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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 15, 1914
Page
8
A suburban dinner of amateur chicken raisers ends with a boy correctly identifying the breed as Plymouth Rock after spotting a feather in the gravy. The host congratulates Twelve year old Jimmie for the insight in a lighthearted kitchen anecdote.
This Will Interest Mothers. Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children relieve feverishness headache teething disorders move and regulate the powers and destroy worms. They break up colds in 24 hours. Air Druggists 25c. Sample free. Address A. E. Olmsted Le Roy, N. Y.
A fragmented dialogue questions spelling reform and Irish word usage, noting skepticism toward McMix as a word for 1909. The passage advertises Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops and mentions brief facts on Scottish agricultural wages, eye ailments, Portugal population, and Milwaukee continuation school enrollment.
An old advertisement notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation allay pain and cure wind colic with a 25 cent bottle price. It features a suggestive line about a woman saying things she does not mean and a man meaning things he does not say.
An NYC subway car serves as a school where new employees learn car coupling signaling motor brake operation lighting heating and emergency procedures. Recruits must shout clearly Please watch your step and call station names distinctly.
EF. W. Horrisch details a two year battle with water blisters on hands and legs. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment for six weeks the sores healed leaving no marks, with samples offered and world sales advertised.
The Shanghai market imported about 500000 yen worth of salt fish last year with origins including Primorsky salt salmon, Kwangtung leased territory salt cod, and Nagasaki salt sardines. The leased territory exported 5000 yen worth of swordfish, a scaleless fish abundant in local waters, and favored by Chinese buyers. total annual salt fish imports to Shanghai reach 4200000 piculs.
A tale from Buckingham Palace recounts King Edward gifting a new portrait to the Bishop of London after Salisbury failed to recognize him in an anteroom. The bishop praises the likeness, and the king recalls Salisbury remarking on the portrait with a sharp quip about Buller.
A mother tells Ethel to pursue opportunities at home while Ethel counters that inviting friends over should not misrepresent her presence. The exchange reveals tensions between honesty and ambition within the household.
A Kan. girl suffered five months from eczema blamed on indigestion. After trying Grape-Nuts her digestion improved and the facial eruption faded, proving digestion as a cause and food as treatment.
Clash erupts in Trinidad Colorado as about 1000 strikers confront cavalry escorting Mother Jones to jail. Stones and clubs fly. several troopers hurt but no serious injuries. Also in Michigan a mine fire at Cleveland Cliffs in Negaunee kills two, including Captain Barrett.
In San Francisco a gray kitten cuddled beside a large black bear named Jimmy Rolph in the city zoo shelter. The bear, once involved in a clash with a silver-tip rival, now shares food and plays with the kitten through the bars, a curious bond amid the bear’s semi hibernation.
Governor Glynn and Attorney General Carmody agreed to seize Harry K Thaw the moment he leaves New Hampshire and to issue requisitions from any state Thaw may flee. Carmody criticized New Hampshire authorities for not recognizing New York state rights in the matter. In Concord final bail appeal action for Thaw is postponed for days as Judge Aldrich is ill in Brookline Massachusetts.
H Eugene Grace died in Newnan on Monday from a bullet wound suffered in Atlanta about two years earlier. He had partial paralysis since the shooting and had accused his wife Daisy Opie Grace of the crime. She was arrested in Newnan, tried for attempted murder, and found not guilty. Grace later moved to live with his mother in Newnan.
In Montgomery City a Buff Orpington rooster ate 486 grains of corn in 20 minutes at John Martin's store window. Spectators guessed totals to win prizes with first second and third awards. The crowd watched as the pan of counted grains diminished to the final count.
Denver publisher James P. Collier and party including John Fox Jr. and J. M. Waterbury return from Glenwood Springs aboard the Vagabond. Fox, noted for a beard growth, reportedly killed a bear and cleverly feigned familiarity to lure it away, recalling a wary moment when the bear charged.
In Rome on January 14 seals were removed from Cardinal Rampolla apartment with representatives of all interested parties present. An inventory was taken of all items found in the late cardinal’s residence.
Reports from Kagoshima describe a violent eruption of Sakura-Jima volcano in southern Japan. Hundreds are feared killed or buried as ash fumes blanket the area and refugees flee the affected region near Tokyo.
Alberta reports show 1300 acre field of spring wheat yielding 35 bushels per acre at Bassano, while Red Fife wheat tops 68 pounds per bushel at Arcola and Rosthern. Manitoba and Saskatchewan notes mention 414 bushels from a Marquis wheat field and a projected 350,000 bushels shipment by Noble of Noble, Alberta.
A fragmented preservation of quotes about mother from a New York American piece praising a composite portrait. The text includes lines from Chicago excerpts and a whimsical note about New Zealand lizard eggs needing 14 months to hatch, plus an old vermifuge ad and a moon diameter estimate of 2,162 miles.
A long testimonial spread extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for female ailments. Letters from Mrs Stern Henson of Independence Oregon and Mrs Hayward Sowers of Hodgdon Maine praise relief from nervous prostration back pain and insomnia after using the remedy and Sanative Wash. The notice urges sick women to try the product and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Mass for confidential advice.
A young woman who applied for a stenographer position leaves the general manager's office. He notes she is pretty and married, implying parental conflict as the reason she must search for work. The secretary asks for clues to her trouble.
A tense scene last night at the theater centered on the author who faced the curtain despite the cast. Miss Sue Brette asked if fear struck her, but the glare came from the playwright stepping into the spotlight.
An old advertisement urges readers to test Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills proven for 75 years and to request a sample by mail from 872 Pearl Street New York for trial.
A reflective quip notes time alters perceptions of widows and spinsters, suggesting youth can fade into age while societal labels shift as years pass. The line contrasts widowhood with being labeled an old maid, implying aging changes status and attitudes.
Fragment mentions a chicken coop with dimensions and a group of five women and girls and four men. Text is incomplete and lacks clear events or identities to expand.
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