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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1916
Page
4
On a cold Christmas Eve a prodigal returns home to a waiting father and a mother whose prayers endured twenty years. The sight of forgiveness awakens grace as they await dawn and the gift of reconciliation. The piece blends a moral tale with reflections on Christmas customs and generosity.
Fragments describe a Christmas scene with mentions of spirit and candies. The readable text evokes festive imagery and suggests a reflection on holiday symbols.
The Houston Post prints a reflective Christmas verse urging unity and cheer amid war. It contrasts the brightness of children singing with trenches and suffering, encouraging readers to share joy, love, and support for family and neighbor.
A complete set of inexpensive home crafts with step by step directions. The project shows a milk-card board with hooks for door delivery, a matchholder, and a safety razor handle tool. It explains measuring to fit cards, shellac finishing, and mounting details for hanging and utility.
Instructions describe crafting a match box holder using cigar box strips and wood of quarter to three-eighths inch thickness. A back board A and parts C form the frame with blocks Es centered on the shelf D, and D and B nailed to C ends. Screweyes are screwed into A for hanging.
The passage urges individuals to seek truth and then execute judgment to save the city from destruction. It frames faith in divine savior as guiding personal responsibility and collective salvation during the Christmas season.
A playful collage of holiday humor and moral snippets. A father tells his son Santa is real, the boy keeps up appearances, and a satirical view of New Year resolutions touches on economy temperance and restraint.
Helen Irwin describes a chaotic night as a powerful figure breaks into a private office. Clerks tiptoe, Miss Elgin tidies supplies, and a telephoned disaster culminates with the Great Man demanding urgent filing of letters.
A study by the forest service finds balsam firs prized for symmetry and shape, widely shipped to major East Coast cities and beyond. Westville stores report strong trade as Christmas decorations rise in Boston New York Philadelphia and Baltimore while production and shipments surge to Chicago and other western cities.
A powerful family scene unfolds as a grieving man alone at dinner recalls a Christmas charity task. His daughter Alice enters and gently renews his sense of care, while a chorus of memory and the spirit of giving fills the room and changes him. The piece then shifts to a forest service report noting balsam fir supplies and uses for Christmas needs across the United States and Canada.
An expert cites railroads facing 82 systems in receiverships with 41,988 miles and 2.264 billion in capitalization. Construction slows since the Civil War, funding delays prolong receiverships, and state commissions complicate rehabilitation.
Advertises cheaper honey in larger pails from E S Smith and notes brakeman J F Sissons injured by crates at Francesville while unloading. He was taken to a hospital in Michigan City. Local correspondents hint at a quiet season for items with holiday notes to follow.
A group from Lin, claiming overload, halted at a farmer's home asking to leave several furniture pieces and to be signed for the goods. On their return the furniture was not collected and receipts appeared at a bank as promissory notes for an exorbitant price for inferior furniture.
William Tolton offers shoe repair and half soles at Augustine Brothers. Leave your shoes with the shop for restoration and quality work.
A grand jury indicted Theo Osowski for murder on the spur of the moment against his wife. Conviction could mean life imprisonment or possible manslaughter verdict. The jury also reported on county jail and farm conditions and recommended actions.
The report indicates cooler weather days ahead. Superintendent Lind will begin the ice harvest for the Consumers Co. at Clear and related preparations are mentioned.
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