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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 02, 1911
Page
1
A local druggist touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a medicine with real curative value that quickly helps kidney liver and bladder issues. He notes its wide sales and suggests a free trial bottle by mail from Dr Kilmer Co Binghamton NY with regular bottles priced at 50 cents.
The fragment recalls Dr. Pierce’s Pleasant Pellets from forty years ago, a sugar coated remedy touted to regulate and invigorate the liver and bowels. It contrasts ocean gold quests with Wall Street, noting modern inconveniences in homes.
The Indiana Federation of Clubs elected officers led by Mrs. Felix T. McWhirter as president and Mrs. L. J. Cox as first vice president. Delegates were chosen to attend the General Federation of Women's Clubs convention in San Francisco. A revised premium list for the Indiana apple show was released, with growers urged to enter multiple classes and varieties to boost home-grown fruit demand.
B Hyatt and Eva Rohbock among the delegates listed as district chairmen across Indiana districts. The federation used a nominating by delegates system causing confusion with 21 nominations for president and 300 for all offices. Aldrich details the monetary plan to bankers in Indianapolis at Maennerchor hall after dinner with the Clearing House association.
Elliott R Hooton, chief of the State New Indiana Corporations, is described as optimistic in a report on state oversight.
The Chinese imperial government yields to army threats and assembly demands, establishing a constitutional regime with a cabinet excluding nobles and offering broad reforms. Parliaments gain power over constitution and budget, while emperor cedes life and death authority. Canton rebels proclaim Kwantung republic as Hankow and Wu Chang burn.
The American Tobacco Company plan to reorganize the tobacco trust faced mixed reviews in New York court. Attorney General Wickersham’s answer urged restrictions to ensure real competition, while Brandeis and independent interests condemned the plan as a sham. The government asked to reserve five years to seek further relief if the plan fails to restore competition.
Richmond reports Philip Brookins left 2250 dollars to Reid Memorial Hospital and 100 dollars to Miss Rhea Reid in his will. Fort Wayne invites Kern to canal hearings November 2 3 amid Lorimer probe. In Shelbyville James Corbett pleads not guilty to child stealing. Terre Haute six girls walk 16 miles to Brazil after betting on the world series. Columbus school plan funds shrubs with 50 percent profits from soap sales. Richmond hosts annual meeting of northern Indiana high school principals. Attica five trainmen injured one fatally in gravel pit collision. Indianapolis Christian Piel, 67, dies after attempting suicide. Kokomo church pulpit fire puzzle unresolved.
Rome November consistory will elevate seventeen new cardinals including John M. Farley of New York W H O Connell of Boston and Diomede Falconio in Washington as vacancies rise to twenty two of seventy seats unfilled since 1907.
Testimony before a Senate investigating committee reveals campaign managers for Senator Isaac Stephenson spent 11,800 in Milwaukee County as part of a race where his reputed wealth of 30 million influenced pay for workers. Knell, a former Milwaukee sheriff, said rivals spent heavily and payments were deemed necessary to compete.
New York owner of the New York World and St. Louis Post-Dispatch Joseph Pulitzer died suddenly of heart failure aboard his yacht The Liberty off Charleston South Carolina. His wife and youngest son Herbert were with him. Long illness had left him nearly blind and his health declined after a winter abroad and a summer in Maine before sailing.
The Indiana state conference of charity opens with corrections in session and features speakers including Jane Addams of Chicago and Governor Marshall. The event continues with emphasis on reform and social causes.
A fragmented report notes Joe Rodgers embarking on a transcontinental journey labeled as a break in his record pursuit. Details are sparse but imply a major travel milestone and personal achievement milestone.
Kidney disease is common and often masked by minor symptoms. Dull headaches, back ache, or rhenumatism may hide kidney trouble until serious. Unnatural urine changes signal issues. Dr Derby's Kidney Pills cleanse and strengthen kidneys to cure derangements and related pains. Get 2 packages 25c and 50c or request a free sample from Derby Medicine Co.
Fragmentary note reads playful oddities about occupation and personal rules. Includes garbled phrases about rent and a self described open minded man with surreal asides. No clear events, dates, or entities identifiable.
Walter Kelly known as the Virginia Judge complains the Strand is dark at nine. his English companion notes Broadway shines with one sign The Chariot Race boasting 50 000 electric lights prompting amused exchanges about conspicuousness.
A joke exchanges between a starving actor and a farmer. The actor asks for farm work and the farmer agrees noting a day on a farm is longer than a twenty minute sketch. The room is assigned and a morning horn signals the start.
A railroad wife writes that her husband, a tea drinker for life, suffered sleepless nerves and fatigue until he quit tea four months ago and began using Postum. He reports improved mornings and calmer nerves since the switch.
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