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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1911
Page
6
A man and a woman recount separate meetings for women only and men only. The man notes his moral superiority while the woman explains the impulse to attend is curiosity and the habit of wives reporting details at home. The exchange ends with a humorous remark on communication between genders.
A company recounts libel conflicts with a weekly over advertising changes and alleged dirt-digging at its Postum Foods. It describes factory inspections of 25 workers, asserting clean ingredients and processes, and promises to analyze the weekly’s claims item by item without discussing its broader history.
Battle Creek, Mich December 30 1910. The Postum Cereal Co faces charges of distortions in advertisements and testimonials. Company officials deny false claims about Grape Nuts and Postum and defend how letters were gathered and edited.
Dr Edith M Hall of Mt Holyoke carried on summer excavations at Varokastro Crete solo for three weeks after others worked at Gournia. Dr Anne Young toured major European observatories Rome Florence Zurich Potsdam Berlin Greenwich. Dr Mignon Talbot found fossil remains of a rare walking reptile in the Connecticut valley sandstone.
The piece notes a fire-devastated Chelsea scene seen through the Clerk of the Day from the Boston Transcript. A Boston harbor crossing guest from a lime company remarks there is "smoke" and jokes about a large lime shipment, then smiles at the calamity.
A young couple aboard a New York subway sparked a scene at Fourteenth Street after the woman boasted of a dozen marriage proposals from prior suitors and the man replied that he had proposed to nearly 20 women before meeting her.
An unclear fragment hints at a figure nicknamed The Element of Convenience causing disruption in a location labeled Mie. Details are sparse and no dates or names are confirmed in the readable text.
In Englewood New Jersey a telephone operator found a bell ringing at a residence with no fault in the line. Investigating the central box revealed the cause a hidden cache of nuts filling peach baskets. Squirrels from a young family caused the odd disturbance.
In St Louis a bachelor valued at 267 pounds was bid in for 5 dollars at a church auction after the winner Miss Dora Kohler declined the prize. Father Nugent announced the sale, and Kohler accepted the payment in place of the man. The odd event drew attention amid local charity happenings.
The sculptor finishes the Apollo Belvedere and proclaims it complete. He notes that every passerby sees a reflection of themselves in the statue.
A defense statement recalls being attacked first and asserts actions were taken to present facts to the public and a jury, describing the value of a strong rebuttal and the reassurance found in truth.
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