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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 09, 1911
Page
1
Mrs. Mattie Camfield of Michigan reports five years free of back trouble after using Swamp-Root. She says her husband also recovered from kidney and bladder issues with the remedy. The testimonial is sworn before a notary on July 13, 1909.
Send to Dr. Kilmer Co Binghamton NY for a sample bottle and a booklet on kidneys and bladder. Mention this paper. Regular fifty cent and one dollar size bottles available at all drug stores.
A humorous two line exchange between two tramps notes their fear of water more than lightning during a thunder storm. The dialogue highlights comic irony as one notes his preference for trees over watery danger.
In all its farms among all ages of horses and dogs, cured and others in the same stable prevented from having the disease with Spohns Distemper Cure. Every bottle guaranteed. Over 750000 bottles sold last year, 50 cents and 1.00. Good druggists, or send to manufacturers. Agents wanted. Write for free book. Spohn Med. Co., Spec. Contagious Diseases, Gushen, Ind.
A city cousin stays at a farm for two weeks and suggests a bridge party. The country cousin balks saying no bridge nearby, it's four miles away and rickety, winter pneumonia fears, and city folk are crazy.
A collage of quotes and slogans appears, including a dialogue about family ties, a political jab about jobs and elections, medical ad copy for Dr Pierce pellets, and miscellaneous remarks on behavior and smoking preferences. The tone resembles a newspaper page with terse notes and short phrases.
Turkish ambassador in Washington filed a protest with the State Department urging U.S. intervention in the Tripolitan war citing confirmed barbarities by Italians in Tripoli. Secretary Knox may respond after confirming facts, with Malta reporting heavy fighting as Turkish forces advance and refugees warn of possible Italian defeat.
Calbraith P. Rodgers landed in Pasadena in the Wright Vin Fiz after a cross continental flight that totaled about 3634 miles through ten states. He endured eleven accidents with seven wrecks and spent nine days delayed by mishaps and five by wind, earning a triumphant reception aided by police and his wife Mrs. Rodgers who followed from New York.
Navy guards pursue remaining crew members of the cruiser Pennsylvania after P. J. Hally and A. L. Law die and Arthur Johnson lies dying in Bremerton hotels. Investigation follows reports of alcohol poisoning among sailors.
Rebels take Shanghai with no resistance as Kieangnan forces join the invaders. Reports say forts along the river fall and forces head toward Wusung Nan kin and Ching Kiang. Peking drafts a constitution preserving the Manchu dynasty with a restricted emperor. Hongkong dispatches note Hankow fighting continues with heavy casualties.
Fragmentary OCR describes a murder investigation involving Avis Linne and Eugene Levi ter with references to Co. W. T. Richeson and others. Mentions a trial timeline, a sales of potassium, and a suit brought by Charley Elmer Lebr EB.
The senate investigation into Stephenson’s election concluded in Milwaukee with 120 witnesses and 30 affidavits. Stephenson denied aiding or funding any candidate through Hines or Shields and claimed no blank checks were issued. Edward Hines of Chicago rebutted talk of discussions with Shields or Stephenson about money.
Five masked men roped a westbound Rock Island train between Memphis and Hurlburt Arkansas and wrecked the express car by firing seven nitroglycerin caps into a local safe. Mail pouches were looted and three suspects were jailed in St Francis county. An approaching switch engine scared the bandits away.
A warrant is issued for Mrs Vermilya after experts report arsenic in abundant quantities at the home of Mrs Louise Vermilya. Policeman Bissonette died there under mysterious circumstances and coroner Hoffman will exhume two bodies as part of investigating eight fatalities linked to Vermilya. Three Letschs died by starvation in a related Sacrificial faith case.
In Chicago Mrs Louise Vermilya faces a bedside hearing on murder charges in connection with Policeman Arthur Bissonette. Authorities exhumed Frank Brimmerkamp and Richard Smith bodies for analysis and name Undertaker Charles Boysen in life policy links.
New York. Harry A. Ulrich a dog fancier is acquitted of assaulting Booker T. Washington at Tuskegee Alabama on March 19. The decision by Judge Moss with Judge Zeller concurring and Judge O Keefe dissenting centered on the relative value of two testimonies. Ulrich then faced rearrest on a separate charge of deserting his wife four years ago.
dispatches report a terrific battle in which five hundred Italians were slain and the remaining force captured by Ottoman troops. Derna is said to be occupied after the Italian defeat. The U S steamer at Malta declines to stop en route to Tripoli, while vowing to report the truth about Italian barbarities.
Gary corruption cases head to jury with special prosecutor H M Daly from Valparaiso joining Samuel Parker and S W S Hodges. Mayor Knotts and city officials face trials beginning with Williston, Nyhoff, Bowser, and Knotts amid dictograph evidence and anticipated sensational disclosures.
A Philadelphia mother recounts her boy suffering eczema so severe he left school. After three weeks using Resinol Ointment and Soap, he recovered entirely. Testimonials claim Resinol relieves many skin irritations and is widely sold by druggists with free sample offers from Resinol Chemical Co.
A brief dialogue shows Dunn and Owens exchanging pleasantries while a caller notes five missed calls about a bill. Owens confirms the recipient was away and acknowledges the situation with a polite, formal tone.
A London Tit-Bits anecdote describes a crowded railway carriage where a fat, slightly deaf old gentleman refuses a bun seller's offer by saying there is no room inside. The moment triggers a hearty laugh as passengers relish the misinterpretation.
A tongue in cheek note asks how a noiseless soup spoon works. The inventor claims the design ensures no sound is made during use, prompting playful explanation about its construction.
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