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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1903
Page
4
Editor Mantni returns to Westville and pledges a stronger local paper with community support. The piece surveys coal and agricultural trusts, arguing large-scale monopolies could reach cereals and animal products, warning against demagogic anti trust sentiments while noting meetings and speeches about modern trades unions.
A speaker urges unions to face truth and support reorganizations for permanency. He condemns tyranny and warns that unions aiming to bar nonmembers from work or govern by discipline threaten collapse and loss of collective bargaining. He cites U S Steel as a blueprint for non union strategy.
The article states that in international law the allies qualify as preferred creditors of Venezuela. Germany England and Italy claim priority for force employed while France holds a prior lien on customs revenue. Allies seek postponement of all claims to their own and liken the situation to involuntary bankruptcy with assets to be distributed equitably.
The ad claims Scott's Emulsion restores strength, flesh, and color to sick blood, calling it the best cod liver oil preparation. It targets teen girls with paleness and nervous weakness, promises a sample, and notes the label on every bottle.
The text argues that in bankruptcy a debtor must surrender assets to creditors with fair distribution, prioritizing those with superior equity as recognized by law. It criticizes international law’s failure to grant any superior equity, noting that favorable national claims by Germany England and Italy would amount to a pro war stance against peaceful debt collection.
A London charity concert audience included stern older women, dock workers, and noisy youths. Critics note disruptive chatter, calls for an organ, and jokes about performers. The pianist faced interruption while a performer with a cello endured heckling and threats of leaving. The rector intervened to restore order.
A series of observations on affection and reason within marriage notes that love can blind, petty concerns curb ambition, and anger harms both women and men. Honest affection endures, while self love and vice invite public judgment and worry about duty versus love.
In China luniolatry persists with Yueping the eighth month festival. People bake moon shaped cakes, exchange them after offerings to the moon, and visit friends and relatives. A Jewish prophecy verse is oddly linked to this custom, noting women knead dough for the queen of heaven.
A courtroom style remark depicts two office boys discussing a boss’s pay raise. The first insists he would stay until the boss agreed to raise his wages, while the second questions the likelihood. The judge comments on the exchange.
A Confederate veteran recalling moments of excitement mistook Yankees for foes during the Spanish War. The biographer of Kinglake notes a similar lapse by Lord Raglan, a Napoleonic veteran, who in 1854 went to Crimea with two French officers at his headquarters and often referred to the enemy as the French in front of foreign guests.
A dialogue contrasts a generous man urging empathy for a political rival with an energetic man who insists on placing himself in the rival’s position. He notes the rival already holds a strong job in government service.
Five year old Walter asks if he may marry when older. The father replies with regret that he foresees troubles ahead, reflecting a domestic exchange printed in Chicago News.
A caricature dialogue features a minister addressing a congregation of asses, with Lily Sugarstick remarking on the new phrasing beloved brethren. The cartoonist notes aging expectations as a man over fifty sees hopes needing repairs more often than a decade earlier, echoing the Ally Sloper humor.
A collection of humorous quips from the Colorado Springs Gazette and Chicago Tribune. Lines contrast social desertion with sharp kitchen banter about meat choices and trade remarks. The pieces mirror early 20th century newspaper brevity and wit.
The text extols careful eye care and promotes Oberreich and Arnold as specialists in fitting glasses. It warns against cheap decentered lenses from untrained sellers and offers to fit and repair spectacles with free adjustments and no charge for minor fixes.
Reader to send address to Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton for a free sample of Swamp Root kidney bladder remedy with a booklet. Claims rapid relief for lame back kidney and bladder troubles and notes regular sizes sold nationwide.
The advertisement touts Benson's Plaster as a quick acting exterior remedy with claimed superiority over rivals. It cites 6000 physicians and numerous laypeople endorsing it, noting five five awards and extensive European and American competition wins. It urges purchase by mail with postpaid samples and seasonable terms.
A brief quip notes failure to dodge bills as the central punchline. The exchange emphasizes debt and accountability with a sharp, period voice. The line frames a humorous contrast on payment obligations and responsibility.
In Chicago News style dialogue, Rufus-Nossuh announces no more trouble with the boss at the shop and proclaims reform, while Uncle Remus voices skeptical affirmation in dialect.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life to keep blushing health and prevent constipation. It claims the product gently arouses lazy organs to aid digestion. Available for 25c at E T Scott druggists.
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