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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 16, 1906
Page
4
A Chicago woman details years of itching and painful hand sores. Doctors failed to help. After using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, sores peeled away in three days and healing continued. She remains employed in a dye-house.
A note on dairy production topics cites butter coloring practices within creameries. It references June tint color usage and concerns over product appearance and safety.
A blue book reports low insanity incidence in India with 2.93 per 1000 people in Bengal in 1904, versus 34.71 per 1000 in England, highlighting stark regional differences.
A Letter to the editor laments changes in city labor under three female supervisors. The author recalls long struggles and private chores while arguing against women directing street cleaning crews, invoking humor and disbelief about the leadership shift.
A fragmented report describes a Malay peninsula rubber factory near Perak run by a boastful manager. Workers scrape tree bark to extract sap used for rubber production, with the process noted as simplistic and odd in tone.
An educator notes how new phrases surprise listeners in teaching. In a hotel parlor a comment about a woman in the hallway prompts chatter about Mrs Jaraine’s happiness and Newark ladies hosting a tea, with wives and husbands tied to the social scene.
The W. Douglas Shoe Co dedicates a new 260 by 60 foot two story jobbing and offices building at Montello part of its manufacturing plant. Open house runs 11 a m to 8 p m with a Mace Gay orchestra and Boston caterer. The lower floor houses the jobbing department with a full stock of footwear. the second floor holds offices and a sample room with telegraph and telephone services.
The article describes laundering Fardanger embroidery using Ivory Soap suds and warm water. It explains wet rubbing, squeezing, and drying between coarse towels, then ironing between cloths until nearly dry. The reader is guided to iron on the wrong side to finish.
A fragmented OCR reads about Sir A Andrew Fraser governor of Bengal and ruler of a large population, praising wisdom versus folly. It then mentions Foewis' and a dealer from Lewis' Factory Peerin TL and a remark on divorced women behaving as if born divorced.
Nashville resident Miss Pearl Ackers reports her illness left after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She states she could not sit up or drag around, consulted two doctors without relief, then regained ten pounds and perfect health.
Minneapolis prepares for the Grand Army of the Republic encampment with Information Booths manned by educated youths, benches along downtown streets, and a robust entertainment and hospitality program. Rail officials estimate about 100 000 visitors have arrived amid extensive train arrivals. The city is decorated and ready to welcome veterans, with committees handling reception at depots and itineraries for the event.
Washington President Gompers of the AFL issues a formal rebuke to Isthmian canal commission Chairman Shonts. Gompers calls Shonts statement on Chinese exclusion in the Penama canal zone an absurdity, arguing the law applies beyond territorial reach and noting no such limitation in the cited statutes.
F E Feve, an employee of Northern Electric, survived a snake incident Tuesday morning in a gunny sack tent in western Oroville. The gopher snake coiled around his neck and bit his cheek before companions freed him and the reptile slithered away.
Captain John L. Ely of the 17th Ohio recalls kidney trouble after the Civil War and the chronic condition that followed. He says Dean's Kidney Pills cured him after 1901, and he has been well since. Sold by all dealers, 50 cents a box, FosterMilburn Co Buffalo NY.
Ann O Delia Diss Debar known as Laura Jackson was released from Aylesbury prison with a ticket to leave after a maximum reduction for good behavior. She had been sentenced on December 20, 1906, to seven years penal servitude for involvement with Theocratic Unity led by her reputed husband Theodore Jackson.
In Birmingham, Alexander R. Chisolm, paying teller at First National Bank, was arrested within 12 hours on charges of embezzling $97,000. He received a preliminary hearing before U.S. Commissioner R. B. Watson, was bound over for $50,000, and remains in custody at a major city hotel under U.S. officials.
New York Produce Exchange reports August 11 visible grain supplies. Wheat 31,723,600 bushels up 2,039,000. corn 3,580,000 down 753,000. oats 5,066,000 up 370,000. rye 1,406,000 down 41,000. barley 1,117,000 up 7,000.
In superior court on Monday 17 ice dealers faced charges of conspiring to regulate advance and fix ice prices for public sale. Ice companies are charged as corporations with conspiracy in the same case.
Adams Massachusetts four Berkshire Cotton Manufacturing Company mills end a strike that delayed 3,000 workers. Treasurer W B Plunkett approved concessions, allowing employees to resume work on Thursday.
Olyster Bay New York authorities filed lunacy proceedings Monday against Miss Asi L Esac also known as Elizabeth Case after she caused a disturbance during a church service attended by President Theodore Roosevelt on Sunday.
Jefferson City reports the state board of equalization shows 1906 assessments for railway, bridge, telegraph and telephone companies increase by 10,090,835.62 dollars over 1905. The rise reflects higher valuations across transportation and communication firms.
Fragmentary OCR note mentions Edward and Francis and Vienna with hints of a planned visit or meeting. Names appear as Edward, Francis, Joseph, and a Vienna reference. Details are unclear and dates or outcomes are not stated.
Patrick Murphy had an off day at the races seeking luck. After backing a 50 to 1 gray horse he won by a neck and was paid with silver dollars. He joked with the bookmaker asking to spot the bad coin he had given earlier among the winnings.
An investigator warns that vegetables can contain stimulants and cause intoxication in those who rely on them as sole food. He cites a case where youths experienced partial intoxication after a purely vegetable meal.
A teacher recounts relief from chronic indigestion after replacing fruit toast and eggs with a hot cup of Postum and Grape-Nuts with cream. She notes steadier nerves, more energy, and a ten pound weight gain, praising the diet as easily digested for her morning meal.
Civil War veterans are dying at about 100 daily, with monthly totals near 3000, according to the U S pension office. Officials expect the pensioner pool to peak and decline in ensuing months as records show the downward trend.
A new club formed by Berlin society women counts over a hundred members. Membership requires deafness, and meetings occur weekly in rooms on Wilhelmstrasse where members converse via ear trumpets and sign language while drinking tea.
A clipping notes Notre Dame as one of the old well established colleges with sixty four years of traditions and a strong staff, library, and lab facilities. It contrasts its growth with Indiana University’s notable development without endowment and mentions a constable arresting four men for gambling on a country road in England while they walked and dealt cards.
The piece notes 245 Canadians listed in Who's Who in America with an adjusted total of 276 Canadians, or 2.3 per 10 000 in the United States. It compares this with British 2.2, Dutch 2.1, Swedes 0.6, and native Americans 0.9, or 1.9 for native white Americans.
The text notes a country with large towns arranged in an even grid, where Welland is central. Towns are about 20 miles apart on average, forming a checkerboard pattern of equidistant settlements.
Quotation from Pliny the Younger notes that items we encounter during journeys by land and by sea are frequently ignored and neglected. The insight reflects on awareness and observation during travel.
An old promotional snippet touts Allen's Foot-Ease as a cure for tired feet and easy shoe fitting. It also promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars as a top smoke and includes a harsh quip about paying for experiences, concluding with a teething syrup claim for Mrs Winstow.
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