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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
4
Chas W Bowman 1st Lieut and Adjt of the 4th M S M Cav Vols writes from Lanham Maryland praising Peruna. He claims a severe cold was fully cured in forty eight hours and uses it preventively. his family also uses it and they recommend it to friends. He notes asking for the Free Peruna Almanac for 1907.
The article notes a new type of woman who economizes on visiting cards. She steals cards from friends and acquaintances, returns them hidden, then uses clever manipulations to stretch a hundred cards to cover five hundred.
A man describes a decade of itching scaly eruptions spreading across his body and near baldness. After ineffective treatments including arsenic and salves, he cites Cuticura Ointment and Soap as curing him, restoring hair and ending decades of misery.
Timothy Boldra, longtime lamplighter and employee of the local gas company, dies in Yarmouth England at age 82 after more than sixty years in service. The obituary notes a life devoted to the town’s lighting and public works.
Gen John Dunne aged nearly 80 died at Victoria Memorial Hospital Nice. An English officer in Crimea he joined Garibaldi in 1860 forming the Dunne Regiment of mostly Sicilians. He led daring actions at Milazzo and Volturno and earned Italian honors but remained an Englishman at heart.
Dr Samuel B Capen president of Tufts College once gave diplomas in Malden and spoke about pronouncing neither with a silent i. A bystander asked if the word was nether or hither. He recalled a quip proving the answer with a pun about ether and ither in a pudding query.
A Warren resident known as Pat, famed for his wit, quips that after a soaking he uses whiskey to stay well. A Methodist minister questions where Pat rubs it. Pat evasively replies that the minister is too wise to ask the exact spot.
A modern housekeeper recalls Bridget who joined a registry service and showed cunning on her first day by digging up yard posts with a spade while told to remove a clothes line. She did not stay long.
A quoted exchange from the Daily News notes Gyer calling someone a 2 percent financial pessimist. Myer questions the term while Gyer describes a man afraid to look pleasant so friends won’t want to make a touch.
A complainant from Wester-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N Y reports chronic kidney and neuralgia pains, frequent urination, and eye strain improved after using Dean's Kidney Pills claiming full recovery and restored eyesight. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box.
The article describes extensive cave living across Africa and nearby regions. It notes native cave homes along the Gibraltar Strait and Tebessa Algeria, Tunisian cave villages at Matmata and Medennie, a twelfth century underground monastery at Goba Abyssinia, and a vast German East Africa cavern near Tanga with enormous chambers and millions of bats including a massive five foot wingspan specimen.
C M Hays president of the Grand Trunk Pacific Railway says the line will help move the 1907 Alberta Saskatchewan and Manitoba grain crop to tidewater easing a transportation problem for Western settlers. Wheat crop in 1906 reached about 90 million bushels and with more land under crop next year the harvest is projected at 125 million. the statement boosts hope for more homesteads and faster exports.
When morning headaches and fatigue signal bodily imbalance Brandreth's Pills offer gentle help. A century old laxative tonic trusted by generations, available in plain or sugar coated forms at drug stores.
The art of starching arrived in England after Dutch women showed skill in starching cuffs. In 1564 Mistress Dingheip van den Plasse and her husband settled in London and opened a starching shop. She taught English classes while practicing her trade.
A collage of vintage ad snippets features quips about wealth and loyalty, medicine claims for Garfield Tea, a Pure Food Law guarantee, and tobacco slogans. The pieces reference 5c cigars, Lewis’ Single Binder from Peoria, and humorous proverbs on manners and beard burning.
An advertising claim guarantees PAZO Ointment cures itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. The ad notes the price as 6Uc.
A wry note suggests many people who trade on margins would not consider buying a gold brick. It implies skepticism about leveraging assets in high risk, asset-backed speculation.
Public advisory warns against catarrh ointments containing mercury and touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from Toledo as mercury free. Cure is taken internally and claimed to affect blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Jake Hall's Family Pills for constipation also advertised.
A 65 ton range light 65 feet high was floated onto a lighter and towed 750 feet then set on a new site. It was raised with jacks moved on rollers. guy ropes steadied the structure during the transfer.
The Canadian Cigar and Tobacco Journal offers advice for pipe smokers. It stresses time as a key element and gentleness, advising not to crowd the bowl, to avoid heating the pipe, and to keep it cool. Relighting is acceptable, and do not refill a heated pipe after finishing.
The author argues that American spirit is rooted in idealism inspired by Emerson and Lincoln. He praises Lincoln for blending lofty ideals with practical action and a practical method to achieve goals, noting a near superhuman clarity of vision compared with contemporaries.
The longest human vision distance, 183 miles, spans between An comparghe park in Colorado and Mount Ellen in Utah. Surveyors from the United States Coast and Geodetic Survey, with international counterparts, conducted a new Earth measurement campaign.
A Paris merchant from Rue Saint Honore is identified as the president’s lookalike. He matches the blue butterfly necktie, hat, and oddly cut beard of M. Fallieres and is always escorted by a companion who resembles the private secretary. The double walks the Faubourg Saint Honore with uniform steps and is greeted with salutes.
A Great Western state resident argues stimulants drain energy and compares them to a whip that excites but does not strengthen. The author, 56, recounts quitting coffee and other stimulants and using Postum, noting beneficial results after several months.
John Avery Melhenny, a 36 year old former Rough Rider and wealthy Louisiana figure, has traveled the world and fought a small war, runs a famed Avery Island pepper farm and large pepper sauce factory in Iberia Parish, and hosted the president’s daughter and then the president at New Orleans homes during carnival season.
The reader asks a playful quiz about pairs and names with similar sounds or spellings. It contrasts phrases such as Alexandrine versus Alexandria woman and neoplatonism versus platonic friendship, highlighting linguistic and semantic nuances.
A Paris scientific paper reports a practical shielding technique for watches and clocks from magnetic influence. The work is attributed to a watchmaker named Leroy, noted as a significant advance in timepiece protection.
An old newspaper fragment promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething pain. Claims include softening gums and reducing discomfort. The ad mentions a price of 25 cents and markets the product to parents.
Frank Little of Portland Oregon testifies that rheumatism neuralgia and paralysis vanished after using Dr Williams Pink Pills. He describes five years of pain numbness and stomach issues followed by complete recovery and no relapse. Pills sold by druggists or 50 cents a box six for 2 50 from the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
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