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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1912
Page
4
Our corporation with paid up capital offers serviceable delivery wagons and touring cars. Choose a car to suit your requirements and have a local wagon maker fit a delivery body. We guarantee every car and provide frank recommendations on availability and price. Write us today with seating, body type, and location.
George E Clinton notes a shift in Congress as Democrats reintroduce the Holman rule allowing riders on appropriation bills to cut expenditures while Republicans resist. The army bill carries reductions and the Senate opposition may trigger a drawn‑out struggle, risking late adjournment and possible presidential vetoes affecting pay and supplies. Also covered is President Taft meeting Sioux bands led by Jack Red Cloud and a review of wireless telegraphy regulation and landline control debates.
A fragment notes a saying about idleness and catching cold. The line implies a link between inactivity and susceptibility to illness, reflecting a common health admonition from a historical column.
A fragmentary text mentions a method to avoid capture and emphasizes staying safe. It references a plan to flee and evade pursuers, but specific details and context are unclear.
Two Croatins from Elkhart involved in a vendetta end with a fatal stabbing in front of Paul Schoop's saloon at 424 Wells Street Chicago. The slain man, about 25, 5 feet 6, well dressed, died en route to Passavant hospital. The killer fled. police seek Frank Plats of Elkhart and a man named Frank Rebe and others seen in saloons.
A jumble of 19th century patent medicine pitches appears. The text promotes Mrs Winslow s Soothing Syrup for teething and pain relief, Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets with money back claim, Garfield Tea herbal remedy, Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets for digestion, and various generic directives about cures and reputations. It reads like catalog copy with prices and endorsements.
A cartoonish quip about a so called old maid and makeup stirs chatter in town as readers debate a joke about vanity and aging. The line highlights social attitudes of the era and sparks letters to the editor.
W H Walker of Pittsburgh announces a 224 page book No ISA detailing how a million families can obtain $2.00 worth of foods soaps clothing and furniture for $1.00. Over 3000 articles promised. Free copy offered.
A woman seeking alimony argues her vanity expenses are steep with face powder at about 100 dollars yearly and other items like toothpaste, hairpins, and shoestrings. The column jokes a husband should bypass middlemen and deal directly with factories to cut costs.
Capt Holly P Nickell of Lees Summit Missouri leaves a will detailing bequests to horses and gear including a mare a colt and an old saddle horse with a single dollar and sled item. Emmanuel Nickell is noted as a beneficiary alongside the animals.
Fragmentary lines reference dates and a claim about making someone believe a person did it. The legible content is unreliable and lacks coherent context or identifiable individuals or entities.
Antiseptic powder to be shaken into shoes for tender, smarting, aching, swollen feet. It makes feet feel easy and light. Sold everywhere, 25 cents. Trial package available, Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
John D. Shoop tells a parable during an Anti Cigarette league banquet about a slave named Lazarus. The story ends with Lazarus joking that after death he will come fifth when summoned from the tomb by the Lord due to his bad luck.
Miss Etta Narber of Spring Lake Michigan reports four years of painful eczema on her hands improving after three days use of Cuticura Remedies. She says three doctors offered no relief and credits the complete set with full recovery. A free sample offer for Cuticura Soap and Ointment plus a 32 page booklet is available by request to Boston.
A light quip from Puck contrasts friendship turning to marriage with the old line it is the same old story. The exchange hints at familiar social patterns and the humor of romance.
A cautionary note urging careful inspection of Castoria bottles for the signature of its maker and a claim of use for over 30 years. The message emphasizes Castoria as a safe remedy for infants and children and warns parents to seek the Fletcher’s Castoria label.
In a brief exchange from Woman's Home Companion Polly-Miss Yellowleaf claims to seek beauty sleep while Dody-Well jokes she endures frightful insomnia.
Advertises Paxtine as a cheaper effective substitute for liquid antiseptics peroxide or medicinal use. Sold at druggists for 25 cents a box or postpaid by The Paxton Toilet Co. Boston Mass.
A playful exchange jokes about dating tactics. Bronson suggests an approach, Dawson counters with a blunt, comic rebuttal, while Puck interjects with a punchline about misreading intent. The snippet captures light banter on relationships.
Advertisement notes Cole’s Carboli salve stops pain from burns or cuts and prevents scarring. Priced at 25 cents and 50 cents by druggists. Free samples available by writing J. W. Cole & Co. Black River Falls Wisconsin.
Dialogue fragment shows Stella asking what the matter is and Cholly urging someone to tell his father to stop kicking him around in New York Sun.
A 24 page merchandise book No. 13A from W and H Walker of Pittsburgh Pa lists over three thousand free articles including clothing and furniture with orders for five hundred daily household necessities.
A fragment hints at two metallic men aiding a friend to decide between sharing a drink or keeping it to themselves. The text is coy and ambiguous with quoted phrases and incomplete context.
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