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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 09, 1917
Page
4
Cuticura Skin Care Ad Promotes Bath and Ointment
A vintage advertisement claims a hot bath with Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment clears skin and scalp conditions like eczema rashes and itching in children and adults. It encourages daily use and offers free samples by mail with a book from Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Ady
Mary Takes a Worn Dress for the Bitter Christmas
In a small town a five year old girl eager to join in the last church fundraiser seeks to contribute. She rummages her home and presents a worn faded dress to her mother saying it is not useful for anything yet she wants to take part.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
cChristian Herald
Speaking of Vegetables and Silver
A wife explains silver authenticity to a child with a joke about a lion on real silver and carrots on gold. The child, Mary, repeats the idea and notes she has not seen such features but has heard the saying.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary
Flow They Love Each Other in Quiet Moment
A tender scene unfolds as he urges restraint while she smiles, comparing their emotions to light. A passerby asks if someone snuffed a powder, prompting a hushed exchange about discretion and care.
Truthful for once in a sharp department store tale
A fragment suggests a boastful amateur angler lies about honesty. The scene pivots to a department store where an elevator is mocked as merely a shoplifter, implying theft or mischief in a terse, tongue in cheek line.
Intense Heat Grips Washington as War Effort Intensifies
The capital endures extreme heat and crowded nerves as wartime work accelerates. Mentions of officers, congressmen, and business leaders in shirt sleeves convey a city under pressure with heavy air, humid nights, and urgent government activity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ashington
Washington
Willard
Shoreham
Raleigh
Astoria
Petrograd
Louisiana Congressman Defuses Dining Room Incident
In Washington Union Station a waiter misdirected a Navy recruit in uniform, prompting Rep. J B Aswell of Louisiana to intervene. He demanded apologies and ensured the sailor received proper service before boarding his train. The recruit was en route to join a ship somewhere on the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington Union Station
J. B. Aswell
Louisiana
Aswell
Mr. Aswell
Atlantic
Tookee
Navy
Army
Arts Club Talk Links Rhythm to Animal Motion
Elise Dufour urged Arts club listeners to study animal rhythms from cats to birds as a path to harmony, arguing humans are out of sync without rhythm. The lawn party featured Ossip Peralma, Edwin Callow, and Dufour, who linked patriotism and art in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elise Dufour
Arts Club
Miss DuFour
Ossip Peralma
Edwin Callow
Peralma
Russia
Washington
America
Patent Fire Extinguisher Sparks Street Comedy
On Fourteenth Street between G Street and New York Avenue a thrown cigarette butt ignited an awning and drew a cigar store clerk with a patent extinguisher. A spray injures a porter in the eye, a crowd shields with an umbrella, and the extinguisher showers a window group. The mishap ends with the clerk soaked and one offended passerby threatening to inform the police.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Chaplin
Fourteenth Street
G Street
New York Avenue
Fragmented Facts From a Patchy 1916 Wire Story
A garbled report cites military unit sizes from Rome, Canada’s 1916 manufacturing value at 2.0 billion dollars versus 1.392 billion in 1915, timber reserves in the United States lasting 444 years, and notes on two passenger airplanes priced at 3000 dollars each with a forecast of 2500 sales. Also mentions Europe’s oldest artesian well at Lillers, France flowing for 750 years and Uruguay sheep numbers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
M Ca
Spain
Europe
Lillers
France
Uruguay
Comprehensive Courses Offered In Various Disciplines
The institution announces complete programs across fields including agriculture letters journalism library science chemistry pharmacy medicine architecture commerce and law. Students can enroll in full courses across these disciplines with full curricula available.
Not a recommended cure but a medicine for trouble
The notice promotes a tonic from Dr Kilmer & Co offering samples by parcel post and pamphlets. Readers are urged to mail ten cents from this paper to Binghamton New York for information. It mentions a medicine for bladder trouble and other ailments with fifty cent and dollar sizes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root Marc Kinney
Iver
Gruggists
Parcel Post
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
How to Conquer the Cramp in Cold Water
The article explains cramps come from muscle contraction in cold water and cause panic. It advises swimmers to float on their back and gulp air, exhale underwater with puckered lips, and push out flexed knees or straighten limbs to relieve cramps and regain buoyancy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science Monthly
Explosion Averted at Garage
The garage manager speaks of a narrow escape as Mr. Erastus Pinkley, a sick man, explains his belief in recovery. He jokes that working amid gasoline kept him from heaven and notes his determination to get well and stay at work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Doan
Henry B. Surkamp
Foster-Milburn CO
Buffalo
N. Y
Erastus Pinkley
Try This on Chiggers Collodion Relief Suggested
Collodion is said to give relief from chigger bites and irritation. It is a solution of gun cotton in alcohol and ether that forms a colorless film on the skin after evaporation. The article notes it as an excellent treatment for hang nails and advises keeping the bottle tightly corked.
Hard loser Parker and easy winner Perkins tease at the table
Thompson argues Parker is a hard loser while Perkins is an easy winner, sparking banter at the club. Taylor asks for details and the pair discuss the quirks of board players.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thompson
Taylor
Parker
Perkins
Puck
Longevity chat in a healthy town dialogue
A dialogue notes a town’s health record with a speaker recalling a father who died at eighty four and a grandfather who reached one hundred forty. The exchange mentions Broad Street as a location associated with longstanding life spans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pipple
Ripple
Mr. Ripple
Broad Street
No Police Record Phrase Echoes Old Traffic Inquiry
A terse exchange features a man denying arrest history while confidently stating he has never owned an automobile, illustrating a vintage roadside interrogation flavor. The line captures a period humor or legal test about mobility and law.
Money Easier Says Note Signals Familiar Path
A financial note suggests money flow becomes easier, though it likely follows the usual pattern. The statement hints at usual market dynamics and investor expectations without detailing new factors.
Ohio Governor Cox Recalls Fort Benjamin Harrison Shooting Tale
James M. Cox recounted a story from his visit to Fort Benjamin Harrison. He and Major Darrow borrowed rifles, fired from the 600 yard line, each missing until a bullseye was finally hit, prompting a flag signaling success.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James M. Cox
Ohio
Fort
Benjamin Harrison
Indianapolis
Darrow
A Jungle Joke About Monks and a Cashier
Two monks joke about an elder brother who travels to America to take a cashier job. The first asks cashier to what, and the punchline reveals he works as a cashier to an organ grinder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
We Can See Through This One Victory for the Allies
An old gentleman jokes that another ally victory was sealed as his glasses slipped from his nose. The humorous line prompts a playful moment about perception and success.
Plumbers Instructed On Kitchen Leak Repairs
A Illinois State Register excerpt offers practical guidance for preparing for a weeklong plumber visit. It emphasizes clearing the kitchen for tools, moving valuables, and arranging space. notes a two-plumber team and a boy can manage setup in a day. It also suggests sending children away and sharing space with neighbors if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois State Register
Airplane in Flames Sparks Rescue Alarm
Vivid sight from the air as a plane erupts in flames midflight. Crew battles fire while passengers brace for impact, and authorities scramble to contain the blaze and assess casualties. Witnesses describe a chaotic scene with smoke rising as emergency responders converge.
Ft Harrison selects men for quartermaster corps based on business experience
The Indianapolis News reports instructors at Ft Harrison favor student officers with business exposure for the quartermaster’s corps. A candidate claimed seven years of business experience, but when asked his age he replied twenty one and described farm tasks from ages fourteen to nineteen, arguing that such “meant business.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Harrison
Quartermaster’s Corps
Indianapolis News
Retter
Bystander Praises Brave Save Then Notes Owed Debt
A bystander commends a man for risking his life to save another, then asks if the rescued person is a relative. The hero replies no, but adds the man owes him $200.
Concerning the Muddle in His Books
A brief quip notes a cashier who did not clear up a book muddle but cleared out instead. The exchange highlights a humorous misunderstanding over a cashier’s handling of a confusion in the books.
Nothing hurts a man like pinning his pride
A terse line notes how defeat wounds a man by compressing his sense of self and standing, suggesting the ache comes from being forced into a compromised position. The item evokes a blunt, no-nonsense tone typical of cataloged scraps in a historical paper.
More Light in the Scottish Highlands Sermon
A Highlands clergyman urges curiosity and mystery in his sermon as he quotes Goethe and calls for light. The beadle awakes, adds two candles to the pulpit, and proclaims there is “nae mair” for more light, shocking the quiet church scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gothe
Beadle
In the Rear. Stella and Maud Recall Jack’s Return
Stella asks if Jack was wounded at the front and Maud replies he came home on leave and sat on a wasp's nest, recalling a moment of danger turned distant memory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stella
Jack
Maud
No One Else Does Things Right But Us
A sharp aside notes that aside from the speaker, others fail to act properly, underscoring a self critical stance about collective diligence. The line hints at frustration with lapses in routine or expected behavior among peers or society.
Easier path to virtue than greatness in sport
A concise oracle notes that choosing goodness offers steadier progress with less direct resistance, contrasting with pursuing greatness which invites stronger opposition and higher challenges. The idea frames moral effort as steadier than blitzing for peak achievement.
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