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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 27, 1919
Page
4
Uric acid buildup from faulty kidneys can cause widespread rheumatic pains. Anuric Tablets from Dr. Pierce dissolve excess uric acid and help restore balance. doctors offer free dietary and living guidance. Take Anuric Tablets today to remove uric acid from your system.
Dialogue captures a shop floor disagreement as a worker protests high pay without experience and the employer counters that inexperience makes earning top wages harder. The brief exchange highlights wage expectations and skill gaps in hiring.
A cheerful loser is a kind of winner, cites a Taft quote. Garfield Tea advertised as a remedy for constipation headaches and biliousness, with druggists carrying it. The blacksmith notes a horse is shod to put him on his metal.
An advertisement touts Wyeth's Sage and Sulphur Compound as a simple, inexpensive remedy to darken faded or gray hair. The copy claims the mix restores natural color, gloss, and softness after regular applications, with use described as easy via a dampened comb or brush.
A small bottle of Freezone is advertised to remove corns and calluses from the bottom of feet. It claims only a few drops are needed and that the underlying skin remains pink, healthy, and not irritated after treatment.
The article notes a surge in Western Canada land purchases in early 1919 driven by expected crop prosperity. Prices range from twenty to forty dollars per acre, with buyers eyeing prairie land as a path to high cattle and grain returns. News cites brisk sales near Regina and Moosejaw, including a $100 an acre sale and multiple hundreds to thousands of acres changing hands.
A humorous exchange shows Mrs O Houlihan seeking work through an agency while requesting a job with a widowed woman and her five or six young daughters. The manager jokes that lack of experience explains the unusual request, highlighting social expectations and comedy.
In a market scene two city fathers chat as a Pieris butterfly rests on a alderman’s hat. A naturalist notes the insect’s nesting on the head and jokes that it signals luck. He adds the butterfly’s name reveals nature’s instinct.
An old advertisement touts Ely's Cream Balm as fast relief for catarrh and colds. It claims the fragrant antiseptic cream opens blocked air passages, soothes inflamed membranes, and ends nightly breathing trouble with a small bottle from the druggist.
A fragmented OCR snippet mentions Righte!sah as owner of Mikam-How and a murky claim of wealth loss through a bilk or knockdown scheme. Details are unclear, but the text implies financial deception linked to individuals and a claimed fortune.
An old advertisement touts a liniment to stop lumbago backache and sciatica, claiming rapid relief after rubbing into the affected area. It promises a magical but harmless remedy that won’t burn skin and ends misery promptly.
A director stresses reshooting a scene while a tragedian balks at filming twice in one day. Comic Fat Bill Walrus slips into a tub seven times trying a safe fall, prompting studio banter in the Birmingham Age-Herald.
An advertisement extols Dr. Kilmer's Swamp-Root as the premier medicine for kidney liver and bladder ailments. It praises its mild rapid effects and invites readers to obtain a sample by mailing ten cents to Dr. Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York.
A South Bend hospital matron overhears a cheeky telephones prank where a treble voice asks to call the doctor but dials a carpenter friend instead. Enraged, she retorts by asking the doctor to stop by and repair her kitchen table legs.
It is Dick’s first day at school. In the afternoon he begins crying and explains to the teacher that he is homesick. The teacher allows him to go home, but he wishes to be there instead of staying at school.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co. pledges one hundred dollars to any case of catarrh cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. Statement notes the product works through the blood and mucous surfaces. Public notice cites Toledo Ohio address and notary A. W. Gleason.
Reports from the region describe Turkish husbands deserting their wives while young girls are sold for only a few shillings. The accounts highlight social disruption and illegal trafficking concerns amid ongoing conflicts.
An old advertisement extols Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules as instant relief for kidney bladder and urinary troubles. It warns of Brights disease and urges early treatment with two capsules daily, promising refunds if relief is not obtained and stressing Gold Medal as genuine.
Samuel Gompers cites coal miners earning 200 to 800 dollars monthly as he contrasts their hard life with a punchy anecdote about a miner’s wife and fuel economy. He invokes Dr. Harry Garfield in a biting quip about energy efficiency and hardship.
An advertisement touts Boschee's Syrup as a long trusted cough remedy used for fifty one years across the United States. It claims relief from coughs bronchitis colds and lung troubles, noting better sleep and easier morning excretion while supporting natural healing. Made in America and sold for over fifty years.
The first tenement house in New York City was erected in 1833 as a four story structure located where Corlears Park now lies. Garfield Tea claims to purify blood and cure rheumatism and dyspepsia. Only one in ten children in China attends school.
A sharp exchange unfolds in a Kansas City Star style vignette. A restless guest from the Big Burg jeers at the moss-grown town, while the Petunia tavern landlord defends the city and invites him to see its progress on the streets.
The dialogue notes Peck left his married life and took up dentistry. Tellum explains Peck wanted a job that let him speak most of the day, suggesting a sociable position rather than a conventional practice setup.
A fragment references a “there is nothing go rare as a thoroughly good man” and notes “our cook brolls' steak” as a stated way. The brief lines imply a character or scene about cooking and character, without full context.
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