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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1908
Page
4
An archived note recalls a past romance with a moonlit confession. A playful exchange reveals Jennie’s quip about John’s swollen nose, sparking doubt about a bite or ailment. The fragment hints at humor and lingering memory from two decades ago.
A city mission report describes a young woman with scabies and incipient paresis who suffered sores from scratching and could not keep food down. After seven weeks with limited progress, treatment with Cuticura products led to rapid improvement and employment prospects. The note is signed Laura Jane Bates, dated March 11, 1907.
An old humorously misquoted ad snippet extols Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for hot sweaty feet with claims of trial packages and a sales pitch by Allen S. Olmsted of Ve Roy New York. The fragment also bubbles with patent medicine lines and various tobacco and teething product mentions.
William Kerr known as Scotty, a Kansas City digger, helped trench work for seven years and later joined a relief party in the Napoleonic imperial prince episode. The prince Imperial perished in the Zulu attack while Kerr and the relief riders failed to reach him in time. Kerr later worked in Joplin zinc mines, earning modest fame in mining.
Advisory from National Lead Company explains testing White Lead purity before painting. It describes using a pea sized amount on charcoal to see metallic lead formation, warns against adulterants, and offers a free blowpipe and booklet featuring the Dutch Boy Painter for those preparing painting projects.
A Scotsman hired by a farmer takes long over breakfast, saying a cheese of such size takes longer to eat than the master expects. The farmer notes the delay while the worker insists the cheese is not eaten quickly.
The New York Press reports John D Rockefeller reportedly carries an eagle stone kept in his pocket. The perforated brown stone, about the size of a pigeon egg, rattles when shaken and is said to guard against disease and shipwreck. A ribbon threaded through the hole supposedly holds greater powers.
A visitor thanks a church verger for his courteous guidance and information and offers half a crown. The verger declines, citing rules, then explains a floor coin would be eligible for pickup if found, illustrating small moral contrast in a Tit-Bits style anecdote.
A quip from Success Magazine cited by O S Marden warns against quick bets on races and get rich schemes. The message notes many ventures like mines oil and real estate as bad bets and argues poor judgment risks personal and others business interests.
Mrs. Upmore laments the demands of public office on a husband who spends long hours away from home. A domestic recalls her past as the spouse of a busy official in a fictional order, noting how constant duties left her unable to communicate.
A Southen newspaper contributor urges men of affairs to consider farm life as a remedy during economic turmoil. He cites successful leaders who grew up on farms and points to Western Canada lands at 10 to 15 dollars per acre with strong revenue. Canadian agents in the U S offer details on 160 acre free homestead grants and railway access.
An elderly man at Charlottesville Station asks a young boy about faith, prayers, and duties before offering five cents for apples. The page also includes an anecdote praising Deans Kidney Pills from Lionel M Heath of San Bernardino who claims a five year cure and twice endorses the remedy.
A Oswego Montana woman describes gradual eye trouble from coffee and improvement after switching to Postum Food Coffee for three months. She notes eye pain and visual disturbances ceased, attributing recovery to quitting coffee and building nerve strength with Postum.
Henry E. Dixey scoffs at a Carnegie medal dispute between two young men describing the medal chase as disgraceful. He jokes the hero fund should be reconsidered and compares medal hunger to a hunger for chicken, quipping about Mrs. Washington White and her husband Ory Wash.
A quoted exchange shows a heated clash between a politician and a younger man about conservation. The elder accuses the youth of preaching forest preservation while ignoring practical woodcutting needs for warmth, reflecting tensions between rhetoric and policy.
Fragmentary dialogue shows a speaker resisting requests to cut wood for dinner while pressing forest preservation as a principle. The exchange hints at conflicts between practical needs and conservation ideals amid unclear context.
A cryptic note hints at a mysterious George figure and Mrs Sharp Ah planning a light lunch, leaving readers puzzled about motive and identity. The piece plays on rumor and memory, provoking intrigue with terse dialogue and a fragmentary setup.
The living room should have walls that are color tinted or alabastined for durability and harmony. Light reflects most light, so use warm or light colors in normal rooms to cut lighting costs. in south or west rooms darker shades may help control glare and balance carpet tones.
A man finds that helping his schoolchild with homework reveals how a small amount of knowledge can pose risks, illustrating the proverb that a little learning can be a dangerous thing.
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