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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1921
Page
4
Demand for Tanlac sets unprecedented sales marks with over twenty million bottles sold in six years across the United States and Canada. The medicine is praised for restoring weight, health, and strength in sufferers from stomach, liver, and kidney disorders, indigestion, headaches, and related symptoms. Sold by leading druggists nationwide.
A man notes giving flowers to Grace, his neighbor’s daughter, and teaching her their names. Grace proudly tells her mother on the lawn about the forget me nots and the flowers, highlighting a small, innocent garden exchange.
The projected line from Oodnadatta to Port Darwin will force travelers to endure a bleak desert stretch with little life or interest, making the journey perhaps the dreariest on earth.
A commentator advises planning three vacations annually and taking one trip. The scheme aims to triple the enjoy ment by spreading travel across the year and focusing on a single, chosen destination or experience.
The warning stresses that only Bayer labeled Aspirin is genuine and safe as prescribed for twenty one years. It notes uses for colds headaches neuralgia rheumatism earache toothache lumbago and general pain with twelve tablet tins and larger packs sold by druggists.
A sharp tongued red faced lawyer cross examines a witness about sobriety in a police court sketch. The lawyer presses when the witness was seen entering the Spread Eagle and asks the object of the visit. The witness says the sole aim was to see the lawyer leaving.
To have a clear sweet skin touch pimples redness roughness or itching if any with Cuticura Ointment then bathe with Cuticura Soap and hot water Rinse dry gently and dust on a little Cuticura Talcum to leave a fascinating fragrance on skin Everywhere 25e each.
A folksy appeal urges readers to pay outstanding dues invoking wind and harvest imagery. The call emphasizes collective need and the responsibility of subscribers to settle payments promptly.
Quote suggests appearances deceive, noting that style can mislead observers about a person’s abilities. The line reflects on intelligence versus outward polish and how people may be fooled by attire.
Frederick J. Schneer Jr a Metopolitan Bank clerk was locked in an air tight vault for nearly two hours beneath the Metropolitan building at 23rd Street and Fourth Avenue He was unconscious when saved Bellevue Hospital doctors used a palmotor to revive him He returned home then went to a movie without telling his parents.
Crookston Minnesota Carl I Knutson is charged with murder after his wife, 22, was found beaten to death following daily abuse to punish an alleged indiscretion. Police report bruises and a death blamed on a fall is disputed by investigators led by County Attorney James E Montague.
O. E. Padgett and his wife were convicted of denying medical attention to their four teen-month-old infant in Lynchburg Virginia. Each was sentenced to 90 days in jail. Both are identified as Holy Rollers.
A beer-drinking cat named Cloves was killed by ten greyhounds near a theater where the dogs performed in a act. The incident ties to an old saloon row area and involves a pack of ten hounds attacking the cat.
A father in Peters burg explains to his child how a bad man works. The six year old Mary asks if the bad man burns people and where they go afterward. The father, distracted, repeats that he supposes it happens, ending with the child’s quip about carrying ashes.
A student pretended to read an exciting tale during ancient history causing a classroom uproar. The moment ended with the teacher dryly calling it "interesting history," while the class roared at the mistaken dramatic reading of a sinking boat scene.
The remark suggests a paradox where advice given by others would be ignored if people were forced to follow their own guidance. It implies a critique of how advice is given versus how it is acted upon in practice.
A reflective line notes that personal hindrances largely come from self perceptions rather than external forces. The quote suggests awareness of inner obstacles to progress and the need to illuminate one's own path.
Novelist Katharine Haviland Taylor says she found a desert island of peace in Philadelphia's Hell's Half Acre after apartment hunting by two limousines. She welcomes the retreat as a place for work, saying shooting privileges and a widening vocabulary come with the lease.
A darkey extra on Hal E Road’s lot told Harold Lloyd a tale of woe about items taken. The film star asked if furniture movers took everything, and the response claimed they took all but the sidewalk and promised to return for it.
A humorous exchange about a horse named Niagara and its idiosyncrasies appears in the Louisville Courier-Journal. The quip notes the horse is hard to harness, reflecting light local wit.
A reflective line contrasts lazy men with fools while presenting babies as the essential drivers of the night’s clock. The pith hints at patience and the vital role of innocence in timekeeping and daily life.
A light exchange in a Boston Transcript cartoon caption where Nexdor asks if his planted crop is coming up and Naybor thanks him for allowing chickens to roam freely, preserving a rural humor tone.
A witty exchange about gossip in a theater setting turns into a light moment. The joke contrasts talking behind someone’s back with the setting’s public nature, highlighting humorous social friction.
Reticence toward overt sympathy marks a public stance as officials and citizens weigh responses in a moment of shared sorrow. The approach minimizes display while signaling respectful restraint amid ongoing concern and reflection.
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