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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 24, 1919
Page
7
A Sol shevist derides the firing of the Chairman as an insult to a revered principle. The anarchist quotes the opening order saying the meeting will come to order, highlighting the volatile exchange at the gathering.
An advertisement advises rubbing Cuticura Ointment on itchy scalp and dandruff spots, then washing with Cuticura Soap and hot water next morning. It promotes making these products part of daily toilet preparations for clear skin and soft hands.
Readers learn Arena Vicinato on Lake Maggiore blends travel appeal with history. It notes Milan rail access, corn plantations, Angero castle in the northeast, Borromeos lineage, Garibaldi guest at Hotel Real, and Ruskin remarks about views and hills shaping Turner’s Lake Maggiore canvas.
The exchange notes locust eating as okay but questions honey sources. A car backed into beehives, releasing very mad bees, prompting consideration of honey in the backyard.
When war demands action the phrase a cat in the sun feels out of place. The line notes that a man pressed for funds is typically sent away from frontline duties.
The column surveys advances from around the world including a spring gun cue ball in billiards, Madrid subway substructures, Danish capital building a Siamese cement plant near Bangkok, a beans cleaning patent, Australian rain patterns, Kansas City saddle for firefighters, mangrove bark tanning material, unsinkable hollow metal boat floats, Tasmania hydroelectric expansion, tailors’ shoulder angle measurer, Philippine high grade asphalin deposits, and a multi position bed chair hybrid.
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cheap, painless way to remove corns and calluses. It promises immediate relief and effortless lifting of the corn or callus with a few drops from a tiny bottle sold at drug stores.
In a terse exchange a witness describes themselves as an itinerant musician and denies time served when questioned by the lawyer. The dialogue reveals a sharp, informal accusatory tone during the proceedings.
An advertisement for Vader-Balm from E. W. Vacher Inc of New Orleans touts rapid relief for summer colds nervous headache and superficial inflammation. It promises free samples or 225c tubes for 50c stamps and warns against imitations.
A collage of rural humor questions politics and manners from Ralph L. Crosman via Farm Life. Critics attack tobacco reform while clergy and farmers debate decency and modernity. The piece contrasts old fashioned courting with fast car era vanity and social change.
A historical note describes Santail Indians purchasing brides with about 100 rupees plus gifts of new saris or shawls. Widows cost half the price due to beliefs about the afterlife. Courting men sometimes mark a woman's forehead with red paint to claim marriage, reflecting local customs.
A Pittsburgh man warns extravagance harms America for the neighbors. He recounts a winter night tale of a man waking to a wife returning to bed and a slammed front door to mislead neighbors into thinking they had attended the opera, highlighting social pressure to appear affluent.
In a playful exchange Mr Comrox explains he will stay in the city to write daily letters home about the heat while his family enjoys a summer resort with his mother and sisters.
A wry remark contrasts clandestine tricks with straightforward practice in the wholesale pickle trade. The speaker dismisses rumors of deceit and highlights a plain, businesslike approach.
A saying notes that a man with blisters on his hands will have little on his conscience, implying work or toil shapes moral awareness.
A tale from the exchange column contrasts idle money with work, praising good cows and warning that Bolshevism follows bad governance. Peter Tumbledown sells barnyard manure but finds no supply for his fields after learning he loses money selling it to neighbors.
Queen Marys army auxiliary corps to be maintained in postwar army structure. Miss Bell Morton to oversee Mrs Betty Inchs retrial on extortion charges at the Tombs. Mrs Herbert Wadsworth named horse husbandry specialist in USDA. Every Philadelphia marine to receive a tree in his honor on Broad Street or the Parkway. The Womens Royal Air Force of England numbered 23000 at armistice. Atlanta club women push to end after 630 phone calls except for urgent cases. Twelve militant suffragette pickets travel to New York for a Carnegie Hall meeting.
A playful remark on romance and life’s rough patches as two speakers joke about love’s twists and the bumps along the way. The lines mix Shakespearean wit with casual modern sentiment in a lighthearted exchange.
A brief aphorism notes that appearance often signals financial strain. It suggests dress and grooming may reveal a person’s economic standing or debt burden, implying observers can gauge wealth or insolvency from attire.
A minister is visited by a girl who sketches him but finds the result unflattering. She compares her drawing with the real man, laments the likeness, and humorously suggests adding a tail to make it a dog.
Shoppers who save up for emergencies tend to spend quickly at the first sign of foggy conditions, turning planned reserves into immediate purchases rather than waiting for clear skies.
Advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules for kidney relief. Warns of nervousness dizziness back pain and sleeplessness as signs of kidney trouble. Claims worldwide use and money back guarantee if no relief. Imported from Holland and sold in sealed packages in drug stores.
An elderly London woman remarks she would pay a thousand pounds for a boy like Tommy but has no children. Tommy questions the amount and offers to hold her hand for sixpence, reflecting a whimsical exchange from Blighty.
A humorous dialogue proposes traffic reform with pedestrians in streets and streetcars elevated above wires. Automobiles would stay on sidewalks, and trollies would run beneath the elevated cars, while machines are parked in stores.
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