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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
4
Miss Molly aged twelve defends buying three pairs of gloves without permission claiming necessity. Parent condemns the act as wrong while Molly assures costs were charged, reflecting a domestic dispute cited by the New York Evening Post.
A local report notes rising meat prices as a commentary on economic change. The piece contrasts past and present earning power and references a public concern over affordability for households.
An Irishman named Pat asks a farmer to transport his great coat to a market town. The farmer agrees but wonders how he will reclaim the garment. Pat assures him he will remain inside the coat, making retrieval unlikely.
Physicians warn against harmful dyes as Hay Hair Health claims to restore natural color via airborne element. It guarantees harm free results with druggists refund if it fails. Promises to prevent new gray hairs, strengthen scalp and hair, with price options 25c 50c and 1.00 dollars. Philo Hay Specialties Co Newark NJ. The earliest life insurance policy date is cited as June 15 1583.
A clipped line notes that not only the winner may boast after a boxing bout. The author remarks that even the defeated can wear a swaggering air, suggesting pride is not limited to victors.
Visitors, especially physicians, tour the Rockefeller Institute for Medical Research on Sixty sixth Street and Avenue A New York. Directed by Dr Simon Flexner the institute parallels the Pasteur Institute in Paris and pursues innovative treatments through careful observation and trial on human patients with difficult diseases.
A compact survey notes changing apparel from hoopskirts to hobble and flowing dresses, recalls underhand pitching, croquet, rugby, vaudeville, and bicycle clubs. It traces shifts from past decades to the present, ending with a speculative nod to tomorrow.
A collection of quips on manners and morals from the Indianapolis Star, including jokes about spoony lovers, board of health, debt, drinking, letter postscript, church attendance, deception, sharpening pencils, canoe paddling, wives steering, pennies and heirs, blue laws, and Sunday kisses.
Mrs Martha Seavey from Unionville Missouri writes that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her female troubles severe weakness nervous spells and loss of appetite after doctors failed. She urges other women to try the medicine and notes the company holds letters on file as proof of effectiveness.
Purvey text promotes CARTER'S LITTLE LIVER PILLS as gentle on the liver and bowel. It touts relief for constipation sick headache and indigestion. Mentions lacrosse as of pure Red Indian origin and urges small pill small dose small price with signature.
A fragment shows repeated slogan about drinking Denison's Coffee for health. A brief exchange mentions a visitor hungry and a child questioning dinner time, with a tone of domestic chatter. The lines resemble an old advertisement or dialogue with casual, conversational framing.
Advertises Casticura Soap and Ointment as purifying skin scalp and hair emollients. Encourages free sample by mail with book. Requests a postcard to Cuticura Dept XY Boston. Sold nationwide.
A fleshy woman complains she lost a dollar at a matinee and angrily recalls looking for it. Her husband asks if she looked well, and she responds with a sharp self-deprecating line about her appearance during the search.
In a late night exchange near the hall clock, one asks what work is there at this hour. The reply describes arbitration efforts to prevent a disastrous strike, signaling urgent labor peace talks underway.
The Dallas News commentary laments a nation quick to war and prophets lacking honor abroad. It urges young men to seek more than luck, noting abundant statistics being gathered in pursuit of guidance.
Illinois man proclaims he built a monument with Postum after coffee caused indigestion headaches and constipation. He reports improved appetite digestion and sleep and credits leaving coffee for his recovery. Brand details and price ranges follow as an advertising note.
A Kansas City Star note offers succinct maxims in capsule form about appearance and character. It jokes that bandy legs or bandy words reflect judgment and mocks self making fashion habits and the lazy worker presuming all good jobs are gone.
A quirky excerpt defines motorometry as the shortest distance between two points and notes the price of a whole motor car is twenty one times the sum of its parts. It jokes that all motor cars are not the same, or agents would have nothing to discuss.
An admiral at Newport recounts a sea side tale at a garden party about abstinence and a humorous misnaming. Old Stingee offers a cooling draft by opening a window as a sea breeze blows, prompting a smile from his guest George.
A witty exchange describes a touring car speeding to the station to catch an eight o clock train. The reply reveals the driver sent the cook to the station in the big machine to ensure she did not miss her train. The speaker then departs to see a doctor about indigestion.
Prof. J. L. Henderson of Harvard calls for freeing young men from clothing styles and warns against modern fiction and literature. He says American youth cannot converse and merely talks, not engages in meaningful dialogue.
The passage names three generations at the conservatory entrance. The ruddy elder with hair stands for the father, the thin haired man is the son, and the bald man is the grandson, as described in National Monthly.
A playful exchange shows a child mistaking Thursday for Friday while eagerly anticipating a Saturday trip with Uncle George to the drug store to buy a sundae. The dialogue captures simple family moments and weekend anticipation.
A reader quotes Jones claiming the war will end on a specified date. The note asks which end is meant and questions timing.
A Warsaw battlefield tale dubbed the Battle of the Mill details five days of brutal river crossing attempts between Russian and Austrian troops. A moonlit river reveals a dead sentry and a Hessian ghost fright that triggers a fatal heart failure, described by a regimental surgeon as Death from fright.
The article recounts caves across Mexico containing skulls and bones of ancient inhabitants and later peoples. Natives fear entry, warning visitors of evil if the dead are disturbed. Peons report murders and wicked acts reenacted in the terrified witness’s sight, with the king of darkness a constant fear.
A speaker argues against woman suffrage claiming women lack intellect for state problems while others counter with support for voting rights. The exchange highlights gendered assumptions in political debates of the era.
A fragmented line appears to depict a tense exchange about a reference or grip on a situation. The dialogue mentions Bridget-Feine and a poker, suggesting a bluff or control dynamic in a strained moment. The readable text is partial and lacks clear who or where.
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