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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1921
Page
4
Philadelphia reader recounts long illness with irregular painful periods and weakness. After trying doctors with little relief, she credits Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with rapid improvement and full recovery enabling her to resume housework.
In Chicago a young mother attempting to teach her child Bible basics tests the daughter with who was the first woman. The child replies with a humorous twist naming God as the grandmother, prompting amused reflection on biblical origin stories.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a premier remedy for kidneys liver and bladder ailments. It claims quick friendly results and offers a trial sample by sending ten cents to Kilmer Co in Binghamton New York with mention of the paper.
The Buffalo Commercial memory notes a husband bringing home a five pound box of candy in year one and again in year three, reflecting a domestic token and changing curiosity about the spouse's actions across time.
In a cordial exchange Flo is praised for good intentions while a comment labeling him a boob is playfully corrected, revealing a friendly tease between speakers. The moment emphasizes tact in humor and mutual understanding.
A humane officer frees Jennie Hall from a derelict Round Lake shack after 16 years in isolation. The 31 year old with childlike mentality wore a bonnet and child clothes when found. Neighbors recall the Wall family as odd. A key found on Mrs Hall’s apron prompts theories of a buried treasure and $10 000 inheritance related to the daughters.
Fireman Arthur Gautz was drawn from the locomotive cab by suction as his freight passed an incoming train in the yards. He landed between the tracks and escaped with only minor injuries.
Warren P. Kite, air pilot, was forced to leap from his aircraft at 800 feet dying before his wife and thousands in Grand Island. A second plane severed Kite's tail, causing the fatal escape.
In St Louis a romance that began over a checkerboard in an old folks home led to the marriage of Eugene Leopole and Mrs Alice Blackstone both aged seventy. They lived together at the home.
Mrs. Sallie Chadwick, long ignored religion in her youth and happiest living life, has joined the church in Lafayette Missouri as she nears old age. She is reported to be 108 years old.
Capt. Geo W Womble of Knoxville Tennessee recounts a long battle with stomach and intestinal trouble. After trying many doctors and medicines he began Tanlac and reports rapid relief appetite energy and sleep. He claims two bottles restored vigor akin to that of a sixteen year old and urges others to try Tanlac sold by leading druggists.
Following secretary of war policy the quartermaster corps will teach enlisted men salvage work A clothing and shoes repair school opens at Camp Jackson South Carolina and a typewriter repair school at Fort McPherson Georgia Training will join salvage shop routines with more schools planned to reuse war material and cut costs for taxpayers.
The Bayer branded aspirin advises taking aspirin only as per package directions or physician guidance, highlighting the Bayer Cross as a sign of genuine tablets. It claims safety for cold relief, headaches, neuralgia, rheumatic pain, earache, toothache, lumbago, and general pain, with affordable small tins and larger packages sold by druggists.
The conversation centers on Harry asking why she appears asleep during kisses. She retorts that a girl would not do such things with her eyes open, prompting peevish reproach from him. The exchange captures light romantic banter from the periodical tone of American Legion Weekly.
No coherent article details are present. The readable lines describe a dull looking, very fat boy asking the office manager if an advertisement sought a quick fright boy to run errands. No names, dates, or organizations are identifiable.
Baltimore report says Mrs. Catherine Lewandowski fought with her husband after an alleged assault. She toppled him into an open trunk and locked it, later attracting a police response. Patrolman Andrews forced the trunk lock and removed a subdued, apparently injured Mr. Lewandowski, who was placed in a cell.
New York police recount Harry Green a New York City man who refused a $500 bribe asked by a drowning Massion Baron to let him sink. Green knocked Baron unconscious carried him ashore and later waited as another man attempted to drown himself. Baron recovered saying he paid for coat and hat privileges and had $750 on him.
Anthony Rosewell of Chicago told the judge that after his wife Anna Rosewell obtained a divorce on April 20 they have continued living together happily. Rosewell seeks to set aside the decree, claiming no knowledge of the divorce. The wife will be summoned to explain the unusual domestic arrangement.
C. J. Larrabee of Joplin Missouri received a ten year penitentiary term after pleading guilty to taking a stolen automobile. He was only slightly injured when the car collided with a streetcar, then overturned and burned.
Edna Green, nineteen, shot and killed her husband John Greenhouse during a dispute over ice cream at their Woodland home. Police report the incident occurred at dinner time.
Burglars tunneled into the vault of the First National Bank in Tuttle North Carolina wrecked the safe and escaped in the postmaster's automobile with seven thousand five hundred dollars in money and negotiable securities.
The latest craze in fashion features painted leather boutonnieres crafted from colored suede and leather to imitate real flowers. Neapolitan violets in pale mauve and a pink rose of crushed morocco showcase detailed artistry, each piece handmade by a secretive artist, making the flowers costly and highly sought after.
Fifty years ago few people used dentifrice or brushes. Allen's Foot Base an antiseptic foot powder claimed to prevent friction from leather or canvas shoes. The ad cites wartime use of powder and promotes Allen's Foot Ease to keep feet clean and comfortable.
A humorous exchange on marriage contrasts college degrees with practical lessons from a wife. The Detroit Free Press notes that despite formal education and parental teaching, a husband discovers ongoing instruction from his wife after marriage.
An advertisement extols Cuticura products for skin improvement. It praises using Cuticura Ointment on rising and retiring and washing off after five minutes with Cuticura Soap and hot water. The copy claims cures for poor complexions dandruff itching and rough hands.
A plane wing breaks on impact and the pilot crashes through planking and plaster to a dark concrete surface. An ominous voice from the blackness says you are in my cellar and I am watching you.
A short saying noting that quitting a situation can be preferable to being expelled from it. The remark contrasts two outcomes and implies choosing self direction over removal by others.
A concise maxim praises the pure admiration for a brave man, calling courage the clearest form of esteem among all virtues.
A woman's plea reveals a man lacking compassion as she eyes him in a whist game. He shrugs off the appeal, leaving her crushed while others win the hand. The scene ends with the game’s tension lingering in the air.
A quotation card urges memory that each day is the best day of the year and that true learning comes when one understands every day is Doomsday as stated by R W Emerson.
A social clash unfolds with witty banter between Miss Keen and Mr. Dubbleigh as they spar over society and its pretensions. The exchange highlights wit and irony in a society scene.
A Dickinson College freshman Charles Markel of Millhall was hurled seven feet across a dorm room by a bolt of lightning. Five students were present. others did not feel the shock as reported by Carlisle correspondence, Baltimore News.
A brief jokey exchange mentions divorcees referred to as the cream of society. The reply notes both have gone through separation, delivering a light social jab.
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