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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 19, 1906
Page
4
A Victorian voice describes how expert observers identify professions by physical traits. The violinist, cavalryman, painter and pianist are detected by distinctive postures, hands, or marks while other trades show signs like green membranes from exposure to metals.
Passengers from Chicago to Ft Wayne Cleveland Erie Buffalo New York City Boston and points east are offered three daily through trains with day coaches and Pullman sleeping cars to New York City and through sleeping car service to Boston. Rates are the lowest with no excess fares. Dining service is eight up to date with club meals 35 cents to $1 and a la carte options. Trains depart Chicago La Salle Street Station. For details contact J Calahan, General Agent, 113 Adams St., Chicago.
A Philadelphia quip notes some men age like wine but warn that no wine improves if consumed too often. The exchange highlights moderation as key to lasting quality rather than excess.
A 100 dollar reward offer for catarrh cure appears with testimonials from Watpixa, Kixxan and Marvin affirming F J Cheney for trustworthy business. Hall's Catarrh Cure is claimed to work internally through the blood and mucous surfaces with testimonials and 75 cent per bottle pricing.
A humorous exchanges shows a suitor offering to marry for love without a dowry while the father laments need and the bride responds with affection. The dialogue reflects social expectations and practical constraints in a lighthearted Victorian frame from Meggendorfer Blatter.
Cane seated chairs may be cleaned by washing the cane on both sides with warm ivory powders and then putting them out in the sun to dry. This treatment not only cleans but shrinks the cane, improving its appearance and making it more resistant. Eleanor R Parker.
The Misville Courier quotes quirky lines about books and a claim that Garfield Tea is a blood purifier with no superior. The ad asserts it unifies the blood, cleanses the system, and cures liver and kidney diseases constipation and sick headache.
The quip notes the average young man aims to be bread winner while warning that he often marries a girl not used to pies. It carries a light satirical tone typical of Puck humor.
A fragmentary notice notes a girl lacking faith in a Dale item teller. The readable text hints at a local dispute or opinion but lacks clear names, dates, or concrete events.
Fragmentary OCR suggests a quote about the pay difference between an old maid and a bachelor girl, noted in a Peoria factory context. The line hints at social attitudes and a potential employer or regional remark about gender roles.
In Warren Street, foot of the Ninth Avenue elevated station, crowds form as travelers descend to board Erie ferries and Sound boats. Luggage carriers vie for bags as two men size each other up, one declaring a case empty, illustrating a brisk street economy of travel baggage handling.
Fragmentary text references Dr. Pierce and a medical prescription aimed at the sick and afflicted. The wording suggests an old advertisement or slogan emphasizing solitary virtue and open, fair dealing in a period medical context.
Engineers propose damming the Rhone near Bellegarde to divert water into two parallel tunnels two and a half miles long. A 200 foot drop would generate 150000 horsepower for 300 days annually. Estimated cost about 5 million dollars. Power expected to equal 1.6 million tons of coal yearly.
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A fragment notes a powder of rare merit and unrivaled strength. The terse description implies high value or quality, suggesting a distinguished origin or use, though details are scarce. The phrase elevates the item above common powders, signaling notable properties or reputation.
Senator Hemenway recounts a campaign incident in Iowa where a pompous local politician tried to force his way through a dense crowd at a side show. A burly man blocked him and declared that locals spoke for themselves, prompting the exchange about being a representative of the people.
A sixty year old veteran reports thirty five years of severe eczema affecting his body and head. After fifteen government exams found no cure, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and claims full recovery after two treatments and substantial expense.
Mr. Ferguson vents over his new safety razor found ruined by Laura and Norah. Laura asks what was done and Norah admits attempting to slice potatoes with the razor for half an hour before abandoning the task. The exchange appears in the Chicazo Tribune.
A new daily train the Los Angeles Limited offers direct travel from Salt Lake City to Southern California via the Chicago and North Western Union Pacific and Salt Lake Route. It features dining cars meals a la carte observation cars with buffet lounging rooms and library and is electric lighted throughout. For sleeping car reservations and full information inquire of W G Neimyer G A 120 Jackson Boulevard Chicago Illinois.
The Milwaukee Sentinel notes a humorous exchange about Gertrude remaining single. A friend says he knows one reason he has seen Gertrude, implying a light domestic or social motive behind her choice.
An old style ad promotes Allen's Foot-Ease to cure painful swollen feet and sweating. It claims to make new shoes fit easily and warns against substitutes. Sample offer and distributor details appear with a partial address.
An advertising snippet from the Chicago Record-Herald touts Lewis' Single Binder cigars as the richest and most satisfying smoke on the market. It asserts the ad copy uses vivid phrases about modern life and mentions Peoria Illinois as the factory location for distribution.
A jumble of quotes from Baltimore Herald Washington Star and Chicago Tribune reflects social woes. The lines touch on romance class poverty and mechanical trouble with rustic humor and sharp edge.
An old paragraph markets Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething infants at 15 cents a bottle. The fragment mentions a restless youth, fashion bitterness, and a melancholy country, weaving in cultural notes about dress and a water wagon without clear connection to the product.
An examination of how science increasingly accepts psychic forces and phenomena linked to hypnotic sleep, telepathy, and personality change. The piece surveys historical figures, from Plato to Crookes, and discusses the boundary between occultism and scientific inquiry, noting known and assumed forces in nature.
London Modern Society cites Edinburgh society as the birthplace of Sally Lunn cake. Miss Sarah Lowndes, a leading fashion figure, created the cake named Sally Lowndes before it became Sally Lunn. Her marriage connected the family to Maj. Dallas-Yorke, linking the pastry to later duchess tea tables.
The text extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as the leading cure for female illnesses, claiming it stabilizes the reproductive system, relieves backache and nervousness, regulates periods, aids childbirth, and supports recovery during changes of life. It cites extensive testimonials and invites women to write to Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Massachusetts with symptoms for guidance.
The article portrays Alfonso as a young Spanish king who balances work study and sport. It notes his life differs from the ceremonial monarchy of ancestors and highlights how this approach endears him to his people.
A joint congressional resolution delays the public lands reservation in Wyoming to August 15 1906. Railroad construction to the reservation border advances rapidly and is expected to finish within weeks. Also noted is Brittany wedding decor featuring an elaborate butter structure for the bridal feast with gold and silver coin sticks.
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