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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1906
Page
4
The New York grand jury recommends a police commissioner hold office for at least ten years and be removable only on proven charges. The idea echoes former congressman Lemuel Ely Quigg who called for an intelligent despot. The jury frames a durable, accountable leadership model for the city police.
A Great Outside Remedy claims local pains from back aches to rheumatism respond to outside application. Allcock's Plaster is presented as a quick safe and certain universal pain remedy known worldwide. With sixty years of use it is said to heal promptly while the user continues work.
Mrs. Marie Robinson Wright, noted writer on South American republics, has sailed for London and will proceed to Rio de Janeiro. She is under contract with the Brazilian government to continue a history of the Brazilian republic after completing works on Bolivia, Chile, and Peru and preparing a book on Argentina.
Consul General Guenther from Frankfort reports a new metal named Aizen made from two parts aluminum and one part zinc. It is said to match cast iron in strength yet be more elastic, resists rust better, polishes well, and can reproduce fine lines and intricate forms in casting.
A reader recalls General Andrew Jackson defending New Orleans on New Year’s Day 1815 with 4000 troops, 20 artillery pieces, and two boats. He recounts the fierce left flank assault, hand to hand fighting, and the British retreat as U.S. batteries and hogshead fortifications failed to stop the American line.
The late Edward Atkinson tells how as a boy he played ball on the Boston common despite the law. Constable Clapp chased trespassers, earning the nickname Disastrous Clapp from the band of youths. Years later Atkinson meets the aged man and identifies him as the former constable.
Thomas M. Rossiter of East Orange New Jersey reports a long battle with eczema since 1894. After hospital failed to help and five weeks of using Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap he says he is completely cured and urges others to try the remedies.
Fred McNulty of this city endured a brutal blizzard while guarding a claim several miles east. With no fuel, he sheltered in the shack as the storm raged for three days, eating nothing and drinking little. He crawled to a neighbor a mile away, then reached Minot and fell ill.
The piece promotes relocating to the sunny south for year round farming. It highlights perpetual work outdoors, reliable water, cheap productive lands, and profits in cattle, fruits, vegetables for northern markets. It cites G A Park of the Louisville and Nashville Railroad as the contact for information.
Thirteen year old Mary Mauske, daughter of a S. D. farmer, hauls a load of wheat to market each day and oversees its disposal. Also notes mention quick cures and products from old ads including Lewis' Factory cigs and Mrs. Winslow's Soothing Syrup.
A short note on how many women wed early due to financial constraints. The article highlights economic pressure influencing marriage timing and discusses social implications for households and communities.
A collage of promotional copy and medical patent claims appears, including references to Garfield Tea and a laxative, an appeal to tax dodgers, a pile remedy with guaranteed cure, and Dr Kline's nerve restorer offering a trial bottle. Names include Peoria Illinois dealer, Avenue Bosquet Paris, and 931 Arch St Philadelphia.
The Duke of Bedford presents his eldest son Lord Tavistock with a silver-mounted motor car for use while attending Oxford University.
One Hundred Dollars reward offered for any sale of Catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio. The undersigned attest to Cheney's honesty and financial ability. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free. Price 13 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A celebrated composer praises the popular song as the true aim of many composers. He notes thousands would give their ears to write a tune that fills the barrel organs, and after it plays a while others would wish to dispose of their ears.
A Washington scientist notes retrogressive changes mark aging in shells of cephalopods brachiopods and some bivalves. He says the old creature resembles its younger self both in mind and body and that the shell becomes distinctly ornate yet reminiscent of youth.
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