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Newspaper

Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Dec 14, 1911

Page

4

Deceptive Trouble Of Kidney Disease Warns And Remedies

Article warns kidney disease is common and often hidden by mild symptoms. It promotes Dr Derby's Kidney Pills from Derby Medicine Co offering 25c or 50c packages and free samples via druggist or direct mail from Eaton Rapids Michigan. It emphasizes cleansing kidneys of impurities and strengthening function to ease pain and related conditions.

Bright Dr. Derby Derby Medicine Co Eaton Rapids Mich

Farm Work Is My Only Plan Says Young Worker

A youth declares no ambitions beyond helping on the family farm, preferring farm labor over any other occupation. The exchange captures a rural mindset and values of hard work at a young age. Local residents reflect on the persistence of agricultural labor as a livelihood choice.

Distressed Fellow Finds Partner in Principal

An efficient New York grammar school principal notices a boy crying as pupils exit two by two. She asks if he has a partner and prompts him to shake, only to learn he has none. Her warmth highlights her frank, welcoming approach to troubled students.

New York

Bold Young Woman Defies Sales and Service Harshly

A young woman spent a busy day browbeating fourteen salespeople and a milliner, stopping a taxi overcharge, making a streetcar halt, firing her maid, and rebuking aunts, yet she refused the life protector offer from a hopeful suitor that evening.

Left Him Thinking in a London Tit-Bits anecdote

A joke about a husband who promised his wife a half crown for every kiss to place in a home safe. When his wife later opens the safe she finds many sovereigns and half sovereigns, and she answers that not everyone is as stingy as he.

London

Woman Reunites With Maid After City Visit

A woman from a small town returns home after two weeks in the city visiting her hired maid. The trip highlights the close ties between residents and domestic staff in rural communities.

Taft's Message Highlights Arbitration and Foreign Policy

The first special message to Congress focuses on foreign affairs. It praises arbitration gains with Britain and France, notes settlements with Chile and Panama Costa Rica and Haiti, and urges prompt Senate action on treaties. It calls for better foreign service merit standards and a stronger American merchant marine to boost trade.

Washington Taft Congress United States Great Britain France Japan Alsop & Co Chile George W Republic of Chile International Opium Commission Shanghai China Hague Foreign Service Diplomatic and Consular Service Foreign Affairs Committee House of Representatives

Reading the Fragments of a Silent Trade Talk

A fragmented text from a historical page hints at a deal or correspondence involving a company named Bickel. The snippet suggests financial or corporate matters but provides little concrete detail or context.

Fragmentary lines hint at a dramatic role

Readable fragments suggest a character in a military setting with duties. The text mentions a fellow belonging to a mil gat dputt family and a questioning Bert about his involvement in a pro Proof of It. The missing context prevents a clear summary of events or identities.

Milgat Bert

Gentle laxative remedy touted for child health

A nursemaid style appeal urges mothers to keep a child's bowels open for health. It promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as milder than salts and laxatives and offers a free sample by mail from Dr W B Caldwell of Monticello Illinois.

A. W. Smith Viola Ill JL. B. Freelove Springfield W. .B. Caldwell Washington Monticello

Donation Party Keeps Cost Low

A colorful exchange at a preacher’s donation party shows Mandy offering no gift beyond a 10 cent necktie, remarking she already gave last time three years ago, leaving others surprised by the modest gesture.

Criminal neglect of skin and hair warned in ad pitch

An advertisement extols Cuticura Soap and Ointment as remedies for skin and hair issues. It emphasizes the suffering from neglected skin and hair and promotes sending a postal request to Cuticura, Dept. 21 L, Boston, for samples and a 32 page booklet.

Dept Boston

Scots Duo Enjoy South Africa Panorama

An old farmer and wife in a provincial town visit a panorama of South Africa. The wife exclaims she could sit there all her days, prompting the husband to quip that he cannot spare the sixpence.

South Africa Sandy Jennie

Question for Question

Mr Comrox plans to discharge his butler after a dispute over deference and jokes. He complains the English servant does not laugh at his jokes. The exchange ends with a pun about ordering first and a witty retort about the chicken or the egg.

Castoria Reminder and Moral Advice for Daily Life

An advertisement highlights Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children with a signature claim and urges readership to do their daily share of work and manage debts. It includes a call for children to cry for Castoria and for adults to speak only when having something to say to help the world grow better.

Fletcher

The Wrong Envelope Tale From Tollemache Humorous Note

A London Tit-Bits tale recalls Hon Lionel A Tollemache recounting a comic mix up in which missionary Mr M placed two letters in the wrong envelopes before a Lambeth dinner. Archbishop Tait’s message and a secretary’s invitation collide revealing a misdirected correspondence and playful reproach.

Lionel A. Tollemache England Tait Lambeth Rascal London

Minister quotes God not man during Sunday service

Dr Reed conducted the morning service when a stranger inside the church shouted to pray louder. The minister paused, met the caller’s gaze, and explained he addressed God, not him, in a calm comeback captured by London Watchdog.

London Watchdog

Say Pa Versus The Hour Man In Teething Ad Parody

A fragmentary ad style item shows a pennyworth joke card for Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething 25 cents a bottle. It contrasts a child's teething discomfort with the idea of the hour and self respect.

The Heart and a Glyceric Tonic by Dr. Pierce

The piece explains the heart as a dual pump and stresses pure blood for health. It cites Dr. R V Pierce after years of practice noting stomach issues corrupt blood and cause general breakdown, then introduces a tonic made from glyceric extracts of roots as a corrective.

R. V. Pierce

Wizard Oil Mouthwash Claims Cure for Receding Gums

Advertisement-like claim promotes rubbing Hamlins Wizard Oil on gums to stop decay and using a mouthwash made from a few drops to a spoonful of water to chase disease germs. It reads like an old era dental remedy and exaggerates effectiveness.

Too many eye openers will close a man's eyes.

A terse proverb notes that excessive stimuli or warnings dull perception and can lead to fatal confusion. It suggests moderation in handling bold or shocking signals to preserve judgment and safety.

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