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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 07, 1912
Page
4
A Humboldt rancher returns from a long eastward trip to find a neighbor famed for patience facing strings of misfortune. He lists timber loss, river land seizure, hog cholera, illness in the family, and mortgage foreclosure, prompting the reply that indeed the troubles are all true.
A brief exchange notes a firm sinking into failure with regret over its exit. The dialogue implies financial trouble and a forthcoming closure impacting employees and clients.
Advertisement claims Cole's Cerbeliselve cures itching and skin diseases and makes skin smooth. Available from druggists at a price of 23 and 5th.
London reports a devastating Turkish rout in Thrace as Bulgarians smash Abdullah Pasha’s forces. Forty thousand Turkish troops fall, seventy-five percent of artillery captured, and the army collapses into panic with corpses in the cold.
A philosopher-like exchange defines a demagogue as a speaker who can captivate an audience so thoroughly that listeners disregard the speaker’s personal views. The Spokane Chronicle frames the idea as a caution about political rhetoric.
A defendant tried to prove his bulldog harmless and non biting but failed. He joked that his children had bitten the dog’s ears, a remark met with laughter as the court heard the implausible defense.
Advice notes the odor of fresh paint lingers in a newly painted room. It recommends keeping a pail of water in the room and changing it often to help purify the air as the smell dissipates.
A husband brandishes a stack of bills while the wife replies with a calm warning that the dispute will be settled later. The interaction hints at financial strain or bargaining within a marriage, capturing a domestic moment of prudence and deferred payment.
The Boston Transcript quotes a line about Job’s patients and public curiosity. A speaker asks if Job was a doctor and they note the common chatter surrounding Job’s hardships and its relation to patient care.
An advertisement touts Gole'a Carbolisalve as a cure for catarrh with claims of high effectiveness. It notes availability from Gruggists priced 25 and Oc and adds mock lines about patients and doctors.
Reports of various incidents unfold across Indiana towns. Stoops accidentally shoots his comrade during a duck hunt on Lake Wawatee. surgeons amputate Boswell’s left arm. Return of John Henwood after a mysterious disappearance. South Bend police chief Swan J. Strom dies of kidney trouble at 53. Richmond sees police chief Gorman travel to Kentucky to arrest Samuel Whelan for murder. Whelan denies charges. Princeton mourns Charles McFarland found alive after 25 years. Laporte outlines a new St Rose's academy building and a matching St Peter's church. Greensburg hosts the General Women’s Synodical Society meeting. Evansville sees Clint Beverly convicted of murder, life sentence. Rochester reports Thomas Emmons critically injured in a motorcycle crash. Rushville holds a cross-lit evangelistic parade with 3000 participants. Kokomo ends a strike by metal workers after arbitration, wages cut slightly. Cicero funds a confidence scam involving a soldier’s uniform. Indianapolis to host 1913 National District Heating convention. Rockville sees Dr W A Gehler appointed superintendent at the state tuberculosis hospital.
A Savannah Morning News reader recalls walking on a sunny Sunday and meeting a four year old boy on a front steps. The child’s big blue eyes and golden curls charm the adults, who engage him in light conversation about his parentage and the decree that he belongs to his mother.
Rev Edmund Heslop of Wigton Pennsylvania suffered dropsy for a year with swollen limbs and dizziness. After 65 boxes of Dodds Kidney Pills the swelling vanished and he felt well again. He confirms lasting benefit and endorses the remedy priced at 50 cents per box.
A county court heard a murder trial involving a Black defendant. The witness described the slain man as an “ignorant pusillanimous degenerate” in a moment of courtroom humor, reflecting period racial language.
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