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Newspaper

Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

May 13, 1920

Page

4

From Forty-Five to Sixty Lydia Pinkham Remedy Endorsement

A Morse Oklahoma woman Mrs Alice Raney writes that at 60 after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound through the Change of Life she remains in fine health and has a large family. She notes her daughter and daughters in law also use the product and offers to let her name be used. The letter promotes the remedy as uniquely effective for this life stage and invites confidential advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co.

Morse Okla Lydia E. Pinkham Alice Raney Oklahoma

Capacity for Convicts Cited in Prison Talk

Prison Superintendent Slattigan spoke at Sine Sing about convict capacity for strong drink. He quoted two convicts discussing a carpentering job for Cem in exchange for beer, and a second remark about an ordinary union rate not being enough for Dilee.

Slattigan Sine Sing Cem Dilee

Poem Line Reflections On Aves And Drinking

The speaker questions why the beloved should drink only to him as if to calm or appease him. Imagery hints the cups brim with emotion, suggesting a private vow.

Tr human leads a court case amid damages and silence

A fragment hints at legal action in a damages case with a witness or speaker from a medical or civic context. The text suggests complexity and a strategic return of silence, leaving outcomes and names unclear.

Milks Emulsion Promises Cure For Chronic Cough

A testimonial from Mrs. Alice M. Huntley credits Milks Emulsion with curing a two year cough after trying doctors in Denver Haineis and finally using the product. The ad touts health benefits, digestive aid, appetite boost and refunds if not satisfied, with price 60 or 81 cents per bottle and Terre Haute based distributor.

Denver Haineis Alice M. Huntley Galesburg Milks Emulsion Co Terre Haute Ind Adv

Mystery Concerning Wifes Mourning Necklace Reward Mentioned

Jamson teases Blenkins about his wife mourning a diamond necklace. Blenkins doubts his wife can fulfill a contract while a suggestion arises to offer a large reward with no questions asked.

Jamson Blenkins

Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root Kidney Remedy Ad

An advertisement extols Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root claiming it cures kidney liver and bladder ailments and rheumatism. It invites readers to order a sample bottle by sending ten cents and a self addressed mailer to Dr Wilmer & Co. Binghamton NY with mention of the newspaper. Large and medium bottles are sold at drug stores.

Wilnes Kilmer Dr. Wilmer & Co Binghamton, N. Y Hunt

Contaminations and nursing career update

Dialogue notes a Reverend asking about Mrs Banks and her daughter. The reply confirms Mrs Banks is fine and the daughter is pursuing nursing. Earlier mention references the daughter undergoing final contaminations.

Rev. Snickers Mrs. Banks

Nature's loveliest mood and stomach relief elixir

May brings fragrance and song but stomach troubles spoil life. Tuiner's American Elixir of Bitter Wine promises to cleanse intestines aid digestion and prevent indigestion and constipation. Triner remedies including Lini ment and Cough Sedative are offered by Joseph Triner Company Chicago advertising in drug stores.

Tuiner Triner Joseph Triner Ashlaind Ave Chicago

Wise Man Reflects On Title As Wife Seeks True Leadership

A husband contemplates the idea of being head of the house as his wife speaks of his role. The remark exposes a tension between title and daily partnership. The piece frames household leadership as shared, not sole, authority.

Acid Stomach Remedy Promises Quick Relief

Advertisements claim a sure remedy from chemists for an acid stomach and related bloating indigestion and sourness. Over half a million users report benefits from Eatonic with relief often on the first tablet. Drugstores sell it with a money back guarantee if not satisfactory.

He Remembered The Law Scout Courteous Deeds

Scouts report good deeds to their scoutmaster during a meeting for a visiting city teacher. One boy says he helped an old lady across the street and another recalls bringing his teacher a pitcher of well water when she was ill. The teacher asks why he did not help another old lady. The boy replies that a scout is courteous.

Indianapolis News

Literal Truth. Harry and Currie clash for a doubtful prize

Dialogic exchange hints at a strained romance as Harry proclaims not being good enough for Currie while Currie concedes he is the best attainable partner. The line suggests tension in a social or literary scene rather than a formal event.

Currie

Prohibition Extended on Sea Otter Killing in Alaska

The secretary of commerce extends the prohibition on killing sea otters in Alaskan waters to November 1, 1925. The aim is to allow the fur bearing species to recover from near extermination. The sea otter fur is praised as the most beautiful and costly peltry, valued since ancient times by Japan and used by Aleut and Puget Sound natives in cloaks.

Alaskan Secretary of Commerce America Japan Aleutian Islands Puget Sound

Electricity in the Next War

A French inventor argues high explosives are near final development and poisonous gases cannot be made much more dangerous than in the world war. He predicts future warfare will rely on advancing electrical mechanisms and devices.

Popular Mechanics Magazine

Unsure claims about a young man’s past relationship

A girl asserts belief that a young man never made love to another girl, while she states she does. The fragment hints at doubt and personal relationships without clear context or names.

No man over fifty should marry a woman who isn't a good nurse

A dated social maxim advising older men to seek partnering with women who have proven nursing ability, reflecting era norms on marriage and female profession.

Diamond Dyes promise simple dyeing for all fabrics

Rauch presents Diamond Dyes with easy directions that let any woman dye worn garments and textiles into a rich fadeless color on wool silk linen cotton or blends. A color card is available from the druggist and results are guaranteed even for beginners.

Wild Cat Division Insignia Sparks War Time Banter

A frontline exchange recalls the Wild Cat Eighty first division from Florida and the Carolinas. An engineer questions the shoulder insignia and a buck explains proudly that the emblem is a wild cat. Later the same soldier jokes about the insignia being tame pussy.

Florida North South Carolina Iflome

Grandson Demands Raise to Match Candy Costs

Keeping Up With H. C. L. Bert asks his grandpa for a job and is offered hay work for a nickel. He says candy prices have risen and needs a raise to keep up with the high cost of candy. The grandparent asks how much. The laborer replies enough to cover candy costs.

H.C. L Bert

High Finance Swap Offer Sparks Mine Stock Talk

A bank clerk warns no buyer for the Golden Goose mine stock and for the Dry Hole stock. Two men discuss swapping, seeking a resolution to their stalled investments.

High Finance Supp Siap

Bandit Holds Up Bank Then Fights Police in Theater

Frederick C. Smith robs the Easton Taylor Trust of $20 000 at a St Louis bank and flees to an empty theater. A 20 minute battle with 50 officers ends with Smith dead and Officer Terrence McFaarland killed. Several wounded officers and bystanders. Mrs Minnie Smith says he was mentally unbalanced.

Terrence McFaarland Claude Adams Sergis William McHenry Michael Flavin Frederick C. Smith Minnie Smith

Window cleaner survives seventh floor fall at 95 William Street

Charles Butter, a window cleaner, slipped from a seventh floor ledge at 95 William Street. His somersaulting descent ended as he struck a skylight and broke the glass, though the wire screen held. He recovered and left smiling despite bruises.

New York Charles Butter William Street Butter

Man Jumps Into Coke Oven at Colonial Yard

Michael Goodish an eighteen year old charger at H. C. Frick Coke company leaped into a live coke oven after fleeing a runaway lorry. Fellow workers saw only a puff of smoke as he disappeared.

Colonial Michael Goodish H. C. Frick Coke Company Goodish

Girl Killed Self After Scolding at Practice

Miss Norma A. Atkinson twenty, daughter of a wealthy coal dealer, killed herself by stepping in front of an express train after her father rebuked her for tardiness at music practice in Pittsburgh Pennsylvania.

Self Pittsburgh Norma A. Atkinson

Bayer Aspirin Trademarked for Wide Medical Use

Genuine Aspirin marketed by Bayer for nineteen years, with the Bayer Cross safety mark on packaging and tablets. The ad notes uses for colds headaches toothaches earaches neuralgia lumbago rheumatism neuritis and general pain at low cost in small tins or larger bottles.

Bayer

Grotesque Nourshment and Humorous Snippets

A collage of wry quotes and cheeky exchanges including Miss Cayenne on Easter colorings and a joke about a carpet man. An advertising aside promotes Cuticura Soap for shaving bathing and hair care claiming efficiency and skin health all in one.

Father Son Conversation Sparks Thoughtful Banter

A brief exchange between a father and son unfolds in playful dialogue about feeding the mind. The lines imply a lighthearted clash over thinking and appetite for ideas.

Hat Size Barbs Stir Roaring Debate Among Men

A witty provocation asks if others envy the wearer’s hat when it proves too large for them. The remark hints at pride, authority, and social comparison in a playful challenge among companions.

Woman’s giggle misread as humor sense

A lighthearted remark about a girl’s giggles being mistaken for a sharp sense of humor. The line suggests assumptions about wit based on laughter, not actual comedic skill.

Channel Islands Privilege in War Endured for Centuries

Historical note recounts how the Channel Islands enjoyed neutrality in British wars from Edward IV to Mary II, aided by papal threats and local privateering profits. The piece then shifts to a romantically toned anecdote of an elderly spinster and a fellow traveler aboard a rough crossing, highlighting social whimsy aboard a voyage.

Channel Islands England Edward IV Willian Mary Brittany Normandy Sextus TV Guernsey Morlaix

Gobbler Known For Generous Spirit In Home Sector

A fragment notes Ts Gobbler as a generous figure who would share his last half pint with a friend, reflecting communal values in the Home Sector.

Ts Gobbler Ilome Sector

New Test for Dyes Applies to Lighting and Fabrics

A standardized fading effect of light is used in a new invention for testing dye fading in coal, textiles, wall paper and similar materials. A powerful lamp of about 2,500 watts with specially designed electrodes runs the test. Forty samples can be tested at once with a portion shielded for comparison after exposure.

Mule on a Radiator in Barbourville Crash

Ellsworth Henson's car hit a mule ridden by Jack Lewis in Barbourville Kentucky. Lewis was thrown into the rear seat while the mule was carried 200 feet on the radiator. No injuries were reported.

Barbourville Ellsworth Henson Jack Lewis Lewis

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