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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1906
Page
4
A Chicago Record Herald note tells of a late day moth ball sale that backfires. A regular customer returns with a dozen balls and challenges the storekeeper about their use. He mocks the idea of killing moths with balls and recalls past cons while demanding a faster solution.
A man returns from a weeklong automobile tour with a friend only after two extra weeks. He fears a scolding but tells his wife he pities Pitcoe whose wife is giving him the very deuce. The line earns him amnesty as a wily escape.
In a Philadelphia Press snippet a man argues about a watch hidden in a second-hand suit once worn by a swimmer. The exchange features a gaffer remarking that clothing sellers do not give watches with suits.
A nurse testifies to the healthful qualities of Grape-Nuts, praising its delicate taste and adaptability for sick, baby, and aged diets. She describes a preparation with soaked Grape-Nuts, water, beaten egg white, and fruit flavoring. She notes her physician husband also prescribes it for patients, and extols it as ideal breakfast with fruit.
A Rural New Yorker Nebraska correspondent explains the King method for improving bottom roads. Emphasizes grading to drain from center to ditch, removing rocks and roots, and preventing standing water. After rain, hitch a drag to push dirt toward the road center for less mud and fewer ruts.
An Illinois gardener describes partnering with a commission firm to handle his entire melon crop. By labeling with a brand and maintaining top quality, he reports higher prices, strong demand, and easier future sales as buyers remember the brand.
Green grass mulch rots quickly and a scythe is valued in harvest. Keep seed ready before planting and mow highway weeds, scattering blue grass seed. The farmer’s home should rival city homes in appearance. Plant lice on pea vines can be misread as blight. a whale of soap solution may kill the lice if sprayed over the vines.
Researchers analyzed milk from 15 cows and found hind quarters yielded richer milk than fore quarters. The study notes the right side also showed higher output in the examined udders.
A farmer correspondent discusses weed control in wet western Illinois bottoms and uplands. He praises sowing cow peas with corn to boost soil fertility, notes Angora goats as weed eaters, and argues for intensive cultivation and pasture management to reduce weeds and improve timothy hay yields.
A sack holder shown by a correspondent of the American Miller costs no more than five cents to make and saves one man’s labor. The device can be raised or lowered to fit the sack height by using one hand to catch the board or rope and the other to operate the block.
The best method to build a dairy herd is a carefully selected foundation focusing on blood purity and performance. Start with proven females, retain them to improve capacity, and aim for uniformity and high production as practiced by leading dairymen. This superior approach beats buying cows from neighboring herds. Washington Agricultural College.
A set of historic kitchen instructions lists Scotch Mutton Broth and multiple soups. It details ingredients, simmer times, and steps for Soup a la Dauphine Celery Soup with Whipped Cream Potato Stop Corn Soup and a note attributing to the Chicago Tribune.
A youth recounts buying a table at auction with escalating bids and strategy. He explains how persistence paid off, culminating in securing a table and a brass lamp for a dollar, underscoring the auction’s affordability and his cunning approach.
In a humorous Alabama colored church vignette a deacon pair debates what to do with a hen's nest of twelve white eggs. One argues for taking them unseen to the big house while the other fears moral risk and the retirements of Mars Will. The exchange ends with a plan to quietly retrieve the eggs.
Instructions describe making a salad from cold boiled halibut. Flake the fish with a Silver fork and toss with chopped celery, then pour French dressing. Arrange on lettuce and top with thinly sliced crisped cucumbers.
A Paris pistol accident wounds a man’s nose while a lightning prank halts the Mariette fire crew. Wiltshire’s Westbury workhouse reports a 46yearold babylike death. Paris records a man dying after a photographer’s cue, a sexagenarian collapses fatally, mistaken for a fainting spell.
A compilation notes the king of Astanti with 3332 wives and a young Jones born every 40 minutes. It cites 100 million+ known stars, $25 per column for London Times contributors, and one sixth of American sailors abstaining. It mentions a parrot liking music, 20 million leeches historically used versus under a million now, and a prune orchard in Los Gatos California with 50 000 trees earning about 50 000 dollars yearly.
Nevada poised for revival as copper leads growth in Ely White Pine County district. The Bullfrog mine and surrounding properties spark a rush with three banks chartered and three railroads planned, signaling the biggest western mining boom since Leadville 1878.
A brief humor page of quick exchanges and light quips. Jokes range from radium and radiators to lunches and teeth in a playful, folksy style. Characters include Willie, Uncle, Mrs Nibs, and Mr Lambkin delivering punchlines on everyday misunderstandings.
A vintage advisory lists safety cautions for balloon handling and air travel. It warns against pin-pricks in envelopes, remaining in a moving vehicle, discarding bottles over populated areas, and rough handling of people. It also advises gentler drops when near homes and estates to avoid harm.
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