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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 11, 1919
Page
4
An advertisement touts Danderine as a hair tonic that instantly doubles hair beauty. It promises soft lustrous waves, dust and oil removal, scalp freshness, dandruff control, and hair growth to be long thick and vibrant.
A Salem man and a Salem girl debate the meaning of triumph in a terse exchange. He accuses her of making a fool of him while she explains a triumph as something difficult to accomplish.
Triner's Wall Calendar for 1920 tops prior years with the theme Civilization and Hygieia Welcoming the League of Nations. The colorful pages depict the manufacturing process of Triner's remedies including Elixir of Bitter Wine and export steps. Send 1 cent for mailing costs to Joseph Triner Company Chicago. Some women who see things as they are drive men to seeing double.
The Chicago health bulletin reports six influenza deaths last week in Chicago. Doctors warn of a potential severe epidemic as colder weather arrives and emphasize prevention through avoiding close contact, keeping germs from respiratory areas, and using Turpo as a germicide. Turpo is priced at thirty cents per jar with Tinno recommended until supplies run out.
Berlin adopted a plan in July to supply public buildings with heat and hot water using exhaust steam from the electricity works and coke heated boilers. Concrete conduits will carry welded pipe sections through streets, extending to about two miles for tenement areas. Start of service was intended for this winter, but completion by then is doubtful.
An old advertisement claims Pape's Cold Compound instantly relieves nasal congestion headaches feverish dullness sneezing and stuffed head. A regimen of two hour doses up to three is advised to end grippe misery and costs only a few cents at any drug store.
A fourth grade teacher notices Fred's frequent absences and writes to his parents. The reply suggests the family has no church card, implying a misunderstanding about truancy and parental involvement.
For years druggists have watched the record of Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root the kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is a physician s prescription strengthening medicine and helps the kidneys liver and bladder do the work nature intended. It has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on its merit. Send ten cents for a sample bottle if you wish to test this preparation. Mention this paper Adv.
On the Links, Dubb complains about a caddie who laughs at flaws while Gubb is noted for a perpetual grin. The light exchange hints at quirky personalities on a crowded course and a cautionary social dynamic.
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. The only cure is a constitutional remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine works through the blood on mucous surfaces. Deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube. If inflammation persists, hearing may be lost. Some cases caused by catarrh may improve with this medicine. One hundred dollars for any case cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Druggists sell it for 75 cents. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A witty exchange reveals evolving domestic taste as a wife shifts from dogmatic style toward an automat ic aesthetic, noting a bygone era of Pomeranian pups as fashion influence and signaling a broader social change.
Chicago surgeon credited for origin of gland grafting linked to prison experiment at San Quentin where inmate J reports renewed vigor after interstitial gland implants from Tom Bellow's body. Doctors Lydston Stanley and Kalker note ongoing trials and international interest as they test donor compatibility and future goat or ape glands potential.
Ten year old Ben E Gitler of Columbus Georgia was seriously injured when he picked up a hand grenade at a military exhibit during a fair. The blast tore open his left side.
Chicago I A Studsum lost the forefinger on his right hand when a cinnamon bear in a passing cage reached through bars and bit off the finger.
A compact Ottawa Engine Log Saw sells for a low price and can cut twenty five to forty cords daily with one man. Powered by a four cycle gasoline engine, it handles logging, sawing, and branch buzzing, then moves on road with truck wheels. Two men can fell forty to fifty trees daily in ordinary timber, with a friction clutch for safety. Full information and factory price available from Ottawa Mfg. Company, 2724 Wood St., Ottawa, Kansas.
Britons breed rabbits in Great Britain to supply fur for domestic buyers. A Beveren club aims to promote breeding for lavender blue fur from blue Beverens and Havana rabbits with chocolate color fur. The goal is durable color and quality natural furs that resist fading.
A vintage health ad promotes Cascarets as a gentle laxative to cleanse liver and bowels, claim it prevents biliousness and constipation, causes no griping, and works while you sleep while costing little.
The Forestry Magazine of Washington notes Italy spans about 71 560 000 acres, equivalent to New York and Pennsylvania plus several northeastern states. It cites a population of 96 000 000 packed into the land and only 17 64 percent of Italy forested.
The article lauds Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine and other Triner products as dependable remedies for constipation indigestion headaches nervousness rheumatism and neuralgia. It notes broad favor across the United States and Canada and cites the Joseph Triner Company Chicago Illinois as the source.
Alaska petroleum production in 1918 came entirely from a single patented Katalla field claim. Old wells and the refinery operated as usual in 1918. Two new productive wells were drilled in Katalla, and total 1918 production edged higher than 1917.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Talcum Powder as a versatile antiseptic and fragrance, part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap and Ointment. The copy notes its use for face, skin, babies, and dusting, claiming it renders other perfumes superfluous. A curiously sexist line follows about an enraged couple.
Opinion expresses that a man cannot truly love two women at once and suggests infidelity leads to discovery and heartbreak. The remark positions monogamy as the only stable romantic path and implies jealousy and consequences follow disclosure.
London reports the death of Mary Lawry Pollard and her disabled husband Edwin Chappie Pollard in a blaze at their St Ives home on the wharf. Their two children survived as coroner notes she chose to die with him rather than escape.
Two mules in Brooklyn consumed beer from a keg after a picnic and caused a chase by several hundred people. One mule charged a plate glass window of an undertaker’s shop, collapsed, and died within minutes. the other was captured and returned to pasture.
The body of sixty year old Thomas Gray was found in his shack at Port Weller New York. He apparently killed himself by placing a dynamite cartridge in his ear, attaching a fuse, and lying down to await the explosion. He had told fellow workers he felt bad and intended to blow himself up, explaining how mules were killed with the same method.
Mrs Lottie Scott meets her son Sammie at the Bridge of Sighs near the Tombs prison after sentencing him to five to ten years for manslaughter. She replies I got ten years for killing your father as guards take her away.
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a gentle laxative for children. It urges parents to look for the name California on the package and claims a fruity taste and clear dosing directions on each bottle.
A dry dock under construction by a lumber concern at Ljusne Sweden sits high and dry on land above sea level. It measures 828 feet, accommodates ships of 4000 deadweight tons, and uses a lock fed by a waterpower canal to enter. Water filling and draining occur by gravity, eliminating pumps and reducing docking costs.
Constipation invites other troubles which come speedily unless quickly checked and overcome by Green's August Flower. It regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach, stimulates bile, and purifies blood. A sovereign remedy used in thousands of households worldwide for indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, sluggish liver, and related issues. Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere. Try a bottle, take no substitute.
Chang Chau, who left China in 1907 with Sun Yat Sen’s cause, returns with a bought merry go round to set it up in Peking. An exchange notes his plan sparks a triumphal homecoming despite cynics doubting motives. The tale blends historical exile with a vivid cultural tableau in the Orient.
A playful exchange echoes a social ritual as a flirtatious suitor asks for a handshake and the reply hints at hidden motives. The moment captures courtship etiquette and wit in a lighthearted tone.
A concise motivational line asserts that every man can achieve his best effort through personal responsibility and self discipline. It emphasizes initiative and persistence as keys to success.
Advertises Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a powerful blood builder and health restorer. Includes testimonials from Ira Clark of Joliet and C. W. Johnson praising its liver and blood-purifying effects and recommending Pleasant Pellets for digestion and regulation.
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