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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1914
Page
7
A miscellaneous newspaper fragment presents ads for cough drops and wermifuge alongside humorous dialogue about a cleft lip and city dangers. It includes a gag about Mrs Jones and cigars and a joke comparing baldness among American Indians.
Advertisement touts Wright's Indian Vegetable Pills as a quick remedy for grumpiness tied to liver issues. Claims a fast restoration of mood and health through a herbal formula.
A real estate agent staffer sang Home Sweet Home at a company gathering. He praised the song and promoted homes on affordable terms within 40 minutes of the city. He urged attendees to consider investing in a home or own one for themselves or as an ideal opportunity.
Mr. J. F. Jensen travels with his family from Nebraska to North Portal Saskatche wan and Willow Bunch where he plans mixed farming. He will grow wheat oats barley and flax and plant cattle on a half section while seeking future land additions near rail and schooling.
The Hast end of London employs around five hundred women who peel onions by hand in water to keep the onions white. They can earn four to five shillings a day and often start peeling in childhood as daughters follow mothers. The work requires skill, and peeling in water preserves the onion’s appearance for pickling.
Miss Tiny Broadwicke recounts her 1000 foot aeroplane descent in Los Angeles. The parachute failed to open for 300 feet and she faced doubt before the chute finally deployed. A remark from a bridegroom about marriage adds a humorous aside to the tale.
A fragment describes an enjoyable function missing the season’s fair, with a partly garbled quote from Mrs Wombat about not playing bridge and a reference to Polis Hone understand.
Public notice urges mothers to examine Castoria bottles for the proper signature and alerts that the product has been in use for over 30 years. It emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and notes children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
13 000 miles in submarines AH 1 and AE 2 leave Portsmouth for Australia. They pass Gibraltar Malta Aden Colombo Singapore Batavia with Eclipse escort to Singapore and Australia to Sydney. Most of the crew of 40 are Australians trained in England.
In Nice a local tribunal ruled for a hairdresser and wig maker who argued that a nearby hotel construction blocked light essential to his craft. The hotel owner was ordered to dismantle the costly structure, a decision described as extraordinary for its impact on considerable investment and property use.
A Fifth Avenue art dealer cites the Pontiff Morgan collection market as ripe for fakes and explains a Paris led movement toward pertilonizing art. Artists would stamp a thumbprint in wet paint under signatures to uniquely identify works, promising a global spread for this verification method.
A reader reports indigestion before trying Grape-Nuts with cream eggs toast Postum and fruit. Within two weeks stomach acidity and indigestion disappear and appetite returns making the reviewer feel healthier.
The United States Department of Agriculture notes a 3.4 percent drop in farm sheep numbers from 1913 to 1914, with total on farms at 49,719,000. Causes include labor shortages, high slaughter prices, range land settlement, drought, and low wool prices. Sheep offer economical meat and wool by products, but parasites dogs and misaligned farm priorities hinder growth.
A guide to balancing silage with protein rich feeds such as alfalfa hay sweet clover and cow pea hay and Spanish peanuts. It covers feeding rates for cattle and horses the risks of over feeding silage and proper daily portions to maximize profits.
A French Gazette reports plans to use bees as dispatch bearers in wartime. Wings may carry messages via microscopic imaging, creating tiny air planes of war. The idea hopes to outpace telegraphs and pigeons, with alarm triggered by light sensitive selenium.
A Minnesota extension director notes silos freeze in winter. air spaces reduce freezing slightly but proper insulation and weather protection prevent major losses. Keep roofs tight, doors closed, silage surface level, cover with hay or a blanket, and situate silo in a sheltered spot.
Fragmentary text mentions hogs and health in a terse quotation. The snippet lacks names dates or places to establish a clear report context.
A tale contrasts a wealthy man who refuses charity with a beggar, noting the rich man’s frugal, rushed lifestyle and health costs from hoarding wealth. The tramp observes the extremes, while the story is attributed to Philander Johnson in the Kansas City Star.
A Broadway salesman flogs a wide hat to a man with a finely chiselled nose and striking eyes. The man ponders if the color suits him before the salesman insists the hat fits his distinctive face. The buyer ultimately declines, and the passage reads as a verbatim report of a hat sale to a man.
Mrs. Edison says reducing her diet to half the former amount improved health and energy. She reports better sleep, clearer thinking, and increased activity, claiming her lowest weight estimate was 35 pounds before sustaining the change.
A fragmented note reports a high tuberculosis death rate among cement workers, stating 19 percent versus 4 percent for all male workers in the United States. It notes inhalation of dust and related health concerns, though details are incomplete.
Miss Marguerite E. Jacobs reports relief from facial and body pimples after using Cuticura Soap and Ointment following a year of severe itching and redness. The advertisement claims cure and offers free samples of the products and a 32-page Skin Book from Cuticura, Dept. L, Boston.
At a Brevoort New York tea Mrs Harry Payne Whitney praised the Titanic memorial and spoke on success and failure. A man in McDougal Alley reflected that today is his fortieth birthday and that fame may come after forty five.
In a brief attack on company funding, a character asks how it will pay for divers, while an ad extols Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets for digestion and liver health. Also advertised are Roman Eye Balm and a note on sore eyes and sties healing with granulated solutions.
A partial OCR fragment mentions nominal rates and a 18 per thousand lag reference. The text is unclear but shows fiscal terminology and possible peer or nominal discussion. Further context is needed to extract a coherent event, person, or organization.
A maid rejects a youth who risks his life and lives by earning her living, choosing independence over an offered sacrifice. The fragment presents a moral decision about love and prudence in a terse, proverbial style.
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