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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 22, 1920
Page
4
A brief advertisement touts Freezone as painless for removing hard or soft corns and calluses from feet. It claims a tiny bottle costs little, with drops applied to the affected area instantly relieving pain and letting the corn or callous lift away, root and all, without soreness.
A Paris correspondent notes a new craze with penguin themed decor in homes and shop windows. Porcelain penguin sets appear in white china with Father Penguin as the coffee pot and Penguin junior as the milk jug, while a penguin egg shaped cup symbolizes a young, unborn penguin.
A dramatic exchange frames the case as a perceived wrongful imprisonment. One commentator insists the accused is being railroaded, while another defends the punishment as fitting for a train robbery.
An advertising notice claims EATONIC cures bloating indigestion sour and gassy stomachs by removing acids from the body. It asserts over half a million users benefited and offers a refund if not satisfactory. The copy urges readers to buy from any druggist and notes many experience relief after the first tablet.
A Terre Haute reader describes coal dust injury in 1916 and credits Milks Emulsion with restoring health. The ad touts the product as a palatable emulsion aiding digestion, appetite, and strength, with a money back guarantee and statewide distribution through druggists.
A source quotes Tesla predicting a shift to solar energy. The response quips that current focus is on moonshine, not sunshine, reflecting a lighthearted exchange.
A vintage advertisement presents three essentials for remedies: proven ingredients, high purity, and reasonable price. It promotes Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine for digestion and nerves, Triner's Liniment for rheumatic pains, and Triner's Cough Sedative for colds, from the Joseph Triner Company in Chicago.
A quotation from a French writer notes a girl is not kissed until twelve and begins to kiss again after she turns twenty. The remark appears in the Boston Transcript.
Thousands of women with kidney and bladder trouble are urged to try Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root. The ad claims kidney health affects other organs and lists back pain headaches and nervousness as symptoms. It offers sample bottles and instructions to send ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. for a test.
A small man asks how to make money and a bigger man answers with a sales pitch about spending a half barrel of money in advertising to gain a barrel of money. This exchange reflects a fictionally simple view of wealth creation via marketing.
The ad promotes Cascarets as a gentle laxative to remove liver and bowel poisons, claim relief from dizziness and coated tongue, and improved breath and mood. It touts not causing gripe or sickness unlike salts, oils, calomel, or harsh pills and suggests the product works while you sleep.
John Barnett of Buffalo New York describes years of untold kidney agony including fevers chills night sweats and painful swelling. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing his kidney troubles and leaving him strong and well after extensive suffering. Sworn testimony before A A Wilcox.
A humorous Bits item notes a person ignited a cigarette with a notice stating no smoking. The brief highlights irony and municipal etiquette in a compact quip.
Aspirin created a sensation when introduced by Bayer over eighteen years ago. Physicians praised its relief of pain and its use for colds headaches rheumatism neuralgia earache toothache aching joints neuritis and general pain. Be sure the Bayer Cross mark is on genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin. Boxes of 12 tablets cost a few cents. Druggists sell larger Bayer packages.
Melie Belish’s elopement prompted Melie Belish to starve himself in a woods clump near Lathrop. Found emaciated after 23 days, he carried $133 cash and a bank book showing a good balance. Doctors revived him but his recovery remains doubtful.
A man who left Vienna 16 years ago to start a life in the United States spoke of his wife and children left behind. He planned to send for them after saving for a farm, but war and later deceit halted his hopes. After the Armistice he sent $1,000 for transportation, only to lose contact and learn she remarried.
In St. Louis, Robert W. Maxton installed electric trick nests in his hennery. A door locks if a hen enters, then a bell rings in the kitchen when exit is attempted. Maxton says the system signals which hens lay eggs and has functioned for months with no false alarms.
In St. Louis Clarence R. Cronk is sought in Chicago for a confidence game tied to a dead cemetery scheme. Cronk claims he invested 500 dollars and sold 1800 dollars of stock before the war ended the venture. He says he pitched life in a cemetery as a business to a banker who dismissed it as morbid.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as guaranteed to give a new rich fadeless color to wool silk cotton or mixed fabrics including dresses blouses stockings skirts children's coats and feathers. It notes an instruction booklet and a Diamond Dye Color Card for matching any material.
The Birmingham Age-Herald reports Senator Snortsworthy contemplates not sacrificing himself for his party. A presidential bid could paradoxically benefit from sacrifice via publicity, though he shows reluctance about such a decision.
A vintage advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment for itchy scalp and dandruff, followed by Cuticura Soap with hot water. It claims daily use yields clear skin and soft white hands and urges readers to make these preparations part of their routine.
Five year old Mortland Jones son of Rev Rhys Price Jones pastor of the First Presbyterian Church in Franklin objects to singing America in Sunday school. He explains he will not sing the line Land where my fathers died because his father did not die. Local incident noted by the Indianapolis News.
An old advertisement extols Jad Salts and rad Salts as a kidney cleansing remedy. It claims daily water intake plus a tablespoon of salts in water will flush waste, reduce irritation, and end bladder weakness. It emphasizes kidney function and warns against overloading with drugs.
A physician was arrested for prescribing whisky to a patient without inquiring the patient’s intent. The public implied the patient simply wanted a drink, and critics mocked the physician’s ego. The piece uses satirical tones to critique vanity and market excess.
A Worthing postman's daughter lost a purse during a school picnic in a field where a cow grazed. The cow was butchered recently and the stomach yielded the purse intact containing two coins a button and a postage stamp.
Springfield investigators pursue the assailant after twelve year old Virginia Walker is found murdered in a Somers Creamery shed. The girl faced sexual assault before death. authorities work to identify and arrest the suspect.
An 1890s ad claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine cures catarrh with a $100 reward if not effective. Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay the prize and notes the medicine is taken internally and works through the blood on mucous surfaces. The piece ends with light ad copy and quips about talk and listening.
A father asks why his son Harold cannot hang a picture. Harold confesses he is too short at one end and cannot raise the item, prompting a family moment with a humorous misinterpretation.
In a domestic exchange, Mrs. Johnson urges Mr. Johnson to take his medicine while he laments his ill fortune and wishes Providence would ease his pain. He expresses despair at his condition and questions relief.
A concise adage notes that most men dislike visiting relatives as much as relatives dislike having them visit. The quotation reflects social tensions and familial distance in everyday life.
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