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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 14, 1910
Page
5
In Gotham and Yonkers local chatter touches on music and etiquette as residents discuss a cornet performance and comments about neighboring culture. The fragment hints at public discourse in notes and correspondence segments.
Becker notes the St Louis exposition was cheaper to attend than Paris while questioning how to judge which exposition was better.
Dissolve Allen's Foot Tabs in water to relieve soreness smarting tenderness and foot odor. They refresh feet and soothe weariness sweating and inflamed feet. For daylong comfort shake Allen's Foot-Ease powder into shoes. Sold everywhere 25c samples mailed free. Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy N Y
A woman with a pronounced squint visits a stylish photographer. He notes a shy eye and asks to take a profile portrait, calling the gaze both artful and natural, as Beacon records the scene.
A testimonial endorses Semely pad cases for eczema and skin wounds, claiming high satisfaction with its curative value and superior results.
The tale shows Midas at a career peak where all he touches turns to gold. His entourage fears the wealth, but Midas mocks concerns and jokes about future touch, hinting at forward looking economic ideas in a playful antiquated voice.
The British steamer Bt. Nicholas from Antwerp May 3 arrived in port with a six day fire in the hold. Smoke and flames were first seen June 23 at latitude 14.51 south longitude 96.59 west. Voluntary crews fought below deck under intense heat and smoke. Lifeboats were provisioned as flames spread to lower holds. After five days the blaze was subdued with an estimated damage of 500000 dollars, largely insured.
New York report says three trainmen were killed when New York Central northbound Express 59 derailed near Newton Hook nine miles north of Hudson. Engine and baggage car jumped track. six Pullmans left rails but stayed upright. Engineer Tyndall crushed beneath engine and died. Passengers unharmed. Cause cited: engine struck a freight-car door fallen on track.
The river steamer Cape Girardeau struck a snag and sank at Turkey Island, 50 miles south of St. Louis. Ninety passengers, many women and children, were aboard and all were saved, walking ashore on the gangplank and later taken to St. Louis by train.
President Taft urged William Loeb Jr. to accept the Republican gubernatorial nomination in New York this fall. Loeb preferred to finish his duties as collector of the port but, before leaving Burgess Point, he assured the president he would accept if the demand persisted.
Theodore Brown found an old jug in the attic of the Lewis homestead west of Crooksville Ohio containing 1500 dollars in gold and old coins. The Lewis heirs will attempt to wrest it from him.
A fragmented Sacramento report notes a Chico resident named Antone Rochi making two attempts at death by own action using an unspecified method. Police and medical responders were involved, with no clear outcome documented in the readable text.
A Portland reader describes severe swelling and kidney issues that improved after using Doan's Kidney Pills. The ad cites Doan's sales by Foster Milburn Co of Buffalo NY, priced 50 cents per box.
Mr Parvenue asks if they will attend church. Mrs Parvenue declines due to a headache. Mr Parvenue suggests sending the butler so the family is represented.
The piece argues that strong advertising alone cannot sell worthless goods and cites Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a true merit-based success. It warns buyers to beware of lookalike fake tablets and never accept substitutes for well advertised national products.
The village organist secures a piano for the concert from Farmer Hayseed who agrees to lend it if labeled Pyemer by Hayseed. Mrs Hayseed quips she hopes they find all the notes they want implying past wiring woes with the old planner.
Daniel W. Field a Boston shoe manufacturer and Harvard entrant at forty five extols economy as essential to wealth not niggardliness. He cites old William Brewster of Sag Harbor who would not buy oysters because he could not eat shells in illustrating his point.
A short satirical note mocks the idea of hereditary power. a comical line portrays a gullible elder as a poor caregiver unable to manage a baby, while praising the mother’s strong resemblance to the child.
The Emporia Gazette frames the tension between editorial freedom and advertiser influence. It notes owners, as business men, must balance customer support with independence, arguing some newspapers are subsidized or controlled by outside interests while others defend courage and independence despite patronage.
A reader critiques a new glossy poetry issue that imitates Kipling and relies on rhyme. The writer laments the lack of quality verse and jokes about quitting poetry, moving toward practical work and dismissing magazine poetry as junk.
An advertising notice promotes Coca-Cola as cooling and refreshing at soda fountains and in bottles. It offers a 2c stamp booklet titled The Truth About Coca-Cola and a Coca-Cola Baseball Record Book for 1910 containing Casey At The Bat and league schedules.
Real Reform quotes Knickerbocker suggesting a municipal program begins with an auto and then establishes a dedicated office to handle it. The exchange outlines a sequence prioritizing transportation initiative before creating a formal department.
An old classified style blurb touts Marine Eye Salve for red itching eyelids cysts styes and falling eyelashes with trial size tubes and a Chicago company contact. Also promotes Dr Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for digestion liver and bowels with sugar coated granules and a remark about the wealthy clinging to longevity.
After a fifteen month absence Colonel Theodore Roosevelt disembarked at Hoboken and toured New York in White Steamers and Gasoline Trucks. He refused interviews but showed keen interest in public affairs as he traveled to Mrs. Robinson's Fifth Avenue home and Oyster Bay. The White vehicles carried the party through a brisk reception, church visit, and a clambake at Travers Island with Rough Riders in attendance.
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