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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1913
Page
4
Quotations from Gelett Burgess lampoon social vanity and flirtation as observed in commerce and courtship. The piece contrasts naive admiration of beauty with the wary gaze of experience, using witty epigrams about women, men, and consumerism.
The United States pension office predicts the last Civil War soldier could die in 1955, a 900 year span after Lee's surrender if lived that long. By comparison, War of 1812 veteran Kronk died years ago in New York after well over 90 years past peace.
Edith and Jack discuss a playful game about "at home" days. Edith explains fashionable people have days such as God's day Sunday and mother's day Tuesday, prompting Jack to ask about the meaning of a day. Edith provides the whimsical rationale.
Tokyo reports the mikado seriously ill with pneumonia after days of a cold. Court doctors say his condition causes high temperature but not immediate alarm. Washington notes Bryan and Chinda to revisit California land law discussions. Wilson sends formal wishes for a swift, complete recovery to Emperor Joshi Hito.
In Merigold Mississippi on May 26 a trivial quarrel between Marion Hlenry and John Law escalated into a feud. The fight left two dead and four seriously wounded. A brother killed a brother and a son seriously wounded his father amid the social circle of well known residents.
Six persons killed and several injured when a mixed train on the Sewell branch of the Chesapeake & Ohio railroad was swept 300 feet down a steep mountain side by a landslide and swallowed up.
Rome May 27 Pope Pius X has fully recovered from his illness and is in normal health. The Vatican announced the pope resumed holding audiences on Saturday indicating a complete return to duties.
Vance Faught nineteen year old baseball player at Cozard High School died after being struck behind the ear with a baseball during a game on Saturday in Cozard Nebraska.
A wealthy man is reported drowned in Jacksonville on May 24. Details are sparse but authorities confirm the fatal incident and ongoing inquiry.
Partial readable OCR fragment mentions a position or person but lacks clear names dates or places. The text is insufficient to identify the event, organization, or outcome with confidence yet preserves hints of a positional reference.
Dr. John E. Davis of Virginia university argues that breathing through the ears can prevent tuberculosis and lung disease. He contends ancient humans breathed via gills and that ear breathing could be taught to children for ear opening and closing like a fish’s fins.
A householder asks a builder to raise door bottoms so a cat can pass, citing doors shrank in use and mice could run under them. The joiner arrives the next day to address the issue at once, as reported by the Manchester Guardian.
The Pall Mall Gazette notes two Dickens related buildings in Birmingham have been torn down and Mr Winkle's house is now being pulled down. The Old Royal waiter says Winkie lived nearby, a canal wharfinger. Pickwick discovers a red brick house with the name Winkie in bold capitals.
Mr Atkins and his daughter ride with a young man seen as a potential son in law. The chauffeur John pushes the car to speed, but Mr Atkins admonishes him not to go so fast to avoid making his estate seem small.
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children teething. It claims gum softening, reduced infant distress, analgesic effect, relief from wind colic, and lists a price of 25 cents per bottle.
A wealthy man reviews the young man’s assets and asks for corroboration. He then agrees to the union only if the groom can maintain his fiancée’s lifestyle after her divorce, ensuring he can support her in her current standards.
Senator Sherman of Illinois appoints a conciliation committee to reorganize the Republican congressional effort. The panel includes Cummins Crawford Jones and two other senators plus representatives Crampton Rogers Anderson and ex governor Hadley. A second five will arrange a joint conference with the House Republicans.
Peter Bradovitch, an insane Austrian confined in the Idaho insane asylum, killed his five roommates by beating them while they slept. Authorities found no sign of a struggle except on one body, with two bruises indicating resistance. Bradovitch had been committed to the asylum two years earlier from the state penitentiary.
In Charleston South Carolina on May 24 a three inch rifle exploded at Fort Moultrie killing three men instantly and injuring nine others. The breech block was blown off and the blast shook houses across the city while the harbor gun crew worked to contain the incident.
Grand Rapids Mich May 24 the Pere Marquette boiler makers at the Wyoming yards seen a broader strike as 200 machinists and helpers joined in a sympathetic walkout increasing tensions at the plant.
Richard Lindsay of Chicago was arrested here Saturday by Secret Service agents for sending an annoying letter to President Wilson. The incident occurred in Philadelphia on May 2.27.
Sam Marcus of Lowell Place Chicago reports severe eczema on his hands lasting two years. He says warm water and Cuticura Soap followed by Cuticura Ointment twice daily for five to six months cured the condition. Cuticura Soap and Ointment advertised with free samples and Skin Book offer.
A clergy man recalls J. Pierpont Morgan’s dislike of religious dissension and a tale by Calhoun Clay the wise old colored man. He explains there are many roads to church, but what matters is whether the wheat is good, not denomination.
An observant man argues that juries are swayed by superstition, citing higher damages for ladder misfortune and implying luck influences compensation. He notes that perceived bad luck from objects like ladders affects jurors and inflates awards to plaintiffs.
A new senator questions the older statesman about popularity. The elder explains that offering candid opinions to people and their friends yielded popularity as a natural outcome.
A Chicago man credits Grape-Nuts with restoring digestion after years of dyspepsia. He contrasts wholesome food with numerous drugs and describes how the simple cereal acted like magic to relieve his lifelong stomach troubles.
J C Hill and his three sons homesteaded four parcels at Lloydminster on the Saskatchewan Alberta border eight years ago. They transformed wild prairie into prize oats winning the silver challenge cup at the Fifth National Cornexposition in Columbia South Carolina. Their success, built on study of climate soil and seed plus mixed farming, inspires nearby farmers to follow their example.
A guest asks what the straw berry represents as a waiter serves strawberry shortcake at a restaurant. The exchange unfolds with formal polite banter as the guest seeks meaning behind the dessert's symbolism.
A reader from Peoria Illinois reports substantial improvement after one week of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for backaches dull headaches and heavy side sensations. She notes continued benefit with ongoing use and encourages others to try it.
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