Dog refuses toast pork at home puzzle dialogue
A humorous exchange questions a dog's appetite for toast pork. One speaker laments that his wife’s pet dog will not eat the dish, while another insists their fondness remains intact.
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1912
Page
4
Golf story at Paradise gate tests a golfer's true aim
An elderly man who claimed to have spent his life golfing at earth asks Saint Peter for entry. Peter questions his understanding of golf as he examines a ball, then denies entry for not knowing the basic rule to keep eye on the ball and follow through.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paradise
Peter
St. Peter
Not Stop Yet He Has Blowed Himself Up Again
A young girl endures a long sermon by a famed preacher known for a whispered breath. After three pauses the child tells her mother the preacher will not stop, and she declares in a falsetto that the preacher has blown himself up again.
Cream of Rye Breakfast Claim Declares Health and Savings
An advertisement touts CREAM OF RYE as healthful and energizing for breakfast and claims it lowers living costs. It promises a free Silver Spoon in every package and urges readers to ask their grocer for a package.
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Yaaa Tobe
Saskatchewan
Erta
Ort i Hientiobe
Saskatchewen
Alberte
Sawa
Canada
Aclan
C.Z. Broughton
Chicago
Geen Aird
St Tresins
Termiaso Eediehigee
L. Hall
Milwankes
Wis
Boxing Gloves Sought From Mill Supplies Contact
A buyer asks a mill supplies dealer if they stock boxing gloves and expresses intent to purchase. The exchange centers on mill supply shop inventory and a specific boxing glove request.
Cole’s Carboni salve heals burns and cuts fast
The advertisement states Cole’s Carboni salve stops the hurt from a burn or cut and aids quick healing to prevent scars. It lists prices 25c and 50c and offers free samples by writing J. W. Cole & Co. Black River Falls Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
J. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Museum fans voice complaints during tough times
Museum patrons express frustration over funding and exhibits while an aged curator remarks that hardship has always been part of the institution's history. The exchange frames a broader debate about preservation versus modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H.ié
Hamlins Wizard Oil Promises Cure for Consumption
Advertises Hamlins Wizard Oil as a cure for consumption caused by neglected colds. Claims the medicine can be rubbed into the chest to draw out inflammation and save lives.
Bright-Side View Blinds People to Other Side
A brief note observes some individuals fixate on optimism to the exclusion of counterpoints. It suggests balanced perspective may be rare among those who habitually focus on positive aspects.
Pierce's Pleasant Pellets Marketed as Digestive Tonic Candy
An advertisement touts Tr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as a sugar coated stomach liver and bowels regulator and invigorator. Described as tiny granules that are easy to take as candy and intended to boost digestive health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tr. Pierce
Untitled Observation on Graceful People
A concise note observes that some individuals struggle to act gracefully even when idle, illustrating a common social tension between composure and constant activity. The remark underscores how personal demeanor colors perceptions of everyday conduct in public spaces.
Fellow who shoots off his mouth lacks accuracy
A terse opinion notes that outspoken talk often fails to hit the target, suggesting that blunt rhetoric does not guarantee success or truth.
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething
An advertisement notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for Children Teething softens gums reduces inflammation and eases pain. It markets a 25cc bottle as a remedy for wind colic and teething discomfort.
Parceled Post Debate Voices Retailer Concerns
Norvell of Norvell Shapleigh Hardware in St Louis argues parcels post would drive customers from stores and concentrate trade in cities. H L Laird of Minneapolis echoed calls for regulation of express companies and railroads to avoid extortion. The post would hurt small merchants and grape growers heated a short course ending with leaders elected and a $50 honor offered to Prof Christie.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Norvell
Washington, D.C
Parcels Post
United States
Health Board Supports Indiana Housing Bill Push
The Indiana state board of health passed a resolution backing broader housing legislation, signaling a major push after the 1911 defeat. The plan aims to extend tenement rules beyond cities to all state buildings and emphasizes sanitation, light, and ventilation. The board condemned three unsafe buildings in Jackson Township Putnam County Fredericksburgh schoolhouse Washington County and the eight room Lagrange school building.
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Health Board
Indiana State Board of Health
Indiana
State Board
Albion Fellows Bacon
Hvansville
State Board of Health
Board of Health
Barnard
Jackson Township
Putnam County
Fredericksburgh
Washington County
Lagrange
State Fair Board Names 1912 Executive Committee
IL Newt Brown, president of the state board of agriculture, named the executive committee to serve until the next reorganization. The list includes Oscar Hadley of Plainfield, John C. Haines of Hockport, John L. Thompson of Gas City, and Clem Graves of Bunker Hill. Department superintendents cover admissions to amusements, grandstand, speed, horses, cattle, swine, sheep, poultry, horticulture and more with several Indiana towns represented.
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Newt Brown
State Board of Agriculture
Mr. Brown
Charles A. Downing
Oscar Hadley
Plainfield
John C. Haines
Hockport
John L. Thompson
Gas City
Clem Graves
Bunker Hill
L. C. Boyd
Indianapolis
J.lynn van Natta
Lafayette
Kentland
J. E. “McDonald
Ligonier
Rockport
Mason
J. Nile Jack
Vincennes
BSS
Tuell
Corydon
Knode Porter
Indiana School Finances and Library Stats 1910 1911
Figures by Charles A. Greathouse show high school teachers averaging 4.41 dollars per day in 1910 1911 grade teachers 3 28 district teachers 2 78 all figures are estimates value of school property 40 697 776 02 taxables 1 732 079 859 70 polls 428 327 school tax 6 871 525 61 library volumes 1 254 304 books read 1 990 744 new volumes 102 592 Young People’s Reading Circle members 83 281 township institutes 6 998 payments to teachers 252 533 70.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles A. Greathouse
Indiana
Do Not Wait for School Hacks Says Health Official
Dr J N Hurty secretary of the state board of health plans a circular urging parents to stop children waiting at country crossroads for late hacks Instead they should walk toward the school building Standing in the cold is deadly he says Two complaints from Snirley and Liberty report children forced to walk a half mile in snow to meet hacks and ride two miles in unheated vehicles A third notice says several schools in Kosciusko county closed due to lack of heat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. N. Hurty
State Board of Health
Harry
Indiana Veterinary Meeting Focuses on Hog Cholera Serum
Indiana Veterinary Medical Association completes its sixteenth annual meeting at Indiana University Purdue University Indianapolis. Dr R A Craig of Purdue presents a hog cholera serum study while vets note the serum is experimental and requires time to master use as tuberculin testing did.
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Indiana Veterinary Medical Association
Indiana Veterinary College
R.A. Craig
Purdue University
Farmer recounts repeated police court fines for dog tampering
A farmer recalls meeting a friend who asks how he fared at the police court. The reply: Nobbut middlin, they fined me. He notes the tale repeats from last year and the year before about the same dog and says the authorities have not been consistent.
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Nobbut
Middlin
Itching Skin Wandering to Cure by Cuticura Remedies
A Kentucky resident details a four year battle with a burning itchy rash that spread across arms neck body and feet. After three doctors failed to help and months of pain the person used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent for four months and was cured. a promotion offers samples and a 32 page booklet from Cuticura in Boston.
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E. Cate
Exile
Dept. L
Boston
Fruit Grows Metaphor From San Francisco Politician
Michael Casey, a longtime San Francisco politician, addressed a labor meeting saying the workers are the roots and trunk of the city’s tree while officials are the branches. A member in back quipped that all the fruit grows on the branches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michael Casey
San Francisco
Casey
Mike
Saturday Evening Post
Parker shows wit at supper with a shy quip on youth
Louis N Parker replies to a neighbor actress who teases a young woman about her costly gown. He jokes that she is a "stripling" to imply her youth. The moment highlights Parker's ready wit at a social gathering.
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Louis N. Parker
Parker
Marry in haste and repent at leis ure
A witty exchange about marriage and wealth contrasts haste with leisure as a fiancé remarks his fortune grants time to marry.
Woman's Way in Politics Sparked by Conventions
A humorous quip contrasts men's cheers with wives' kisses at national conventions. The remark notes two kinds of suffragettes, the unhappily married and the unhappily unmarried, reflecting playful gender stereotypes in political discourse.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
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