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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 25, 1915
Page
1
Bridesmaids spark wedding season chatter with tales of gowns luck and bouquets. The article notes romance from wedding parties to future brides, plus superstition about third-time bridesmaids and a judge's ruling on a wife's legal fortune and alimony.
An old poem explores marriage, love, and the duty to share a husband’s worldly goods. It argues a husband should endow his wife with half his fortunes and uphold vows made at the altar, regardless of offspring.
An analysis argues mothers push daughters toward genteel skills and marriage, denying them practical trades. It contrasts a taught daughter who could cook and sew with a daughter left to low paying work behind a counter, urging that knowing how to work benefits every girl.
The article notes designer Worth introduces ruffies as a novelty for the coming season. It discusses fall and spring gowns using voile and silk with borders and tunics, plus influences from Mourning colorways and bold floral silks.
A historical note describes a Crocodile attack where the creature clamps shut on a victim. It notes a 68 tooth count with long pointed teeth forming an effective trap. It states a rifle is needed to kill quickly due to two fatal points behind the eye and through the center of the cane.
The article describes a delicate sachet made from rosebuds used to decorate boudoir caps and lingerie. Each rosebud heart is filled with a favorite sachet, and eight to nine roses create a fragrant cluster. A one inch ribbon forms a pocket, wrapped to size, with green velvet leaves for a dainty finish.
Recall of cerise popularity from 20 years ago notes its recurring appeal as “military red.” The piece cites beetroot and geranium shades as rivals, but cerise reappears to liven dark fashions of black and midnight blue, providing a bright dash amid monotony.
Craft tips describe making matching scarfs for furniture hangings by cutting single cretonne motifs and applying them to scarf ends. Motifs can be sewn with an overcast edge or buttonholed in place, or quickly machine stitched near the motif edge.
To mend linen, use a sewing machine for best results on non fine linen. Baste a patch underneath the worn area and darn back and forth, trim loose threads, and press. This works well for table linen and is best before a hole appears. Do not use new linen for mending.
A khaki wool scarf serves dual uses as a sleeping hood or chest protection beneath an overcoat. Instructions cover foundation chain length, stitch pattern, decreases, and shaping to reach about one yard and a quarter finished length, with options to adjust width and length.
In Indianapolis the senate swiftly passed the Maston woman suffrage measure while the house had accepted a direct primary bill earlier. Debates on both fronts continue as Democratic and Republican lawmakers switch votes, with the Maston bill granting voting rights to women for many offices and requiring separate ballots.
A proposed partial suffrage measure to be presented in the Indiana legislature could enfranchise 700000 women of voting age in the state. The Indiana Women’s Legislative Council welcomed broad support from majority members and noted recent favorable moves in New York West Virginia and Texas as momentum for suffrage grows.
Officials from four state institutions testified before the House Ways and Means Committee, seeking more funds than the panel allotted. Dr. B. E. Smith urged 5000 for expanding medical services and argued for extending appropriation deadlines. He praised the 20000 for a women’s cottage and proposed allowing payments from relatives for treatment. D. B. Kehler asked 25000 for a senile care annex, contending no cheaper space suffices and senile patients need constant care away from the main wards.
Brief items from Indianapolis highlight ongoing projects and local developments. The notes mention municipal planning, infrastructure work, and community impact, with emphasis on timelines and public-interest considerations.
Connersville man Paul Atkins, recently released from Kentucky prison for wife desertion, arrested on a charge of forging a $12 check in 1912. In Washington Clifton Baum found guilty of first degree murder for killing his wife with life imprisonment. he displayed calm conduct in court. In Lebanon Mrs. Thurman Groover died from burns after a coal oil can exploded in her oven. In Lafayette rabies scare leads to killing over thirty seven dogs in Dayton. In Franklin Knights of Pythias district meeting scheduled with speeches by James Watson and others. In Gary over fifty people ill from suspected contaminated meat, authorities investigate. In Washington Baum to plead insanity. previously confined for insanity. In Kokomo pastor Leslie Hall killed, wife injured when buggy struck by freight cars. In South Bend a worker killed at Oliver Plow works. In Bloomington U S Senator Kern to deliver law school commencement address. In Marion a m
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