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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 02, 1898
Page
5
A veteran motorman describes daily challenges and dangers on the trolley line. He recalls standoffs with beer wagons, hostile passengers and the public's odd motives to sue or be hurt. He notes the need to balance safety with company profits as he navigates rude bystanders and anxious riders.
The fragment reads as a garbled question about belief or existence. No clear events or named entities are identifiable beyond the stray words.
Edward Bok argues that elegance comes from simplicity not spending. A home should develop over time with personal taste, not resemble a showroom. He cautions young couples that true comfort unfolds gradually, not from a single lavish purchase.
Mrs S T Rorer advises on child friendly foods in the Ladies Home Journal. She notes baked apples can be given to children and recommends cooking bananas in a porcelain dish with sugar and water for twenty minutes. Serving should be warm and blackberry jam is highlighted as important nursery food.
For coarse oily skin avoid overheated rooms and sit by the fire too long. To tighten skin and close enlarged pores, apply a massage once or twice daily after washing. A rose petal infusion with white wine vinegar, rosewater, and rectified spirits is suggested for preparation.
Queen Margherita of Italy plans to wear coral jewelry this season to boost an industry that has suffered in recent years. The fashion is expected to spread to London as coral comes in many shades from delicate rose pink to vivid red and could revive dainty filigree settings for pretty, novel pieces appealing to today’s girls.
Instructions describe making a showy taffeta stock from one yard of fabric. Cut into two strips lengthwise, sew ends, line with white ribbon, and add white embroidery or fringe. A standing collar is worn tied around the neck with a loop and ends, hanging long.
A Leisure Hours writer warns against overdoing calisthenics for girls and cautions on proper weights and guidance. Exercise should follow the morning tub, last ten minutes, improve circulation, prevent stooping, and foster erect carriage for athletic English women.
The article notes the Pinzan girl may be pardoned for showing stockings as summer styles heat up. Cotton plaid leg stockings with dark blue tops are cheap and popular, while silk embroidered options in gray with carnation motifs and blue white leg tracings feature colored embroidery and solid heel and toe colors.
A historical overview describes global tooth mutilation practices from blackening teeth in Japan to deliberate extraction of front teeth in Africa and the Americas. It notes caste, slavery signals, and cosmetic staining with colors like red blue and green, including arsenic use and varying beliefs about beauty and value.
Two women ride an avenue car discussing the war and its moral impact. They note distress from the conflict and its influence on a husband and a child who vows to fight Spaniards, while a father excuses the boy’s swearing as not wrong. Washington, Tariff?
A humorous domestic dialogue recalls a family viewing soldiers marching off to war. Johnnie recounts his parents talking of patriotism, with the mother asserting a wish to join battle while the father quips about a nurse’s role and her fear of an empty gun, ending in lighthearted reproach.
A Jefferson City contractor Herman Eveler credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with reversing after effects of lagrippe. After years of illness and failed treatments, Eveler reports restored health, renewed energy, and resumed business activity. Notary Adam Poutzsong confirms sworn statement dated May 24, 1897. The ad asserts pills cure post influenza debility and various blood related illnesses.
The policy of this country regarding foreign complications seems likely to remain conservative. The Monroe doctrine will be sustained, but patience and prudence in official quarters will restrain public opinion. The advised remedy for rheumatic and malarial sufferers is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters which also cures kidney complaint and dyspepsia.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a sleep friendly, non stimulant drink that resembles coffee in taste and appearance. It claims Grain-O nourishes and cheers, suitable for nervous persons, youths, and children, and available from grocers for five cents to ten cents.
A fragment from the Chicago Times suggests giving a woman a book on chafing dish cookery to evoke comfort and the idea that there is no place like home. The remark reflects era slang and domestic literary humor.
A compact aphorism contrasts wealth with joy, noting money cannot ensure life satisfaction while suggesting riches may secure elegance or status. The line plays on established sayings about happiness vs wealth, offering a cautious view of material success.
One hundred dollars reward offered for catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio endorsers attest to Cheney's honesty after 15 years in business. Cure taken internally acts on blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Testimonials free. Hall's Family Pills praised. The gift of silence quoted from Ram's Horn.
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