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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 23, 1916
Page
4
A health note advocates drinking a glass of real hot Dibephate before breakfast to neutralize and wash out toxins from the stomach liver kidneys and bowels. It promises cleansing benefits and claims relief from headaches constipation foul breath and stomach acidity after a week of use.
Smear the affected skin with Cuticura Ointment on end of finger then wash with Cuticura Soap and hot water. Dry without irritation. Irree sample by mail with Book address postcard Cuticura Dept. L Boston Sold everywhere. He Got Em. Customer asks for spiffers clerk replies with joke about suspenders.
A Preston Lancashire event showed women’s farming skill as a farmer’s wife and her 21 year old servant beat nearly all male competitors in a plowing match at Aspull. They borrowed rusty shares after rivals’ equipment was tampered with the night before.
Indiana dispatches report a diverse set of local incidents and happenings. Notable items include William Haney, a wealthy city capitalist, dying in his office. farm houses in Corydon and nearby areas burned, causing heavy losses. Mrs. Nancy Wilson of Linton aged 106, believed oldest woman in Indiana. 27 law books stolen from the Petersburg courthouse found in a Chicago pawnshop. Walter Cummins arrested over nets found on his property with nets destroyed. Edgar A. Perkins to chair the state industrial board for four more years. a trucking driver A. D. Cetler fatally injured in a Fort Wayne line crash. A B Cohee of Frankfort badly injured in an elevator accident. Isaac Garringer of Winchester injures a cow and skull fracture to his wife. St. Joseph river obstruction injunction upheld against Bische Chilled Plow Works. Frank C. Mattox dies after a fall, noted steeplejack and aeronaut. Rev. Albert Blooms arrested for obtaining money under false pretenses. horse riding accident near Brazil injures Earl McCullough. Muncie to replace city hall per fire marshal order. Wabash TB group to erect a park hospital bungalow. Frederick Otte near Waymansville not recovering from self-inflicted gun wound. Milton child ingests antidotes from a medicine bottle. Indiana suffrage workers plan national amendment organization. Ralph Singleton and Vinson Jones win judgments against Howell Aviation for injuries at Labor Day event. Rushville reporting further updates.
An old advertisement touts Cascarets as a 10 cent remedy for headaches biliousness indigestion and sluggish bowels. It claims cleansing the stomach liver and bowels end distress and promote health and happiness with nightly use.
An old advertisement extols California Syrup of Figs as a harmless laxative that cleanses the bowels, cites tongue coating and other symptoms as indicators, and urges a 50 cent bottle with full directions for all ages and adults. It warns against counterfeit syrups and promotes a 50-cent bottle at stores.
A Canadian settler near Warner bought land at twenty dollars an acre and saw a single wheat crop pay the full price, with profits and plans for livestock. Canada’s trade with the United States shifts dramatically as exports rise and imports fall, signaling a possible year when Canada sells more to the U.S. than it buys.
A short humorous exchange notes a fireman in a stable seeking a horse and the joke that he might want a plug. An ad-like line promotes a cold remedy LAXATIVES BROMO QUININE claiming to prevent grip. A brief reader note asks for modern fiction and the librarian replies the book buyer is away.
Marine after exposure causes cold winds and dust while restoring and promoting eye health. The eye remedy is marketed to all eyes needing care and ships from Chicago with a request for an eye health book.
A brief Detroit Free Press item notes fifty vocations taught in the United States navy and adds a wry aside that all potatoes have eyes and some have specs. The passage juxtaposes professional training with a humorous observation.
The speaker quips that no government has been sued recently and muses that all parties are in each other’s black books. The remarks play on color coded “white blue or red” to suggest political entanglements.
Fragmentary text mentions Miss Crankleigh-80 and a positive remark about IE. No clear event date place or participants.
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