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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 24, 1916
Page
5
The annual Lincoln league meeting in Terre Haute drew Republicans from across Indiana. A special Indianapolis train brought over 300 Harry S. New for Senator Club members with a band, badges, and flags. Marion county delegates backed New, boosting chants of It’s New, let’s go as enthusiasm spread through hotels and streets.
Evansville Republican nominee hopeful Evansville Harry S New completed a tour of the First congressional district visiting city Mt Vernon Princeton Rockport and other county seats. He impressed crowds with strong enthusiasm and numbers and supporters are organized and confident he will win by a large majority.
Westville hosts its first Farmers Public Sales Day with brisk bidding and a large crowd. Auctioneers M W Lewis and John Plant kept the sale lively, inviting farmers to sell property and attend the next event on Saturday March 4 to support a regular town country collaboration.
Samantha Irwin Snyder born April 23 1836 in Ohio moved to Indiana as a child. She married Peter Snyder at Elkhart and had several children including Clara Deming who died in January. Survived by three daughters Rhoda Lawrence Nina Beaton and Dell Forbes three sons in law one brother in Mishawaka and five grandchildren. Funeral services were held at the Forbes home with Elder Shepherd officiating and burial in Westville cemetery.
The Price family fell ill Wednesday of last week with ptomaine poisoning attributed to bean consumption. Mrs Price and Miss Ka Tilford, who lives with them, were seriously ill and at one point critical.
A Republican nomination meeting featured A J Hickey for Congress and multiple candidates for circuit court judge and other county offices. Speakers urged party unity, noted long service, and urged voters to support their candidacies while praising party records and preparedness. The event, led by PF O Small, was lively and well received.
A Parents and Teachers club supper in the library basement Tuesday night drew a swarm of attendees. Proceeds totaled 54.35 toward equipment for the high school open air gymnasium. Miss Kate Hannon led a minuet by masters Raymond and Andre Gill dressed as George and Martha Washington. Trustee Hannon, Doc Kelly, B F Cass and Ed Link aided the event.
A campaign message advocates Dr. David D. Oak of La Crosse as the preferred county coroner candidate. It notes alphabetic ballot placement and urges voters in the north and central parts to support him at the March primary, arguing his nomination would strengthen the Republican ticket.
Fragmentary OCR reads Chris Koontz and D Flynn in an eastern part of town with unclear movement or address details. The lines appear to document a relocation or transfer but lack complete context.
Indianapolis reports Harry New outlines his campaign positions ahead of the March primaries. He pledges support for farm cooperatives, easier farm credit, faster rural delivery, and crop credit systems to lower interest. He champions national preparedness as a matter of honor and endorses protection to enlarge markets for farmers.
Mr and Mrs B H Jeffreys were guests at J C Matott home Saturday and Sunday I D Plant of South Bend visited his parents Mr and Mrs John Plant Mrs Mal Standiford traveled to Valparaiso to spend a week with sister Mrs Talbot Mrs S A Wight returned from Chicago visiting son Austin's family Mrs May Hall and children of Gary stayed with uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs P C Young Bert Cites bought Wanatah property and will move in two weeks Young Matron s club hosted a dancing and card party at Masonic parlors Mrs Roberts of South Bend visiting her parents I N Plant John Bluhm left for Grand Rapids Mich on a business trip Mrs C B Martin and Mrs Cushi Morris will assist Mrs Sol Crawford of Crown Point on her birthday anniversary Mrs B B Roth and son visiting from South Bend at J N Plant s home Wanted Saw timber Copper Bros and Zook Nappanee Ind Mrs M A Webster recovering from bilious attack Lucien Shinabarger recovering from intestinal trouble Public services at Christian church next Sunday both morning and evening Squire Homer Ansley of Gary visiting Westville Louise Martine of Laporte in town Tuesday work on road contract Road contractor eager to resume James Hilfiker stock farmer from north of Trinidad Colo visiting E B Nichols home first visit in three years S J Taylor A A Boyd Mr Regan and writer visited Wanatah in support of Harry S New s senatorial bid Much remains to elect Mr New David Tuley ill with heart trouble in local home in critical condition
Patrick Hannon arrives in Westville en route from San Francisco to New York. He aims to walk 3,900 miles backward in 260 days, averaging 15 miles daily, under the watch of WHL Baltazar who ensures every step is backward.
The piece argues that love stories set an elevated pace in courtship that many men cannot match, implying emotional strain and potential harm from idealized romantic narratives. It reflects on how such stories shape expectations and relationship dynamics. Both literary and social perspectives are touched.
About one third of the national food expenditure covers meat while meat and dairy products together exceed one half of total spending.
A Puck quip notes the annoyance of busy telephone lines when people seek to reach the world and speak out. The line’s busy signal captures a common early media complaint about communication access.
A reflective line on vanity and photography notes that very few men believe a good photographer’s image faithfully mirrors them. The quotation suggests skepticism toward static self-image and the power of portraiture.
The rhinoceros horn is not connected to the skull bone but grows from the skin rather than from bone.
In a brief Life magazine quotation a husband protests his silence while a wife asserts she knows his thoughts and rejects his denial. The exchange highlights marital tension conveyed through terse dialogue.
The vest's inside pocket is described as a sartorial vermiform appendix serving no purpose. The wife initially believes she has found an inner chamber, a misconception that is corrected as the item’s lack of function becomes evident.
A Chicago Journal report states the Washington Bureau of Standards laboratory uses the world’s most accurate weighing machine. It can weigh a fly’s wing with extreme precision.
The article lists home remedies for common ailments. For burns it prescribes rubbing flour then applying alcohol to stop the burn. For earache it suggests inserting a small cotton ball soaked in Jamaica ginger into the ear for quick relief.
The Wichita Beacon calls out simplified spelling as a delusion and snare arguing that only a universal dictionary can guide proper spelling. Itvoices concern that language reform strips away popularity and leaves individuals to govern their own spelling.
Mrs. O'Toole voices protest over bragging about domestic chores. She argues washing and ironing are routine tasks, while others display signs claiming superiority for tidying up. The exchange highlights neighborhood vanity and daily labor.
An Italian physician proposes using a drop of ether into the eye as a death test. If life remains the eye reddens. if death has occurred there is no change.
German tests show glycerin heated to 120 degrees C kills tuberculosis diphtheria anthrax chicken cholera and many other germs within one minute. Instrument temper remains unaffected after an hour and rubber tubing is restored rather than injured.
Professor Pate philosophically denounces the parsnip as useless in decor or cuisine. He claims it neither intoxicates nor lifts spirits yet remains accepted because no one has the nerve to remove it. The Kansas City Star notes the odd social persistence of the vegetable.
Dean Russell asserts that health, proper manners and morals, and the ability to engage in useful occupation are the core aims of education. He emphasizes the appreciation of what is best in life as central to educating both men and women.
The fragment claims a Japanese inventor created an artificial coffee with high nourishment and low cost. It presents no verifiable details such as dates names or sources.
The text describes a jackal following lions and tigers and feeding on the remains from larger animal expeditions. It portrays scavenging behavior as a consequence of predator activity and surrounding ecological dynamics.
The text presents a philosophical view by Napoleon asserting life as a brief light dream and existence as hardship. It emphasizes the sincere person’s ongoing struggle to conquer self and achieve victory through effort.
A humorous remark from Uncle Eben quips that even a fairy granting three wishes would be arrested as a swindler, reflecting the town's playful take on gullibility and superstition. The line plays on suspicion and wit in everyday life.
The quote contrasts humility as part of wisdom with the value of self-reliance. Louis Kossuth asserts humility is apt for true manliness, yet warns against discouraging independence as a defining strength.
The Albany Argus quotes a Kansas farmer worth $20 000 as rich enough to relocate to the city Hicks questions how wealthy a city man should be to become a farmer.
A Boston Transcript joke features a clergyman asking if the wife attends church every Sunday without her husband. The husband replies that it is not his fault as he cannot persuade her to stay home.
A reflective note on friendship as a universal support, claiming it replaces all else for those who use it wisely, making success sweeter and hardship lighter through shared understanding and loyalty.
The Louisville Courier Journal quotes a debate on knowledge as power and the idea that trolley cars should stop running when night falls. The exchange features a party of the first part asserting knowledge as power and a party of the second part suggesting ending the practice of stopping trolley service at night.
The fragment presents a philosophical or rhetorical line about wisdom and self development, lacking concrete people, places, or events to factualize into a newspaper item. No discernible entities or actions are detectable to summarize as a standalone card.
A quoted fragment from Colton extols happiness as the light and sun of the animated universe. It asserts that without happiness nothing should exist, presenting a poetic philosophy on joy as essential to life.
The country reports 32 443 blind males and 24 829 blind females. The male majority is doubtless due to greater exposure to accidents from male dominated occupations.
A compact verse noting six marks of a fool including anger without cause idle speech aimless inquiry misplaced trust and mistaking foes for friends attributed to an Arabian proverb.
A reflection on forgiveness as a personal duty. The author cites Lord Herbert noting that only I can forgive my enemy, even when others may perform kind or wise deeds on my behalf. The quote emphasizes self-responsibility in reconciliation.
Not pleased by open gates but by forcing his way. He seeks not fields tended by patient husbandmen but waste by fire and sword. It would be a shame to travel a path already opened. Lucan analysis of conquest and ambition.
The cited statement about The Old Oaken Bucket being inspired by a terrifically hot day appears unlikely to provoke strong reactions. The author Samuel Woodwort, son of a Massachusetts farmer born in 1785, would presumably lack authority to voice views on the matter.
Alfred Maury recalls a vivid dream of the Reign of Terror with a trial and the guillotine. He awakens after a curtain rod falls and strikes his neck, revealing the entire frightful episode was caused by the incident and not reality.
A vintage tip suggests using thin chips shingles or tin covered with molasses to lure rats. Sprinkle dry lye over the chips and place them in every rat hole found to force the rats to move out.
The article notes that a propensity for multiple births runs in families and is passed from mother to daughter. If a mother has previously borne twins, her daughter is likely to repeat the pattern.
A luncheon themed around pineapple dishes includes pineapple soup pineapple fritters and pineapple ice. Tables display pineapple cans and real fruit while James Bb reads a pineapple poem commemorating the event.
A humorous dialogue on shifting authority in marriage from husband to wife and finally to the baby. The bachelor asserts joint rule is impossible while illustrating how power moves from husband to wife to the child over time. The exchange highlights playful social norms about domestic leadership.
A specialist states the pneumonic plague germ is related to the bubonic germ and its cause remains unclear. Despite limited knowledge, the illness is roughly 100 percent fatal to sufferers. The plague historically killed 25 million Europeans in the 14th century.
Edmund's mother sent him to buy stockings but forgot the size. At the hosiery counter the clerk asked for a size and he replied with unusual clarity that he wanted stockings for a woman thirty years old.
A Boston Transcript quotation notes a sharp remark about a minor illness that grew through carelessness. The exchange highlights how a small cold can be amplified by negligence in casual conversation.
A Los Angeles granite-cutting establishment owner successfully used a compressed air starter on his automobile to drive pneumatic tools employed in monument lettering. An air hose setup supported the process, marking a practical adaptation in shop work.
In the winter of 1852 a few weeks before Franklin Pierce’s nomination for the presidency, a checkers match saw the statesman soundly defeated by Judge Folsom of New Hampshire. Publishers note the anecdote as a suggestion for politicians who dream of life in a Washington structure.
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