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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1907
Page
4
A hurried summons led to the discovery of an elderly woman dead, her hand closed as the man retrieved the fee she had provided. He murmured that she remained sensible to the last. The grim moment centers on the fee and the abrupt passing.
A vintage pitch touts Adlen’s Foot-Kase as a century-long trusted foot powder. It claims cleanliness healing and antiseptic effects with the promise of curing while you walk. It cites 30 000 testimonials and warns against imitations and Raven’s Foot-use selections.
An assortment of old ad copy and quips covers liquor warning to Indians and car use, Defiance starch benefits, a 16 oz package price, moral proverbs, Turkish cigarettes, and tobacco ads. It also includes a Peoria factory reference and a teething syrup claim.
A Missouri Brigade member of the Knights of Pythias third battalion endorses Dean's Kidney Pills, claiming personal experience with kidney medicines. Advertisement notes 50 cents per box, sold by Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo New York, with dealers carrying the product.
A Yonkers Statesman quote recalls a street money request with a sharp reply. An advertisement touts smooth Iron and Defiance Starch promising home laundry results with proper stiffness and no sticking to the iron.
Dialog from a domestic scene shows Mrs Wedderly sighing over Miss Ellerleigh’s marriage. Mrs Wedderly notes the new husband but suggests the bride may still crave a single wish. The exchange highlights social expectations and witty restraint.
Large limestone deposits along the Tombigbee River in Alabama could sustain a cement plant for a century. The vast resource promises long term supply, with potential regional economic impact on mining and construction sectors.
A farm ad pitches Krause's Headache Capsules available at Draggists. Norman Lichty Mig. Co. of Des Moines is listed. The item targets men who need money to hire labor for farming tasks.
A healthful vibrant woman brings brightness to family life while poor health depresses mood and energy. Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is advertised as the cure for female troubles including irregularities, backache, and nervous prostration, with testimonials from New York City users praising rapid improvement and urging others to seek Mrs. Pinkham's free advice.
Karl Hall a young Washington law professor was sentenced to death in Karlsruhe after a five day trial for murdering Frau Molitor. mobs opposed to the Molitor family clashed with infantry and police as crowds gathered around the courthouse, arrests were made, and several persons were reported wounded.
Viscount Hayashi the Japanese foreign minister calls his Seoul trip an excursion during government holidays. He says the abdication of the emperor occurred on arrival in Seoul and surprised his plans. He notes Marquis Ito and Japan had no part in the abdication.
Hovhanes Tarshanjian, wealthy Armenian rug trader and Persian commissioner to the 1893 Chicago World’s Fair, was shot in the back on East Seventeenth Street near Union Square as he stepped from his store. The assailant, an Armenian asked by police, said he travelled from Chicago to kill him for refusing to fund an Armenian revolution against Turkish rule.
New York report says 45 year old lawyer and ex manager of Brown Ryan Williams broker branch, A Lansing Baird, committed suicide by shooting himself under a tree in Central Park on Monday after three months missing. Police had previously sought him on a warrant for passing worthless checks.
Gil Blas reports a former private secretary to Justice Minister H. Guyot Dessaigne ran a corrupt scheme selling offices decorations and pardons. The paper promises to publish the names of parties Tuesday and lists several implicated figures including Guyot Dessaigne and related associates.
Two heat related deaths were recorded in Valparaiso Indiana on Monday. Lawrence Petrovitch a railroad employee was overcome at work and died in hospital. Mrs George Wolf also collapsed and died.
A second victim died after a Monday crash in New York as authorities investigated the auto incident. Police reported the deceased and other injured were taken to area hospitals with non life threatening wounds.
A New York clergyman recounts Mrs Crosby in Bridgeport sharing a tale of children misunderstanding biblical metaphors. Willis refuses revenge after a thrashing and offers a pie to Jack Jones instead. Jones accepts then strikes again, prompting a second pie gift and further mischief.
Alonzo Smith of Skowhegan preserves a musket once carried by Riley Smith at Bunker Hill. The family relic traces from Riley Smith to David and Sylvester Smith, then to Sylvester’s grandson and finally to Alonzo. The gun remains in working order aside from a missing flint.
The London Tribune reports Reverend Mark Guy Pearse using a Cornish dialect joke to illustrate humor. He recalls a meeting with a vote of thanks where a proposer praised his Cornish knowledge, prompting a quip about being a minor until age 21 and mining work.
The passage argues that truth depends on honesty and repeated truthful discourse. It suggests truthful people aim to avoid deception, while lax individuals who devalue truth become inaccurate. It cites Sir Walter Scott’s idea that proper education includes fishing and telling the truth.
Aberdeen authorities fitted two large street department brushes to a tramcar to sweep streets at night. The adjustable brushes sweep widths from seven to 14 feet and the experiment proved satisfactory for utilizing idle tramway equipment.
Wheat sowing finished by May 30 with 85 percent planted by May 20 and coarser grains in higher acreage. Oats up 12 percent, barley 19 percent, flax 138 percent from 1906. Five million bushels of wheat held from last year, with 96 million produced in 1906 in Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta and expectations of a larger crop this year.
The Washington Post reports that among the people greeting the President at Oyster Bay a woman who carried two children and led another drew the most attention. The note praises a capable woman who would command attention anywhere.
In Washington a United States immigration commissioner recalls a Swedish woman who faced eviction after hardship. The man offered rent relief if she kissed him, but she refused saying she and her husband could not pay rent yet would not surrender dignity.
A Fulton Oswego County reader recounts a year and a half old girl with severe eczema turning yellow and ulcerous near the eye. After three doctors failed, Cuticura Remedies costing one dollar led to dramatic improvement in eight months, though eyesight could not be restored.
A soap millionaire and an actor manager discuss advertising and print media. The manager favors newspapers for announcements while the soap magnate prefers press coverage, noting readers of daily papers are future soap buyers. Defiance Starch promises stronger, thinner use for laundry stiffness.
The foreign-born Bohemians in the United States in 1906 are estimated at 517,300 with 40,000 in New York and 48,000 in Texas. The remainder are scattered across the west and southwest, and about half reside in large cities. FITS St Vitus Dance and Nervous Diseases claims are noted with a free trial bottle offer for a nerve restorer.
Quote by Lowell emphasizes that genuine achievement requires deep personal sincerity in dealing with oneself. It argues that without inner honesty, one cannot produce significant work or merit.
The notice describes Lewis' Factory in Peoria Illinois offering a Single Binder straight 5c cigar made of rich mellow tobacco. The short item highlights the product and the Peoria source without additional details.
A concise aphorism on male motivation and leisure, noting that freedom from work often shapes choices and enthusiasm. The remark implies men pursue tasks beyond necessity when not engaged by income duties.
A fragmentary passage notes Count Andrassy reading a recent document in the Austrian council of ministers. The Austrian president jokes about Andrassy’s fingerprint impression on the document while dialogue hints at political intrigue and endorsements. The rest is a random editorial aside about starch products and a quote praising aging virtue.
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