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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 17, 1921
Page
4
H. W. Boring of Overland Park Kansas reports Tanlac restored his appetite digestion and sleep. He says pains in the back vanished catarrh cleared and he regained lost weight while feeling healthier and stronger than in years. He plans to keep Tanlac at home.
A Baltimore American feature collages jokes about domestic life including a hired girl who breaks plate records and a joke about Tolin’s unusual dislike for potted plants, reflecting light local humor of the era.
The article notes a revival of pastimes like woodwork screens and wax figures, now featuring rag figures inspired by Mme Wolkoff, Princess Troubetzkoy, once at Petrograd. Since her move to England she has crafted lifelike rag statuettes of famous people, boosting interest in home life displays.
A difficult negotiator meets resistance as allies and rivals assess long standing tactics. Observers note that rivals push for tougher terms while supporters urge restraint. The situation highlights the risks of power struggles within the team and the need for clear boundaries.
A 17th century tale tells Dona Maria Ysa bel de Vallejo y Vezca loved by two men. They stood watch at opposite street corners for years awaiting her return, died, and are said to haunt Calle de los Parados at night in cloaked, ghostly shadows.
A humorous observation notes that surnames beginning with the letter W outnumber those starting with other initials. It also offers a wry life truism about preferring singled life and dreams over married life and waking up.
Mrs. Barker Pierson of Orange New Jersey confronted a short dark man on her porch who claimed to be her deserting husband Charles Topps. Believing him dead since 1907 she chose her present husband and refused the man who reappeared. Morristown officials had buried a body identified only by a pruning knife.
Kentucky farmer Henry Wilkerson of Bourbon County keeps a turkey gobbler as a pet. His children ride the bird to school each morning and on visits to nearby farms. A custom saddle and bridle were made for the bird which has become a local family pastime.
Clarencé Stout drove several miles to a hospital despite a bullet in his neck. His revolver fell from his pocket and discharged as he was placing chains on his car.
In Greenville South Carolina a century old will was cleared of disputed claims revealing George A Wiseheart Jr an acetylene welder as a millionaire. The will traces to a great great great grandfather who left several country blocks in Philadelphia to heirs.
Burglars blew the safe at the New Way Manufacturing company in Eau Claire Wisconsin and recovered only one cent. The empty safe and minimal loot suggest a minor theft with no injuries reported. Authorities continue investigations into the break in.
A humorous exchange between two nursemaids questions the child’s heritage. The first says the father is French and the mother Spanish, while the second wonders if the infant is French or Spanish since he has not spoken yet.
In a brief excerpt Ady extols Garfield Tea as a mild pleasant laxative that is pure and healthful. A separate humor snippet from the Boston Transcript notes a child asking a conductor if his father will pay the rent, capturing a stray moment.
Maguire an American engineer and former soldier of fortune in Mexico arrived in Tacoma after a dramatic escape from the Chihuahua salt mines. He had been imprisoned for life by Mexican authorities, endured harsh conditions, and learned of World War I and America’s role only after reaching the United States. He plans to locate his family left in 1906 to pursue an expedition in Peru.
A man who collapsed on a Jersey City trolley car refused to go to a morgue. He fled toward Harrison as the morgue wagon approached, then sprinted away after a passerby warned of the wagon. He was later removed at Bridge and Ogden streets.
In Jackson Michigan Mrs Lucy Anne Spencer and Mrs Mary Anne Case age eighty five claim to be the oldest living twins in the United States. Their family tree shows multiple twin branches with a grandmother who lived to one hundred. Their uncle s twin father and two living twin aunts are noted along with a brother who fathered twins and a sister who bore triplets.
Dublin report states Countess Markiewicz, convicted by a court martial for conspiracy against the British government, receives a two year term with hard labor. The ruling underscores wartime security measures and political tensions in Ireland.
In Phoenix James Nelson refused county attorney's bid to square a charge by marrying Ruby Gray. The next day Alva Gray, Ruby's father, shot Nelson dead in a fatal vigilante act.
A Brookline reader recalls a child’s defiant remark just before Christmas. The boy says Santa would not hurry to visit if he only delivered to good children, prompting a playful exchange about Christmas lore.
Drugstore reports show many people suffer kidney trouble without knowing it. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root is promoted as a healing tonic with a strong sales pitch aimed at insurance applicants. Sample requests offered via mail with address in Binghamton New York.
Report says fashionable New York women are pairing colored cigarettes with gowns. Observers note pink smoke as a playful fad among society ladies.
A Diamond Dyes advertisement urges women to use its product with clear dyeing directions for wool, silk, cotton, linen, and blends. It warns against poor results and stains from inferior dyes and directs readers to their druggist for a Color Card.
Lawyer asks about a divorce while noting pleasant relations with his own wife but criticizing the client’s spouse as the most unpleasant group he has met. The brief exchange hints at marital tension and legal context without detail.
Advertisement for Garfield Tea the herb laxative claimed to aid a disordered liver. Appears in a general drugstore or pharmacist context with standard ad language and multiple product benefits implied.
A political exchange questions whether women voters could understand a blanket ballot with a quip about marking it down. The comment reflects a strategy debate on voter comprehension and ballot design.
Catarrhal deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. Local applications cannot reach the diseased area and constitutional treatment is required. Hall's Catarrh Medicine claims to act through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore hearing, with circulars free from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio.
A lighthearted remark frames a slow foot race as a big enterprise. The quip contrasts grand ambition with a simple, down to earth competition, highlighting playful wordplay on enterprise and foot travel.
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