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Newspaper

Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Feb 12, 1920

Page

4

He Was Safe. Jigegs and Biggs Clash of Witty Exchange

The item notes a playful quarrel where Jigegs asks what to do when a wife praises her first husband and Biggs responds with envy. It reads as a light, humorous exchange likely from a panel or column. No clear event or location is provided.

Jigegs Biggs

Dodd’s Kidney Pills Praised By Mrs Delia Olson

Mrs Delia Olson of New London Wisconsin credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with quick relief from years of rheumatic pain, gravel in urine, headaches, and fatigue. The letter warns kidney trouble can progress to Bright's Disease without treatment and urges starting the remedy, or ordering by mail with 60 cents.

Cedar Rapids Lydia E. Pinkham Delia Olson New London Wis Dodd Bright

Engagement Sparks Silent Banter of Shared Grief

The couple exchanges wry remarks about marriage and empathy as they discuss future burdens. She notes she will share all his troubles, while he jokes he has none until they are wed. Their playful dialogue hints at personalities and expectations ahead.

Danderine Hair Tonic Promises Gleaming Locks

A vintage advertisement touts Danderine as a inexpensive hair tonic. It claims the product moistens through strands for immediate fuller softer glossy hair, removes dust and oil, freshens the scalp, fights dandruff and falling hair, and helps hair grow long and strong.

Hair Signs and Luck Theories From Old Folklore

A humorous old guide links hair traits to fate and character. It notes cowlicks suggest luck, thin hair signals riches, curls imply temper, married women’s curls to husbands, and forehead hair forecasts fever or love outcomes. It also warns widows peak means widowhood and various parting styles imply in-law traits.

Pointed Paragraphs on Life and Into Action

A collection of aphoristic observations about living, learning, risk, and human behavior. It contrasts personal agency with reliance on others, notes the impact of actions over thoughts, and jests about love, jury service, courtship, marriage, and economic thrift. The tone imitates a Chicago Daily News style of pithy social commentary.

Ely's Cream Balm Opens Stuffy Noses Fast

Advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm to relieve head colds and catarrh by applying a small amount inside the nostrils. It claims instant relief as air passages open and breathing returns to normal, promising moisture relief and a cure from congestion and headache.

Ely

Grumbling Doesn’t Pay In Hard Jobs

A brief note warns that grumbling only makes tough work harder, urging patience and persistence in demanding tasks or assignments.

The War Elevates The Lowly Amid High Hopes

A terse exchange notes how conflict raises unexpected figures, with one remark about a prune serving as a contrasting image of humble outcomes. The dialogue hints at social mobility and irony born from wartime strain.

Recipe for Gray Hair Remedy Ad

A home hair darkening mixture combines Bay Rum Barbo Compound and glycerine in water to gradually shade gray hair. Apply twice weekly until the desired shade, with low cost and easy preparation by druggists or at home. It promises non greasy coverage and soft glossy hair without scalp cooling.

Mortgage Paid Sparks Plan for New Car

Dialog shows a couple celebrating paying off their home loan. The husband suggests buying a motor car as a next purchase, reflecting cheerful financial optimism.

Hall's Catarrh Medicine Ad Claims Cure by Blood Action

An old advertisement offers 100 for incurable catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It claims internal use, bloodstream action, and mucous surface benefits. Sold by druggists for over forty years at 15 cents. Testimonials free. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.

F. J. Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio Mother Gray Mother Gray CO le Roy N. Y

Impecuniosity Quote Echoes From Baltimore Watch Comment

A brief quotation from the Baltimore American notes a humorous exchange about wealth and time. The line hints at financial woes and a running joke about a watch that has stopped functioning.

Baltimore American

If Opportunity Was At Sea And Submarines

A quip reflecting hesitation among many people who fear unseen risks like submarines when chances arise at sea. It uses nautical imagery to comment on risk aversion during opportunity.

Frugal Advice and Mirth from the Owl Office

A quip filled piece notes that many women marry for themselves not others, a man resists being patronized, and humor follows common misperceptions about fortune and judgment. It remarks on age, longevity, and gendered designations with playful observations.

Cascarets Ad Promises Overnight Purge and Comfort

An old saloon of health ad touts Cascarets as a purifying laxative that cleanses the stomach and bowels, removes undigested food and bile, and leaves users feeling better by morning without griping. It claims the product works while you sleep and costs little.

That is a good book opened with expectation and closed with profit

A reflective remark quoting Alcott about reading and outcomes. The line implies initial hope yields financial or personal gain upon completion.

The Right Sort: A Messenger Boy as Training

A quoted exchange questions how to raise a boy for the future, proposing a messenger boy as practical training. The dialogue hints at expectations for mobility, speed, and practical work in youth development.

Boschee's Syrup Advertises Cough and Cold Remedy

An old advertisement extols Boschee's Syrup as a cure for coughs bronchitis colds and throat irritation. It claims influenza deaths outpaced even the great war and touts the product as American made used in thousands of homes worldwide offering a restful night with easy morning expectoration.

America

Conversation Sparks Between Partners Over Money and Love

A dialogue shows Mr Multirox asking if love is for her alone and Miss Manchester affirming it while noting money would buy more leisure to pursue the love. The exchange hints at tensions between affection and financial motives in a relationship.

Mr. Multirox Miss Manchester

Garfield Tea Advert Says It Improves Health

An advertisement promotes Garfield Tea as a natural laxative that prevents constipation and improves general health. The copy emphasizes health benefits and urges readers to try the product.

How to Carve a Turkey for Peak Leftovers

A Claypool hotel chef named Charlie Baer explains thrifty turkey carving. He demonstrates removing legs wings and then drawing the knife through white meat to maximize yield. He mentions using neck for soup and giblets for sauce.

Charlie Baer Claypool Charlie

Random Thoughts on Love and Life Reflections

A collection of aphorisms on love fidelity reputation and perception. It contrasts war and peace in Mexico and remarks on marriage superstition and authorship after death with pointed observations and witty lines.

Washing tub loan request from Mrs Naybor ends in apology

A mother questions Johnny about borrowing a neighbor's wash tub. Johnny reports Mrs Naybor's apology saying the tub has loose bands a broken bottom and is filled with soapy water.

Johnny

Queen of Belgium Dies Inside Santa Barbara Garden

The Belgian queen becomes the first woman in nineteen years to pass within the garden walls of the historic Santa Barbara Spanish mission, following Mrs. William McKinley as the last to do so.

Belgium Santa Barbara William McKinley

Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad

There is only one medicine that stands out for kidney liver and bladder ailments Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root. It is a gentle healing vegetable compound with quick effects. Sold at drug stores in two sizes. Send ten cents for a sample bottle and mention this paper.

Kilmer Dr. Kilmer & Co Binghamton, N. Y

Biarritz Once Europe’s Gay Resort and War Tale

Biarritz in France, once famed for luxury and nightlife rivaling Monte Carlo, near Spain, faced a war shift as casinos and hotels became hospitals for wounded French and American soldiers. Grim wartime convoys passed Biscay shores while German submarines torpedoed ships offshore and mines shook the coast.

Europe Biarritz France Spain Monte Carlo England Edouard VII Bay of Biscay

Prison Pride Echoes Governor’s Farewell

A governor bids a departing convict farewell and warns against old ties. The prisoner replies he will avoid associates lacking the same prison advantages, signaling a resolve to maintain new standards after release.

The Reason Thunderous Banter Sparks Mock Storm

In a lively exchange a speaker asks what are you storming about so far and the reply says we are having a thundering good time. The back and forth captures a playful mood with light humor.

Diamond Dyes Promise Fadeless Color For All Fabrics

Advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed method to dye any fabric including wool silk linen cotton and blends for garments and accessories. It notes a direction book in the package and a Diamond Dye Color Card to match materials.

Military Genius and Leadership Insight

A concise reflection on the balance between practical leadership and strategic genius in the military. The statement stresses that excellence requires both guiding people and possessing battlefield insight.

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