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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 12, 1908
Page
4
The Pinkham Plant at Lynn Massachusetts claims over a million letters from women praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ads say it relieves female distress without drugs and saves some from surgery by acting on the feminine system and restoring health.
In a Texas revival tale relayed by Philip R. Bangs of Toledo a negro is said to have visions of Heaven and Hell. He describes Heaven with white men reclining in chairs smoking cigars while black men kneel shining their golden slippers and Hell where every white man holds a black man up between him and the flames.
Sales of Lewis' Single Binder cigars total more than 9.2 million this year, with 1907 and 1908 figures noted. The ad proclaims quality driving business and includes a humorous Harper's illustration about straits.
An 19th century ad fragment promotes Allen's Foot-Fase as a cure for hot and swollen feet and Garfield Tea as a natural laxative. It includes price 25 cents and a free trial offer, with address lines for Allen S. Olmsted and garbled closing lines about good deeds and health products.
Lieut. Commander E A Anderson recounted naval life from wooden ships and smooth bore guns to steel hulls and advanced recoil systems. He recalled Penacola Kearsarge Quinnebaug era, duty on the White Squadron, and the shift from four knot speed to modern warship capabilities.
A UC style anecdote from Dartmouth says students argued they should pay taxes and thus gain voting rights. At a Hanover town meeting they backed plans for a 500 foot long schoolhouse and a five mile boardwalk to Lebanon. The tax assessor then ruled students need not be taxed.
An Emporia Gazette poem portrays a streetwise outcast slipping through urban shadows while facing mud from children and threats from pursuers. The piece laments modern loneliness and frames the outcast as a railway owner and bondholding plutocrat in a bitter social critique.
An Adirondack hunter killed an eagle while seeking rabbits. He found the eagle in a tree with the body of a fawn nearby, evidence of a fierce encounter between the two large birds and the young deer.
A quoted tale from Col. John F. Bishop recalls his Tennessee grandfather and a village villager who mispronounces conversion. The humor centers on a minister’s kin and a humorous mistaken belief about divine influence.
A reader recounts eczema relief after using Cuticura Ointment and Remedies. An Indiana mother reports her child cured of severe eczema and notes a distant Michigan testimonial from Mrs. Sarah E. Lusk dated Aug 15 and Sept 2, 1907.
In a conversation, Willie notes cars reach Borneo and speculates the result will be more wild men. Willie- asks what outcome is expected, and Willie replies an uptick in wild men is likely.
A long running feud between neighbors the Browns and Perkinses centered on a cat and petty depredations. A peace note from Brown about his old cat dying met with a sharp reply from Perkins implying Mrs Brown was ill.
A father mother and six children seek cheap lodgings at the seaside and learn the advertised furnished room has only one bed. The father says they are used to roughing it and the wife and children will sleep on the floor. The remark comes from The Tatler.
Prof Price presented both sides of tariff arguments with impartiality before members of the Woman's Current Events club. A member praised the talk, likening free traders to other girls in a playful, Sunday magazine tone.
A Pennsylvania patient with chronic indigestion and biliousness finds relief after starting to eat Grape Nuts. Within a month indigestion fades and within two months mental clarity and vitality improve, credited to the food and doctor who recommended it. Post by Poste Co. Battle Creek.
Daniel S. Queen of Salem Virginia recalls a long battle with back pain kidney trouble and paralysis from a heavy lift. After suffering six weeks in bed and failed remedies he found relief with Dean's Kidney Pills and now claims full health. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A remark on marital dynamics shows a wife asking if her husband ever admits fault. He replies that he does so often, yet doubts his own belief in the admission.
The state will open Big Horn Basin government land to settlement under the Carey Act. A drawing is scheduled for May 12, offering irrigated farms at low cost with easy payments. The Irrigation Department in Chicago has published a report with maps and plots. free copies are available on request.
A bereaved husband, Sam Jackson, grieving beside his wife’s coffin, is approached by a young darkey maiden, Miss Johnson, who tenderly urges him to bear up and consider marrying after the funeral. Jackson responds with heartfelt restraint, noting he must wait until after the funeral for marriage talk.
One way tickets at special low rates on sale daily through March and April from all points on The North Western Line to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland and Puget Sound points. Daily tours in tourist sleeping cars via Chicago Union Pacific North Western Line. Double berth only 7.00 through from Chicago. For details write S A Hutchison Manager Tourist Dept 212 Clark St Chicago or contact nearest ticket agent.
A music teacher uses a cutting apple to teach fractions. Marion first calls the halves, then the quarters, and when challenged with eighths she quips that an eighth is "a bite." This playful incident highlights a child's quick grasp of math concepts.
The Rural New Yorker editor extols Salzer's Earliest Potato and Salzer's Early Wisconsin yields. A price of 10 cents in stamps invites readers to request the original seed catalog from La Crosse Wisconsin, promising samples of Emperor William Oats Silver King Bailey Billion Dollar Grass and more, with a bonus seed package for sending in.
A dialogue features a professional prophet who predicts bad weather to ensure credibility. He claims the safest plan hinges on admitting fault if forecasts fail, while favorable weather makes people overlook accuracy, preserving his reputation regardless of outcome.
An 19th century advertisement claims catarrh is a constitutional disease needing constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio is touted as the only constitutional cure with internal doses and blood action. A $100 reward for cures is offered along with testimonials and a note on Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A fragmentary verse recalls a casa man descending like a wolf with silver and gold. He touts a special walnut product and the speaker contemplates roofing in the spring with the same item.
An advertising fragment asserts Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children urging careful examination of every bottle to ensure safety and efficacy.
Alberta districts once known for ranching now yield strong winter wheat. Farmers report 30 to 60 bushels per acre with values from 25 to 50 dollars per acre. Magrath and Lethbridge growers share high yields and profits, with some fields averaging over 40 bushels per acre and total crops reaching thousands of bushels on large plots.
An Illustrated Sunday Magazine piece satirically notes that kleptomania is more common among women, while recounting a Lynchburg Virginia court incident where a Black defendant claimed hypnotism as the cause of theft, ending with a comic courtroom flourish.
The magistrate notes that evidence shows a flat iron and sauce pan were thrown at a husband. Mrs Bulligan Shure adds a remark about his reaction. The report presents a domestic violence context with direct quotes from the involved parties.
A Washington man while in New York on business ran into Connecticut where he had lived as a child. He spoke with an 80 year old local, asking about the birthplace. The elder replied he was born two miles away.
A mix of quotes and a health advert claims a man’s smile is his shield against provocation and a critic warns anger arms the enemy. An advertisement promotes Brown's Bronchial Troches for coughs and sore throats said to relieve symptoms fast. Signature of B. W. Grove is referenced.
An old advertisement promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation ease gas and pain and cure wind colic. The bottle price is listed as 25 cents.
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