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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 11, 1912
Page
4
Notable Quote by Landor on Knowledge and Effort
A concise aphorism highlighting that knowledge comes from personal effort rather than force or wealth, emphasizing intrinsic value of learning over external power or price. The sentiment underscores self-driven education as the true measure of wisdom.
Special Advantages and the Fazelish Nation Tale
In James Fullerton Muirhead’s The Land of Contrasts an American girl is praised by an Englishman for her Fazelish purity. She retorts that she had special advantages because an English missionary lived near her tribe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Fullerton Muirhead
Blessed Sympathy in Human and Animal Life
A reflective note from the Christian Register on how sympathy with animals softens humans and fosters real relation with life. It urges liberal education and genuine interest in plants and all life, highlighting a directing personality that loves if welcomed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lfe
Christian Register
Fish Advertisements Spur Odd Orders in Local Town
A town where firms sell fish directly to small buyers saw glowing ads requesting a half dollar with a list of preferred varieties. One letter asked for two salmon, a dozen whitening, a dozen fresh herring, some flounders, and a lobster if available. The next day a note offered another dime to forward the fisherman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indy
Dallas Nawa
Her Unfortunate Error at a Society Dinner
A literary lady at a society dinner argued with a scientist about origins of mankind. She declared belief in the Bible and Adam as father of all dying, prompting a restrained reply. Days later she confessed she was mortified after checking that Eve was the mother of all living, unsure whether to write again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Adam
Eve
Southing Strup Teething Relief Ad and Odd Claims
An OCR fragment promotes Mrs Winslow's Southing Strup for children teething and says it softens gums reduces inflammation and cures wind colic. It then oddly references a 40 year old woman laughing and a claim about blood purity and Garreld Tes as an unlikely job candidate.
Hamlet Sanity Quip as Sane as the Fourth of July
A witticism attributes Hamlet's sanity to a July Fourth standard. The quote frames Shakespearean tension between drama and perception, echoing the era's flair for witty crossovers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shakespeare
Hamlet
Child asks mother if he has been good this afternoon
An anxious four year old diplomat asks his mother for a clear approval about his behavior this afternoon. The scene hints at a wary family moment centered on a peppermint jar as a test of good conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bob
Moth
Harper's Bazar
Ruling Spirit Stil Strong
Mrs. J. L. Story notes in a reminiscence volume a fear of damp sheets held by a relative. At her death the room showed the dying woman warming her winding sheet near the fire, saying she never slept in damp bed clothes alive and will not in death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. L. Story
Enemies Arise in Street Car Teasing Exchange
In a crowded street car, Miss Uglimug declares hostility while Miss Perf taunts about wearing a veil to fool onlookers. The exchange highlights social tensions and public embarrassment in daily transit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miss Uglimug
Miss Perf
Camorra trial ends in guilty verdict and prison terms
The Camorra defendants are found guilty of murders in Cuccolo case with varied sentences. Di Marinas cuts his throat in the cage after verdict as guards restore order amid protests and outcry from the condemned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DI Marinas
Viterbo
Italy
Camorrists
Giovanni Rapi
Cortino
Merrato
Salvi
Morra
di Gennaro
Alfano
Rap
di Mattio
Ascrittoire
Vitozzi
Tron
Rapi
Impeachment Articles Brought Against Judge Archbald
Washington July 10 Chairman Henry D. Clayton of the judiciary committee presented 13 articles of impeachment against Judge Robert W. Archbald of the United States court of commerce. The report, unanimous from the committee, condemns Archbald for misbehavior in office and calls for removal by Senate trial. It accuses him of profiting from cases before him and of abusing his office to secure gainful bargains, undermining public confidence in the judiciary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Henry D. Clayton
Committee On Judiciary
House of Representatives
House
Robert W. Archbald
United States Court of Commerce
Clayton
United States
Charles Swayne
Florida
Archbald
United States Senate
Yle
Elks Hold Opening Session of 48th Grand Lodge Reunion
The 48th annual grand lodge reunion of B P O Elks opened in Portland Oregon with a July 10 session at the Oregon National Guard Armory. C C Bradley exalted ruler of Portland lodge delivered the keynote address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Lodge
B. O. P. Elks
Portland
Ore
B. P. O. Elks
Oregon National Guard
C. C. Bradley
Portland Lodge
German Empress Health Reported In Precarious State
London reports private letters received Monday confirm the Kaiserin's health is precarious with a disquieting heart affection and she has been ordered to take absolute rest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Carpenter Heir to $6,000,000 Inheritance
Joliet Illinois July 10 Frank Jackson a carpenter who was told on Monday he had inherited an English estate worth 6 million dollars has left for England to identify himself and claim the legacy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carpenter
Joliet
Richard Harding Davis Weds Elizabeth McAvoy in Greenwich
Author Richard Harding Davis married stage actress Elizabeth McAvoy known as Bessie McCoy in Greenwich Connecticut on Monday. Justice William C. Rungee performed the ceremony.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Harding Davis
Greenwich
Conn
Elizabeth McAvoy
Bessie McCoy
William C. Rungee
Spooner Fined $10 in Speeding Case
New York July 10 John C Spooner former United States senator from Wisconsin paid a $10 fine in police court here for his chauffeur speeding on Fifth Avenue, according to city reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John GC. Spooner
New York
John Co
Spooner
United States
Wisconsin
Fifth’ Avenue
Tuberculosis Care Gaps Highlighted By Officials
Dr. Livingston Farrand notes eight years after the founding of the national group that 26 states had no consumptive hospitals and total beds cap at 10,000. He warns about ten indigent consumptives for every bed and 250,000 to 300,000 now uninsured, urging expanded hospital provision to stamp out TB.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
National Association For
United States
Love Often Fails to Pay the Freight, Yet Tries
A proverb like line suggests that romance may overcome obstacles but cannot always cover the costs or burdens involved. It frames love as persistent yet economically costly in practice.
Indiana News Briefs from Multiple Cities
Miscellaneous notices from Fort Wayne to Farmland report tragedies and curiosities. Mildred Kreidt dies of acute alcohol poisoning after sipping what appeared medicine. Hallie Carter keeps fifteen captured polecats for fur. Jacob Hapner fears progressive bone fractures from a mysterious illness. Centennial observances near Pigeon Roost monument planned with milestone funding. A Masonic library cornerstone laid in Knightstown. Fourth of July celebrations noted in Sailors’ and Soldiers’ home. In South Bend a saloon thief killed by police is identified as Henry Eaves. Governor Marshall pardons three, paroles 17 others. A dog injures several children in Muncie. Michigan City man dies from injuries after air-injection prank. Rushville and Danville report accidents and clerical changes. Mrs Neal seeks release for dying husband. Farmland physician Dr Calvin Smith dies, survived by widow Jennie Smith.
Dickens and the Penny Plea That Won a Boy’s Bond
A London encounter finds Charles Dickens penniless while seeking material. A hungry boy pleads for a penny and then two pennies. The boy’s generosity and Dickens kindness lead to feeding clothing and a new start.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles
Dickens
London
Skin Eruption Healed by Cuticura After Baby’s Sore On Cheek
Mrs. W. J. Cleland of Kingsley Michigan reports a painful skin eruption on her thirteen month old daughter's cheek spreading to the eye and nostrils. After applying Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment the sores soothed and healed within days with no return. Cuticura Soap and Ointment sold worldwide with a free 32 page Skin Book offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kingsley, Mich
W. J. Cleland
Cuticura
Dept. L
Boston
The Earl Dismisses McMicken Over A Son
An English Earl known for hating children, who once kept a lodge for an army pensioner McMicken, discovers that McMicken’s wife has a son. In anger the lord boasts that his role was to open and close a gate, not to propagate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McMicken
Harry
Noted Author Inventor of Popped Grits
A visitor questions a man with a black mustache who is described as the author of a popular serials. Tompy reveals the man is not a literary figure but the inventor of popped grits, the best selling cereal on the market.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tompy
Harper’s Weekly
Modern Miracle Quote from Harper's Weekly
A humorous exchange features Dobkins and Snobkins debating belief in miracles. Snobkins boasts his wife bought cigars and he could smoke them, invoking a comic tone from Harper's Weekly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dobkins
Snobkins
George
Dobby
Harper's Weekly
Paxton Antiseptic Paxtine Promoted for Dental Care
To keep artificial teeth and bridge work antiseptically clean and free from odors and disease germs Paxtine Antiseptic is unequaled. At druggists 25c a box or sent postpaid on receipt of price by The Paxton Toilet Co Boston Mass.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paxton Toilet Co
Boston
Mass
Two Indispensable Supports in Political Prosperity
The quote notes religion and morality as essential supports for political prosperity, attributed to George Washington. It frames virtue as foundational to governance and public life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Washington
Stop the Pain Cole’s Carboli salve ad
An old classified style notice touts Cole’s Carboli salve to stop pain from burns or cuts. Claims it heals without scars and offers free samples by mail from T. W. Cole & Co. of Black River Falls Wisconsin with a 25c price and a 0c rug instruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Ecole A
Rugsists
T. W. Cole & Co
Black River Falls
Wis
Well Defended by Nature's Quiet Observation
A reflective line from Mrs. Oliphant extols a person whose study amid nature's shadows and lights shields them from turmoil, suggesting an inner defense built by quiet study and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mali
Mrs. Oliphant
Garfield Tea Promoted for Worker Health
An ad or note suggests Garfield Tea supports worker health by aiding stamina and energy, implying it helps sustain effort and productivity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Garfield
Woman credits Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound with relief
Mrs Dema Bethune of Sikeston Missouri says seven years of monthly illness ended after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She suffered cramps backaches and headaches and felt weak and nervous until the remedy eased her displacements and related symptoms. She urges other women to try it after doctors advised surgery and medicine failed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sikeston
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dema Bethune
Skin health for baby with Resinol soap and ointment
Mothers of troubled babies are urged to use Resinol Soap and Resinol Ointment to stop itching and clear rashes such as eczema and ringworm. The ad notes most druggists carry the products and offers mail orders from Resinol Chemical Co. Baltimore Maryland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Resinol Chemical Co
Baltimore, Md
Also Mentioned on This Page
DR. Price
Price Baking Powder CO
Chicago
Landor
Garreld Tes
W. 3. Musgroyve
Tempe, Aris
Postum’ Co
Battle Creek
Mich
House Committee
Beacon
Lewis
Libby
Neill
Alates
Fort Wayne
Mildred
Kreidt
John Kreidt
Danville
Hallie Carter
Plainfield
Jeffersonville
James W. Fortune
Clark
Scott
Jennings
Knightstown
Masonic Lodge
Order
Charles Orbison
Indianapolis
Indiana Sailors’ and Soldiers
South Bend
Henry Eaves
Cottage Grove Avenue
Thirty-ninth Street
Marshall
State Prison and Reformatory
State Pardon Board
Ota Strine
Elkhart County
George T. Anderson
Shelby County
William McQuiston
Johnson County
Muncie
Gerald Ball
Clarence Errenbach
Herschel Roberts
Walter Simms
Michigan City
John Dzuma
Albert Lehig
Rushville
John Innis
Innis
W. H. Gray
Presbyterian Church
Charles Christenson
First Presbyterian Church
Lansing
Laporte
Daniel Neal
Neal
H. B. Darling
State Board of Pardons
Hutchinson
Sullivan
Calvin Smith
Randolph ‘County
Jennie Smith
Flood
Seth As
Ast Eg Rae Gs Oom En le An
Ara Peery
Aes Fae
Phages
Capone
Whittemore Bros. & CO
Albany St
Cambridge
W.F. Young
P.D.F
Temple St
Springfield
South Georgia
A. B. Cook
Fitzgerald, Ga
Nat'l Bank
Bethune
Carter
Charles E. Hires
N. Broad St
Philadelphis, Pa
Daisy Fly Killer
DeKalb Ave
Brooklyn
Defiance
Homestead
Fingredon Ae Santas of
Sandy
J. A. Tracy, Kimball, Nebr
Anacre
Turner
Colfax
Wyhonever Arrow
Coca-Cola
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