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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1906
Page
4
A historical notice touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as free advice for female illnesses. Testimonials claim cures for tumors and other female weaknesses, with Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts offering help without charge.
Among those present at Cannes this winter are five Russian grand dukes and one grand duchess. They are all of one opinion: Be it ever so humble, any place let home.
Hanna Wyoming January special reports delays danger and urges timely use of Dodd's Widney Kidney Pills. An Ardent resident Al Jeffries recounts relief from morning fatigue back pain after two boxes, warning early symptoms may precede Bright's disease Diabetes or Dropsy.
A garbled dialogue fragment shows a misheard exchange with unclear speakers. The text includes phrases like Tratesra-Tow and Jiagko-1l, plus a brief insult and a question about blindness, set in a chaotic street conversation style.
John M. Lloyd of Alliance Ohio describes a severe foot injury that left him unable to walk, then credits Cuticura Ointment and Soap with restoring his limb after four years of pain. He notes the cost and contrasts with higher doctors’ bills, dated June 27 1905, with Chicago Daily News as source.
Advertisement touts Laxative Broswo Quinine Tabrets claimed to cure a cold in a day. Creators offer a refund if it fails. E W Gnome signs each box. Price listed as 25 cents. Odd concluding line on respect for law and its makers.
Rev Ww C Swearer notes seven years in Korea and a striking shift toward Christianity among Koreans. A New York Outlook correspondent reports Seoul Young Men's Christian Association membership around 400, with men of high class. The Sacred Congregation of Rites is receiving petitions for Pius IX canonization. initial process may start soon with Pius X’s sanction. Rev Frank Okazaki, Japanese Baptists pastor in Seattle, plans a Puget Sound immigration colony to spread Christian teachings.
The West shows strong agricultural growth with wheat near 100 million bushels and area opened for spring and winter crops. Dairying rises. American settlers rush to Saskatchewan and Alberta as railways open new lands. Dominion agents promote new districts and freedom in the North. The poem from the Toronto Star echoes Western pride and immigration.
Mrs E W Wright of 172 Main Street Haverhill Massachusetts describes four years of back pain dizziness irregular urine flow and distressing monthly periods. She says Dean's Kidney Pills relieved symptoms quickly and after three boxes she was permanently cured. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
The article notes coal dust and malt dust as highly explosive risks, recounting tests that produced 60 foot flames. It cites Ipswich Malting and Whitbread fires, and warns of sugar and cork dust hazards in sugar, malt, and linoleum production. It also describes a New York Central rail advertising department and its impact on American publishing and commerce.
The article cites Tudor and Puritan condemnations of early English game violence and notes players suffer injuries from brutal methods and rough contact. It contrasts severe practices with the perception of similar violence in the United States as referenced by the Westminster Gazette.
A girl asks if women should marry older men. Her aunt replies women should marry only two men who are older than she. The girl realizes why her aunt has never married, noting the difficulty of finding an older husband.
The record traces ancient libraries to clay tablets from Assyria and Babylon for public instruction around 650 BC. It notes Pisistratus possibly founding an Athens library about 537 BC without clear evidence and cites Aristotle as the first known library collector who left it to Theophrastus, with the collection later moving to Rome.
The Chicago Record relays a joke about Murphy the undertaker purchasing an automobile hearse. Neighbors are eager for a ride, highlighting a playful bit of humor.
An ad promises a cure for piles including itching bleeding and protruding piles. It claims druists will refund money if Pazo Ornraent fails to cure in six holidays, with a 50 cent price.
A collection of humorous dialogue from Stray Stories contrasts two sides of a question. Advertisements tout Woolford's Sanitary Lotion an itch cure with mail order from Crawfordsville Indiana. An Atchison girl spends six dollars on a hair brush as a Christmas gift, a token of love. Piso’s Cure is praised by a Minneapolis reader in 1900.
A Chicago Tribune transcription shows a stenographer rendering a boss's casual dictation with personal tone. The piece includes banter about Bingville Texas and pricing in car lots, ending with a remark on gender norms and a quip about aging.
A fragment lists rulers from Henry VIII to Edward III and others, attributing deaths or conditions to gluttony, drunkenness, dotage, or misery. It mixes varying claims such as Henry VII’s wasting away, Charles II’s apoplexy, and George I’s apopleptic fits, reflecting sensational historical lore.
Two German scientists report allypine a new local anaesthetic that deadens pain without cocaine’s ill effects and contains no poison. Ultraviolet light effects on glass insulators observed at high altitude reveal striking color change. Mabel S Nelson suggests men hear better than women and right ears hear farther than left. Blue recognition stronger in men while yellow may favor women. Paris air carries 6 to 8 mg of dust per m3 with organic germs and metals including iron nickel and cobalt from space.
Report from Rockford Register-Gazette notes physicians and thousands of cases support coffee harming nerves. Dr Leach claims daily intake of multiple cups across meals links to his condition, with whisky or tobacco ruled out as causes.
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