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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 17, 1921
Page
4
An old advertisement urges readers to rub St Jacob’s Oil on tender joints to end rheumatic pain and stiffness. It claims the liniment soothes pain from sciatica lumbago backache and neuralgia without internal treatment and invites a trial bottle from any drug store.
Geodetic studies in the Himalayas and Tibetan mountains suggest sideways movement toward the south. Ongoing surveys may reveal the true nature of the apparent creep and its implications for regional geology.
Joseph A. York, a Portland Maine businessman, claims Tanlac made him feel twenty years younger and gain sixteen pounds after four bottles. He describes past two years of weakness, indigestion, insomnia, and lack of appetite, noting the medicine revived his strength and ability to work, with three hearty meals daily. Tanlac is advertised as sold by leading druggists.
A terse dialogue excerpt shows a woman confessing repeated anger toward a man after every kiss. The exchange highlights tension and emotional conflict between the two characters.
A vintage ad promises quick relief from nasal catarrh and congestion with Ely's Cream Balm. It claims immediate air passage opening by applying a small amount inside the nostrils, soothing inflamed mucous membranes and easing headaches, dryness, and nighttime breathing issues.
Dives complains that Lazarus wants the crumbs and neighbors want the cook, laying out social tensions and envy within a household. The remark highlights class friction and the strains of wealth amid domestic grievances.
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Medicine as strengthening the body and cleansing the mucous system to prevent frequent colds and acute catarrh, claiming internal action through the blood to reduce inflammation. Includes notice that all druggists carry the product and F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo, Ohio distribute circulars.
A light exchange features Mrs. Whnicker asking about counting spoons and Mrs. Becker replying counting cooks takes all her time. The humor underscores kitchen work as a perpetual tally of tasks.
Advert shows Diamond Dyes claim to dye wool silk cotton linen and blends with simple directions. Warns against poor results such as streaks spots fades or ruined fabrics and promotes a color card from Garfield T Brooklyn N Y for sampling. Mentions a quip about a man learning from a woman’s information.
A. Percifield reports ten months of stomach pains ended after using Eatonic and claims to feel like “one raised from the dead.” The ad touts Eatonic as a cure for acidity and gas, promising quick relief and easy digestion with a small cost under druggist guarantee.
A meek clerk explains his hourlong absence to the boss, noting he waited for the barber to finish a story before shaving. The exchange highlights a humorous delay caused by the barber’s lengthy tale.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidney liver and bladder ailments claiming testimonials prove its value. It offers a sample bottle by mail to readers who enclose ten cents and address Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with mention of the paper. Large and medium bottles are sold at drug stores.
A brief dialogue shows a couple named George and a partner discussing marriage and salary. The exchange reveals tension over a weekly wage of thirty and whether they are suited for each other. Names and numeric figures anchor the snippet as a social moment.
Spaniards drink about 35 gallons annually, leading France by four gallons and Italy by eleven. Garfield Tea is claimed to stimulate the liver and cleanse the system. A woman can convey much with eyes and speech.
A Millston Wisconsin mother Mrs H H Janssen credits Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after marriage and enabling a healthy pregnancy and baby. The letter urges other women to strengthen their systems to bear healthy children.
An article notes chaulmoogra oil's longtime use against leprosy and highlights similarities between leprosy and tuberculosis germs. It mentions government experiments on tuberculosis in Hawaii and ends with an advertisement for Garfield Tea as a blood purifier and health booster.
The wild olive grows across South Africa yet efforts to start a commercial industry have failed. The main obstacle is the presence of the olive fly, an insect well known to European olive growing nations.
Promotes Cuticura Soap Ointment and Talcum as a complete toilet set for cleansing soothing and perfuming the skin. Recommends daily use to maintain clear skin with affordable 25c price. Includes advertisement endorser Ady.
An oil extracted from red pine tree stumps proves valuable in recovering silver from pulverized ore through the flotation process, offering a signaling advance in ore processing techniques.
Chicago detective Mike Grady, a 32 year old famed boy sleuth, earns praise as a real Sherlock Holmes for single handedly breaking up murder gangs. He helped capture Eddie Morris after a fatal shootout at a dance hall and has already collected around $11,000 in rewards. Grady also tracked and captured 11 bandits in a store hold up within 48 hours and helped dismantle Capalanza and Cardinella gangs before several members were hanged.
Harry A. Larlee, a World War veteran from Fredericton, New Brunswick, died in the Soldiers Civil Re-Establishment hospital after surgeons found 34 inches of gauze left in his abdomen from a prior appendicitis operation in Portland Oregon a year earlier.
In Newark New Jersey delicatessen keeper John Dorsak challenged an armed robber by stopping his slicing and striking the gunman with a long slice of bologna. The bandit dropped his revolver and fled the scene.
London reports J. B. Huxley at Oxford claims progress toward life extension. Experiments on a rat showed 40 percent longer life while a planarian flatworm’s aging was arrested for 19 generations. Oxford scientist notes elixir exists only for flat worms so far.
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