21 Feb 1908
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 21, 1908
Page
1
An advertisement extols a health product as an Ethical remedy for family use. It stresses world wide approval, physician endorsement, and urges buying the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. preparation through leading druggists for reliable laxative effects.
A collage of medical ads and quack cures including Hall's Catarrh Cure with mercury danger warnings, Hall's Family Pills, a joke about back buttoned waists, and a Cuticura success story detailing eczema treatment and a child’s recovery in three months with Cuticura Soap and Ointment.
An amused vignette portrays Washington Lafayette Johnson in financial straits asking a friend for a small loan. He claims no money remains and offers his own handwritten note as security, boasting about his neat handwriting from school and provoking disbelief.
A German physician voices doubts about coffee’s safety, claiming caffeine harms heart muscles. He promotes Postum as a healthier beverage and notes personal and patient benefits from switching away from coffee.
F A W Davis of Indianapolis outlines a map showing coal rich White River forks and tributaries could be canalized for freight. saving nearly 7 million dollars annually, benefiting industrial and domestic fuel costs from Muncie to Gibson and Pike counties.
The piece notes savings figures of $1,145,200 and nearly $3,000,000 yearly on corn, plus $1,384,097 on wheat and oats. It describes a man who raises trucks, hogs, poultry, cows, and some horses, tending stock and garden work with apparent ease.
The report notes Kentucky and Kearsarge are dated but still compare favorably with leading foreign battleships. Other American battleships are rated on par with international peers.
Admiral Converse defends US battleship designs against critics, noting improved flaws, better armament, and higher gun positions. In Alaska, 250 special deputies sworn in as miners strike mobs are dispersed. Fort Gibbon infantry to Fairbanks to protect order.
Henry H. Wise, 90, amused guests at a city social in his honor by kicking a waiter's tray from a guest’s hands held at speaker height. Wise, born in 1818, declared he is no spring chicken but can still kick high. His seven children organized the party to prove he remains spry, surpassing his eldest son’s attempts to imitate him.
Mrs Lora Gertrude Durham testified in circuit court that her husband Charles Durham spoke in his dreams of a marriage to a wife named Mary suggesting her own marriage to him was not his first. She sought annulment after a year of married life and beyond.
Grant Westerfield, after domestic troubles and a move to Chicago, asks a court to regain possession of personal property worth 500 dollars left with Mrs. Westerfield's mother following his wife absconding with their money.
Frederick Woolsey accuses Ena J. Woolsey of selling $8,000 worth of stock held in trust for $6,000 and then leaving home. Woolsey, manager of the Economy Glove company, seeks recovery of the stock in a civil suit.
A discussion on what form of utopia a developing city might become. The Commercial club has raised $50,000 to improve the city while temperance groups churches and women’s club push for their goals. Police aim for morals and politicians seek to save the city.
A Franklin County jury found Policeman Benjamin Martin not guilty of manslaughter after about an hour of deliberation. The verdict triggered a rush of people as courthouses bells signaled the decision and crowd pressure filled the big courtroom during the jurors’ exit.
Ray Laymon, son of Thomas Laymon, was killed in a mining accident at Sun Flower mine. He attempted to board a rising car, missed his footing, and was dragged more than 100 feet before the rope jammed, ending minutes from the surface.
James Kern and Oliver Bradley were arrested after an alleged dynamite attack on a West Chestnut street cottage. The complaint, sworn by occupant Miss Blanch Harless, charged malicious trespass. Mayor Wilson held a hearing and discharged the pair.
The twentieth convention of the Indiana Lincoln league adopted resolutions endorsing Charles W. Fairbanks for president by unanimous vote. Officers were elected and United States Senator A. J. Beveridge addressed the delegates.
In Cicero William Good's store a fifth encounter ends with Daniel Cook aged 69 clashing with James Pitky aged 7 as gray beards and snow white hair fill the floor in a rough altercation. The scene underscores a volatile dispute provoking a violent public clash between two elderly adversaries.
The case shows Bartlett Hatchett, 85, suing Phoebe Hatchett, 38, for absolute divorce. Court records indicate the plaintiff seeks final dissolution of the marriage with no reconciliation terms stated.
The navy department was officially advised that the American torpedo boat flotilla reached Talcahuano, Chile, four days ahead of schedule. The group will remain five to six days before sailing to Callao for the next leg of its voyage.
In Guthrie Oklahoma delegates to the state convention held a Democratic primary on Saturday. W J Bryan was endorsed by all 75 counties in the state.
About 309 riders attacked Eddyville at 1 am Sunday whipping ten men including Police Judge C W Rucker Lesel Woods and Press Fralick plus Grace Robertson a saloon porter. Over a thousand shots fired and a young woman reportedly struck by a grazing bullet in the incident.
John E. Venson won a special prize by beating 110 feet on the Chester Creek Hill course, soaring 116 feet to set a new American ski record after a day’s postponement due to soft weather.
Fire swept the upper part of the Kings County Court House in Brooklyn late Friday water soaking oil paintings of judges who presided there in the last five decades and narrowly escaping destruction valuable records.
Indictments charging perjury were returned against former governor Foster M. Voorhees of New Jersey and Frank H. Combes after a grand jury investigated their acts as officials of the Bankers' Life Insurance Company.
The American car driven by Montague Roberts reached Buffalo at 2 15 Sunday afternoon in the New York Paris motor race. It was followed by the French car driven by C Bourcier St. Chaffray about two hours later.
Cairo physician and Republican Capt N B Thistlewood of Cairo won the seat to fill the vacancy caused by the November death of George W Smith. The election was held Saturday in the Twenty-fifth Illinois district.
The Chicago Milwaukee St. Paul Railway extends to Terry Montana, with Sunday service expanded to the Pacific coast route. The new line crosses the Yellowstone River for the first time at Terry.
A terse exchange ends with emphasis on a final line. The participants trade taunts about control and fear, highlighting a quiet tension and insult in a clipped verbal duel.
A four year old named Gertrude attended a matinee and tried to recount the play to an adult friend. She recalled a scene where characters drank wine and then left, but struggled to finish the summary, saying they “epit it ou” as she trailed off.
A police officer questions a man about visible support as dialogue fragments reveal confusion. The exchange includes mispronounced phrases and references to a rash lady and a missing wife, highlighting a tense, unclear confrontation.
The Washington Postmaster General asked all postmasters to report marital status for the government Blue Book. Several replies showed humorous or evasive wording with responses like Fine and dandy, Pairly middling, and The worst, illustrating confusion over the question.
A youngster living with his grandmother in Nutley New Jersey visited the city and attended a theater for the first time. In a scene a butler declares My lord the carriage waits and the child’s return to his grandmother’s home began a memorable trip.
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