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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 08, 1917
Page
4
A long testimonial touts Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery as a powerful blood builder and herbal tonic free of alcohol. The speaker describes severe nervous and heart problems improving after using the remedy and other Pierce products, with repeated claims of rapid personal relief.
A woman mistaken for a singer brushed against pool pitch left by workers in a building and stained her dress. A friend suggested singing to remove the stain, joking that she would “get off the pitch” by singing.
Our Tommies mock the Bowies music as a piano plays in advance trenches. A Tommy shouts asking what the tune is and a Bowies soldier answers Wagner. The exchange ends with a quip that explains the wartime mood and tensions.
A playful duel of tools features Hammer-Mr.Tack delivering clever barbs while Screwdriver responds with equally pointed quips. The exchanges showcase sharp humor and quick repartee between two anthropomorphized implements.
The text notes Buffalo will supply recreation for selective draft soldiers stationed at New York state camps. It also contrasts gender knowledge with politics and comments on conversations among women, implying limited silence when women meet.
In Peacock alley a young man with a diamond ring is escorted by Detective Sergeant Percy Wild to a police cell. He declares he took Adolph Beck’s ring and watch to shield the victim from robbery, insisting no force was used and identifying himself as Joe Reynolds.
A well dressed young man in the alley attracted attention by twirling a cane and wearing a ring identified as Beck's stolen piece. Hotel house detective alerted police. Detectives Wild and Bernacchi frisked Reynolds at the scene, finding no weapon. He claimed to be a magazine solicitor staying at 56 West Ohio Street.
Detectives seek two or more thieves who spent two days in the four story private home of Mrs. J Klingstein, ransacking from roof to basement and stealing portable items while the widow and children were away.entry through skylight left the floor wet from rain, a bed slept in, and an emptied cognac decanter.
Cumberland Virginia Charles McAuley of Boston Georgia, an expert peach packer, was operated on at Alleghany hospital for a stomach perforation. Surgeons found his heart on the right side, the appendix on the left, the spleen on the right, and the stomach inverted so it empties to the left.
In Rocky Point Arkansas W M Phillips and spectators found a chicken snake about four feet long supposedly with a tail at each end after killing it near a large crop. The tail details were noted though fragmentary.
Panacea claim for constipation and digestive ills lasting over fifty years. Promotes August Flower as remedy for indigestion nervous dyspepsia and related symptoms. Describes gentle laxative effect and urges readers to ask their druggist. Bold in all civilized countries.
A terse aphorism on a so called stepping stone to business proving an eternal roosting place, implying that what guides careers may also trap ambitions. The line hints at a paradoxical path where practical gains clash with lasting comfort or stasis.
An advertisement touts Cuticura as effective for itching and skin and scalp conditions. It promotes Soap for cleansing Ointment for soothing and healing and suggests daily use to prevent troubles. A free sample by mail with a book is offered from Cuticura Dept L Boston.
A guidance note urges individuals to conceal faults and to avoid leaving errors exposed for others to trip over, stressing personal responsibility and careful conduct.
Public health alert urging immediate action for kidney trouble with DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS. Promises quick results, refunds if ineffective, and warnings against substitutes. Targets general readers with dramatic language and a guarantee from the druggist.
A digest reports platinum finds in Alaska and bacon consumption cuts in Canada. It notes a Bank of Canada branch in British Honduras and American fire losses exceeding 200 million dollars annually. U S congressmen send seven tons of mail daily while a Russian Duma member is described as a burglar. Maine counties raised 30 million dollars in potatoes last year.
A survey of novel ideas includes a spring lubricator hidden in a hatchet handle, cement coated telephone wires, a finger mounted writing aid, a portable clothing closet for travelers, peat powder as locomotive fuel, Locusts as fertilizer prospects in Uruguay, a target that indicates bullet impact by lighting, and circle borers for rubber tree tapping.
An exhortation titled Why Fret encourages contentment with life’s blessings. The text references Caesar, European wages, smoky torchlight, Valley Forge hardship, Indian hunger, Jacob’s dream, and ancient sickness to urge gratitude and faith.
A fragmented line hints at a belief that all exists for a purpose and notes that bachelors keep spinsters hopeful, suggesting a social commentary on courtship and fate.
A patented eye shade uses a nose support and a malleable band to fit any head. Swedish engineers test perforated rail webs to boost resilience on firm foundations. A new street car design locks doors during motion and prevents starting with doors open. Utah hydro plant uses 12 foot diameter water valves that auto close on pipe breaks. Alabama inventor proposes boat davits resembling long cranes to lower boats safely.
A cynical note from the Chicago Herald mocks deceit by men and sly truths by women. It argues temperament favors the rich, and that news travels faster in social chatter than by wire.
A brief exchange notes a wife who formerly criticized for not knowing prices. Now prices are said to be engraved on her heart, implying improved budgeting or price awareness. The line captures a domestic wry observation about changing shopping habits.
Drugstore advertising copy touts Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root as a physician prescribed kidney liver and bladder remedy. It claims years of use in private practice and urges readers to start treatment, offering a sample for ten cents by mail to Dr Elmer Co. in Binghamton New York.
A strong minded woman expresses dislike for the idea of asserting herself on a streetcar. The remark hints at social expectations and personal conflict in urban transit life.
An older homemaker guidance note urges against food waste from rats. It cites up to 100 dollars of damage per rat per night and estimates annual losses around 200 million. The ad promotes Stearns' Paste as a cheap solution, claiming a small box costs 35 cents and eliminates rats mice cockroaches and waterbugs.
A wry remark on shopper behavior notes that women, like others, drift through bargain counters, but the urge for discounts remains constant and enduring across eras.
An old editorial noting that memory endures best when one is treated with decency. It reflects on lasting impressions formed by everyday conduct and respect in human interactions.
A concise proverb notes that wealth attracts many visitors during illness, as people gather for status or gain. The image of worn shoes symbolizes the man’s old fortune and the opportunistic attendance of observers rather than genuine concern.
Suwannee River Land Belt in Florida offers fertile farming land with abundant rainfall and good water. Buyers are promised healthful living, ample schools and churches, railroads, cash markets, and a long growing season with mild winters. For details write to J. B. Clark, Land Commissioner, Live Oak, Perry & Gulf Railroad Co. Box 1, Live Oak, Florida.
Milwaukee sent 326 high school boys to work on farms last summer and all won medals in the program highlighting youth agricultural service and awards.
An advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Medicine treats catarrh through blood action and improves general health. It offers a $100 reward for any case not cured, with testimonials available and the address F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Awaiting declared peace, New York Jewish leaders postpone calling for a proposed Jewish congress. A passerby notes belief in eternal punishment for one’s neighbor amid the wartime era.
A Beckenham barber shaved a wounded soldier in the street because his chair would not fit through the shop door. The act is framed as a moral about patriotism and giving rather than receiving.
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