This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 21 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 30, 1911
Page
4
An advertisement offers full culture directions with a mammoth seed catalog at low cost. It promotes free or inexpensive packs, 10 000 kernels of vegetables and flower seeds, enough for bushels. Includes address John A Salzer Seed Co 182 S 8th St La Crosse Wis.
A fragment cites Mrs. Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for Children with a teething claim priced at 25c a bottle and includes ad-like lines about gender and a tobacco product. The excerpt closes with a wry line about a man of few words not fitting a compositor.
An advertisement promotes Dr Derby's Kidney Pills as a cure for backache kidney and bladder troubles caused by failing kidneys. It urges sufferers of back pain and urinary issues to try the pills, with a free sample offer and prices listed at all drug stores and direct from Derby Medicine Co. Eaton Rapids Mich.
A court case records a judge who ruled but faced a verdict set aside. The dialogue mentions a young woman Geraldine and a 22 year old speaker named Gerald, indicating an appeal or reconsideration of judgment.
Historic Triangle Waist fire at the Washington Place building kills 141, mostly women and girls, with 12 injured. Fire spreads from eighth floor. poor exits and inward opening doors blamed. Fire Marshal Beers cites crowded workrooms, trapped escapes, and delayed alarm as factors.
Clues point to a case involving a dynamiter linked to Columbus or a figure named William Cavanaugh. Details remain fragmentary but indicate legal action and imprisonment following an explosion-related incident. Researchers note potential connections to early 20th century crime in Ohio.
Harrisburg speaker urges liberal charitable giving citing a ratio she called paradoxical. She said for every 3000 dollars donated to charity, 17000 dollars are spent on chewing gum, a point commented on by few attendees.
Mrs H Albrecht of West Point Nebraska describes her three year old Gilbert suffering eczema from infancy. After two Chicago doctors failed, Cuticura Soap and Ointment healed his face in four weeks. She praises the remedy and urges others to try it with a free 32 page book offer from Potter Drug & Chem Corp Boston Mass.
The Stranger questions the validity of a marriage license shown last month while the Official asserts its authenticity. The Stranger laments a troubled life since the event, framing a brief dramatic sketch of doubt and consequence.
In all ages of horses and dogs cured and others prevented from disease with SPOHN S DISTEMPER CURE. Over 600000 bottles sold last year. Price 50c and 1.00. Available at good druggists or direct from Spahn Medical Co. Goshen Ind. Agents wanted. Quote includes faith and divine life quotation by C W Wendte.
Physicians recommend Hamlins Wizard Oil for use in public and private hospitals and for home use. The ad urges keeping a bottle on hand at home.
A concise aphorism suggests even a dull man can spark his own interest and change when he chooses. It emphasizes personal agency and self‑improvement through attitude and effort.
An advertisement extols Resinol ointment for burns and scalds to soothe, heal and prevent scars. It claims effectiveness on cuts, wounds, eczema, ringworm, herpes, itching, and poison ivy with no harmful ingredients. The product is sold in opal jars for fifty cents or one dollar by Resinol Chemical Co. Baltimore Md.
A breezy column from Dupont-Dey riffs on a rumored eastern inventor of a photygraffin machine. Windy Rivers-Well teases that such a device could capture a thinker’s mind to create an epicurean masterpiece that would astonish readers.
The text notes that new laws in California attract shrewd investors to buy land in the Marcuse tract in Sutter County near Sacramento. It highlights expected value rise after the 1915 Pan-American Exposition in San Francisco, plus potential income from fruit, dairy, and farming. It advertises Homeseekers' Information Bureau in Omaha for details.
A terse sports note cites Howell-Whatever as right in a key matchup while Powell faces questions after a controversial left sided play. Officials review the incident and crowd reactions shape the narrative for the game.
An old newspaper ad promotes Marine Eye Remedy for red watery eyes and granulated lids with new aseptic 25c tubes and 50c liquid. also hawks Garfield Tea for digestion relief. The copy includes generic lines on youth romance and time prospects, typical of classic drugstore promotional text.
Advertising copy promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a generation old laxative tonic. It claims thousands use it and urges readers to request a free sample by mail before buying a bottle from Caldwell’s drugstore for fifty cents.
A humorous exchange shows Miz Mandy explaining her program is not full and needs simple fare like a sandwich and two olives. The dialogue captures lighthearted theater banter and a playful crowd reaction.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Bath Base antiseptic powder for tired aching swollen nervous feet. It claims rest and comfort, makes walking a delight, and sells nationwide at 2 percent. It warns against substitutes and offers a free sample address in Olmsted Le Roy New York.
A satire on a multilingual woman and a patent medicine claims Garfield Tea cleanses the blood and liver while correcting constipation. The ad text also notes a tobacco brand and a proverb about truth and intention. It reflects classic early 20th century newspaper advertising tone.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.