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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 26, 1917
Page
1
Kin Hubbard argues personal magnetism is a cultivable trait that helps individuals attract others and succeed. He notes it grows with cheerful conduct, a genuine smile, and consistent effort, detailing social roles one may assume while building influence and confidence.
An old tale recalls Al Moon a store worker who dreams of a luxury touring car. His wife’s frugality and a looming mortgage lead to tragedy as illness seals his fate before any machine arrives. The narrative notes rural life, a stalled aspiration, and a final sobering punchline.
Washington reports the Secretary of Agriculture calls for a major rise in corn plantings this year. He highlights corn as a vital cereal feeding people and livestock and identifies Illinois Iowa Nebraska Missouri Indiana Texas Kansas Ohio Oklahoma Kentucky as priority regions with listed counties for expanding production.
A reflection by MicEfenny Ward Beecher on wealth not being measured by possessions but by character. The soul defines richness, not the ledger, stating a person is rich or poor by inner qualities rather than wealth.
A terse local item notes a ruthless man connected to a case discussed by a mathematics professor. The fragment provides only hints about the individuals and context without specific details or outcomes.
Charlie Snyder, keeper at the New York zoo, explains that Alice the elephant has a toothache. He notes her distress and shows where medicine was rubbed on her sore teeth. Alice then relaxes and rests her head in the corner.
In New York at the Seamen's Institute a wife awaiting her husband who has returned from a three month cruise meets him as he walks with four fellow sailors along South Street. The ship's party had been chased by a German raider and the husband speaks of wanting Julie to be a sailor so he would have much to tell.
An American in Germany reports that the German army prioritizes saving life and limbs. At a field hospital 1,587 severely wounded were treated in four weeks with only 17 deaths and a single amputation. No postbattle butchery occurs as operations occur only when a head surgeon deems them necessary.
Apples are nutritious and medicinal and aid digestion, correct stomach acidity, and soothe rheumatism insomnia and liver troubles. They provide substantial nutriment in a pleasant form comparable to a potato.
A wry exchange contrasts loss and lack in a humorous line about a servant abandoning spoons, implying broader disappointment. The joke hinges on the misdirection of spoons as a trivial yet telling missing item.
A German technical school reports two windmills generate electricity efficiently. If scaled, a similar plant could supply light and water for 100 persons at about $125 annually.
Indiana Republicans vote 18 member committee resolution against both parties selecting delegates for the constitutional convention. The move follows strong opposition to the proposal and signals a cautious stance by state leaders. The piece also surveys legal opinions on whether judges may serve as delegates, noting arguments that such offices are incompatible with legislative duties.
G I Christie leads an army of 40 Purdue professors advanced students and vocational teachers to field work testing seed corn. They will work with county agents to boost seed quality, plant garden truck on Marion vacant lots, and earn school credits for field duties in Indiana counties amid a two week mobilization.
Prof. G Christie of Purdue appointed state food director by Gov Goodrich urged Indiana wholesale grocers to back a wartime food conservation drive. Speaking at the Indiana Wholesale Grocers association meeting at the Claypool hotel he urged distribution cooperation and community garden planting on vacant lots to boost local food production during the crisis.
Mrs. Richard Edwards of Peru elected president of the Woman's Franchise League of Indiana. First vice president Mrs. J. S. Barnhill of Indianapolis. Second vice president Mrs. Mabel Curry of Terre Haute. Third vice president Mrs. Beardsley of Elk City.
In Indianapolis park land is offered for farming with 250 acres planned to raise corn for horses and five acres at Riverside for potatoes. James H. Lowry says 70 acres are frequently used for farming and the department hopes to supply its own need. William Fortune, head of the Indianapolis Red Cross, meets national officers about forming an Indiana unit.
A Marion county grand jury indicted fifty three members of an alleged Houduras lottery network accused of draining hundreds of thousands from Indiana over several years. Other notes include Capt. McBride returning from Europe with bravery medals. various town councils purchasing equipment. school accreditations. missionary deployments. road repairs. a smallpox closure. and multiple local civic and political events across Indianapolis and surrounding towns.
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