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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 06, 1921
Page
4
Mrs J S Little of Philadelphia shares a testimonial about relief from long irregular periods and left side pain after taking Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for seven months. The letter promotes the remedy as restoring health and empowering women to perform daily duties.
1206 acres in Rich Valley, fenced, Live Oak County, Texas. Conditions good. Price 35 per acre with terms. Owners Lucia and Knight of San Antonio advertise income potential 200 per month. Oyster Growers' Co-op. Ags. Tampa Florida notes government quotes and sworn statements attached.
A man on a Fifth Avenue bus reads a newspaper when a topless woman boards with a baby and sits beside him. The infant gazes curiously at the man until he blurts out a humorous plea asking her not to point that thing at him.
An old advertisement notes chronic constipation as dangerous and promotes Garfield Tea as a cure with claims of straightforward relief. The fragment reflects period advertising language without medical endorsement.
A Pittsburgh poet recalls Whistler and Walter Sickert printing etchings together. Sickert allegedly dropped a copper plate and Whistler, after a slip, picked it up and quipped Wow unlike me, illustrating famed temper and wit in etching circles.
Ad touts Cuticura Taleum as part of the Cuticura Trio with soap ointment and taleum a scented powder for face skin baby and dusting uses. Claims the trio eliminates need for other perfumes and prices it at 24 cents each everywhere.
A Birmingham Age-Herald remark recounts Mr Grabeom delivering an impressive address on honesty in business. The speaker notes his serene mood while implying he previously sold bogus stock, with a skeptical punchline about his past actions.
A German proverb notes that arguing and lending bring sorrow. The saying reflects caution in personal dealings and warns against conflict and debt.
Canadians received warm applause for top placings in horse and cattle parades. Saskatchewan displayed strong Clydesdales winning money in several classes, while University of Saskatchewan’s Lady Bruce earned a second in a 24 entry class and later healthily noted as an American bred champion. Canada captured multiple grand championships in Clydesdales, Southdown sheep, and wheat categories, demonstrating ongoing production strength despite wartime strains.
Cobb spoke on tact at Greenwich Village noting it is priceless yet risky. He recalled meeting a war nurse in Tours who gently chided his remark about looking round, illustrating tact in action.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item notes an advertisement touting Garfield Tea as a remedy by purifying the blood, with claimed effects against rheumatism dyspepsia and other chronic ailments. It presents the slogan Why Not and includes a casual comic exchange about a Peke dog.
Advert, urging women with back pain headaches and nervousness to try Dr Kilmer Swamp Root. Claims kidney and bladder issues may cause other organs to fail. Advises obtaining a sample by sending ten cents to Dr Kilmer Co. and to mention the paper.
A Birmingham Age-Herald brief notes a grocer dismissing a new clerk who was deemed too accommodating. The man allegedly opened canned goods to prove to lady shoppers that items were in fine preservation, prompting a discharge.
A testimonial touts Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a tonic and nervine for women suffering from household worries and headaches. It claims long use since it was created fifty years ago and cites a middle life recovery with warmth and confidence.
Those in a run down condition suffer more from catarrh, showing it is influenced by constitutional health. Hall's Catarrh Medicine is advertised as a tonic and blood purifier that acts through the blood on mucous surfaces to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Drugstores carry it, circulars free. B. C. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
A government mint in Japan uses an X ray scanner on departing workers and reveals coins swallowed and hidden in a guilty employee's stomach. The incident highlights security checks at the facility.
The remark mocks a speech heard last night, contrasting an extant claim of spontaneity with an accusation that the speech was deliberate and poorly executed. The exchange frames skepticism about the speaker’s improvisation.
L. T. Layton, once of Layton & Co., returned from Philadelphia to settle all creditor claims in Chester with about $10,000 total repayment. Prominent local creditors, including six physicians, received full reimbursement as Layton paid roughly 50 cents on the dollar two years earlier. A mysterious message then revealed a check for about $800 to one doctor as part of the settlement.
L T Layton declares no debt remains to pay anyone as he leaves with full releases from creditors. He spent about two hours settling affairs and says his regret is not locating some former patrons to repay. He adds he was broke and had to run, but always intended to repay every penny.
In Ceylon Canada a 22 year old farmer Ar nell Love admitted to killing his mother seven years ago after intense evangelistic sermons. His father Henry Love was hanged for the crime seven years earlier at Owen Sound based largely on the son's testimony. The son claimed he killed his mother with a wooden club and hid the body in the cellar. In a separate case in Norfolk Virginia William H Tubbs, son of Rev Charles H Tubbs, was sentenced to ten years for being an accomplice in the New China restaurant holdup.
A wedding took place mid air over Calcutta making history as the first ceremony aboard an airplane in India. Eight guests along with the clergyman and best man joined the couple as the plane climbed over a mile, engines silenced, and glided to land with the ceremony finished well before touchdown.
A colored doughboy, just discharged, rushes toward the station and meets a fellow soldier who asks where he is headed. He pauses to reply that he is returning from his unit, then says look where I come from. The ad at the end promotes Garfield Tea as a remedy for constipation.
The dialogue hints at a rural setting where a speaker asks about a wheel spoke and a wagon's tongue. The fragment suggests a curious exchange, possibly part of a larger rustic conversation or anecdote in a historical column.
Medicine ad for Cole's Carboni salve claiming quick healing with no scar for burns or cuts. States price 30c and 6c by all druggists. Free sample offer via The J. W. Cole Co. Rockford Ill. Adv.
A farmer lad uses a dirty envelope to mail a letter to a city friend and adds a note asking the recipient to excuse the envelope, explaining it was clean when it left his hands.
A short humorous piece reveals Miss Cora on her first train trip. The conductor asks for tickets, she hands hers over, then a butcher boy jokes about chewing gum. Cora refuses to surrender her gum, insisting she keeps it while offering the ticket instead.
The Montreal Herald notes evolving coal terms from coal ery to coalstone and coal-hed. It traces gas light origins with 17th and 18th century figures like Mr. T. Shirley and Mr. Clayton, then 1729 Murdoch lighting a house in Redruth, and 1802 Birmingham’s Amiens peace celebration sparking broader gas works in Manchester and Halifax.
A reflection on imposing moral beliefs on others and the relief of avoiding conversations about servants. It notes that deflating vanity comes from not having people to discuss or judge.
In Richmond Indiana Jesse James petitions the court to change his name to Robert BR James citing embarrassment from his famous name. The action aims to adopt a more private identity while preserving legal rights and records.
Edward Bok criticizes Paris fashion influence on American society at a Philadelphia business men’s luncheon. He cites a Merion host who overheard a butler whisper about “the ladies is all stripped for dinner,” highlighting social caution amid high fashion.
A clipped dialogue presents a wry exchange about truth and social reaction. Miss Cayenne quips that truth is worse than a stranger and ostracized, while a passerby remarks on an accident being avoided. The fragment captures a quick, playful mood.
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