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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1913
Page
4
Holiday guide offers kid friendly handmade gift projects from ring toss games to thread and raffia crafts. Directions cover wood bases, shellac finishes, and simple sewing for boys and girls with emphasis on wrapping and tissue paper presentation.
A German man with an elopement scheme flees from his fiancée across Europe to Italy and Rome, then to England and New York before being tracked to San Francisco. He is eventually captured after a broken leg and surrender to the widow who pursued him with her brother.
Fragmentary text notes an edited collection or newspaper item titled The New Woman with references to six and a phrase about living. Content is incomplete and unreadable for full context.
Dean Curtiss of Ames Agricultural College notes Canada backs agriculture with bold education and co operative efforts. Provinces like Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta invest heavily in agricultural colleges demonstra tion farms and public schools to train a skilled workforce. Government support funds co op creameries and elevators boosting modern farming nationwide.
Numerous items: a Brazil Absalom case fines for misrepresentation, a license granted to Virgil Millett aged eleven, strikes at Wilbur Harrison mine, burglary at Dr Hibbard’s dental office, Purdue lecture in Huntington, church charity in Sullivan, and Putnam option election set for December 29. Other reports include a newborn in Rochester, clothing theft in Newcastle, a runaway housed in Evansville, murder trial date in Crawfordsville, a boy injured on a trapeze in Linton, a self-inflicted death in Elizaville, a mule parade in Terre Haute, Hope hospital fundraising, gambling probe in Portland Redkey Bryant, a new minister in Tipton, damages suit won in Bedford, corn husking contests, Pfizer acid murder trial in Versailles, a divorce petition in Terre Haute, school board appointment in Muncie, a child shot accident in Clinton, a murder self-defense acquittal in Lafayette, and civic league activity in Shelbyville and Tipton.
A faded dialogue shows a man seeking Reno divorce from an American bride while others debate law and class. The exchange hints at arranged marriages and snobbery, with a possible critique of social pretensions and a crisis of fortune.
The curate jokes a bridegroom needs a medical certificate for a cold in the head. The doctor says the symptoms are obvious, yet the groom must stay dry-eyed to avoid implying the bride’s misfortune. Bridesmaids sob, mothers cry, but the groom must seem unfazed.
Walter Mahony of Troop H 6th U S Cavalry Camp McCoy Wisconsin describes a two year scaly psoriasis outbreak on arms and limbs. He credits Cuticura Soap and Ointment with a complete three month cure after trying other treatments. Advertisement notes worldwide sale and a sample offer from Cuticura Department L Boston.
Two youngsters perched on a bridge over the bridle path in Central Park watch Reginald ride a raw-boned mount. Reginald had been to riding school and leans forward to whisper to the horse as bystanders joke and cross the curb.
Young Edward protests excess pudding and begs no more for a week. He recalls its pleasing taste and asks his mother to stop offering more immediately.
An old advertisement touts Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with claims of 30 years use. The text dismisses false statements and emphasizes trust in Fletcher's Castoria with a signature.
A collage of clipped phrases references Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops and Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething. The text intermingles medicine ads with aphorisms about pigs and heaven, creating a loosely connected vignette of era advertising and moral musings.
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