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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1912
Page
4
A reflective line frames romance as a girl who does not boast about a new love but honors the past one with restraint. The sentiment contrasts flirtation with lasting loyalty. The brief remark suggests timeless manners in courtship.
Cole's Carbellaalve claim stops itching and pain from piles. Sold by all druggists at 25 and 50 cents.
A terse dialogue recalls a muttered accusation and a sharp retort as two characters debate who urged a misdeed. The exchange hints at guilt and social scolding within a tense scene.
A short Baltimore American fragment shows dialogue about aiding the injured and a guarded exchange on lemon aid, reflecting a brief, fragmented local newspaper item.
In the hotel lobby Mary notes a tall man with five divorces. Alice asks who he is and learns he is the man who invented the safety match.
The author warns against forcing children to endure darkness and urges providing a light when a child fears the dark. It stresses the child’s nervous system is sensitive and frightening experiences can affect later life, advising not to refuse a request for a light.
A commentary on how justice should begin with both the powerful and the weak. It argues that exact justice can lead to feuds as each side demands their due while neglecting what is just and right. The piece critiques the focus on payback over moral equity.
Mexico and United States dispatches report reinforced Third Cavalry units under Maj Sedgwick Rice will remain in Big Bend country to curb smuggling amid tensions with Mexican rebels across the border. The exchanges confirm continued US patrols and Mexican efforts to identify and punish rebel activity in the region.
Sam Schepps linked to Rosenthal slaying as New York police thwart two kidnap attempts and escort him to West Side station. District Attorney Whitman, who met Schepps in Albany, denounced any assault on him and warned of indictments. Schepps claims knowledge of murder payments and implicates Police Lieutenant Becker.
Nearly $1,000 in currency and checks were stolen from the Detroit and Cleveland Navigation Company office in Toledo on Monday in a bold daylight robbery. An hour later the robber returned $100 to the company through a third party.
President Taft sent the nomination to the senate naming Clinton W. Howard of Bellingham to be judge for the western district of Washington. He would succeed Cornelius H. Hanford in the post.
In Eastbourne England on Monday Captain Hicks Murray of the Gordon Highlanders killed his wife and three children then shot himself. He poured petrol on the floor and set the house ablaze after the killings.
Washington August 21 the conferees on the naval appropriation bill reached an agreement to authorize the construction of one battleship costing 15 000 000 dollars including armor and armament The agreement sets the cost and scope of the project and marks a key step in naval plans.
Herring ships into New York from the liner Caledonia unloaded 12,000 barrels containing about 10,000,000 fish. The haul is the largest kippered herring shipment ever received in the United States.
Aug. 21 reports say Albert C richmond county district attorney was shot in New York. Police investigates the incident and describes it as a suspected attack amid ongoing legal actions.
Evelyn vows marriage to Riggy, insisting he has a future, while Natica questions risking that future and whether the match should proceed.
In a San Francisco speech R Marriott Thompson warns against excess in scientific management. The New York Tribune recalls Hussler, who applied efficiency to a wedding, rushing the altar and shoving aside the bishop and canon, declaring one man sufficient for the job.
A Washington afternoon stroll leads a flaxen-haired girl to claim she knows the President. Taft asks for the name and the child answers with a playful verdict calling him Humpty Dumpty in a Popular Magazine anecdote.
A Sewickley man and a Wilkinsburg man discuss a proposal where English families swap children with German families for a few years. References are exchanged first so kids learn another language and experience living abroad. One man calls it an elegant scheme and jokes about exchanging with a family in Siberia.
Mrs Arthur Haworth reports her nephew aged four suffered a severe facial rash with red spots and blisters. After applying Cuticura Soap and Ointment, cleansing with warm suds and pressing blisters, the skin dried clear in about ten to twelve days with no scar. Sample offers available via Cuticura Boston.
Servants discuss a domestic quarrel between master and mistress. The butler reports a row, the parlor maid adds scandal, and they debate whether he fled in a car or in a huff after the dispute. London Answers.
A quotation recalls a line about tricking others and confessing to fooling oneself into thinking it could fool a father, hinting at a moral or humorous anecdote from a reminiscence.
The famed lecturer criticized America for lacking antiquities and curiosities. An American girl retorted that the nation would acquire antiquities in time and was already importing curiosities.
The Geneva based International Congress on Aerial Legislation proposes a birth in flight rule. It requires the pilot to log the birth in the aircraft log and notify authorities at the first descent point.
Ideals asks, What is your idea of a perfect husband? A comedian replies, One with about a million who would not delay in making me a merry widow.
Advertises a free large trial box of Paxtine Antiseptic sent to any woman upon request. Mentions the product as a delightful cleansing and germicidal toilet preparation. Includes light social quips and references to tobacco and candy expressions.
The era shows many obtain automobiles with seeming ease. Critics note the ease of acquiring vehicles contrasts with broader financial strain and dust raised by public scrutiny of spending.
An old advertisement fragment touts Cole’s Carbolisalve for burns and cuts claiming fast relief with no scar, priced at 25 and 60c. It also pitches Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain with multiple soothing claims, 25¢ a bottle. A cynical proverb about catching husbands ends the clipping.
A physician recounts using Postum instead of coffee for five years in his own family and with patients. He notes better energy and appetite, recommends it for indigestion and nervousness, and says stores now stock it. He claims convalescent care benefits from Postum as an easily absorbed liquid diet.
Six year old in Chanute Kansas lost fingers when a playmate cut wood with a hand ax. The severed parts were found in a barn and brought to a surgeon who sterilized and sewed them back onto the right hand. Remarkably, the fingers are growing again.
In Bloomfield New Jersey a speaker asserts that dogs both licensed and unlicensed recognize him and are deeply familiar with him, describing their behavior and reaction to his presence.
Mrs. J G Johnson of Scottville Michigan credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with preventing back pains from hard farm work and childrearing. She says it helps her and her daughter with menstrual issues and urges others to use the remedy. The ad touts the remedy as narcotic free and a record success for women's ills.
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