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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1915
Page
4
An advertisement profile of Henry Schroeder from Red River Valley hailed as the Rich Potato King. It promotes planting plenty potatoes when cheap, references Schroeder's Ohio seed stock, and urges ordering seed with a large seed catalog offer.
The excerpt recalls various tales where people mistook or misbelieved famous figures’ fates and identities. It contrasts reports of real events with popular myths from different periods, highlighting how perception can diverge from documented truth.
East of Scotland fisherwomen turn to knitting as war work. Urgent orders reach some 40 000 pairs of socks for front troops through the Scottish committee on women's employment in Aberdeenshire and other coastal villages. Additional orders for mittens and related items provide income as fishing communities face reduced earnings and limited alternative work.
Consul Wesley Frost in Cork reports American sugar has entered Ireland in quantity since the European war but moisture hampers the product in the humid climate. He urges refiners to extend drying processes to produce drier sugar, to maintain market share after the war and as beet sugar remains unfeasible in Ireland.
An Englishman Charley Worth launched French fashion through the patronage of Princess Pauline de Metternich wife of France’s ambassador. Her court wit and dress fads propelled him to global prominence as the era’s leading dressmaker. Worth born 1825 in Bourne England died 1859 Paris.
Dr. Blake Odgers delivered a talk titled The Discipline of the Bar urging listeners to remember the rule of the three ups stand up speak up and shut up. He warned against muttering and long-winded delivery and urged concise clear speaking.
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a harmless remedy for sick children. It promises quick relief by cleansing stomach liver and bowels, with full directions on a 50 cent bottle for babies children and adults.
A judge weighs whether to add one more worker as a laborer argues there is still some work available. The dialogue shows a cautious stance from the boss who asserts they have all the men they need.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Hair Remedy as a ready to use tonic that darkens gray hair naturally and evenly. It claims dandruff disappears and hair stops shedding with use, encouraging readers to buy for 50 cents at drug stores.
Thomas Jonathan Jackson born January 21 1824 in Clarksburg Virginia later West Virginia. West Point graduate served in Mexican War promoted to major general in the Confederate army. He died May 2 1863 when killed by friendly fire during a reconnaissance.
A playful Philadelphia Telegraph snippet shows a newlywed couple in a domestic moment. The wife asks her husband to test a lock of her hair against matching puffs, as he prepares to leave for work. The exchange blends affection with light humor.
A narrator recalls a sea voyage to Spain with a couple, where the man intended as a fiancé proves coercive. The woman confides to seek help as she cannot endure him, and the party departs for land. The journey ends with an altered course and the couple no longer pursuing marriage.
The article traces tobacco use from colonial home rolled cigars to the emergence of factory production around 1810. By 1825 many small factories operated across Connecticut, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Pennsylvania, Ohio, New York, Maryland and Virginia, before the 1862 war revenue tax on cigars and tobacco.
The National Forward to the Land league forms to unite capable men and women to connect labor and land with a New York clearinghouse for labor and agriculture data. It seeks to give the landless man a chance to start farming with training and support to self help.
A Kansas City street car conductor observes that youths on playgrounds differ from those in the streets, noting behavior improves when they have constructive activity. He cites playgrounds as essential to building better men and communities.
The article describes British Honduras setting aside land for a modern farming initiative under practical leadership to grow a wider range of edible crops locally, reducing reliance on imports from overseas. It notes a contrast between a green landscape potential and local knowledge gaps, with government backing this agriculture program.
Fragmentary note appears to be a partial editor's diary entry or memo about education or notification. Reads like stray fragments with unclear references to parties or dates. No strong named entities or concrete facts are identifiable in the legible text.
Get a 10 cent box of Cascarets tonight and wake to a clear head and sweet stomach. They remove sour fermenting food and excess bile, ease indigestion, and promote regular bowels without griping. Children love them for gentle nightly use and they work while you sleep.
A student asks for life guidance from a professor and voices a grand urge to create a marvelous life work. The professor playfully suggests a path aligned with a milliner’s craft for a woman with artistic ambition.
An advertisement claims regular meat eaters should flush kidneys to prevent illness. It promotes Jad Salts or similar saline blends made from grape acid and lemon with lithia, offering four ounces in water before breakfast to restore kidney function and neutralize urine acids.
The piece argues Canada’s westward expansion toward its great northern territories will create a powerful, expanding neighbor for the United States. It cites rail development, resource potential, and mutual gains from shared growth in agriculture, mining, forestry, industry, and commerce. It also compares national food production and imports, highlighting Canada’s grain and cattle strength and remaining unoccupied lands as future assets.
A brief dialogue recalls an engagement from last summer at the beach. A man asks to be remembered and forgiven while the woman questions why she should.
For the treatment of colds and sore throat Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops promise relief. The ad notes they are sold by reputable druggists and available where remedies are sold.
A quip from the University of Illinois siren humor page references Arthurmometer as a playful answer to “who is Arthur.” The line implies outdoor cold weather as Arthur’s claim, prompting campus laughs and lighthearted wordplay.
Fragrant soft white soap and ointment promise cleansing and healing for severe red rough chapped hands. One night treatment tested in harsh conditions. free samples by mail with a Book offer from Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold everywhere.
A terse discussion centers on Blink's new play and the motive for its creation. The line suggests Blink needed money, implying financial pressure influenced the project.
An advertising fragment cites Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and notes it bears the signature of verve. It also parodies the idea that some men are defined by unrealized deeds.
A terse quotation on hunting attitudes suggests a belief that trouble should be pursued and controlled without killing, favoring capture and domestication over fatal pursuit. The remark contrasts bold action with restraint in dealing with dangerous game.
A militant prohibitionist defends reform by saying he would not be in the reforming business if he did not think he knew better than the majority about what is good for them. He refuses to simply follow the majority's decision.
Dialogue notes a large turnout of women applying for a program in England last year. Mr Bacon jokes about devices to keep husbands at home, reflecting social attitudes of the era.
Physicians warn against harmful dyes but Hay's Hair Health promises natural color via air action from a famous preparation. Harmless and refundable if it fails, it prevents new gray hairs from showing and strengthens the hair. Sold in drug stores or direct by Philo Hay Specialties Co. Newark N J with dealer name.
Commentators note some women react with heightened indignation to scandals, arguing the thrill lies in social drama and public attention rather than resolution. Observers describe patterns of gossip, moral outrage, and status signaling amid scandal coverage.
The gas company faces a dilemma about its billing. if it cannot balance income and costs, the fault is assigned to the meter. The implication points to equipment issues affecting charges and reliability of service.
A Bridgeton New Jersey woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her strength after severe fatigue. She endorses the remedy for female ills and notes its roots and herbs composition and confidential correspondence from the Pinkham firm.
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