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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 13, 1911
Page
4
A promoter and manager discuss selling American rights to broadcast an unprecedented wedding at which the groom’s lordship agrees to a down payment of 10 000 and 40 percent of gross receipts. The plan includes hiding a machine among altar flowers to film the ceremony.
A city pastor faces a noisy challenge as a new parishioner joins and the couple's differing views lead to an unusual court of silence. The wife offers a quiet solution ensuring her husband will not sing when she attends.
In Chattanooga a local man recalls an elderly Black man with a gun sore arm. He explains he and others shoot into trees, then cut them down to sell the bulleted trunks to northern buyers as relics of Lookout Mountain’s war era.
A Philadelphia boy story shows a grandson in deep thought as a grandfather offers a nickel then a quarter to reveal his thoughts. The boy finally explains he is thinking about earning money without working, prompting payment.
A brief quip notes anxiety over locating the South Pole as future expeditions would end. The punchline: once found, there will be no more expeditions to search for it, implying cost savings.
A fragmentary note mentions women and decoration in a scene about engagement and a pacifying role, with unclear context and few readable details.
A writer recalls two years of study to finish a new play with four acts full of thrill and wit. A Broadway producing manager agrees to read it, then a loud noise wakes the author as he lies in bed. The Chicago Record-Herald reports the anecdote.
Two households on one street may share a name and space yet differ in tastes and beliefs. Daily cohabitation exposes true temperaments beyond courtship dreams. Mutual understanding grows when couples live together and uphold fixed principles of honor justice and fidelity.
The Designer contrasts two forms of child etiquette. Natural, high minded manners prevail among unspoiled youngsters, while a cruel artificial snobbery arises from wealth and fear of difference. Strong character and a sweet temper help a child overcome social barriers.
The eminent actress tells a reporter she cannot approve the fashion of regular photogra phs by many in her profession. She argues stage work does not justify exposing faces to the public and she smiles as she shares a recent photo.
The piece discusses hospitality's two faces the host and the guest and emphasizes cheerfulness readiness to join plans and even wash dishes. It praises the adaptable person as most valued by hosts and notes guests leave memories beyond monetary cost citing a Philadelphia Press remark.
An Englishwoman recalls a quaint story where a factory girl could not write yet managed to answer a marriage proposal herself by creating an impressive capital I with a tuft of wool to resemble the letter wall. The tale shows simple ingenuity and charm from long ago.
A wealthy New York society woman grows involved in city missionary work in a congested East Side district. She faces gossip from neighbors at the Moriarty tenement, where Mrs. Moriarty notes the curious inquiries about the woman’s identity.
During the royal era Sir Henry Ponsonby crafted polite thank you notes. A Windsor garden party troupe of performing geese received a letter from the queen expressing thanks for their visit and wishes for safe and healthy travel to London.
Arthur bragged about many house servants and a chain operated house. He explains that guests can get a drink, raise a window, or go upstairs by pulling a chain. The humor lies in his pride over the mechanical convenience.
Fragmentary note shows a person promising an assured meal and mentions Mary inviting friends to come today to dine. The casual tone hints at a domestic or social gathering without clear names, places, or dates.
The text details brick 2 inches thick and plastering to hold water. It references work to be of manlike construction and cites JOHN s RECKTENWALL, Clerk, by order of the Board.
Legal notice in LaPorte Indiana warns defendants unnamed or unknown spouses and heirs to appear by September 6 1911 to answer the complaint in the Sarah OBrien vs Walter Wilson et al case. The notice lists many deceased or unknown parties and states the action aims to quiet title to real estate. court affidavit confirms nonresidence of defendants. Judge George Link issues the order.
Dr Cox offers Barbed Wire Liniment guaranteed to heal without a blemish or money back. 50c and 1.00 sizes for fresh wounds old sores sore backs burrs and bruises 25c for family use. Also Dr Cox Painless Blister guaranteed to cure spavin ringbone curb sweeney splint puffiness or any enlargement of bone or muscle or money refunded. 50c. For sale by all druggists.
Summer amusements surge in Chicago as Riverview Exposition attracts about 200000 visitors on two Sundays and a holiday. The park touts half a million dollar productions Monitor and Merrimac and Creation with lectures, thrilling rides, concerts by top bands, and extensive green grounds.
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