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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 27, 1911
Page
4
Fragmentary ad copy touts Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets and Garfield Tea as cures for various ailments. It mentions friendship bonds and blood purity while mixing stray quotations and unrelated phrases.
Sale notices a 610 acre tract in Washi mn County near Beatrice. No improvements fence borders the property water available. pastures in use. Located 2 to 2 miles from town on a telegraph and mail route. Henry Wilson of 853 High Street Beatrice Neb seeks buyers at fair price per acre.
A man and his sister discuss a sign the sister saw from an optician. The sign appears in mixed Latin and English, read as Consultus about your eyes. The man struggles to decipher it and concedes it makes little sense, while the sister’s cook translates it as Consult us about your eyes.
A patient describes months of itching and sleepless nights from eczema on the neck. After trying various medicines, Cuticura Soap and Ointment relieved itching the first night and by three weeks the skin healed, with no visible scars on a burned face as well. The testimonial appears in a historical ad from 1910.
Five youngsters aged seven to eleven faced a Liverpool magistrate after two months of thefts and depredations. Police filed 40 charges against the children, with the seven-year-old identified as the ringleader and skilled thief, prompting the magistrate to lament what to do with such youths.
The temple of Hberty, a famed Toomebridge landmark on the Londonderry side of the River Bann, was burned to the ground. Erected about 600 years ago by the late Rev. John Carey, its founder was a Cromwellian descendant who faced murder charges but was acquitted.
A young and unknown composer, inspired by verses of Thomas Moore, creates a melody to fit the words. He shows the work to a publisher who approves the music but deems the lyrics unsatisfactory.
Arizona man narrates lasting breakfast distress from poor diet. He abandoned coffee and starchy foods after headaches and stomach upset. The account links early dietary signals to broader health advice about food changes.
Twenty workers are trapped in the Ott mine No. 20 near Elk Garden West Virginia after an explosion. One body recovered. rescue teams advance through debris blocking the shaft as officials plan a through-wall intrusion from an adjacent mine to reach the buried miners.
Maj. George W. Ball enforces strict order as state troops patrol Muscatine all social and religious meetings banned after dark. People on streets after 8 p m must state business. after 11 p m they are escorted home with name and address taken. Crowds limited. three constitute a crowd. Troops to stay until disorder risk ends.
The Pacific Mail steamer Asia en route from Hong Kong to San Francisco sinks near Finger Rock, South China. Passengers are rescued and mails saved. The American and Shang Six aided the rescue as fog hampered initial efforts.
Engineer Graney hit a wagon at a crossing near Sellersburg. Mr James Taney and Mrs Taney, aged sixty and fifty, and their adopted daughter May Hodge, eighteen, were involved. The pilot carried Mrs Taney until the train halted. the others were thrown several feet away.
Mrs. Ida B. Smith of Mount Vernon ran away with a clairvoyant two weeks ago. She appeared at Marion police headquarters asking Chief Phillips to aid reconciliation with her husband. The man allegedly led her from a good home and disappeared after claiming to join her in Marion.
Miners and Vandalia Coal officials organize a first aid group in Terre Haute with the U S mine rescue car in city yards. E L Powell government expert leads in charge. Daily visits by miners seek first aid instruction and plans to continue after the car departs.
A Hopkins elevator built ten years ago at a cost of 60000 dollars burned down in Rensselaer. The blaze destroyed forty thousand bushels of corn and oats and several grain laden cars on adjacent sidetracks. Trains were delayed about two hours. Insurance covered the building and the grain loss. spontaneous combustion is believed to be the cause.
The Ralph Lee Wilson memorial tablet was unveiled in a chapel service with the presence of Wilsons parents and the Wabash College faculty and students. J. J. Daniels of the senior class delivered the presentation speech praising Wilson who gave his life in service to Wabash.
A mad dog roamed Rochester for about three hours biting about fifteen dogs and threatening pedestrians. John Dunn ultimately shot the animal after it bit J. W. Richardson Sr. and a boy at Tuxhorn before it made its way into town.
Miss Mattie Breed aged forty died on the operating table at the city hospital in Columbus. She had been blind since childhood and spent years in a blind institution at Indianapolis, where she taught music in both Columbus and Indianapolis.
At a Lafayette funeral service for Mrs. Ortha Ann Goans, sister of Mrs. Otis Johnson, the latter collapsed beside the coffin and died within minutes. A physician attributed death to grief and a broken heart.
A promotional notice claims clogged kidneys cause bladder pain rheumatism and Bright's disease and promotes Dr Derby's Kidney Pills as safe effective. It urges buying from druggists or the Derby Medicine Co offering 25 or 50 cent boxes and a free sample on request.
In a brief exchange from Youngstown Telegram readers learned Schmidt and Schmaltz discuss a newborn. The conversation hints at guessing the baby's sex with humor and mistaken phrases. A girl is suggested in the dialogue.
An established factory plans to open a distributing office in this district and seeks a resident distributor with 600 to 3000 dollars cash and stock for immediate order filling. Compensation 100 to 200 dollars monthly plus extra commissions, office and expenses per contract. References required. Liberty Manufacturing Association, 230 West Huron St., Chicago.
A brief Harper's Bazaar line notes Joshua claiming to halt the sun while challengers call him to prove his claim. The excerpt references Willie Jones and suggests bets or demonstrations.
Notice highlights Castoria as a trusted remedy for infants and children with a 30 year usage claim and signature. It also includes an endorsement from a horse trainer on Spohns Distemper Cure with pricing and availability. The fragment ends with a joke about a play’s ending in the style of an exchange.
Allen's Foot-Base powder claims to ease tired swollen and nervous feet, giving rest and comfort for easy walking. Sold widely with free samples offered by Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York.
A Chicago Inter Ocean excerpt surveys U S wheat production in 1909 and 1910 with 437 189 000 and 695 443 000 bushels, noting a decline and urging U S farmers to consider Canadian lands 25 to 30 bushels per acre yields and cattle farming prospects near Turtle Lake Saskatchewan. The letter highlights American settlers in Western Canada and potential reciprocity in trade.
A humorous take suggests a girl with an older brother gains a fair understanding of men without enduring marriage. The line implies that a brother’s influence provides practical insight rather than traditional courtship hardships.
Albert Olsen, a structural ironworker from Chicago, plunged sixty feet from a wet girder. The incident occurred on a South Side job site and authorities investigated the fatal fall.
An indictment has been filed against several high school boys after a bail turn in the case. Details remain limited as authorities pursue further charges and identify involved parties.
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