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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1914
Page
4
Mary Heaton Vorse in The Distressing Doubt argues childhood delights in dirt and squashing, seeing no clear good or bad. She notes children prefer dirty play and sticky, squashy experiences over cleanliness, while adults often share a willingness to let others have the blessing of giving.
A man frets over false stories told by his rival to the woman he loves. Friends urge violent revenge, but he notes the rival holds life and accident insurance through his company, complicating any retaliation.
A brief exchange notes absence from church with a terse reply. The fragment preserves a rural dialogue tone and rustic dialect in a printer's piece.
A fragment from the Boston Evening Transcript quotes a waiter asking a diner how he wants his eggs. The brief line captures a casual breakfast service moment in a city paper style.
A letter recounts a family switch from coffee to Postum after a merchant noted its taste. The writer's mother, once troubled by heart issues and stomach trouble, reportedly improved after using Postum, with headaches diminishing and overall health restoring. The testimony claims Postum benefited the family, especially the mother, who is described as previously long affected.
Senator William A. Clark of Montana rose from trader and teamster to copper magnate after a bold winter ride. He hauled 2000 pounds of tobacco from Boise City to Last Chance Gulch to avert a local famine, turning a $3,000 investment into $10,000 and solidifying his popularity in Helena.
Boston’s Franklin Square House offers rooms and board from 4.25 weekly with parlors for visiting friends and halls for entertainment. The establishment aims to feel non institutional and homey, without religious or sectarian aims, creating a welcoming dormitory vibe for visiting young women.
The text reflects on protracted trench warfare, noting the weekly to fortnightly stalemates, pervasive dullness, and fatalism among officers and soldiers. Retreat offers little relief, death brings release, and wounds mean hospital stays with danger even there.
The article notes 767 Indians were killed by tigers in the last year with Himalayan railway lines suffering tiger depredations. It mentions tiger-proof stations for signalmen and suggests postwar hunting opportunities. It compares man hunting to military valor and mocks militaristic claims of virtue.
An advertorial urging women to prepare for motherhood with Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It argues pregnancy stresses nerves and health, promotes the tonic as vital for a healthy, normal mother, and offers confidential mailed advice from the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co in Lynn Massachusetts.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item recounts Robert Fites planning to steal a hog from a white farmer's place. He borrowed a buggy and mule, dressed the animal in his wife's dress, and tried to drive home. The plan failed when the mule bolted, leaving Fites to hide in the woods until indictment and capture.
A Delaware County girl in Muncie with her escort observes a grinding noise during a bridge improvement. They identify the sound as the hydraulic ram, noting curiosity about its source while referencing an Indianapolis News remark about Worland.
Mr F C Case of Welcome Lake Pennsylvania writes of relief from back ache kidney trouble and nervous fatigue after using Dodds Kidney Pills. He praises the cure and offers the advertisement for public benefit. The pills cost 50 cents per box and are sold by Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo New Jersey. Appended: Household Hints recipes and National Anthem music offered free.
A wry observation notes that women rarely deceive men. they simply show the path while men carry on. The saying implies some men spend as they go yet rarely travel to a destination.
A British expedition from New Zealand has occupied the German Samoan Islands including Upolu where Robert Louis Stevenson once lived. The German government now uses his former estate as the governor’s residence. The London Missionary Society operates a major training college nearby and English remains widely spoken.
Professor Rut Jedge Rutherford of Chicago reports the discovery of trophogen or bitrophen from guinea pigs and other animals. He says this all sustaining nutrient is essential to life and found in every known food, with deprivation leading to rapid death.
A humorous anecdote about King Peter of Servia testing a valet who struggled to understand orders. The valet forgot a message to the queen, igniting the king's fury and the valet’s witty retort about spelling. The story hints the man’s long history of seeming foolishness and the king’s ongoing doubt.
A discussion on culture as the development of all faculties argues that the most cultured nation has the most well rounded individuals. The note acknowledges the futility of quantifying national culture and hints at dialogue about financial capability and social connections.
Fritz Muller recounts Breitenmoser and son parting briefly before war and a horse going next to join the conflict. The New York Post notes Senator Cummins deriding interlocking directors while contrasting pity with greed in a bird mishap anecdote.
A Caldwell Ohio mother recalls her two month old baby's eczema covering body face and head. After using Cuticura Soap and Ointment samples and then purchasing more the skin condition fully cleared. The testimonial is dated March 21 1914 and invites readers to request the Cuticura Skin Book.
Men and women, bearing the prominent American names, toil in the Neuilly hospital performing menial tasks with selflessness. An American multimillionaire funds care ensuring wounded Turcos receive thorough scrubbing and clean dressings while dollar princesses roll bandages and prepare supplies.
A humorous exchange features a question about a wife cooking in an emergency and the quick reply that she cooks in the kitchen. The snippet reflects light domestic wit and a period style of dialogue.
A fragment notes a weeping woman who hears that tears are pearls and fears being told she is being strung along. The line hints at the danger of false consolation and the ache of distrust.
A double spendthrift is described as someone who squanders both his time and his money, illustrating a cautionary view on wasteful behavior.
Big Xmas business advertised by Wear-Proof Mills at 3200 Chestnut St Philadelphia PA selling guaranteed wear proof hosiery to friends and neighbors.
A brief, punchy dialogue notes people in a frenzy over the yellow peril and others in a blue funk, capturing a tongue in cheek commentary on panic and prejudice.
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