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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 25, 1906
Page
4
An advertisement promises a money back guarantee for a remedy sold by Dr Colwell Co. It offers a free sample, states you may try it at their expense, and provides a mail order option via 133 Cortland St Jackson Mich if a pharmacist cannot supply the product.
Paul Heyse the renowned German novelist is highlighted alongside Mary A. Fisher who plans a charitable novel, Airs. Schuyler Crowninshield who wrote stories and a Civil War stage piece, Emil Zernowitz arriving in New York, and George Washington Zerkowitz born February 22 1902. Winston Churchill to receive 40000 for his biography of Lord Randolph Churchill. John Morley’s Gladstone life earned £50000 after three years. Morgan Robertson’s varied career includes sea life, watchmaking, and submarines inventions.
Mrs. I. T. Pitcher of Newark New Jersey suffered years from rheumatism before using Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports initial tingling and joint lumps then relief after three weeks of treatment. Her husband, a veteran, confirms she now walks unaided, previously needing a wheeled chair.
A period voice promotes Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a tonic for female ailments. It includes a reader letter from Mrs. Bessie Ainsley describing relief from inflammation and backache after using the product and invites others to write for free advice from Mrs. Pinkham in Lynn, Massachusetts.
The item surveys umbrella stands on Glasgow streetcars and a Reform Club backed inquiry into crowded London suburban trains. It notes a Russian espionage sentence in Leipzig, Cameron Corbett gifting a Glasgow estate for public use, and Perlin's child exchange system. Additional items cover Berlin army hours, Arabic teaching at King’s College London, and multilingual college offerings with Hausa lecturer plans.
A humorous dialogue notes police use of thumb print detection to identify thieves while Benny boasts his cook can deduce jam thefts, as reported in Chicago Daily News.
A playful dialogue from Towa Topics questions the nature of experience. The father defines experience as the compound extract of the result of butting in. The exchange hints at experiential learning through intrusion and consequence.
A San Bernardino County woman credits Grape-Nuts for a dramatic recovery after three months bed rest from fever and nervous exhaustion following childbirth. She reports rapid strength return and weight gain from 95 to 113 pounds and renewed appetite.
Bangor reports reveal hearty appetites from sailors to landlubbers. A gaunt man from Prince Edward Island devours eighteen fried eggs and six cups of coffee in a Bangor lunch room, while a Bangor captain clears a roast beef dinner and demands more supper. Calais and Little Johnny Mills add tales of prodigious eating aboard ships along with a quip about "starving" the crew.
A New York Sun interview with a veteran night cab driver argues the subway cut theater district and Broadway night fares by about twenty five percent since last December. He notes patrons now walk to subway entrances after performances and Brooklyn riders no longer favor crosstown trips to reach bridges. He predicts worse for cabs when an under river subway opens.
Misnamed quotes recount a fragmentary dialogue about a Turkish bath joke. The overheard exchange involves Mrs Newli and a mother figure denying belief in a Turkish bath, referencing seeing a Turk once. The text reads like a clipped stories column with partial phrases and attribution.
The tale from Success Magazine describes an American visitor with the Paris embassy secretary Henry Vignaud at Napoleon's tomb. The guide details a 40 ton sarcophagus a 12 ton steel receptacle a two ton lead casket and a mahogany coffin with Napoleon's remains. The American quips if he ever gets out he should be cable notified at his expense.
The Nickel Plate Road highlights its popular eastbound passenger service with courteous care for travelers including ladies and children. Colored porters in uniform attend to passengers while trains offer Pullman sleepers and an extensive dining service. Tickets and reservations can be arranged via J. Calahan, General Agent, Chicago.
A speaker argues the moon cannot be inhabited arguing that when full it seems possible but as it wanes to a crescent there would be nowhere for people to live. The remark uses humorous logic to challenge living on the moon.
Free five tons of grass hay offered for livestock feeding. Public notice invites hogs cows sheep and swine owners to claim the fodder. Endorsed by local distributor WN SEU SHR.
An advertisement from John A. Salter Seed Co. of La Crosse Wisconsin promotes Salzen's Bargain Seed Book with bargain seed prices and a free package to grow five tons of grass, plus Cosmos flowers. Ends with a stray quotation about society pages.
An advertisement touts Mull's Grape Tonic as a cure for constipation and a range of illnesses linked to bowel and stomach trouble. It offers a free bottle to new users and urges use by children and nursing mothers, citing claims about improving digestive health and warning against alcohol and narcotic preparations.
Advertises bottle prices 55¢ 50¢ and 1.00 with an 81.00 bottle holding about six times the 36¢ bottle and about three times the 0¢ bottle. Advises choosing the $1.00 size for best value and notes the genuine product bears a date and number on the label.
A collection of humorous quips from Chicago Tribune and Record-Herald snippets. Lines reference Mr Spoonall and Miss Gumwell in Brad street’s, a warning about an itchy cure, and a widow's stance on marriage versus social views. Also notes a jab about an electric car and women’s rights.
An advertisement touts azative Bromo Quin ine Tablets to cure a cold in one day with a money back guarantee if it fails. It notes E W Gnove’s signature on each box and a 25 cent price. A testimonial from J F Boyer of Trinity Springs Ind dated Feb 15 1900 questions Piso’s Cure for consumption and implies free will influences outcomes.
Mrs. A. E. Maurer of 2340 State St Chicago Illinois reports cure after using Cuticura Remedies. After treatment hands began to peel and soreness disappeared, leaving them smooth clean and ready for work in a dye-house. Date July 1 1905.
A Milwaukee Sentinel quip recalls a place where 13 phonographs ran simultaneously, evoking a vivid scene tied to an afternoon tea setting and playful cultural observation.
An advertisement promises a guaranteed cure for piles with Pazo Ointment. Druggists will refund money if it fails to cure in 6 to 14 days. The item includes a witty remark about zeal and discretion.
Henry Soule of Hammondsport New York testifies that after twenty years of kidney trouble including backache gravel headaches dizziness and urinary disorders he used Deans Kidney Pills and regained health. He says he weighed 168 pounds, dropped to 109 at his worst, doctors claimed diabetes, and since taking the pills eight years ago he has been well. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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