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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 30, 1914
Page
7
Naptha cleans without harming fabrics and requires no hot water. Lee Grocers at Ft. Wayne Indiana markets RUB-NO-MORE Washing Powder locally, promising easy use and effective results.
Fragmentary dialogue from a London Tit-Bits note hints at a family dispute over a cherished possession. A wife refuses to part with it, fearing it would break her heart, while plans shift to a noon deadline and a stubborn compromise. The snippet ends with a wry flourish on waste and money.
Excerpted observations on animal quirks from C. E. Phelps says horses fear dogs paper bears cars and a yellow cucumber spooks mules a cow fears hats and Balaam's ass once tried to crush its rider's foot. The note recalls jerks balking and jibbing as common riding-animal annoyances.
A brief column from the Indianapolis Star features a pompous stranger requesting a taxi and a cautious citizen weighing cab or dermist options in a light civic vignette.
Historic railway bridges appear maintained by luck and paint, not funding. Locals note structural concerns while caretakers cite ongoing preservation efforts amid aging infrastructure. Authorities urge inspections and coordinated repairs to ensure long term reliability.
A Popular Magazine piece honors lightship crews who stay moored to warn sailors when lighthouses cannot be built. They risk storms and sinking to protect national shipping, with about 6 million dollars a year saved in commerce. a call for government recognition.
The article explains primitive marriage rites among Anglo Saxons. It describes hand fastening as a vow witnessed by kin, the groom paying the father a foster loan for nourishment, and later a formal espousal system with a wed or security for performance, shaping the word wedding.
A humorous aside notes that a husband may pursue forbidden tasks as a long standing habit, driven by his wife’s prohibition. The line implies a playful male defiance and a long running dynamic in domestic life.
A short slogan contrasts Putnam Fadeless Dyes with rivals, claiming its dyes color more goods. The second line poses a quip about how adults can be as hard to please as a baby, highlighting humorous advertising text.
Elwood Haynes recalls 1898 plans to build 50 cars for 1899 and notes rival firms planning 100, selling all output. He stresses that Americans will buy cars, urges careful operation and maintenance to prolong life and reliable service. When trouble arises, be systematic in diagnosis and repair.
The article extols the automobile as essential for outdoor life and family joy, noting its permanence and rising ownership. It advises new owners to avoid tinkering, consult repairmen, and study instructions to handle emergencies before attempting self fixes. It references Elwood Haynes’s early gasoline car exhibit and historical context.
The article explains using a regulating valve and cross partitions in the inlet pipe to heat the center of the entering fuel mixture. It notes gas line pressures around eighty five pounds can support pre ignition, while kerosene stays under seventy without water. Water is added at about one and a half pints per gallon of kerosene, either via a separate small carburetor or a valve, or injected directly into the cylinder in some engines. Without water at typical gasoline compression the motor may pre ignite and damage bearings, yet water can improve efficiency and save fuel.
A historical tip describes a home recipe to refresh car body surfaces. Mix turpentine and wood alcohol with water and kerosene in a jar, shake to combine oil and water, then blend in the alcohol and turpentine, apply with flannel and buff dry. The blend may separate over time but can be remixed by shaking.
Paris authorities study an ordinance requiring cars to carry a passenger operated emergency stop device. The measure aims to prevent accidents like Isadora Duncan's children death and a chauffeur fainting incident. The device would fit most cars for about $10.
The court held the chauffeur is the garage owner's servant, not the lessee, so the car owner bears responsibility for damages caused by the driver. The decision arose from a lessee suing a garage owner after an accident during a pleasure ride directed by the lessee.
Paris statistics show one automobile per 500 people and one cycle per 13 people with motorcycles at about one for every 1,382. Between 1910 and 1911 there was a massive rise of 300,000 cycles.
A fragmented note discusses gear jumping in cars during speed changes. It notes that worn or faulty components cause shifting issues and suggests adjustments to remedy the fault. The text hints at general mechanical caution but lacks complete instruction or context.
In Judge McClintock’s court a plaintiff presented a severed dog tail wrapped in a newspaper as evidence. After comparing the tail to the dog, the judge ruled the tail fits and awarded custody of the dog to the plaintiff, who claimed El Japonis as the rightful owner, tracing the pup’s journey from Juarez to El Paso.
In Track as Bros restaurant at 550 West Madison Street Charlies Miller asks for two fried eggs one sunny side and one on the other side. After wasted four eggs waiter Nicholas Grates throws hot soup at Miller. They are arrested and later Miller pays Grates 50 cents for the four eggs.
New York Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research announced a $1,000,000 gift from John D Rockefeller to the general endowment fund for animal disease research. James J Hill pledged $50,000 to support hog cholera investigations.
James Stillman hosted British financiers at his New York office and luncheon. He invited them to ride his $15,000 French car. While racing down Hudson River hill they passed a lone cyclist, later revealed to be Stillman himself, the head of a major world bank.
A brief, witty exchange quoted in the Houston Post features a playful duel of lines about light feet and landing, reflecting a lighthearted moment in local culture. The dialogue showcases verbal humor between two speakers with a sharp hometown flavor.
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