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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 26, 1920
Page
4
A man who often spoke his mind turns from worldly concerns to a Protestant catechism. He studies the Ten Commandments and muses that despite a long life, he has never killed anyone, a realization that shifts his priorities.
Advertises Garfield Tea as a natural remedy for constipation made from carefully selected herbs and available at all drug stores.
A humorous column titled The Funny Side of Straphanging compares viewing life from different angles. The narrator notes the author sat in a seat to observe and reveals a playful take on daily transit quirks.
An advertisement touts Danderine as a tonic that cools and cleanses the scalp, reaches hair roots, revives every strand, stops hair shedding, and reduces dandruff. It claims after few uses hair appears bolder, brighter, and thicker with widespread consumer appeal.
A narrator notes a man’s extremes in mood being split between the garret and the cellar. The remark suggests prudent private stock is kept to cope with the alternating highs and lows.
A public health advisory urges Americans to reduce rich foods to protect kidneys. It promotes four ounces of Jad Salts daily as a flushing remedy to relieve back pain, nighttime urination, and bladder discomfort, claiming safety and affordability.
A heated moment unfolds as a cook departs the house in anger claiming she holds leverage over the husband. The accusation underscores underlying tensions and personal stakes in the domestic dispute.
A vintage ad claims rapid relief from a severe cold with a dose every two hours, promising open nostrils clear sinuses and reduction of feverish symptoms. It emphasizes easy taste, no quinine, and low cost at drug stores.
A light dialogue about a new department highlights store humor as staff discuss meat sections and shopper demand while noting women’s different buying habits compared with other lines. The exchange underscores a retail atmosphere and customer behavior.
Advert shows Cuticura soap ointment and talcum as soothing solutions for baby rashes. Recommends hot baths, gentle ointment, and a dusting of talcum. Priced 25 cents each everywhere.
A witty exchange unfolds as Mere Tyro brags about kicks while the hotel clerk calmly counters with unseen opportunities. The quip highlights a playful confrontation within a hospitality setting.
Advertisement offers $100 for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Medicine taken internally serves through the blood to mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over forty years, price 75 cents. Testimonials free, FP, J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
The passage notes gloomy times and low spirits as a reflection of current conditions. It contrasts universal melancholy with a shared sense of fatigue and unease across society.
An advertorial notes Garfield Tea as nature’s medicine to improve health and calm nerves, while warning that many men claim to be nervous when they are simply ill tempered on occasion.
The Joseph Triner Company advertises Triner’s American Elixir of Bitter Wine Angelica Bitter Tonic and related products as dependable during flu shortages. It urges dealers to stock authentic Triner’s items and refuse imitations while promising ongoing fills of orders and nationwide availability.
A diner patron notes a clean place with decent food but sparse portions. A hungry, emaciated man draws attention as another guest steals a discarded chop bone, highlighting stark hunger and opportunistic behavior.
Mrs Theresa Coventry of 75 Burnett Street Newark says she suffered eight years with back and limb pain and an organic trouble. After weeks of treatment she found relief with Lydia E Beakes Vegetable Compound and Blood Medicine. She recommends them and offers her name for a testimonial.
The advertisement claims no other medicine relieves women's suffering as effectively as Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It offers free advice from the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts, with letters answered by women and kept confidential.
Mr Cassius Chex asks where the dummy directors went while Dustin Stax replies they attended a board meeting. The joke hints at a curious type of board possibly a ouija board based on several actions described.
An amusing clipped ad copy urges readers to take Cascarets when constipated. The brief note adds a playful tone and calls out Billius as a headachy figure for emphasis.
An advertisement extols Cascarets as a gentle overnight laxative that cures headaches biliousness and constipation by removing liver and bowel poison. It claims quick benefits for a few cents per box and emphasizes they work while you sleep.
The speaker recalls calling on the newly rich Mrs Alleash at a refined apartment. She sent word she was not at home, prompting a curt reply via the maid that such surroundings suited her.
Advertises Ely's Cream Balm as a quick remedy for nasal congestion and catarrh. Claims to clear air passages and relieve headache, nasal discharge, and nighttime breath difficulties. Promotes purchase from a druggist in a small bottle with antiseptic fragrance and immediate relief.
A boy recounts a seaside outing with his parents. He notes boys teased a stout woman but he shields his mother by saying he did not reveal she was his mother, avoiding embarrassment for her.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as a guaranteed way to dye wool, silk, linen, cotton, and blends with rich, fadeless color. It notes a direction book, a color card, and suggests showing the color card to match the material.
Mrs A asks if the previous cook remains available and Mrs B seeks the specific day last week referenced. The exchange shows a clarification need about timing and staff.
Frank Staron of Los Angeles and Elizabeth Dixon of Chicago wed at the San Bernardino courthouse after an all night wait for a bride arriving on a late train. Staron had rushed ahead to secure the ceremony while Dixon traveled from Chicago to California. The couple had pledged marriage 25 years earlier and had not seen each other until the reunion.
Advertises Green's August Flower as a gentle laxative that regulates digestion, cleanses the stomach and intestines, stimulates bile, and treats indigestion, nervous dyspepsia, and related ailments. Sold by druggists and dealers everywhere. Try a bottle.
A snippet from The Home Sector notes Bill’s post army life. He spends much time in a dugout, with a passing remark on personal change since service.
An advertisement touts Bayer as the world famous aspirin prescribed by physicians for over eighteen years. It urges asking for Bayer Tablets of Aspirin with the Bayer Cross on each tablet and package to guard against imitations. Details list uses from colds to rheumatism and note small tin boxes of 12 tablets and larger packages sold by druggists.
A Baltimore American note reports a resident found their private stock of spirits depleted this morning. The ironic remark highlights the disappointed mood as the owner sought their reserve.
Drugstore reports note many people suffer kidney trouble unseen. Dr. Kilmer's Swamp Root is praised for healing effects and a Life Insurance examiner cites undiagnosed kidney disease as a common insurance rejection factor. Sample bottle offer included.
In Judge Crail's court Benjamin J. Morton wins a decree against his wife Leonora Morton after disputing wives smoking. Morton admits smoking. the judge notes the wife deserted the husband and refuses to bar the wife from smoking.
A man is charged with loitering at a railway station while a magistrate hears his defense. He says he sought his wife’s young niece described as handsome and well dressed. The principal witness, blushing, declines to prosecute, noting anyone could have made the same mistake.
The Los Angeles-Darwin J. Deckard sought a divorce on desertion. Judge Taft denied the decree for lack of evidence. The letter read, in part, that he did not have sense enough to keep her and predicted she would be better off with a divorce.
Health advertisement asserts good health depends on regular bowel movements and promotes Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation. The brief claims the product overcomes constipation and supports well being.
A witty quip notes press agents rarely go into bankruptcy and suggests their credibility is their asset. The exchange implies clever spin keeps them afloat despite financial strain.
In Key West Flat Foy stole four chickens leading to prison sentences for Bernard Siford and Willie Demeritt. Siford receives six years while Demeritt is sentenced to eight years in prison.
John Ralph Williams an army chauffeur of 78 Charleston Street fell seven stories from the roof of 100 West Eighty ninth Street while at a party. He landed on his feet and suffered compound fractures of both ankles and both feet. He was taken to Knickerbocker Hospital by Dr Seina with a bruised head.
A flashily dressed man arrives in Chiggersville and asks about riches. Squire Witherbee cautions against quick wealth schemes, recalling a slick feller who passed through a month earlier and warns the town to wait for another generation before copying his methods.
A South Freeport Illinois ad touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription along with Golden Medical Discovery and Pleasant Pellets as reliable tonics for women at different life stages. Testimonials from Mrs. L Kitchen of Rock Island and Mrs. E L Martin of Elgin praise improved health and energy, while Mrs. Cora M. Peck of Ludlow Place endorses Pleasant Pellets for bile and digestion.
Ragged little Tom Brown is committed to juvenile hall where he receives bath clean clothes and a haircut. His adenoids are removed due to breathing difficulties and a large wart on his thumb is set to be removed.
A pithy exchange rails against riches, stressing that true happiness is harder to attain than material wealth. The younger voice echoes a claim that contentment, though rare, surpasses monetary success in value.
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