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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1914
Page
4
An old advertisement notes Carbo disinfects RUB NO MORE Carbo Naptha Soap priced at five cents. The brief line highlights a product from Rub No More Co. The retailer uses a bold price cue to attract customers.
Two young women share a cigarette and discuss marriage and work. One argues for working for their husbands before marriage, while the other agrees but rejects the idea after marriage, highlighting evolving views on gender roles.
A Springfield reader shares how a five year old daughter suffered a ringworm like eruption on lips and cheek in 1911. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment as directed the condition improved and fully healed in months. A sample free offer and 32 page Skin Book are advertised.
Quote remarks on character weighing in the balance. Advertisement promotes Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills for acid stomach heartburn and nausea with a trial box offer sent from 372 Pearl Street New York.
The piece notes Bangs handling stock deals while recounting a slip on ice. It mentions Roman Eye Balsam as a remedy for eye irritation, labeling it an Ady suggestion for scalding sensation in eyes and eyelids.
The article recounts couples who stayed pledged for decades. Daniel Shepherd and Winifred Miller pursued a 55 year engagement despite poverty and distance from Nashville. Charles Russell and Harriet McCabe remained affianced since childhood, later marrying after enduring family pressure and a weekly letter pact. Russell’s patent wealth followed after years of legal wrangling.
A kind elderly woman, Mrs Cutler, attends a casual dinner with friends the Joslins. Deaf and unable to join the chatter, she quietly cuts a steak while her daughter speaks to her. Her daughter asks why she remains quiet, and Mrs Cutler replies with a cheerful lie that she is simply sawing wood.
A reader quotes a folk dialogue about a husband leaving home to join the front. The sentiment reflects the era's pressure on the poor to enlist for relief from hardship and noise, signaling a societal shift toward national duty over personal comfort.
Fragmentary note questions Maude and Marjorie in a play described as splendid. Mentions police raid every three minutes, reflecting heightened tension or staged action. Sparse readable facts focus on performers and a disrupted event.
A Kansas City woman reports relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for stomach pain and insomnia. A Georgia reader from Cumming also shares that after trying other medicines she regained appetite and sleep in two weeks, encouraging others to try the product.
The coroner ruled the Indiana State Normal School death an accidental strangulation amid friction between Professor Bean and Vice President Sandison. Elsewhere detailed reports cover the Fort Wayne circus disorder, Moores Hill college commencement by Gov. Ralston, and contempt findings against Terre Haute official Montgomery. Additional notes mention arson conspiracy cases and a Cony murder case in Salem.
The Royal Cruising Club records show members in small cutters and eight to 28 ton yachts undertaking long single handed and crewed cruises. Capt Gordon Shephard in Asgard survives fierce gales to Bergen and Holyhead, while other members sail Baltic to Kronstadt and Dublin to Brest, proving size does not negate seamanship.
Mrs. Nelson O'Shaughnessy attends the Colony Club in New York where she challenges views of women's limitations. She quips that a wife cannot reform a man after marriage, while noting many husbands once smoked 25-cent cigars in bachelor days.
A terse reflection notes life can feel dull even to those who claim ease and comfort. The line suggests universal boredom may touch everyone regardless of status or effort.
A tale recalls King George I or II attending major race meetings and the public’s mixed awe. An old Yorkshire woman sought to spot the king on Doncaster course and gasped when the monarch, with a cold, blew his nose, revealing a human moment amid royal pomp.
Berlin artist Adolph Menzel observed a couple in a wine shop. He studied the wife with his sketchbook and drew a portrait in jest. The husband protested shouting Stop it then received the finished sketch and a question about the wife.
A New York Times report notes Berlin statistics showing married men live longer on average than bachelors while wives die more often than widows, largely due to mortality during childbirth.
China reported export value totaling 2 573 279 peanuts in 1912. The figure highlights agricultural trade activity and market demand within the period.
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