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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1920
Page
4
A rural physician turned Buffalo medical entrepreneur Dr Pierce created Favorite Prescription to aid women’s ailments. Sold for decades in tablet and liquid forms nationwide by druggists. Testimonial from Miss Mayor Bunzzarp Route 3 West Union Inn Indiana praising health improvement.
Healing the Sick With Bulgarian Blood describes a field remedy touted to aid stomach, bowels, blood and rheumatic ailments. It claims vast benefits from a trial package and urges families to keep it on hand. It advises hot use with lemon juice to treat colds and prevent influenza.
An advertisement urges buyers to ensure the Bayer name appears on Aspirin packaging or tablets to receive genuine, physician prescribed aspirin. It notes uses for colds head ache neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and pain with Tin boxes and larger packages available from druggists.
Critic Brander Matthews in a Columbia tea session argues American short stories would improve if writers valued beauty over cash. He recalls praising a tale for realism and notes the term realistic pleased him, prompting questions about its market value and appeal.
A promotional notice touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming vast testimonials and urging readers to order a sample bottle by mail from Kilmer Co in Binghamton NY by enclosing ten cents. Bottles available at drug stores.
The Boston Transcript notes Edna Ferber's play Twelve Hundred a Year highlights wage gaps between professors and janitors. A translated German dialogue mirrors the issue with a homeowner choosing an artist over a painter due to cost.
A vintage ad touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as an antiseptic and perfumed cosmetic for face skin and babies. It claims economical use and that it renders other perfumes superfluous, as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap and Ointment.
In a classroom on gender studies a student suggested spinster as the feminine form for widower. The class argued widow is proper, while one child claimed a spinster is someone who has wanted a man she didn’t have. John clarified a grass widow and spinster differ in intent.
An advertisement touts Cole's Carbolisalve as rapidly relieving burning itching and torturing skin diseases. It claims instant burn pain relief and scarless healing with a 30 cent price and a 60 cent offer for larger packages, directing readers to send payment to The J. W. Cole Co. Rockford Illinois.
A witty anecdote from a Birmingham Age-Herald item features a rascally companion claiming he posed as a motion picture scout to win favor while ordering ham and eggs. The humor hinges on a bluff to arouse interest.
Some countries require a breath holding test for aviation candidates. The minimum time for a capable aviator is 45 seconds and reports claim the record reaches 60 seconds.
Fran's Catarrh Medicine promises to cure catarrh and deafness caused by catarrh while denying other diseases. Hali's Catarrh Medicine is a liquid taken internally that acts through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal mucous surfaces. Druggists. Circulars free. FE J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
A brief anecdote contrasts childhood questions about heaven with grownups noting real places rarely meet the glossy promises found in circulars and Sunday school books. The exchange hints at skepticism toward idealized travel destinations.
A concise observation notes that humans uniquely rely on cookbooks and physicians for food preparation and medical care, highlighting human reliance on learned expertise.
In Chicago at 5 East Congress Street, Samuel Goodman known as Peaceful Sam defends himself against two armed burglars. The attack ends with Goodman transforming from quiet tailor to cave-man fury, subduing the assailants before police arrive. Names Jack Shaw and Claude Udvin are reported as the victims.
Three men stopped James Skerrett of Hyde Park Y M C A and Edna Robinson. They took Skerretts watch overcoat and $20 and from the girl several kisses and $12.
Louisville farmer Jacob Graf near St Joseph's Hill eight miles north of New Albany found a two headed snake in his furrow. He killed several snakes with a club and displayed the two headed specimen at Chester L Graf's implement store in New Albany. The reptile is said to be from a poisonous family.
An advertisement claims Diamond Dyes offer easy directions for dyeing worn clothing and fabrics in vivid colors on wool silk linen cotton or blends. It urges readers to ask their druggist to show the Diamond Dyes Color Card for guidance.
A young woman admires a surreal painted scene with a purple sunrise West, green sky, and red orange clouds. Fishes fly above water while birds skim the sea. ocean liners cross the horizon and a fisher man cleans fish near a red grass patch as a one legged stool stands nearby.
A Buffalo Express item records a social worker reacting with astonishment as a poor woman praises her husband’s provisioning yet declares he always does something to provide. The exchange highlights tensions between gratitude and skepticism about reliance on a provider.
Orris root used in many perfumes is obtained only near Florence and around Verona in Italy.
A clever quip notes the plumber is the only person who benefits when a pipe is hit, implying the tradesman gains from such mishaps.
Boston man Corkey Hanley known as Patrick J. Hanley stopped speaking ten years ago after a counterfeiting machine secret led to extra years in prison. Doctors say his silence may be medical, not feigned, and he has refused to speak despite pleas from family, officials, and the desire for freedom. He is 46, convicted under the Habitual Criminal Act for stealing shoes worth 84 dollars with additional years for the counterfeiting device.
London magistrate Mr. Ebblewhite hears a bruised husband claim his wife barred him from entering their home and used a dog chain to attack him. The man shows the chain and face wounds, and the magistrate jokes about summoning the wife on Friday.
A strange woman confronted Miss Thelma Keller at her home asking about Frank Snowden, then shot Keller four times. Police arrested Mrs. Snowden who confessed claiming Keller traveled with Snowden. Snowden, a former war captain, is named in the case. If Keller dies, charges rise to first degree murder.
A lone black bear frightened Masqueraders in Nescopeck Pennsylvania as it paraded through town after dusk. Residents allowed the bear to roam, since shooting after sundown is illegal, and it wandered back toward the Nescopeck mountains.
A Philadelphia Public Ledger item tells of a man playing two handed pinochle in his library when a telegram arrives announcing an 8,000 barrel gusher. He grumbles at the telegram and ignores the news to protect a 25 cent stake in a game.
A witty remark contrasts two or six heads in discourse. The piece notes a piano’s interior contains about a mile of wire, illustrating hidden complexity behind ordinary objects.
A detective recounts exposing his most complete fraud, a young woman described as both angelic and temperamental. He reveals the secret by saying he married her. The exchange ends with a witty aside about Mr Grabit and a Bacon quote.
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