent hardship shaping talent.
In Clearfield Pennsylvania Charles Wilson known as Peg Leg derailed a train by severing the airbrake line with his wooden leg. Conductor Farrell and crew stopped the locomotive, restored service after removing the leg, and sheriff Gorman intervened to preserve the prop.
Sheriff reports recovery of Wilson's running gear after a sixty minute effort. Conductor Farrell questions why the floor collapsed under Wilson's peg, noting the flour car had used the same floor for thirty two years and such a failure had not occurred before.
Lynn Be Melendy and wife Clara had a California reunion after a buggy ride five years earlier led to romance. A spin in an air flight allegedly prompted Clara to withdraw her divorce suit filed for cruelty at Redwood City. Melendy, an air pilot and instructor at the Redwood aviation school, had moved west from the Midwest.
Genevieve T. McLaughlin of New York Brooklyn swears in a supreme court affidavit she seeks separation from husband John McLaughlin. She says he found fault with her eating reading walking appearance mood and even looked out the window saying her duty was indoors.
A reader questions the enlistment order and raises concerns about the roles of drill sergeants and second lieutenants in training. The exchange frames wartime manpower issues and leadership responsibilities in the military draft era.
Advertisement claims Freezone relieves corn pain and removes calluses with a few drops from a tiny bottle. It assures no pain and simple at home removal using fingers, promoting low cost at drug stores.
Wide World Magazine portrays a Greenland Eskimo winter dwelling a turf built dugout with driftwood beams and a single window. A five foot high tunnel serves as entry where dogs live, and a raised dais in the rear holds the sleeping family beneath a hollow stone stove filled with seal oil.
In Everybody's Magazine a club responds to a caddie with a self deprecating boast about poor golf. The caddie offers support and humor as the player misses the ball and lifts a chunk of turf in a lighthearted exchange.
A blind horse is content when it can feel and locate its oats, illustrating how tactile feedback sustains equine well being.
Mathias Beck er of San Francisco, eighty four, sues for divorce claiming his wife, eighty, is crazy about men and has two affinities. She counters with a cross bill denying the charge and accusing cruelty.
Ralph Caldron a Porto Rican salesman laughed at Pedro Ermida a Mexican dancer at a ball in New York. Ermida attacked him and stabbed Caldron to death.
Jud Tunkins jokes that if any of his folks resemble magazine photos he would send them to a hospital for cure regardless of cost. The remark highlights his comic critique of fashion standards and public persona.
A beauty remedy promises to erase freckles using Othine double strength. Users are told to apply a tile of night and morning for clear skin, with money back guarantee if freckles do not vanish. The ad suggests most require no more than one ounce.
A. A. Allen notes three common Pacific gulls the glauccous winged western and California species not found in the East. They are white headed and resemble the herring gull in appearance.
Advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to give a new, rich, fadeless color to any fabric including wool silk linen cotton or mixtures. It claims dresses blouses stockings skirts coats feathers and more can be diamond dyed. The package includes a direction book and a color card for matching materials.
Tiny Timothy avoids noise as family members study their lessons and rituals. Mother plans to join a bridge club despite grandmother’s quip that she only needs to listen and learn to sip like the others.
A simple spray device attaches to an ordinary fruit jar to deliver liquids. Multiple jars can hold distinct spraying solutions for flowers or fruits.
A cartoon gag depicts two men arguing over the meaning of rube. One man explains that a rube is a forty one hour hundred ninety five dollars weekly laborer who assumes farmers will sell food cheap. The tone mimics a New York World style quip.
Mrs. M Thier endorses Triner products for stomach troubles vitality convalescence and general home use in a March 8 1920 letter from Nazareth Texas. The note cites American Elixir of Bitter Wine Angelica Bitter Tonic Cough Sedative and ointment from Joseph Triner Company Chicago Illinois with retailer availability at 1333 438 Ashland Ave.
A Japanese city fur shop advertises service with the sign stating ladies' and gentlemen's skins repaired while they wait. The phrasing reflects period retail marketing and unusual wording for the era.
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