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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 15, 1920
Page
4
Lowell woman Mrs. M. Theall Bessey credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with ending three years of pain constipation and dizzy spells. The advertisement urges women to seek guidance from the Pinkham company noting forty years of use and confidentiality for letters.
An Odd fragment from the Birmingham Age Herald branding Cuticura products for skin care, including Soap 25c and Ointment 25c and 50c, plus Talcam 25c, appears amid a murky line about a narrow escape and a pedestrian dodging a motorcar.
Nature fuels vigor for work and sport through good health. A healthy stomach is key and Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine is touted for stomach issues, appetite, constipation, and headaches with a 30 year reputation.
China and India hold half the world population and the annual pilgrimage to Benares draws over a million participants.
A vintage ad extols Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a non alcoholic remedy from roots and herbs to aid women through motherhood and mid life. Testimonies from Mrs Anna Littleton and Mrs Pearl Gale claim relief from ulceration, weakness, coughing and grippe with Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets enhancing health and strength.
An advertisement from Fox Rubber Company seeks a partner to run an auto accessory store. The plan promises guaranteed tire sales of 6,000 monthly, dealer flexibility, and financing up to several thousand dollars. Stores are to be established nationwide. Mail for details from 1412 Michigan Avenue, Chicago, Illinois.
An editorial urges self assessment to improve earnings and happiness. It contrasts sentimental ties to Western Canada farming as a path from loss to profit, citing a Brazil Indiana worker who prospered after moving to Saskatchewan. It highlights lower land costs and favorable agricultural conditions abroad.
A Labor Department survey of nearly 100 U.S. cities shows Johnstown New York where three quarters of wives earn money because glove work can be done at home. The study notes many town residents derive income from gardens and poultry. In New York City homes one sixth contribute earnings, with Boston Buffalo Cleveland Cincinnati and Pittsburgh showing lower shares.
In a local exchange, Mandy voices relief that a wartime period is ending while expressing doubt about ongoing financial support from her husband Sam. The dialogue hints at government involvement in veterans affairs and the tension between wartime funding and postwar independence.
A Boston Tran script line contrasts an assertion that accidents will happen with a direct question about actions. The dialogue hints at tension and accountability without additional context or names.
Hard necessity compels most people to work, and removing it is fraught with risk. The statement underscores the social and economic reliance on obligatory tasks and the potential consequences of loosening those constraints.
An old advertisement touts Freezone as a finger lift off for corns with instant relief. It claims painless removal of hard corns and calluses using a tiny bottle sold by druggists, hailed as the discovery of a Cincinnati genius.
A humorous Medical Pickwick exchange shows Sambo asking for morphine to catch a large chicken in a dream. The doctor explains the dose was a quarter grain and Sambo requests 20 more grains.
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for soothing a baby's red rough itching skin. It suggests hot baths with Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, with occasional use of Cuticura Talcum for scent and dryness.
A Birmingham Age-Herald comic remark features a genial old man who finds no excitement at the aquarium yet enjoys a quiet amusement when he spots a henpecked acquaintance studying a jellyfish.
A lurid profile of Pierre Basson, a Cape Town insurance agent linked to numerous suspicious deaths. The piece compares him to Palmer and Holmes, detailing disappearances, trials, and alleged motives while noting his reputed wealth hoarding.
Valparaiso Indiana Mrs Helen Reimers of Wheeler has recovered after being scalped when her hair caught in an overhead shafting. Doctors placed over 100 stitches to reattach scalp, leaving only a red scar on her forehead.
Los Angeles woman Maud Randolph thirty five attempted suicide by poison while kneeling at Trinity Church altar in New York City, prompted by financial troubles.
Former private physician to the emperor of Japan, Dr. Harry R. Lemens, died in Alton Illinois after his automobile collided with a passenger train. The fatal wreck occurred as the car and train met at a crossing. Lemens, once attached to the Mikado’s household, had been riding in the car when the collision happened.
A testimonial campaign promoting Milks Emulsion as a cure for stomach trouble and constipation. It claims rapid relief, improved appetite, and restored bowel action, with a money back guarantee and prices of 60c and 1.20 per bottle from The Milks Emulsion Co. Terre Haute Indiana, sold by druggists nationwide.
A dialogue on authorship and the measure of a writer’s range. The speaker argues the largest vocabulary belongs to the person who wrote the dictionary, sparking debate on definition and prestige.
Drugstore reports show Swamp Root by Dr Kilmer and Co heals kidney issues. An insurer says many applicants are rejected due to unseen kidney trouble, and readers can try a sample by sending ten cents to Binghamton NY.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to produce rich fadeless color on wool silk linen cotton or mixed fabrics. It promises easy diamond dyeing with a direction card and suggests showing the Diamond Dye Color Card to match any material.
A compact quip highlights the stubbornness of coal markets with lines on bituminous prospects and soft coal being a tough sell. The exchange contrasts seeming gloom with a wry pun on price and texture.
The advertisement touts Bayer as the genuine aspirin used by physicians for nineteen years and sold in small tin boxes of twelve tablets and larger packages. It emphasizes asking for Bayer, verifying the Bayer Cross on the package, and mentions common uses from colds to rheumatism.
A humorous exchange mocks a newspaper typography error with family banter about a pogram and seed catalog reading. A London style quip notes patience as power. The piece ends with a jab about orators being phonographs.
A humorous reflection on editors, contrasting a creator's and gatekeeper's role as one keeps things in while the other keeps things out, illustrating newsroom priorities and editorial discretion.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The notice explains the medicine is taken internally and acts through the blood on mucous surfaces. Toledo Ohio reflects the 1836 sworn statement and notary seal by A W Gleason.
A fragmentary dialog line from Home Sector contrasts imagined futures with present choices, reflecting wartime anxieties in a brief media snippet.
Miss Cayenne quips that a man who says he feels young may misjudge his actions. Her wry remark underscores the gap between feeling and behavior in aging.
Twenty five million boxes of Cas carets were sold last year to people seeking relief from constipation biliousness indigestion gases colds and sick headache. Cas carets work while you sleep removing toxins and waste without griping. They strengthen bowel muscles and do not shock the liver like calomel or harsh pills. Cascarets cost very little.
A terse musing on judging arguments by more than surface sound. The quote warns that appearances and tone can disguise flawed reasoning or mask true quality.
A reflective aphorism contrasts the rarity of truly good people with the abundance of self-made fools, noting many speak highly while few are truly seen in action.
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