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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1915
Page
4
Wilson and Featherstone of Beaumont Texas market 658 acre hog ranch with 200 acres fertile upland and remaining woodland. Features include 4 houses an orchard water access and substantial holdings valued around 7000 dollars.
The piece notes female mill workers in Bombay earning about ninety dollars yearly. It highlights English education expanding to women in sixty new trades, Mrs Chauncey M Depew funding a hospital, Elizabeth Kille named chief clerk to Kansas secretary of state, a New York woman becoming an insurance broker with clients in Turkey and Australia, and the emergence of women police officers in U S cities.
Dandruff remover Hay's Hair Health claims to revive natural color and luster by acting on hair with air oxygen. Advertises 25c 50c and $1.00 bottles, stating it cleanses and tones scalp, revitalizes hair, and is harmless with price refund if it fails.
The excerpt notes a man who openly worries over a partner's thoughts and asserts things before she speaks. It contrasts gendered curiosity, saying men and women are curious but men reveal it openly. The line suggests social scrutiny of intimate habits during an evening outing.
A dated health ad urges mothers to use California Syrup of Figs as a gentle laxative for constipated children. It claims the product acts on stomach liver and bowels within hours and stresses its safety and ease of use for all ages plus full bottle directions.
Mrs Louise Nelson appeared for her husband George Nelson in a raid on a dice game. Judge Ryan praised her as a good wife and awarded her a $1.10 fee seized from the operation, while Nelson and five others were fined one dollar plus costs.
Salzer's promotes White Bonanza Oats claiming C J Johnson of Lincoln Co Minnesota yielded 243 bushels from 2? bushels sown last spring. The Salzer seed house advertises alfalfa potatoes timothy clovers and farm seeds mailing a 20 cent package with six seed catalogs and early vegetable seeds from John A Salter Seed Co Box 700 La Crosse Wisconsin.
A humorous remark highlights Kitty's family's routine outings to the ball park when nothing else is planned. A relative jokes that Kitty's husband, a baseball umpire, gets roasts on these afternoons, rather than free game passes.
A Philadelphia salesman has created a car whose body forms a display of sample goods with shelves and pigeonholes that unfold into an extensive show. Greene remarks that if it turns turtle it would be an extraordinary display.
Reading notes on German naturalists who report wild rabbits changing habits in Germany building above ground nests instead of burrows. The fragment mentions Gotham and a sense that everything seems to be shifting in perception.
A lighthearted cartoon caption notes a college coach rumored missing from football games. Instead of the gridiron he is described as coaching the boys in the tango, reflecting a playful take on shifting duties within college sports.
Fragmentary quotes reflect wartime debate in Britain about arming women and using both fate powder and gunpowder. The diction hints at a sensational era discussion on national security and gender roles.
In a fragmented exchange the speaker offers a penny for thoughts while a bemused listener reacts to a quirky, cryptic message. The scene hints at a humorous or ironic confrontation amid partial dialogue.
Stomach and soul woes from liver and bowel distress are blamed on sour food and constipation. A Cascaret cleanses by morning, removing waste and toxins while you sleep. A 10 cent box from any drug store claims a clear head and healthy bowels for months, with no griping.
A quoted Exchange observation contrasts etiquette before and after marriage noting that a man escorts a woman to social events while a married couple should say she dragged him. It links scrapbook topics to gender roles and domestic life.
A man with unclear speech attended the opening night of a poorly written and acted play. Friends applauded as the author bowed. When a friend asked why he called for the author the man corrected them saying he was yelling for ether, not the author.
Trained Boston nurses through their organization will instruct on preparing bandages sponges and first aid kits for hospital and field surgeons serving nations in the European war. Women may phone a nurse to check work quality during preparation and shipment.
A Philadelphia street beggar asks a New York businessman for 25 cents saying he has nowhere to sleep. The New Yorker replies that he is in Philadelphia and there is no better place to sleep in the world.
The passage extols football as a rough sport with vivid imagery of irresistible bodies and hair. It emphasizes the physical shocks and dramatic spectacle of the game and its players.
In a sharp exchange, a speaker claims Buster failed for eighty thousand. another counters that the failure was born from lack of it. The dig scene centers on credit and consequence rather than explicit actions or outcomes.
The article notes average yearly wheat consumption in the United States is about six bushels per person. It argues much nutrition is lost when white flour is produced as mineral salts are removed with the bran.
The ad promotes Grape-Nuts FOOD made from wheat and malted barley claiming all grain nutrients remain. It emphasizes minerals essential for building sturdy brain nerve and muscle.
A persuasive advertisement urges tired farmers to move to Western Canada, promising prosperity through natural resources and labor. It asserts debt will not stand with immigration, offers a path to home ownership, independence, and education for children, and directs readers to contact a Canadian government agent.
Bertha Mann impressed at a New York playhouse when she read a script from aspiring writers. One hopeful claimed sole creation of a character and the play though Mann noted the theme seemed ancient and laughed at the claim, remarking on the two thousand year old look.
An old advisory claims backache and dull kidney pain signal overworked kidneys from too much meat. It recommends four ounces of Jad Salts dissolved in water each morning to purify and stimulate kidneys, neutralize urine acids, and end bladder irritation, branding Jad Salts as a life saver for meat eaters.
The paper notes that seventy five percent of U.S. Army and Navy rifle ammunition manufacture is done by women. The columnist quips to expect a woman wherever powder scents, mentioning Mr. Gotham.
An unclear ad fragment promises cleansing and purification benefits from a soap product. It hints at free samples or trials and emphasizes personal care and health, though text remains fragmented.
A Philadelphia North American writer argues humanity shed many ancient muscles and organs. He notes the hairless furrow, ear twitching ability, and limited use of the appendix and large intestine, claiming walking upright is not the only natural mode for navigating dangerous ledges.
A man mistook a gutter pin for cheap glass and passed it up. Another man pocketed the item and tried to sell it for 50 cents. The “glass” pin proved to be diamonds and rubies valued at $500, prompting questions about distinguishing value and luck.
A historic account describes the Cossacks using a lava attack formation. Leading sotnia opens wide while riders form semicircles on both sides, with lancers supported by swordsmen. The unit advances with shouting, attempting to encircle the foe from multiple angles.
A fossil bed uncovered near Fargo North Dakota by W T Stanton of the US Geological Survey provides strong evidence that the Dakotas once lay under a substantial sea. The find supports the long debated theory of a vast prehistoric ocean covering the region.
Under Commander John K. Robinson at the Newport naval torpedo station a test shows a torpedo with heavy gun cotton charge passing through a steel net moored to protect the target. The Morris torpedo boat running at 18 knots conducted the experiment and the torpedo exploded after penetrating the net.
An advertisement touts Wyeths Sage and Sulphur as a hair dye and dandruff solution. It claims gray hair darkens after one use and improves gloss and fullness after a few applications, with the promise of a younger appearance.
Gnats form a bustling congeries and explain to a Beetle that a city is a device to intensify discontent. Discontent is the mainspring of progress, and progress remains unknown to the country beetle. The exchange mixes whimsy with a critique of urban ambition.
Under a special act homesteading is allowed for tracts up to 160 acres at no cost. About 1,000,000 acres offer pasture for cattle hogs and sheep eight months a year with good watering. No overflow lands. Healthy country with rain streams. Send 25 cents for state map and act copy to A V Alexander Locating Engineer Little Rock Ark Adv.
A man visits a bakery to order a wedding cake and explains he is getting married. The shopgirl notes that wedding cakes now reflect the bridegroom’s calling and profession. When he says he is a pianist, she remarks he should have a pianist cake.
A witty exchange notes that rain falls on all, but the unjust man often has the just man’s umbrella. The quip plays on fairness and luck with a light, humorous tone.
A stage manager instructs the heroine to deepen her sorrow for the audience. The reading woman responds about envisioning herself as one of the patrons who paid two dollars to see the play.
Urges mothers to examine every bottle of Castoria for infants and children and to ensure the signature is authentic. Highlights Castoria’s long history of use and the claim that children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
Improved ovens collected byproducts and saved the U S coke industry 16 070 000 last year that would have been wasted by older manufacturing methods.
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