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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1903
Page
6
A compact roundup reports on casualties and fires, political notes, business failures and resumptions, and weather records from around the globe. It sketches the day’s notable events, highlighting human impact and economic shifts in a concise briefing.
A premature shell explosion on the battleship Iowa in the Gulf of Mexico wrecked the forward 12 inch gun causing three deaths and five injuries. Debris demolished 12 feet of the gun, while the vessel sustained heavy damage across decks.
A Pennell inquest in Buffalo could not determine if Pennell and wife died by accident or design. A pre death letter from Arthur R. Pennell accusing a woman in Edwin L. Burdick’s murder was read. Improper relations with Mrs. Burdick denied.
C F Clyne of Stafford nominated by Democrats in the Seventh Kansas district to succeed Chester I Long. Obituaries note Rev William Henry Milburn, 80, veteran Senate chaplain who died in Santa Barbara. Col Bill Root, associate of Buffalo Bill, died in Salt Lake City. J F MacGowan of Chattanooga Times and Brigham Young Sr death referenced. A David R Francis presidential boom launches. Brigham Young Jr dies in Salt Lake City after illness.
In Weymouth, Shamrock I loses to Shamrock III across three trial races on a seven mile windward and leeward course. Venezuelan rebels seize Barquisimeno as Gen. Pedro Pepin is killed. In Mindanao, Pershing’s force overcomes Moros with many casualties on both sides.
Upon his return to Washington Postmaster General Payne announced thorough investigations into postal scandals with every guilty party to be punished.
Four Philadelphia school board members were found guilty of taking bribes from women. The report notes Miss Neilson’s estimated $500,000 wedding gifts as she marries Reginald Vanderbilt. The item also mentions other brief political and social notes from around 1900.
Mary, a janitor at an uptown restaurant, complains to the steward after finding a pail she had stored in the cellar used by Annie who cleans upstairs. The steward sympathizes, noting a new pail would be inappropriate for a lady to carry among guests.
A brief exchange in court features a waiter offering curried eggs and a guest’s comic reply about a mare's nest. The judge’s response frames the moment as a light interlude amid proceedings.
A Bath New York report notes the Commandant and Officer prioritize Veterans health at the Soldiers and Sailors Home. Kidney troubles are common. Dodd's Kidney Pills are praised for aiding kidney derangements and claim several veterans owe their lives to the remedy.
Advertisement copy touts Curea Cola with a one day cure claim and offers a money back guarantee if it fails. It references Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and lists a 25 cent price. The piece quotes miscellaneous proverbs and a call for westward homes via the Methow Valley Bureau of Information in Pateros Washington.
The article extols Syrup of Figs as the world’s best family laxative after a quarter century of use. It credits the California Fig Syrup Co. for quality and emphasizes genuine packaging with the full company name on every box.
Miss Gannon of Detroit endorses Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for female troubles. The letter describes months of weakness and pain followed by rapid improvement after starting the tonic. The ad claims many similar letters support the medicine's efficacy and offers a $5000 for proof of genuineness.
A compilation of light social quips and jokes from early 20th century notices. Humorous exchanges on widowhood and second marriages plus short ad like quips from papers including Minneapolis Mayo and Cincinnati.
A Philadelphia Press quip notes the irony that self-made men often lack daughters who value their self-made dresses, highlighting a witty generational take on entrepreneurship and style.
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