Moonlight Strolls Prompt Quiet Conversation Debate
A brief exchange questions if moonlight strolls yield sensible talk. One speaker says the dialogue is mainly rambling, while the other airs a doubt about meaningful discussion during evening walks.
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 29, 1915
Page
4
Touches of Eczema Soap and Ointment Ad Offer
The Soap to cleanse and purify and the Ointment to soothe heal for skin scalp hair and hands. Fragrant super creamy emollients promise clear skin clean scalp good hair and soft white hands. Sample free by mail with Book from Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. XY
Boston
A Record Breaker
A Lighthearted exchange quoted by the Buffalo Express with playful banter about affection and value comparing love to a farmer's wheat during a landmark moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo Express
Allen's Foot-Ease Used by Frontline Troops
More than 100000 packages of Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder are used by German and Allied troops at the Front. It relieves corns bunions and tender feet and makes walking easier. Sold everywhere a cent. Try it today. Don’t accept substitutes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Jones Opens Bank Account for New Baby
Jones states he has started a bank account for his newborn. He mentions a fresh heir fund to secure the child’s future.
I left the drug business after a near disaster
A sallow man recalls sleeping at a store and a night when a boy delivered a prescription wrongfully leading to a deadly poison. The boy breaks the bottle and cannot pay, but the teller returns a safe bottle and the boy receives candy and kindness instead.
Literary Controversies Over Poem Authorship
The piece lists famous authorship disputes including Laugh and the World Laughs With You credited to Billa Wheeler Wilcox with John A. Joyce as opponent, All Quiet Along the Potomac Tonight claimed by Ethel Lynn Boers and Lamar Fontain, Rock Me to Sleep disputed between two writers, John J. Ingalls linked to Opportunity, Whitman and Dodge over The Two Mysteries, and Shakespeare’s plays attributed to Bacon Marlowe Raleigh and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billa Wheeler Wilcox
John A. Joyce
Potomac
Ethel Lynn Boers
Lamar Fontain
John J. Ingalls
Kansas
Walt Whitman
Mary Mapes Dodge
Shakespeare
Francis Bacon
Lord Verulam
Christopher Marlowe
Sir Walter Raleigh
Breeding Egrets for Plumes Faces Controversy in India
The article discusses Indian provinces breeding egrets in captivity to obtain four crops of plumes yearly without harming the birds. It contrasts with past brutal methods of plume harvesting, noting the shift away from cruelty in America due to tariff law provisions. It mentions other animals domesticated for products and predicts broader captivity breeding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
India
America
Choate Flashes Shakespearean Zeal in Cesnola Trial
In cross examination Clarence Cook's testimony hurt Cesnola's case. Mr. Choate rose with dramatic force and accused Cook, pointing his finger, of lying by declaring False fleeting perjured Clarence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph H. Choate
Cesnola
Clarence Cook
General Césnola
Choate
Matter of Location and a Pirate’s Dream
The dialogue recalls a boyhood wish to sail as a pirate and the change to staying on land as Miss Cayenne quips about the shift. Mr Water stock reflects on youth ambitions while Miss Cayenne comments on choosing land over sea.
Brave Man Muggins Comment Sparks Wilde Wordplay
A dialogue from the Philadelphia Record features Muggins praising a so called hero while Buggins questions the man’s worth. Muggins remarks he has been married six times.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Muggins
Buggins
Scott
Philadelphia Record
Unclear plan on revising Uncle Tom's Cabin discussed
A remark suggests the revision plan for Uncle Tom's Cabin failed. The speaker jokes that dogs dominated the show, implying that revising the canine elements was impractical.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Tom
Mortgage as enduring force in a family’s life
A New York World editorial uses vivid metaphors to describe a mortgage as an active lifelong companion that drives effort and keeps people in debt. It compares the mortgage to a ready soldier, a threatening hour-glass, and providence, stressing its pervasive influence and the fatigue it imposes, while noting it benefits only when held in another family’s name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York World
Advancement in Crimson Gulch Refined by Whist Players
A serious stranger asks about progress in Crimson Gulch. The reply notes that visiting whist players left a refined influence after trouble earlier, though those players did not endure. The townsfolk joke that a player claiming to open a jackpot prompts a chorus of Pray do.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Crimson Gulch
Postum praised by a doctor for daily enjoyment
A lady physician writes about Postum as a daily beverage replacing coffee. She notes improved sleep and nervousness relief after eight years of use, praising taste, clarity, and effect, and explains two forms of Postum with comparable cost per cup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Postum Co
Battle Creel
Mich
Wellville
Western Canada defended by Minnesota letter writer
A farmer near Clavet Saskatchewan A G Hansen criticizes American reports disparaging Western Canada. He praises cattle farming and grain yields, notes similar laws to Minnesota, and says Canada assists drought stricken farmers while US emigrants flock north. He condemns anti Canadian sentiment and defends Canadian citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clavet
Sask
Minnesota
Canada
Cottonwood Current
Cottonwood, Minn
Iowa
Dakotas
United States
Train passenger defuses rack debate over heavy bundle
An occupied seat on a Boston train is disrupted when an elderly man struggles to lift a large bundle to the overhead rack. A passenger retorts that the rack is for light articles, prompting a sharp exchange and ending without further incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston Evening Transcript
Mother Grays Sweet Powders for Children Ad
Advertisement claiming quick relief for sickly children and worms. Promotes a powder that cleanses the stomach and acts on the liver. Says used by mothers for 21 years and available at all druggists for 2 cents with a free sample offer from A. 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gray
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Considerations of Precedence in a City Directory Tale
A witty exchange questions why a girl marries Mr. Addlewell, suggesting social rank as a motive. The line hints she seeks a place among those listed at the top of the city directory.
Marine Eye Remedy ad urges eye comfort assistance
A coastal style advertisement encourages readers to use Marine Eye Remedy for red, weak, watery eyes and granulated eyelids. It promises relief without smarting and offers a free book by mail from Marine Eye Remedy Co in Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Eye Remedy
Marine Eye Remedy Co
Chicago
It Is Twice as Easy to Fool Yourself as to Fool Others
A concise aphorism notes that individuals are more susceptible to self-deception than to deceiving others, emphasizing internal bias over external influence. It suggests self-awareness as a remedy for gullibility and misjudgment.
Two Often Ceases to Be Company After Union
The note states that two entities frequently stop existing as separate companies once they merge. It hints at corporate consolidation effects and potential changes in branding and structure following a merger.
Mrs. Marta Irwin Learns Pinkham’s Cure
Mrs. Marta Irwin of Peru New York writes that before taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she was very irregular and in pain. She suffered loss of three children and felt worn out, but the medicine helped her and she remains grateful for it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia JE. Pinkham
United States
S. T. Richmond
Providence
R. I. Providence
R. I
Lydia E. Pinkham
S. T. Ricamono
Progress. Avenue
R.L
Maria Irwin
Peru
N.Y
Marta Irwin
R.F.D
Jane D. Duncan
Quincy
Mass
Forest Avenue
West
Lydia E. Pineham
Counterfeiter Gets Nabbed After Robbery
A counterfeit operator is stopped on a side street by a bold robber who robs him of two gallons of counterfeit money. The robber buys a modern pistol with the haul, is arrested, and faces years in prison for counterfeiting. Moral warns that extra crimes bring punishment.
Dodds Kidney Pills Praised by F C Case of Welcome Lake
Mr F C Case of Welcome Lake Pennsylvania reports relief from back ache kidney trouble neuralgia sleeplessness and fatigue after using Dodds Kidney Pills and endorses publishing the letter. Dodds Kidney Pills cost 50 cents per box and are sold by Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo New York. Dodds Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion are also offered at 50 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. C. Case
Welcome Lake
Dodds
Dodds Medicine Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Does eh balancing plate coffee and ice cream remark
A quoted line from the Louisville Courier Journal notes a playful image of a person holding a salad plate and coffee while balancing ice cream on the shoulder. The remark uses casual Canadian phrasing and humor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville Courier-Journal
Aviation Stunt in Prospect Report
Dialogue depicts a risky stunt where a woman explains she uses paper to start a fire and adds kerosene to hasten the blaze shortly after ignition. The exchange hints at unsafe practices and potential danger in the scenario.
Hidden Helpers Behind Everyday Achievements
A reflective remark on how much reliable productivity comes from people who do not pursue a vocation in service. It suggests practical impact by quiet contributors across society, implying virtue in nonprofessional labor and steady, unseen effort.
A Man Works for His Children and a Woman Lives for Hers
A brief notice notes a man dedicating his labor to his children and a woman prioritizing her family needs, reflecting a common human-interest portrait.
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