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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1911
Page
4
The Professor notes a brick will absorb a quart of water. The Pugilist retorts that his brother is no brick. The Professor asks for clarification, and the Pugilist jokes he never absorbed that much water in his life.
Mrs Violet Cole of Philadelphia recalls eight years of eczema with sleepless nights and sores. After using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent her family, including three children, recovered from eczema and ringworm. She praises the remedies and notes free skin disease book from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston.
Parson Johnson hugs a prized lamb and a popular young woman in a church incident. Brudder Johnson is put on trial. A deacon recalls the shepherd image with a lamb in his arms. The meeting ends with a resolution to switch to a ram lamb for future public demonstrations.
A New England woman and her southern cousin discuss rail fare. She calls five cents per mile extortion while the southern cousin notes it costs about thirty-five cents per hour, illustrating differing fare perspectives on a short branch railway.
A young businesswoman shares how Grape Nuts helped her overcome nervous prostration and dyspepsia after medical advice advised rest. She details improved health from the cereal and describes a noon lunch combining Grape Nuts with cream and fruit, turning a plain meal into a satisfying, healthful option.
Indianapolis reports Sons of Veterans led by Ben Harrison Camp No 356 and Max J Young plan a state wide petition to the Indiana General Assembly for a law forbidding forms of amusement for monetary gain on Memorial Day. Organizers aim to circulate through G A R camps and veterans groups with thousands of copies to educators and workers across Indiana. The drive follows veterans calls to keep Memorial Day as an educational day honoring fallen soldiers.
Dr J P Simonds of the state health laboratory outlined blank reporting forms for cases where rabies germs are found in animal brains sent to the lab. Reports go to local health officers, showing six months of examined specimens and those testing positive, with attached sections from an Acts 1911 provision on muzzling and quarantining dogs during outbreaks and authorizing police to kill unmu zzled dogs.
State convention resolutions reaffirm loyalty to the government and the Postal Service, commend the competitive examination foundation, and demand restoration of workers removed without charges or defense rights under the civil service rules. The Indiana delegation urges restoration of rights and positions for affected postal employees.
The new bureau of inspection will begin operation by June 15, per plans from the governor's office. Elliott R. Hooton, John F. Gallivan, and John J. Walsh have been named to supervise the three departments and met at the governor’s office to discuss tentative plans for appointing subordinates. Letters have been sent.
The New York Commercial notes Western Canada offers land from 8 to 18 dollars per acre with rising values as homesteads fill the rail belt. It cites Grand Trunk Pacific corridor lands suitable for grain mixed farming and livestock, predicting 50 to 100 dollars per acre as adoption of mixed farming grows. It highlights strong education, liberal government support, and social opportunities for newcomers in Winnipeg Saskatoon and Edmonton.
A fragmentary quip displays a courtroom like misrepresentation dispute where one speaker accuses another of selling a repeater gun. The other retorts that an echoing place explains the joke. The exchange reads as a humorous vaudeville style tease in dialogue form.
An advertisement touts SPOHN'S DISTEMPER as a universal remedy for distemper in horses of all ages and in dogs and other animals. It asserts the product cured cases and was bottle guaranteed, with sales through a local seller named Jane.
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An advertisement asserts that Dean's Kidney Pills cured a reader's kidney pain after doctors said recovery was unlikely. The copy claims dramatic improvement and no further trouble since, urging readers to buy the product from druggists and stores for 50 cents, Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, N. Y.
Clark Howell of Atlanta relays a case about an elderly darky in Georgia charged with stealing chickens. The defendant, defended by a young attorney, was found guilty beyond doubt and given a severe sentence. Upon sentencing the man thanked the judge and quipped that he expected to be hanged.
A summer soda advertisement promotes Coca Cola as delicious refreshing thirst quenching. It markets soda fountains and bottled drinks at five cents and invites readers to request a free booklet from The Coca Cola Company in Atlanta Georgia detailing what Coca Cola is and why it is wholesome.
Quote dialogue from Nagget and Mrs Nagget about marriage roles and value shaping a wife’s behavior toward her husband. The passage highlights a grim view of domestic expectations and sacrificial dynamics within marriage.
An advert urges mothers to inspect every bottle of Castoria for the signature and warns it has been in use for over 30 years. The product is promoted as a safe remedy for infants and children and urged for child relief.
A child recalls going to the circus with his father after being asked by his mother if he had attended. The exchange shows family influence and a simple domestic moment from a past day.
Advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Hase antiseptic powder for tired aching feet. Claims relief for swollen and nervous feet, offers a free sample by mailing to Allen 3 Olmated Le Roy New York. Ends with a Prince Leopold quote about attitude.
Anoptic eye salve in compact tubes touted for preventing infection and offered to druggists in a new 25 cent size. Each package supposedly includes a valuable eye book and appeals to customers who feel they face only trouble, asserting the product’s value for eye care.
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