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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1918
Page
4
A humorous exchange shows a mother hen admitting she is a small family and cannot afford to raise chicks due to egg prices. The cartoon captures economic strain affecting simple domestic life with a witty dialogue between a bird family and the hen.
Winona Minnesota resident Mrs Albert Sultze reports long lasting nervousness relieved by Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad notes the product as a forty year standard treatment for displacements inflammation irregularities periodic pains backache dizziness and nervous prostration in women.
William Dean Howells criticizes films for lacking literary and scenario depth while praising the technical camerawork. He admires the camera operator's craft but finds the storytelling and adaptation weakest aspects, saying he has no time for them.
Doctors report widespread grip with kidney weakness and back pain. Dr Kilmer Swamp Root advertised as herbal kidney tonic. sample bottle offered by mail upon ten cent request, with regular sizes sold at druggists.
A family recounts an evening under heavy rails and bright stars. The eldest boy notes the dipper, papa agrees it is inverted, Edgar anticipates rain, and three year old Sita mentions a faucet near a spigot outside the kitchen door.
The Birmingham Age-Herald quips about eighty patients in a padded ward each offering a different submarine solution. The keeper explains the scene as a humorous take on ingenuity under pressure.
An old proverb claims a dose of the mother in law may wake a sick man when all else fails, reflecting traditional folk humor about family remedies and wit.
A military officer’s wife writes to Dr Brown about teething. The reply corrects the title to Brigade Surgeon Lieutenant Colonel Brown. She responds with a witty salutation and a postscript asking him to bring his sword to lance the baby's gums.
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. swears the firm will pay one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. The notice outlines internal use and claims bloodstream action. Notary public A. W. Gleason cites the December 6 date. Druggists advertise testimonials free.
A Great Lakes rookie known for chronic lateness is finally challenged by the company commander who asks him if he is with the unit in the war. The scene highlights strict discipline and a test of allegiance.
The German emperor will have occupied the throne thirty years this coming June, a milestone noted in current imperial affairs and historical reflections.
The piece outlines historical Irish social classes: the half mounted sons of Cromwellian soldiers, the “gentleman every inch of him” from forfeited old families who worked trade or professions, and the “gentleman to the backbone” who retained ancient estates and peasant labor on their domains.
Consumers urged to inspect Castoria bottles for the correct signature ensuring a trusted remedy for children. The notice emphasizes safeguarding infants by choosing the authentic label.
In 1927 George Pipwhistle returns with parcels from the city after his wife’s morning errand. He unveils a quirky haul including corkscrews, a stuffed owl, brushes, a cloth copy of Uncle Tom's Cabin, walking sticks, a toasting fork, tin openers, and a roasting jack, calling it the best bargain sale.
Advertises Cuticura as a daily toilet preparation to heal eczema and itchy rashes and prevent pimples. Offers free samples from Cuticura, Dept. Boston, with soap 25 cents, ointment 25 and 50 cents, by druggists or mail.
Mary in her third week at school brings slate and books home saying she quit because she knew more than the teacher. She wrote her name on the slate and the teacher could not tell her what it was, prompting the surprising exit reported by the Baltimore News.
An advertisement touts Othine double strength freckles remover promising rapid clearing of spots with money back guarantee. The page also carries short social humor and a quip about a novel heroine tied to a chestnut joke.
A persuasive essay denounces idleness as social and personal harm. It argues forced leisure punishes the productive and degrades happiness through laziness, urging active effort, utilization of faculties, and self-improvement instead of passive dreaming.
An old advertisement touts Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills dating back 40 years. It claims to regulate liver and bowels.
A woman overhears a group of children taunting a younger boy for not sliding down a coping. The taunter says he is afraid to slide, but the boy answers that he has already had six spankings that morning and would not want to slide either.
The remark emphasizes that many individuals require greater self confidence to act boldly. It frames faith in personal ability as a key to progress and resilience in daily life.
The article argues warmer conditions can substitute for coal in energy use, asserting heat reduces need for coal-fired power. It discusses economic and environmental implications of relying on mild weather for energy demand.
An advertisement touts GOLD MEDAL Haarlem Oil Capsules as a cure for back pain urinary symptoms and potential kidney disease. It claims rapid relief within 24 hours and urges daily use to prevent future attacks with a money back guarantee and assurance of genuine imported product.
The Boston Transcript reports a domestic dispute over a planned breakup of housekeeping. The couple argued after the cook refused to leave, blocking the move and triggering a tense household confrontation.
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