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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1912
Page
4
A man in evening clothes swinging from a crowded Chicago surface car fell onto cobblestones after a sharp curve. He queried the conductor about a collision and off the track, then quipped that he would not have disembarked if he had known the outcome.
An advertisement argues neglect of skin and hair is criminal and promotes Cuticura Soap and Ointment as effective and affordable remedies. It invites readers to request a sample and a 32 page booklet by mailing to Cuticura Dept. L Boston.
A playful exchange asks if a child can attend a fancy dress ball as a milkmaid, then proposes a condensed milkmaid twist when told she is too small. The joke hinges on wordplay around the term condensed.
A health claim asserts that digestive problems stem from unhealthy organs and Garfield Tea will correct them. The statement emphasizes a generic remedy without medical endorsements.
A sharp memory is highlighted as essential for convincing deception. Experts note that recalling accurate details helps sustain fabrications and avoid contradictions, while prompting questions can expose gaps in a liar’s recall.
In a humorous dialogue Effie questions why Mr Carnegie is credited with founding a library while the puzzler insists a library is founded, suggesting the distinction between founding and finding a book. The exchange centers on ownership of knowledge and the scale of libraries.
Senator Bankhead, in Fayette, compares self righteous offenders to a parson's domineering wife. He recalls the parson who claimed the marriage was heaven made and faced orders from his wife who answered that order is heaven's first law.
Garfield Tea extols its oldness and proven quality as a pure wholesome herb product. The note emphasizes traditional formula and tested trust beyond newer blends.
A pithy clash about public effort and personal energy. The line suggests admiration for active initiative when it does not burden others, hinting at social expectations around enterprise and responsibility.
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething claiming gum softening and pain relief. It notes a price of 25 cents per bottle and adds a line about arbitration wages paid as peace work.
Chicago June 12 Roosevelt Republicans joined Taft forces to seat twelve Taft delegates from Indiana with 36 to 14 in the contested Thirteenth district. Affidavits were read but failed to alter the outcome as Taft and Indiana leaders argued control of the state convention.
Washington June 11 The Supreme Court adjourned for the October term with several major matters pending including the anthracite coal trust suit. The court sustained the fraud convictions of F A Hyde and J A Schneider over public lands in California and Oregon from 1904 after eight years in the courts. It also upheld the Iowa food law mandating inspection of commercial foodstuffs.
Bad Axe Michigan June 11 Dr Robert A MacGregor convicted of murder in the first degree for the death of Cyril Sparling was Monday sentenced by Judge Be to
Rochester and Stoutsville letters praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for easing monthly dizziness cramps and irregular headaches in teenage girls. Miss Cora Fosnaugh notes relief after two bottles while Mrs Richard N Dunham reports her daughter aged 13 regained health. Hundreds of such letters reach the Lynn Mass company.
A quirky ad style note claims Garfield Tea can aid liver and kidney complaints with regular use. It quips about Lot's wife turning to salt for peppery taste and jokes that culture won’t curb snoring in sleep.
Connersville reports a three year old Earl Webb survived after Violet Miller believed a doll was in the canal and pulled the boy from the water. Police investigate the child's account of a red faced girl pushing him in. Other notes cover zoo funding clash in South Bend, John H. Osborn’s death in Evansville, aero mail flights at a fairground meet, a malpractice suit in St Joseph County, a veteran freed in Muncie, theft charge in Washington, a Frankfort auto crash injuring a family, a coal train wreck near Newcastle, and tax figures for South Bend Portage Township and Anderson gas stove fire damages.
Cole's Carbolisalve promises relief for itching and skin diseases. It claims to cure piles and mucous membrane ailments. Available at druggists for 2 and 50 cents with free samples by J W Cole & Co of Black River Falls Wisconsin.
A playful note questions voters about a presidential preferential primary. The quip highlights wordplay on the letter P and its prominence in the voting context.
An amateur writer seeks guidance on selling a short story and is told by an experienced seller to start by buying ten dollars worth of postage stamps. The exchange frames writing as a path to publishing with practical first steps.
A letter fragment notes uncertainties about an engagement announcement and whether a guaranteed title would be more satisfactory, mentioning Miss Hascoigne and a cautious tone about presentation.
The text extols Post Toasties as carefully cooked and dried with sugar and salt. It notes they are rolled into thin bits and toasted to an appetizing brown without touching the food. It calls the cereal delicious and flawsome in quality.
Cordelia argues man not a bear for red face Garfield Tea on market implies remedy worth while. Women lack head for figures. Paxton Antiseptic hot douches offered at druggists 25c a box or by mail from The Paxton Toilet Co Boston Mass.
A reader asks for a fashionably modern house with a living room too large to heat and a kitchen too small to cook in. The architect probes for preferred style but the client wants a contemporary, impractical design.
A Los Angeles physician with forty years in teaching and practice praises Grape-Nuts and Postum as digestible and healthful. He notes he recommends them to patients for diet guidance and mental work, claiming strong personal and professional endorsement based on long experience.
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