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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1905
Page
6
The weekly wrap reports wide events from the Far East earthquakes and Indian devastation to political moves in Washington and Europe. It notes India casualties, Kangra and Palampur destruction, plus other global items including labor trials in the U.S., canal labor needs, and Roosevelts rate stance.
In St Petersburg experts view Japan-Togo conflict risking a long range sea battle near the Baltic. Russia signals for peace negotiations while Japan demands an indemnity. A train collision near Harbin kills eight soldiers and wounds 26. Harbin reports 107000 Russians killed wounded or captured at Mukden. Linovitch and Kuropatkin tell the czar troops crave renewed fighting.
Reports from Hong Kong April 11 claim two sections of the Russian fleet clashed near Singapore with five Togo vessels sunk, but credence is low. Russian moves and Rosestvensky fleet status remain uncertain as dispatches’re incomplete and officials offer no light.
James Malloy a Barrytown fisherman lost his life crossing the Hudson with six Polanders. The skiff capsized about two thirds across, drowning Malloy and four Poles. Two rescuers in a rowboat saved two more Poles. one rescuer is in critical condition.
Prof Virchow linked American lean ness nervousness and sallowness to coffee. A national bureau report shows Americans consumed about 1 053 000 000 pounds of coffee last year, far more than Germans and English. Per capita use rose from three pounds in 1830 to 13.64 pounds, while indigestion and nerves are debated. Despite rising coffee intake, general health improves due to fresh air dumb bells boxing golf and other activities. The piece notes coffee consumption signals prosperity with over 81 million dollars spent annually.
A severe storm swept southern and southeastern Ohio on Monday afternoon. In Chillicothe a German Methodist church was unroofed and St Peter's steeple damaged. in Memorial hall thirty children narrowly escaped as bricks crashed through a roof. St Joseph's near Somerset partly unroofed, two steeple pinnacles fell. Albert Love's house in Somerset unroofed. Damages run to thousands.
Riots and wagon blockades formed by nonunion drivers marked the first Monday effort by Montgomery Ward to break the teamsters strike. One man was seriously injured and several others hurt by stones and clubs. Police quelled the disturbance and delayed wagons. A federal injunction against interference with railway express companies is likely next.
A summary of competing theories on why people feel drowsy. The article cites toxic buildup from daily wear, brain cell isolation during sleep, and reduced brain stimulation as possible causes, noting some support from observations in disease and exhaustion.
A critic asks why Japan is called small when its population exceeds Britain by at least five million. With Formosa and 1895 annexations included, Japan reached 46.5 million six years ago, growing by about 500,000 annually. Tokyo tops 1.5 million, Osaka 800 to 900 thousand, and over 20 cities exceed 50,000. Japan boasts other marks of greatness, including a beer tax and divorce law with one in four marriages ending in divorce.
A Success Magazine quote emphasizes that exact thoroughness in tasks, more than flashy talent or external prestige, earns lasting respect from employers. It stresses precision over merely “pretty good” work, highlighting reliability as a core career strength.
A clipped Chicago News item jokes that the Yke moth is the most frugal eater, claiming it only eats loles. The quip parodies dietary excess and animal behavior with a playful, dated tone.
The article advises against using many shampoos and advocates simple care with pure soap and ample water. It recommends dissolving Ivory Soap in water rather than rubbing it into hair for cleaner results.
The Philadelphia Press quotes a professor claiming no water on the moon and a freshman retorting that it explains its regular fullness as an excuse. The witty exchange highlights lunar debates and student humor.
An advertisement claims Pusheck's Kuro provides quick relief from rheumatism pains indigestion nervous prostration weakness catarrh and blood and nerve diseases. It asserts no bad after effects and no injurious ingredients and promises dependable results for overworked or exhausted individuals plus headache relief and restful sleep with no other medicine like it.
A Detroit Free Press quoted dialogue contrasts Sage Adviser claiming insight into what is best with Frivolous Girl insisting she already has many friends advising her, stressing independence from unsolicited guidance.
An article promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a uterine and stomach tonic for female dyspepsia. It cites Maggie Wright of Brooklyn who reports rapid improvement after trying the remedy, claiming she felt well within five weeks and urged others to use it.
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