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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 01, 1917
Page
4
An old sailor explains that American and German sailors prefer different wines. The German sailors like to stick to port, while American sailors favor another style, yielding a lighthearted wordplay about tastes at sea.
An advertisement offers a $100 reward for any case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Medicine. It promotes internal use to affect the blood and mucous surfaces, asserts disease foundation destruction, and claims to boost strength and health. Free testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
Emilio Zapata issued a proclamation closing saloons and summoned bankers to a conference. Banks, fearing confiscation after a ten million peso forced loan, paid 50 000 pesos for his starving men. He pledged protection if deposits were safe, then returned the money ten days later.
A terse, oblique note describes social tensions around a defeated candidate who dislikes meeting a sympathetic friend. The dialogue hints at private unease about public support and attendance at a supper table versus trolley car settings.
Fred Wales, mine driver, admitted taking responsibility for a kick that injured his companion and saved a mule named Bessie from execution. The animal, disliked by nearly all 450 workers, is fed tobacco daily and kicks the airpipe above her head as exercise, a habit Wales attributes to temperament.
A seventeen year old girl, abandoned by her parents on a honeymoon in Italy, is missing in Chicago with a fortune of 100000 promised. Barton C. Lee and Adeline Werner Lee are named as parents with Dr. Margaret Milligan in Ottawa as the likely source of information.
Edward Madden of the Ashbridge police boat helped fire crews rescue 50 horses from a row of stables during a blaze in Philadelphia. While aiding, he chewed what he believed to be tobacco and discovered a green tasting wad later revealed to be a $20 bill and a $1 bill inside the roll.
Greensburg Pennsylvania farmer George Whipkey of Laurelville has been accepted for service in the National army despite a back injury five years ago. He carries only a lump where the vertebrae were dislocated and declares he is strong enough to fight.
Local report describes a thief who repeatedly stole chickens from Frank Knaub’s coop. After two visits, the thief left a basket of feathers in Knaub’s yard as a curious clue. A local yote claimed the feathers came from the stolen birds.
An 8-year-old boy, son of Frank Cryseth, befriended a horse in Aurora. The horse drank water and bit off the boy’s ear. Local authorities investigate the incident and note the animal’s behavior surrounding the injury.
A testimonial compilation from users in Quincy Illinois praising Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription for female health. Mrs Louise Ecker reports relief for her daughter’s puberty illness and Mrs John Augustin claims cure of “woman’s weakness” after two bottles. The ad notes available in liquid or tablet form and a trial package for ten cents.
In a peculiar household scene Mrs Timson instructs Thurza to use well water only for drinking to avoid pumping costs. Thurza mentions filling the kettle with a mix of butt and well water to heat for washing up, reflecting comic diligence and frugal care.
Thirty two year old B priso n guard J M Gage seeks a Kansas City divorce alleging his wife kisses him too often as the two quarrel over their marriage. Luella Coleman, aged fifty two, is reported dead in Pittsburgh after years of service. J W Wetrick, forty, from Vera Cruz Indiana, attended a recent theatrical exhibition and took his first electric car ride en route to the event.
Two French scientists claim ten percent of chickens in France have tuberculosis and describe higher rates in other nations. A Swedish method uses electric currents to aid back ward children in study rooms. A Swedish incinerator heats water with brass pipe grates. A compact auto kitchen blends a fireless cooker and dining set for six on a car running board. A Brown University professor reports a partly electrical chemical process to produce cheap nitrogen fertilizers. A British commission pushes limits on paint containing soluble lead. A French inventor assembles incandescent lamps on a revolving circle to create a powerful searchlight.
Fragment from an old advertisement claims a syrup remedy for asthma croup bronchitis and similar ailments. It mentions availability in civilized countries and includes promotional phrasing and spacing typical of 19th or early 20th century ads.
A disconsolate motorist explains he has just bought a new car and brought the old one to bury it in a plowed field after it skidded off the road. A passer-by’s senseless question adds to his exasperation as he asks for a pickaxe and shovel.
An advertisement touts Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a physician prescription with proven kidney liver and bladder benefits. It claims wide endorsement by beneficiaries and urges readers to buy or send ten cents for a sample from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY.
A landlord confronts Mikey over overdue rent. Mikey replies he cannot pay now and promises to write. The landlord, hoping for payment, reads a letter proposing a solution to reduce his loss by lowering the tent.
A collection notes inventions and facts from 19th century lists. It cites butter picks lever switches oil can frames sword privileges for Toledo makers vermin fences in South Australia and rabbit fences in New South Wales with large fence lengths and expenditures.
Jim Garry enlisted in the Sixth regiment and served 17 days toward home leave. He quit, sending back his uniform with a note saying he did not want to be a soldier. The army's job, however, is one you cannot quit, so he is back in the ranks to try again.
The best beauty doctor claims cleansing and beautifying the complexion hands and hair with Cuticura Soap and occasional Cuticura Ointment offers effective results at low cost. No massaging or steaming needed. Free sample by mail with Book. address postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
A tradesman placed a box labeled For the Blind outside his shop. Weeks later the box vanished as he revealed a new canvas blind sheltering the shop window and admitted he had earned enough.
The ad notes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets as original liver pills from 40 years ago designed to regulate liver and bowels. A Louisville Courier-Journal remark mocks a cook recruitment ad stating cooks understand the nature of cooks and need not enlist for a set time.
Two seven and eight year olds debate the meaning of skeletons after overhearing adults. The younger boy asserts he knows what a skeleton is and ends with a quip that skeletons are bones wished the people off, as recounted in Pearson's Weekly.
A fragmented passage comments on Confederate money lacking redeeming traits and patience as necessity. It contrasts aging whisky with few who partake, questions entering manufacturing by making promises, and notes a romantic girl who invites elopement. It ends with musings on motivation and public display.
A fragmentary dialogue shows a judge noting a distant wife who is hard to please. The exchange includes lines about never reaching a certain stage, reflecting personal tension and unclear context.
A circus act ends in tragedy as elephants panic and scare a horse, resulting in the animal's death. The incident prompted questions about animal welfare and safety measures at the traveling show.
A fragmented OCR snippet appears to speculate on domestic relations. The readable text hints at a husband and wife dynamic but provides no clear events, dates, or named individuals.
The Adams Enterprise reports a gray headed editor facing three army rejections despite strong war training at home. He remains hopeful and determined to enter the conflict, arguing he should not be discriminated against for age or worry.
A joked couple, Boggs and his wife, are described as crazy on golf and auction sales. A lodger overheard Boggs shouting fore while Mrs. Boggs yelled Four and a quarter in their sleep.
Suwannee River Land Belt on Suwannee River offers easy terms for fertile land and diverse farming. Regions for stock raising dairy fruit and pecan crops with ample rainfall and water. Write J. B. Clark Land Commissioner Live Oak Perry & Gulf Railroad Co Box 1 Live Oak Florida for details.
An Irish onlooker jokes about a car that skidded and overturned in a mud puddle. The crowd laughs as one man asks about the excitement and another quips that the turtle chose the mud pit for a muddy ride.
A brief exchange notes a patriotically minded girl disapproving a suit and urging khaki attire. The line hints at social mood around uniforms and national service through a cheeky comment.
Representative Frank L. Greene of Vermont recounts a social tale about two young girls invited to a birthday. After cake they played in the house attic, and one child vanished from view as the other kept nibbling cake, claiming she had given up searching long ago.
A light exchange notes how a stubborn fastening defeats repair, with a quip that the item likely needs a guy rope to hold steady. The brief barbs capture practical humor about a recurring misfit in a DIY setting.
A campaign tip urges candidates to study opposition newspapers to gauge how they appear to voters. The guidance stresses perspective taking and media analysis as part of strategy.
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