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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 06, 1912
Page
4
A humorous ad style line extols Garfield Tea as an unrivaled herb remedy for costiveness and sluggishness, claiming the best solutions lie within reach though often overlooked. The quotation from Longfellow-like wording frames the product as a simple domestic cure.
Mrs J G Phelps Stokes Rose Pastor spoke at a New York dinner on the value of education. She warned that many poor people spend their second childhood in the almshouse because they spent their first learning instead of learning.
Mrs Willis and Mrs Gillis debate marriages of younger women to men like a Highupp girl to Mr Bullion and Miss Munney to a chauffeur. They call it infatuation and question societal norms.
In Weber Fields dressing room Joe Weber and George Behan play checkers. Weber teases Behan about training him for his role, claiming nightly wins before entrance. Behan retorts that he owes 1 dollar 90 cents in 12 weeks and would be glad to collect.
Privileged visitors viewed a private menagerie where a toothless lion tiger and worn wolf shared a cage with a small lamb. When asked how long the animals lived together the showman said about twelve months and added the lamb must be renewed periodically.
A Ft Worth man attributes bilious temperament and malaria to coffee and tea and credits Postum with his recovery. He recalls years of illness, stopping coffee and drinking Postum led to weight gain, absence of malarial episodes, and improved health.
Members of the Indiana branch of the United National Association of Postoffice Clerks convened in Indianapolis and adopted a plan to move the annual gathering from Memorial Day to July 4. They urged higher salaries, civil service for assistant postmasters, and eight hour work, plus a sick benefit and Central States Postal Association. Elected officers include Milton B. Huffman president and A C Porter delegate to Boston. They approved next year’s convention for Logansport on July 4, 1913.
The Indiana Bankers Association group five held its annual Rockville gathering with key talks by Purdue’s G J Christie on cooperation between bankers and farmers, Dick Miller of Indianapolis on bankers and the business community, and leaders Andrew Smith and Earl S Gwin on organization. David Coulter of Frankfort was elected president.
The Indiana Nature Study club at its Indianapolis gathering urged Florida to enact laws protecting the robin. The bird winters in Florida and surrounding states and is treated as food by some. Officers were elected and a paper on The Birds of Colorado was read by Mrs. Charles Pickering. Eves presented an original sonnet for Buzzard's Roost. Librarians to Meet in Indianapolis June 5 with sessions at branch library No 6.
The fragment suggests Governor Marshall plans a political bid, aiming to mobilize support for a presidential run. Details are sparse, but implied timing centers on a campaign launch by Marshall. The report mentions a decisive push toward national leadership.
The Indiana Board of Health reports typhoid fever and tuberculosis are being analyzed by exhaustive county by county death statistics from 1902 to 1911. Officials say better sanitation and public health work cut typhoid mortality in 1911, promising ongoing battles against diphtheria and other diseases.
A two day session in Indianapolis will organize the Indiana branch of the National Congress of Mother and Parent-Teacher Associations under Mrs. Orville T. Bright of Chicago. The event includes a Thursday reception at the YWCA, a mass meeting with speakers Dr. C. S. Woods J C Collicott Mrs. Bright and Miss Adelaide S Baylor, and a Friday round-table on branch organization led by Mrs. Eliza A Blaker and Miss Anna Brockhausen with a committee led by Mrs. John E Higdon arranging the event.
The Indianapolis board of health announced exam results for medical interns at city hospital and city dispensary listing E. L. Lingeman H. W. Miller Virgil Gordon J. S. Rob gen Charles E. Irvin C. D. Green J. S. Nixon Clyde C. Butler I. O. Sholty and Garner N. Druley. Articles of incorporation filed include South Gary Home Investment Gary real estate and bond dealers capital 10000 Evansville Savings and Loan Association capital 100000 Bruner Manufacturing Marion to operate a general machine shop capital 1000 Hilleller company Indianapolis.
The exchange recalls a night when Grace questioned Jack after his proposal and he acknowledged the moment as the last time she saw him act so.
James Greenman of Ionia Michigan says Doan's Kidney Pills cured his kidney illness without surgery. He suffered back pain urinary weakness dizziness and depression and lost 450 pounds. After one box he passed a half inch stone and forty more stones later. He recovered and was as well as ever. Doan's Kidney Pills 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A fragment recalls a strained marriage as Buggs storms through the home. The wife questions her husband’s behavior while she maintains quiet authority, revealing tension and power dynamics within the domestic scene.
The dialogue notes a sister with a six foot tall beau and another line stating she has many beaux without end, implying a lively social scene and romantic attention surrounding the sister.
A historical advertisement promotes Marine Eye Remedy for red or watery eyes and granular lids. It claims preparation by oculists not patent medicine, with a two cent per bottle price and aseptic tubes sold by Chicago Marine Eye Remedy Co. through druggists.
A witty remark notes Wombat’s shift from laziness to hard work under a new management. His latest wife is described as demanding costly purchases, explaining the change in behavior.
A 19th century advertisement claims over five million free samples of Allen’s Foot Ease are given annually to prove the product’s merit. The antiseptic powder is shaken into shoes to relieve tired, aching, swollen feet. Sample free by writing Allen 5 Olmsted Le Roy New York.
The Paxton Toilet Co promotes Paxtine Antiseptic as a superior mouth care product. Clean, wholesome mouth and sweet breath are claimed benefits, with availability at druggists for 25 cents a box or postpaid by sending payment to Boston, Massachusetts.
Garfield Tea is described as beneficial for liver and kidney troubles, biliousness, and constipation, with claims it helps humanity globally.
A leap year tale shows a bachelor facing a mean prank as a girl promises to become like a brother to him, stirring playful tension and social expectations.
A historical note describes Mrs Whaslow’s Soothing Syrup claimed to ease teething pain in children. The excerpt states the product softens gums reduces inflammation and allays pain with a single bottle noted.
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