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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 19, 1920
Page
4
A caption jokes that Mrs. Dashaway will go to Europe for gowns while Keene suspects she left her clothes behind based on appearance. The exchange mocks fashion society pages and fashion travel.
The ad asserts Bayer as the genuine aspirin trusted for eighteen years and recommends using Bayer Tablets of Aspirin for colds headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia lumbago rheumatism neuritis and general pain. It urges customers to say Bayer when buying and to look for the Bayer Cross on package and tablets. Small tin boxes of twelve are inexpensive and larger packages are sold by druggists.
Dr R G Moulton, University of Chicago literature professor, told Wesleyans in Bath that Jonah was not swallowed by a whale and that the tale was never part of the real Bible. He blamed careless printing and commentators for turning a footnote into a distortion that became ribald satire.
An observation notes that in the sixteenth century a lady was deemed fully dressed only if she wore a breast mirror. The oval mirror measured about four inches and rested at the chest, serving as a key fashion accessory of the era.
San Bernardino attorney Orlis I. Kennedy reports an expedition to Painted Hill 40 miles east of the city. He found seashells from an ancient bed older than Mount San Jacinto and glimpsed an old Spanish musket and Indian vessels in a remote cliff cavern. He plans a second party to retrieve the musket, requiring rope descent into a likely sea cave. Some shells lie 2 050 feet above sea level and he estimates millions remain embedded.
A man shows off a new phonograph record claiming it cannot break even if dropped. He drops it to prove the point, but the record shatters into many pieces, leaving him to admit it must have been defective.
A Berlin note dated January 25 proposes Leipsic trials for accused, compatible with article 228. Allies promise no intervention in Leipsic proceedings while reserving rights to judge Germany's good faith and possible use of their own tribunal if justice is not served. A mixed interallied commission will publish charges and prosecutions.
A Western Canada farmer touts livestock over grain, noting grand championships for Canadian steers at Chicago and a shift toward breeding stock. He describes rural clubs, government talks, and plans to turn Saskatchewan into a leading U S stock center with thriving farms and on-site farm meals.
A Detroit Free Press item notes a shopper seeking a gift for her husband a golfer. clerks suggest a new club but she declines as he already belongs to three clubs another reader comments on overdoing sports memberships.
Washington reports the full house received a subcommittee finding detailing woeful extravagance total incompetency utter failure and a wild riot of waste in war department aircraft production and expenses. Critics named Secretary Baker Colonel Disque and Director Ryan.
An advertisement touts Cascarets as a harmless candy cathartic for children to relieve biliousness constipation and colds. It claims the product cleanses the liver and bowels without griping and contrasts it with calomel or dangerous drugs.
A quoted remark labels Mrs Blank as “positively tactless” and mocks her for flaunting a dressmaker’s bill, suggesting she would wake her husband to reveal it. The exchange captures sharp social sniping or domestic comedy tone.
A vintage advice note claims backache and kidney discomfort come from heavy meat intake. It recommends Jad Salts a four ounce per morning remedy mixed in water to cleanse sluggish kidneys and ease urinary symptoms, praising its safety and effervescent flavor.
The text divides church history into three major eras: from Christ’s birth to Constantine, from Constantine to the Reformation, and from the Reformation to the present. It notes diverse opinions on minor points but general agreement on this threefold division.
Relief for a stuffed nose and catarrh as Ely's Cream Balm clears air passages. A small bottle from the druggist soothes swollen membranes and provides instant comfort, promising quick breath and comfort during a cold or catarrh.
A brief dialogue notes a moralist claiming stories learned at a mother's knee endure, while the counterpart suggests the same lingering impact applies to other memories felt at a mother's knee. The exchange echoes enduring lessons and feelings tied to maternal instruction.
To a half pint of water add 1 oz Bay Rum a small box of Barbo Compound and half an ounce of glycerine. Apply to the hair twice weekly until the desired shade is reached. Drugists can prepare it or mix at home cheaply. It darkens gray hair gradually softens harsh hair and leaves no sticky residue.
A Boston Transcript excerpt quotes a fugitive remark about money and distance notes the case context without graphic detail. The dialect highlights financial strain and separation within the pursuit.
James shows a calm bond with a mule colt at his uncle's farm feeding from his hand and patting its head. The uncle warns about deeper friendship hinting at riding, while James insists he is only friends with the mule's head.
An advertisement promotes Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed way to dye all fabrics including wool silk linen cotton and blends. It claims a new rich fadeless color with instructions in the package and a Diamond Dye Color Card for matching shades.
A brief exchange notes how war lifts unlikely people, with a sharp aside about the prune as a humorous counterpoint. The dialogue hints at social reversals and comic relief amid conflict.
Washington reports Wilson Welsh Adams, an American, captured by bandits in Zacatecas Mexico and held for a ransom of 50 000 pesos as advised by the state department.
Constantinople reports that Turkey denies any responsibility for maintaining order in the Antab area where two American YMCA representatives, James Perry and Frank Johnson, were killed recently.
In Tiume on February 18 two ships under Capt. Gabrielle d Annu zzio seized an Italian transport carrying 1 000 regular Italian troops southwest of the city in the Gulf of Lovereno.
Washington confirms the Senate asked the Shipping Board to defer selling the former German vessels with bids until definite Senate action on the matter is taken.
Hague February reports show the Chinese boycott of Japan expanding in the Dutch East Indies despite government actions. Some Japanese residents have been tarred and mutilated by Chinese mobs.
Eminent physicians cite Dr. H are Caspari and Rusby in The National Standard Dispensatory praising cascara sagrada as best for habitual constipation. It boosts GI secretions, acts as a bitter tonic, and aids digestion. The ad promotes Triner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine and related remedies from Joseph Triner Company Chicago.
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