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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 23, 1915
Page
5
Christmas goods and candies fill Matott’s and Augustine Brothers inventories. Local residents plan visits and travel for holidays and school events while the Eastland sale looms. many families prepare gifts and travels as frost coats town, and Christmas services fill the week.
Under Mrs Shepherd directed by Elder Shepherds wife the Wide Awake club brings Santa to Gary children unlikely to meet him this Christmas. The single shipment of gifts centers 10 year old members with Eleanor Cass as president and Ruth Kelly as treasurer. Other officers include Mertie Shunk Nevada Henton Florence Beahm Esther Arnodt Lois Garwood Irene Garwood Ethel Carpenter Charlotte Kalies Esther Davidson and Esther Dreesen.
Dr W O G Landon suffered a serious fall at Flegel corner on his way home from morning services. His right wrist was shattered requiring hospital treatment and fracture reduction. Despite the accident he saved himself from a head injury, and will face a period of stiffness and pain affecting his dental work. He is esteemed in the community.
The Indianapolis Star contrasts city boys and country lads, noting city youths endure privations and long marches better, while country boys’ ambition to win city prizes drives their effort and sacrifice. The piece frames urban allure against rural chance, highlighting endurance and aspiration.
A Prof Titus address explains light penetration through translucent skin creates radiant heat reaching two inches or more, surpassing surface convection. Electric light baths and sun baths stimulate skin and kidneys and aid elimination, offering multiple benefits.
A light sketch presents the skunk as a decidedly American creature. Though not a fighter, it could threaten a lion in a hypothetical clash, relying on a potent odor for defense. It is nocturnal, with black brown fur and yellow back stripes, a bushy tail, small size, and growing value from dedicated skunk farms.
In a Chicago News retort a judge famed for long reasoning asks a witness a string of terse questions about crossing a street with a baby. The witness, wiping her glasses, replies simply Yes, your honor, as the judge seeks clarity on which vehicle and which party appeared in haste.
The piece notes that northern Albanian clans like the Mirdites and Malessori remain archaic since Norman Crusaders, preserving poverty, language, and clan solidarity. It likens their Catholicism to pre baptismal Europe and claims their social life centers on clan loyalty.
In a tale from London Answers the Oldham amateurs staged a Handel oratorio under Sir Charles Halle. Bassoonist George Seel of Ashton-under-Lyne defied Halle by playing bars he was told to omit. Seel claimed Handel himself urged inclusion, asserting he was the better judge.
Two Scotch sailors retire from the sea and buy a small country town pub. After painting and closing the doors they hear villagers gathering and a man in a window asks when they will open. He replies they bought the place for themselves and the window bangs shut.
Queen Elizabeth praised ale as an excellent wash and strong drink. Lord Burleigh says no man can drink it. Catherine the Great favored Burton ale imported in large quantities into Russia. The era features cobblers and tinkers as avid ale drinkers and a royal patronage tradition.
An anecdote recalls Lyman Beecher interrupting Henry Ward Beecher in Plymouth Church Brooklyn to offer a gentler correction. Henry welcomes the guidance and the congregation is moved as the father commends his son’s path before resuming the sermon. The tale highlights intergenerational influence and mutual respect in preaching.
A boastful hunter Snookis boasts of Africa and lions. An audience member counters with a tale of sleeping among lions. The exchange ends with the twist that the lions were dandelions, not actual African lions.
Compressed air proves more effective than oil in subduing rough water. Air pumped from tanks to the ocean bottom at piers aids vessel landings in storms. The system is expected to be installed at major docks and along storm‑prone coastlines. Several large ships already use the apparatus.
The springbok, adopted as the emblem for the South African contingent in Europe, got its name from early Dutch settlers due to a habit of leaping. It is a widespread antelope, with migrations that can move large herds and even carry lions, guided by rain-induced grass growth.
New Durham records show Paul Hannon serving as Trustee with Dr. J N Kelly in a temporary appointment. The arrangement places Hannon and Kelly in a provisional office setup pending further staffing decisions and formal approval.
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