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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 18, 1915
Page
1
The article presents Laura Jean Libbell discussing love and marriage across life stages. It argues that women hold romantic ideals from youth to thirty and may adapt only slowly, with happiness found when love is genuine and enough.
An emotional reflection on loss of a partner and the loneliness that follows. The piece contrasts craving closeness with withholding affection and notes friends drifting away as one grieves. It laments the unhealed wounds and the enduring ache of separation.
A reflective piece on courting and romance urging men to pursue a sweetheart without delay. It cites Abraham Lincoln’s romance as a model and emphasizes boldness, timing, and the value of loving and being loved by a good woman.
The Home Department describes a cheap homemade silver cleaner using ammonia, whitening, and oxalic acid. A small amount yields fifteen cents worth of high quality polish comparable to store bought products. It can also polish brass door knobs and other bright metal fixtures around the house.
A pigeon flew into an optometrist shop in New Bedford through an open transom and caused a commotion as it attempted to grab food. The incident disrupted customers and drew attention from staff.
The passage describes a revived old fashion using willow green taffeta with black and orange hand-painted butterflies for an enchanting full-skirted gown from the late Victorian era. A small lace-frilled coat completes the ensemble.
With three weeks left in the session Indiana lawmakers push a plan to have nominations made by conventions while delegates are chosen in primaries under state election laws. A permanent voter registration bill sets up precinct boards, purging dead names and aiding rural counties, while senators push for constitutional amendments and legislative apportionment. The Hirsch racing bill gains broad backing from county fair managers and business leaders as debates continue on primary, registration, and women’s suffrage measures.
The French knot is described as easy and handy for adding a handmade touch to ready made garments. It can enhance collars cuffs and fronts of blouses and can decorate neckwear and mourning accessories with black or colored silk knots.
After washing, hair can be dried by pulling it up through the crown of a hat with the top removed. This keeps hair away from the head and neck for faster drying.
Deck chairs are a common affordable household item noted for comfort. The piece discusses their ubiquity and low cost and hints at practical uses or considerations for buyers.
The article describes making a chair cover to harmonize with room colors. It shows a flat pattern with a hemstitched edge, corner tapes, and a floral embroidery of three pale pink daisies and green leaves. Diagram details and washable cretonne options are outlined for practical everyday use.
Fashion notes describe shirt waists with severe, simple lines gaining vogue. Three models were shown, including a black and white striped version with a high collar that buttons to the throat, and two blouses in dainty handkerchief linen with graceful shoulder lines aimed at business girls.
Agreement to merge Atlas Publishing of Indianapolis with American Clay outlines the operation of a hunting club in Allen County. Named parties include Carl G. Craig J E Craig J W Robinson B Nierman William Langhor Fort Wayne. Value noted as ten thousand dollars.
H. E. Barnard state commissioner of weights and measures spoke at the fourth annual Indiana State Sealers Association session in Indianapolis. He illustrated labeling requirements with various goods and clothes lines, stressing padding and contents transparency to protect housewives. C. B. Riley and B. W. Cohn joined discussions on enforcement and inspector coverage across counties.
A collage of brief notices reports infant smothering in Evansville, a ten year old self immolating mother, a Bryantaville farmhouse burning, Henry Rumph rushing tragedy near Kendallville, and deaths of Lucille Colglazier, Sarah White, Albert Lundquist, A J Baker, Dr. Griffith, Martin Farrell, Frank Mulligan, Michael Niebur, James and Scott Emerson, Loomie Cummins, Peter Grusson, and a Wabash child choking on bread.
Goshen bakers announce discontinuance of five cent loaves due to high flour costs. Ten cent loaves will be sold without price increases. Fort Wayne reports a fire origin claim from nearby home, with damages around $10,000.
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