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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1914
Page
8
Castoria Ad Tease in Honest Patent Medicine Card
An old timey ad features Castoria for infants and children urging safe use with signature claims. It also promotes Dr. Pierce’s Pills as a gentle aid for stomach liver and bowels and hints at health benefits for kids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fletcher
Widow Flirts With Married Man To Provoked Wife
A widow is described flirting with a married man to observe his wife’s reaction, illustrating social maneuvering and domestic tension in the period.
Woman Refuses Operation Finds Help in Plant Medicine
Logansport Indiana woman recounts suffering male female troubles and refusing surgery. She credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for her recovery and urges others to try it before considering an operation. The advertisement promises confidential responses to letters to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Logansport
Ind
Mrs. Dante
D. B. Davis
Franklin St
Lydia E. Pinkham
Indiana Retail Merchants Plan Terre Haute Meeting Program
Ralph B. Clark of Anderson announces the Indiana Retail Merchants Association annual meeting in Terre Haute January 21-22. Highlights include Tolles on Instructions in Salesmanship and Cooper on Fire Insurance with sessions, roll calls, addresses, discussions, and officer elections.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
Ralph B. Clark
Anderson
Indiana Retail Merchants’ Association
Terre Haute
H. N. Tolles
Chicago
Harry P. Cooper
National Association of Mutual Insurance Companies
John E. Sulger
Donn M. Roberts
T. F. Palfrey
Vincennes
Edgar Goldsberry
Lafayette
Fred Mason
Niagara Falls
N. Y
National Merchants’ Association
Roll Call
George B. Green
Ilinois Association
G. B. Slaymaker
State Democratic Club Elects Officers in Indiana
The Indiana Democratic club elected officers with most winners on the regular ticket. President Dick Millen First led with 216 votes, Governor Ralston was first vice president, and Timothy P. Sexton re-elected secretary with 231 votes. Directors included Fred E. Barrett and Elliott R. Hooton among others. Bert Hendren aligned with Taggart on independent tickets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Democratic Club
Indiana Democratic Club
Dick Millen
Ralston
Thomas Tageart
Timothy P. Sexton
William E. Gavin
Fred H. Barrett
Elliott R. Hooton
Frank E. Gavin
Joseph O. Carson
Bert Hendren
Mr. Taggart
Taggart
Miller
Frank L. Bridges
Harry P. Mayer
Kern
Bell
W. H. O’brien
Mr. O’brien
Perrott
Kenneth Woolling
Joseph O'Brien
William B. Gavin
William A. Gibson
Samuel J. Miller
Fred E. Barrett
Frank M. Gavin
Leroy J. Keach
Frank F. Woolling
Earl Cox
Frank T. Dowd
Harold Bachelder
Gideon W. Blain
Pearle .A. Davis
Eugene Runyan
Military Board Named for Indiana National Guard Officers
Grig. Gen. W. J. McKee appoints one of seven boards to examine officers for commissions in the Indiana National Guard Second battalion First infantry. Board members include Julius Blum Caleb Wheeler Orion Norcross and Arthur J. Miller. Substitutes Merle Weissinger John F. Alles and Harry B. O’Dell named. Headquarters move from Vincennes. James A. Nolte ordered to appear for regimental quartermaster examination.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana National Guard
Grig
W. J. McKee
Infantry
Evansville
Julius Blum
Caleb K. Wheeler
Orion Norcross
Arthur J. Miller
Mt. Vernon
Merle Weissinger
John F. Alles
Harry B. O’dell
Vincennes
James A. Nolte
Tri-State Sheriffs Convene in Fort Wayne Meeting
Twenty eight sheriffs from northeastern Indiana northwestern Ohio and southern Michigan attended the semi annual Tri State Sheriffs association gathering in Fort Wayne. Discussions covered sheriff office business systems jail sanitation and plans for a drag net to capture horse thieves. President of the organization is Sheriff J W Wilson of Van Wert Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ft. Wayne
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Tri- State Sheriffs’ Association
J. W. Wilson
van Wert, O
Hardwood Lumbermen Elect Officers at Indiana Meeting
The Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen’s association held its annual meeting at the Denison hotel in Indianapolis. Elected officers include President C. H. Kramer Richmond first vice president Bedna Young Evansville second vice president Walter Crim Salem secretary Edward Richard 500 Indianapolis treasurer Joseph Buckley Brookville.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Hardwood Lumbermen's Association
Denison
Indianapolis
C. H. Kramer
Richmond
Bedna Young
Evansville
Walter Crim
Salem
Edward Richard 500
Joseph Buckley
Brookville
Henry H. Hornbrook
W. A. Guthrie
W. W. Wright
Association
C. H. Barnaby
Greencastle
George Palmer
Sheridan
J. W. Stimson
Huntington
Samuel Burkholder
Crawfordsville
Claude Maley
Frank Galbraith
Sunman
Haynes Egbert
Goshen
W. W. Knight
E. A. Waters
New Palestine
H. C.jacoby
Hamilton, C
Frank Shephard
Frank Reynolds
Rushville
van B. Perrine
Fort Wayne
Midwinter Indiana Millers Association Meet in Indianapolis
The Indiana Millers Association holds its midwinter gathering January 20 at the Board of Trade in Indianapolis. Speeches by Alexander G. Cavins, A. P. Husband, and F. D. Fuller on workmen’s compensation, transportation legislation, and branding of feed. Governor Ralston and W W Bonner headline a banquet with Bonner discussing banking and currency law impacts. Association officers are President Charles B. Jenkins, Vice President Carl Sims, Treasurer T S Blish, and Secretary Charles B. Riley.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Millers’ Association
Board of Trade
Indianapolis
Alexander G. Cavins
A. P. Husband
Millers’ National Federation of Chicago
F. D. Fuller
Purdue University
Greensburg
Indiana Bankers’ Association
Bonner
Association
Charles B. Jenkins
Nolesville
Carl Sims
Frankfort
T. S. Blish
Seymour
Charles B. Riley
National Chrysanthemum Show to Open in Indianapolis
A national chrysanthemum show bringing growers from across the United States will be held in Indianapolis under the State Florists Association of Indiana. The event, first National Chrysanthemum Society exhibition in Indianapolis, follows the association's annual meeting at the Hotel Severin. Indianapolis florists will distribute admission tickets if plans succeed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indianapolis
United States
State Florists’association of
Indiana
Hotel Severin
National
Chrysanthemum Society
Indianapolis Florists
Indiana Pensions Granted to Multiple Surgeons
Pensions were granted to several Indiana surgeons, including Dr L H Eshelman appointed pension surgeon at Marion and Dr B E Johnson appointed pension surgeon at Williamsport, with additional pension awards to Anna B Durbin and Sarah Jane Fouch among others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Indiana
L. H
Descriptions and banter in a fragmented late 19th century page
The text fragments reference Worms expelled from the himal ocean, Vermifage from Dr Jemis, Mira Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething, and a door lobby overheard exchange. A fat and thin man discuss Jones described as otherwise with political shifts and a sharp insult about being a fool.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jemis
Jones
Clergyman’s Testimony Boosts Dodds Kidney Pills
The Rev. Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pennsylvania suffered a year of dropsy with swollen limbs and fatigue. After using five boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling subsided and he regained strength. He endorses the remedy and invites contact for further information and household hints. Dodds Kidney Pills cost 50 cents a box from Dodds Medicine Co. Buffalo New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Heslop
Wigton, Pa
It Isn’t So Very Long Since China Was Apart
The Kansas City Star notes a rapid shift as China moves toward the western world. It contrasts past views of China as remote and exotic with current signs of openness and reform in politics education and international relations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Marco Polo
Kansas City Star
It Comes to a Standstill Right Here and Now
Mabel explains the cost of buying a car with expenses including interest depreciation chauffeur gas and repairs. The father interrupts saying the total comes to a standstill. The exchange reflects a humorous moment from Ladies' Home Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mabel
Ladies’ Home Journal
Student’s clever answer on field work speed
A student is asked how long 15 men would take to reap a field after 20 men already reaped it in eight hours. He writes that the field, having already been reaped by 20 men, could not be reaped again by 15, showing a witty misunderstanding of work rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Moniteur Universal
M. Daguerre
Annie Nathan Meyer
The
Atlantic
Coffee blamed for illness and health restored by Postum
A reader recounts pale sickness and years of coffee reliance. After switching to Postum, health improved within a week and five months later she weighed 148 pounds and felt strong. She credits Postum for the recovery and notes the product is sold by Postum Co. in Battle Creek Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Postum
Indiana News Briefs From Several Cities
Reports from Laporte Bloomington Elwood Lafayette Hammond South Bend and others recount drownings stabbings suicides arrests and public notices. Incidents include a Syracuse youth drowned on ice at Lake Wawasee an Elwood saloon license case a West Hammond terror suspect jailed and a South Bend liquor ban order. Indiana University honors James Whitcomb Riley with Arbutus dedication and various local legal and criminal notices across multiple towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Liloyd -Gilderman
Rage Nine
George -Gilderman
Ats
Syracuse
Wawasee
Bloomington
Matthew - Sturgeon
Monon
Chicago Express
Elwood
Dan Foland
Lafayette
Wilbur G. Moore
R. P. DeHart
Moore
Hammond
Anthony Koseiski
West Hammond
Koselski
South Bend
Kosieski
Board of Safety
Millard F. Kerr
Shelbyville
Merle Sidener
Indianapolis
Parent
Carnegie Library
State Library Commission
Marion
Alfred McFeely
Harley W. Bennett
Nellie May Austin
Indiana Theater
Stigler
James Whitcomb Riley
Indiana University
Riley
The
University
Daniel Kirkwood
Isaac Jenkinson
Joseph Swain
Swarthmore
William Lowe Bryan
John W. Foster
Board of
David Starr Jordan
Robert J. Aley Marion
Floyd A. Richason
Wilbur P.davis
Pennsylvania
Karste Mitseff
C. W. McQuown
Evanaville
Claude
Divenny
Louisville
Charivari
Chester
Pullet
Cecil ‘Pettle
Christmas Mood Shifts at Real Estate Office
Bjinks, a minor worker in a real estate office, greets his boss with holiday wishes. The boss retorts that fate hinges on Bjinks's performance. The next day the boss appears in a better mood and again says a holiday blessing, prompting Bjinks to respond with a cautious reply.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bjinks
New York
Brinks
Scalp Trouble Ends After Cuticura Treatment
A Elyria Ohio man F J Busher describes ten year scalp ailment with itching scales and hair loss. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment twice daily his scalp improved within weeks and he was cured in two months. Advert shows world wide sales and free samples with Skin Book.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harrison St
Elyria
Ohio
F. J. Busher
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
Mother Gray's Powders Promised for Sickly Children
An advert claims Mother Gray's Sweet Powders ease colds feverishness headaches stomach issues teething trouble and regulate bowels within 24 hours for children. Sold by druggists 25 cents sample offered free from A S Olmsted Le Roy New York. Also contains a brief joke about near vegetarians.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
Dress
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills Ad
Advertisement for Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills offered with and without soluble sugar coating. Claims to regulate the bowels invigorate the liver and purify the blood.
Boston Slang Humor Quips Mention Dean's Menthol Drops
A fragment references Boston slang and a joke about protection against threats. It mentions Dean's Mentholated Cough Drops and locations described as drug stores. The text mixes dialogue with stray phrases about safety and commerce.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dean
Baldheaded man and eye balm ad reader notice
Fragmentary OCR text presents an ad style line about a baldheaded man. It mentions eye balm for scalding sensation in eyes and inflammation of eyes or eyelids. The passage reflects odd punctuation and stray quotes with no clear event.
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Klotz
Noblesville
Board of Censors
Aaron B. ‘ Johnson
New Albany
Charles
Morse
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W.S. Hinkle
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Adams Construction Company
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C. J. ‘Hoffman
M. Moss
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E. Heslop
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Griggs
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Maint
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Alberta
Canada
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Browghtes
Bereknts XL. & T
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Detroit
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ST. & Western Ave
Carter
Carters
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BAN
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Chelsea Land Company
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Vegas
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