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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 26, 1905
Page
7
A concise aphorism from the Chicago Record Herald contrasts vanity entering by the front with reason slipping away by the back, framing a moral observation about behavior and perception.
The Nickel Plate Road promotes its passenger service emphasizing comfort and convenience for all travelers. Colored porters in uniform attend to passengers, dining service offers individual club meals or a la carte, and Pullman sleepers are available on all trains. Tickets and reservations can be arranged through J. Y. Calahan, General Agent in Chicago.
A February 15 1900 letter from J F Broyer of Trinity Springs Indiana asserts there is no equal to Piso s Cure for Consumption for coughs and colds. The missive reflects early 20th century patent medicine promotion.
A bald headed dentist boasts his work is so painless patients fall asleep in the chair. His rival quips that patients want photos to capture relaxed expressions during the procedure. Chicago Daily News commentary.
A cartoonish remark threads through dialogue as a portrait painter jokes about avoiding oil painting after warnings from Standard group. The exchange features Mr Parkham and Uncle Hiram, signaling caution in the art world amid industry pressure.
Mrs Lizzie Williams of 416 Cedar Street Quincy Illinois cites a thirteen year period of nervous exhaustion with kidney troubles and rheumatic pains relieved by two months of Dr Williams Pink Pills. She reports improved appetite, steadier nerves and renewed health following treatment begun July 1903.
A Massachusetts experiment station study led by Prof. I F A Waugh clarifies grafting as the union of scion with stock. It notes most wood and bark are dead except the cambium, and explains why complete continuous growth bands form and why incompatibility causes failures.
A rural industry report notes butter production trails behind other manufacturing lines, highlighting capacity gaps and potential thrift in processing. Officials urge investment and modernization to close the gap.
Alabama experiment station reports feeding trials substituting vetch hay and cowpea hay for wheat bran in dairy cow rations. Vetch hay matches wheat bran value, lowering cost per pound of butter by about 25 percent and saving about $22 monthly per 20 cows.
Prof Washburn argues many farmers keep poor dairy cows earning little after board while better cows like the money making cow yield butter at about 4.27 cents per pound and profit about 85 dollars a year. He notes the contrasting labor value and daily earnings.
In St. Petersburg on Epiphany, bullets pierced the palace and chapel during a blessing of the waters. The official verdict cites an accidental grape shot misfire from a guard battery, wounding a policeman. Public doubt grows as investigations proceed privately. Imperial reception remained calm.
Brodie L. Duke, half brother of the American Tobacco president, was brought into the Brooklyn Supreme Court and freed from custody after habeas corpus proceedings. Justice Gaynor ruled Duke not demented and ordered his liberty after a brief hearing.
In Tyrone last Thursday evening three youths from Altuona were hurt while coasting when a moving locomotive dragged Willard Elder aged 12 and George Thomas aged 12 to death while George Leiper aged 10 survived with injuries.
A columnist praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for ovarian and womb troubles in women seeking relief to avoid hospital operations. Letters from readers claim the product restored health, with Mrs. Pinkham inviting women to write for advice from Lynn Mass.
An Indianapolis News note states an abundant cabbage crop forebodes a slower reduction of the smoke nuisance, suggesting ongoing pollution concerns amid agricultural abundance.
Advertisement notes that the Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets cure a cold in one day or the druggist refunds the money. EB. W. Grove signs each box. The ad appears in the Picayune with a 25 cent price and a flattery note from N. QO times.
H B McCarver of 201 Cherry St Portland Ore reports back ache from kidney trouble lasting months. He used Doan's Kidney Pills after a cold seemed to settle in his kidneys and says the pills rooted it out with no recurrence since. Sold by all dealers price 50 cents per box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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