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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 02, 1914
Page
2
A brief notice states that notices, obituaries, and advertisements must reach the office by Wednesday for publication. The message urges readers to review the advertisements and ensure timely submission to avoid omission.
Strand Magazine recounts how Leonardo da Vinci sought a perfect Christ portrait by first finding Judas in a choirboy named Pietro Bardinelli. After years Bardinelli confessed he had formed the Judas likeness while the artist waited, revealing the sitter’s downfall and later reunion with the divine face hunt.
The article explains how trees absorb nourishment by dissolving soil nutrients with root secretions, then transporting digested liquid food through sap to all parts. It compares tree feeding to insect digestion and describes root, sap, and nutrient uptake mechanisms.
A Lancet assessment cites pancakes as a commendable habit from a physiological view. It notes pancakes are nourishing and digestible, containing proteins carbohydrates fats and minerals in an assimilable form. The article highlights lecithin in pancakes as significant for nutrition and metabolism.
Early trials fed pineal extract to eight young subjects and observed 36 percent weight gain in treated groups versus 25 percent in controls. Similar trends appeared in kittens and rabbits, while children showed notable mental improvement though physical progress lagged. Further trials in institutions for mentally defective children yielded no decisive results, requiring longer study.
An engineer in charge of a survey, aided by a woodsman, used a machete rubbed under the arm to generate human odor aimed at nests. The wasps panicked and fled, making the method a favored approach over traditional means. The piece notes odors differ among species and races, and praises the engineer’s nerve in trial.
The Atlantic writer argues language learning is easiest in youth and becomes harder with age. Learning a new language engages different brain areas, causing noticeable pauses when switching tongues, and starting at twenty three is considered late.
From Hebron a craftsman will spend a week on a single skin to render it watertight and serviceable. The report notes that odd hotties are sent to all parts of the East, with thousands going down into Egypt and the Sudan each year.
Julius Chambers notes in the Brooklyn Eagle that a colony of large black ants can build massive anthills in Liberia and West Africa and sometimes near Greenwood Lake. He cites farmers valuing them for roach control, despite a hotel manager noting they despise ratters and can invade homes in rare cases.
A curious episode in Irvington sees a boy rallying neighbors to guard a chicken house after spotting a flicker of light. The ruse ends when the glow is traced to a nearby arc lamp, while a separate Wabash rail dispute over land and bridge work is resolved by injunction and a settlement dispute.
Howell offers 10c twine and E. S. Smith lists bees for sale. Oswald offers eye tests in M City. Hoosier binding twine priced per Ib 830. Lowenstines advertises. Potatoes wanted with phone 1278 L and address 419 Glenwood, Laporte. Insurance by Farmers Honest Insurance covers windstorm fire and lightning through Old Continental Co. Cult. contact Warren P. Fogle, agent, Laporte, Ind.
A drunk passenger aboard a Reading Germantown line train last Saturday clashed with the conductor over fares. He paid with a dollar, got change, and argued that ten cents for the excess ticket plus fifteen cents for the dog was too much, insisting the dog should find its own way home.
In a dusty southwestern town a prospector named Jim attracts a small crowd after claiming a slim ore vein could yield a million dollars. A year later he returns dejected, admitting the hoped for fortune remains far away and likening his prospects to an elusive three foot reach to wealth.
Describes Scandinavian fishermen crafting tin tube water telescopes about three and a half feet long and nine inches wide at the base. The instrument has a blacked interior and a glass bottom weighted with a lead ring to allow observers to glimpse deep into the water.
Maurice Maeterlinck ponders how life would feel without flowers noting Nature offers sun moon sea dawns skies forests rivers and birds as other luxuries yet the soft beauty flowers provide remains essential to our sense of happiness and eye education.
The volume Arabiniana collects sayings of Sergeant William Arabin, a Old Bailey judge in London from 1830 to 1839. It includes his remark that a defendant must be shown to be absent at the crime and cannot have committed it otherwise, and his belief that common sense cannot be shed in judgment. He also stated that in a case with clear evidence, that case is clear and decisive.
The article notes bear hunting in India using varied tactics. It describes teams of four or five armed men with spears and long bamboo poles slicked with lime, aided by dogs, advancing on the bears.
G L Howell a Westville dealer in farmers tools offers the best grade implements and repair services. He will be at the old stand ready to supply needed supplies and emphasizes repairs as crucial in buying farm machinery.
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