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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 27, 1907
Page
4
Fragmented text shows a Toledo business notice offering payment for cases of catarrh and a notary section dated December 6 1886. Includes testimonial request and Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement with garbled names and addresses.
The vestry of a leading New York church placed a memorial tablet in the church vestibule for a much loved pastor who died years ago. The tablet, still in place, praises his virtues and labors and ends with the line Now the people of God have rest.
The piece extols white wash goods and home laundering, stressing starch as key. It urges using Defiance Starch for stronger, non thickening stiffness that improves fabric appearance and textile beauty.
Mrs Kornkob notes neighbor Jones is considered intellectual. The farmer agrees, adding he memorizes four different almanacs. Milwaukee Sentinel.
A Kingston suburb property owner posts a notice prohibiting grandchildren or cats on the premises, signaling a strict access rule for visitors and residents alike.
The ad promotes Dr. Kline's Nerve Restorer claiming cures for nervous disorders including tremors and St Vitus dance. It offers a free trial bottle and treatise from Dr. R H Kline Ltd of Philadelphia with a $2.00 trial bottle.
A woman experiences greater pleasure from devising plans that never materialize than a man feels during actual occurrences, highlighting a comparison of anticipation versus outcome.
A brief detergent style claim notes Defiance Starch never sticks to the fron and does not blister or injure the goods, making ironing easier and preserving fabric quality.
A brief observation notes that men with unusually long heads can adapt swiftly to challenges, implying sharp problem solving when faced with sudden tasks.
An advertisement claims Dr Williams Pink Pills prevent nerve breakdown by purifying blood. It cites Mrs E O Bradley of Rochester NY who reports recovery from weakness, headaches, sleep loss, and back pain after treatment. Claims extend to rheumatism after effects and other conditions. Pills sold by druggists or mailed by the Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY.
Clarence Darrow addressed two district court sessions in Boise outlining the defense for William D. Haywood. He denies a statewide conspiracy, blames Orchard for Steunenberg’s murder, claims the federation’s aims were worker welfare, and alleges mine owners and Pinkertons conspired to discredit the Western Federation of Miners. He also explains a $100 draft to Simpkins, tied to wider federation accounts.
President S. J. Small of the Commercial Telegraphers' union warned Chicago could be next in a broad wire strike. He said Western Union must reinstate nine operators alleged discharged for union ties, while San Francisco reports deny an El Paso strike order.
Three tornadoes struck Medicine Lodge Kansas Sunday night destroying 25 houses in the town's north. Six people were seriously injured and one person is missing. A separate storm damaged areas between Springfield and Bloomington Illinois. In Kalamazoo Michigan a tornado at Recreation Park killed a man and three racehorses and killed William Wiedmayer who died after contact with a telephone wire.
Thomas L. Harper, a noted Pittsburg politician, was arrested after allegedly entering Levi DeWolf’s office and firing a revolver four times. DeWolf, a prominent broker, was unharmed and Harper was held for a hearing.
In Atlanta Georgia on Monday French Early a negro killed Hal Brewster 27 son of Col P H Brewster a prominent lawyer and wounded others on a deputized arrest attempt. Early jumped from the train was captured later.
Washington officials on Monday directed the attorney general and the president to instruct the secretary of commerce and labor to have the census bureau conduct a special enumeration of the inhabitants of the proposed State of Oklahoma.
Youth's Companion recounts Mr. Farlowe viewing his wandering cow with rose tinted admiration and praising a hen's ambition as it escapes to lay in his Sunday hat. He laments spills when the cow kicks the milking pail, yet fondly notes her unpredictable eye for sightly spots and amusing flaws.
Three sailors led by Moses Nash visit Director Smith at Central Park menagerie to price a one year old tame black bear Nash raised since birth. The bear supposedly could churn butter and was very affectionate, but Smith said the zoo had plenty of bears and refused to buy.
A young woman prepares for baptism by immersion in her hometown river. A four year old named Charlie watches as the minister struggles to keep footing in the turbulent spring, then later misidentifies the woman, saying she swam with the minister on Sunday.
A Yonkers local arriving in New York City lost 32 minutes due to following an express run. Passengers reacted with despair and profanity as the conductor explained the delay was caused by trailing an express train.
A five o'clock tea in a handsome home sees a talkative guest surrounded by young girls who ply him with tea until he is reeling with surfeit. A merciful matron arrives to rescue him, restoring calm as the scene ends.
The first sergeant reports Private B- has a chill, described as serious though not yet clear how severe. The captain notes the man looks blue and sends him to the surgeon in charge of a corporal, who later says the patient is all right after a hospital tent visit.
Mrs Zana Miller recalls she used Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment to treat her infant's Cuban Itch. She reports the boy slept better after two months of itching and that after three applications sores dried and two weeks later he was well. She valued the $0.10 cost and would have paid more.
At a political meeting the chair asks if any man has a question when a candidate finishes. A bystander asks a mild question and a politician strikes him to the floor. The chair then asks if any other person has a question to ask, amid the disruption.
The oldest living person with authentic record is Mrs. Mary Wood of Hillsboro Oregon aged 120. Born May 20 1787 in Knoxville Tennessee she rode the entire distance across the continent at age 65 from Tennessee to Oregon.
The commissary general orders field rations for troops in Alaska. Revisions include 16 ounces of bolcon or 16 ounces salt pork or 22 ounces salt beef, 24 ounces fresh vegetables, replacing 16 ounces of desiccated vegetables and 8 and 25 ounces of candles replacing 6 and 25 ounces.
A Massachusetts doctor advocates daily Grape-Nuts as highly digestible and nourishing. He claims four heaping teaspoons supply the cereal part of a meal and that regular use of such high quality foods can extend life and improve happiness and society.
The island known as the Land of Scotland and the Isle of Skye failed to attract a buyer at an upset price of 225000 dollars. The property includes the shooting and mansion grounds at the southern end and ruins of Brochel castle at the northern end, tied to the MacLeod lairds. Raasay is noted in Celtic lore and Johnson’s Journey to the Western Islands. In lighter copy, Defiance Starch promotes safe fabric starch praised for no chemicals and strong stiffening power.
Jacob Acker man of Limeport creates a record sausage measuring 64 feet eight inches as Germans in Pennsylvania pursue the longest link in a growing rivalry.
Important to Mothers. Examine carefully every bottle of Castoria, a safe and sure remedy for infants and children, and see that it contains the proper label and dosage directions for use.
The passage notes boiling points at sea level and high altitude, Darwin’s 1835 Andes crossing boiling potatoes for three hours, and touts Defiance Starch value with more starch per package. It also contains a casual social remark about Tom-Fred and Miss Peachley and a playful line about Jack’s fixation.
An old drugstore advertisement urges readers to try Krause's Headache Capsules for 25¢ from Norman Lichty Mig. Co. of Des Moines Iowa. It adds a humorous line about sizing up men by their own estimate and knocking it off by 50 percent.
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