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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1905
Page
2
A parlor tale of a husband who finds no home this Christmas as his family shops for impractical gifts. He endures bustling laughter and misdirected affection while explaining how domestic crafts and cost-saving ideas turn the season into a comedy of domestic pressures and personal loss. The narrator muses on odd handmade items and the bittersweet irony of festive cheer.
A speaker reflects on holiday discomforts from sawdust in meals to worn trousers and nervy relatives. The tone blends weary humor with a wish for relief as plans to dine out and rest in a sofa retreat emerge. The passage captures domestic fatigue and seasonal duties.
Mrs. S. T. Rorer explains home candy making with rules for success. She covers sugar preparation, boiling care, fondant formation, and cooling methods including use of ice water, lemon juice, and cream of tartar. She advises readiness, proper sugar quality, and storage between waxed paper layers.
The origin of kissing under the mistletoe traces to the conqueror tale, with Irving noting mistletoe in English homes and berry quests for a kiss. A girl not kissed risks not marrying next year, and holly removal before New Year brings ill luck, while tradition says holly stays until the twelfth night.
A dialogue fragment shows Ted asking about a Christmas gift for his partner. Ned hesitates, unsure if the present was meant as a tobacco pouch or a necktie, reflecting a humorous domestic moment from Town Topics.
A stark meditation on hunger sits at the edge of a neighbor’s holiday meal. The piece, from Chicago Interior, frames a social ache as a skeletal presence at festive sharing.
A medical reader recounts personal illness from pneumonia and promotes two at home methods. The first uses an anti phlogistin plaster, hot foot or body applications, and herbal drinks to induce perspiration and rapid relief. The second adapts cooling measures with cold compresses to chest when fever escalates, followed by heat to limbs to stabilize recovery.
A reader asks about pains under the shoulder blades kidneys and hips with indigestion. Dr Reeder attributes rheumatic pain to body gland elimination issues and uric acid crystals, advising detox via increased elimination, gentian syrup, prepared charcoal and magnesia, plus light meals and copious liquids, recommending buttermilk if possible.
The article argues China has no real railroad expansion postwar, relying instead on canals and waterways. It notes vast interior use of carts and coolies, with rivers like the Yalu Pei Ho Yangtse and tributaries forming a dense transport network. Railroads remain largely undeveloped in the empire of hundreds of millions.
A reader recommends soaking feet in hot water with baking soda and Vaseline use for foot fatigue. The letter also asks about oats for constipation and notes long cooking to reduce irritation. It cites Home Health club dieting and cautions oats may help temporarily but often worsen constipation after adaptation.
Readers are invited to address health topics to Dr. David H. Reeder in Laporte Indiana. Letters must include full name and address and at least four cents postage. Unsigned or unsigned letters with no address will not be considered.
The article notes a shift in brick handling, with thousands of bricks now wrapped individually in corrugated or embossed paper to protect glazed and pressed bricks during transport. The practice adds cost but reduces breakage compared with unwrapped bricks in shipment.
Atlantic liner construction is inexpensive compared to operating outlays. In under three years the run costs will surpass construction, due to continual wages port dues and repairs.
An electric padding machine invented by Prof. Dennis is installed in a Peoria suburb school. Students are placed over a chair, a button is pressed, and paddles strike the spankee. Village residents protest and threaten to pull children from class if the device remains.
The crew led by Rear Admiral Prince Louis of Battenberg enjoyed a lively visit in New York with celebrations described as wet and energetic, signaling a carefree and jubilant morale during the voyage.
The emperor of China contemplates an overseas journey with counsel from the dowager empress who hints at a long voyage and travel plans.
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