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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1914
Page
4
A traveler complains of overused salmon during Canadian backcountry meals. The host insists there is salmon for six, while the guest declares, I don’t care for salmon. Prompted by the joke, the scene ends with the host offering mustard to spice the dish.
A brief editorial remark from the Atchison Globe hints at the ironies of romance and daily life, noting how a woman’s ordinary cooking for boarders becomes a focal point in a real life storyline. The line humorously reflects on laughter and social expectations.
An old advertisement extols Grape-Nuts as scientific nourishment. A Washington woman recalls severe stomach catarrh and near death, saying the product helped her stomach accept and digest food after months of weakness and starvation.
A mistress scolds her servant for joining a funeral society the servant defends. The group offers a lavish coffin and burial access with liberal benefits, including thirty dollars at the grave, highlighting contrasting views on fraternal benevolence and ostentation.
Comic litany lists various voices offering cures and quirks from elderly ladies to provincial writers. It humorously critiques pseudo expertise and old fashioned customs, ending with a plea for deliverance. The passage satirizes social pretensions and the era’s cultural mix.
Shortly after Germany declared war a Berlin bank cashier received a letter postmarked Dresden from a stranger claiming temporary financial need. The writer said he pawned his diamond ring during a Berlin vacation and asked the cashier to redeem, sell the ring, and turn the proceeds to the Red Cross fund. He suggested he might not need jewels in the near future.
The dialogue features Mrs De Jinks and Mrs von Slammerton noting expected or usual troubles in Europe this summer, with incomplete phrasing suggesting broader context or ongoing discussion.
Fragmentary text shows names Roger Sweet and Arline with a phrase about being good. No clear event, date, or role is identifiable from the readable portion.
The excerpt compares war expenditures across conflicts. It cites Russo Turkish War costs for Russia at 786 million and other wars: Far East conflict with Japan at 650 million and Russia at 723 million, Italy versus Turkey at 400 thousand per day, and the Boer War with England averaging 200 thousand troops costing about 1.055 billion over two and a half years.
In a small Ohio town the justice of the peace heard cases and performed marriages. He mixed roles, asking the bride if she took the groom, then turning to the groom he asked what he had to say in his defense, a moment of humorous confusion.
An item cites Castoria safety claim with lasting use and signature, while a London court scene notes a man charged for insulting behavior and a drug advert promises relief for watery eyes and eyelids, urging readers to consult their druggist. It mentions a Chicago company and a generic admonition about wise words.
Peter Jacobs and several farmhands battled a large bull after it went at Book, goring him in the neck and inflicting chest and arm injuries. The youth was taken to the office of Uwe Be Kirkpatrick in Highspire, then to Harrisburg hospital for surgery. The farmer received deep lacerations but survived the attack.
Mary Esther Reed of Crafton files for divorce alleging severe cruelty by Alexander Reed a mute husband. She describes repeated cursing in squeaky sounds and beating with dead mice causing her mental distress and health decline. Reed denies the accusations.
A white baby girl was discovered lodged in a tree at Western and Santa Monica avenues after likely being discarded. Nurses at the county hospital cradle the injured child as detectives search for the mother. Foster mothers express concern while the infant, with a skinned nose, shows signs of recovery and pleas for adoption emerge.
The text markets Dean's Kidney Pills as a trusted remedy for weak kidneys and associated symptoms like urination problems dizziness and fatigue. It emphasizes diet limited alcohol and ample water as supporting measures and claims wide use across the civilized world.
Major FitzGerald of Boston warns pensions could stretch long if war ends with vast payouts. He notes elderly pensioners may marry younger women to pass pensions to widows, recounting a Civil War pensioner who proposed to a hired girl and was told by the girl he is too young.
Maude Marie, a sentimental twenty year old, walks with John Henry on a country road. John Henry, more practical, interrupts her reverie and jokes that the night is just the kind to shoot cats.
In an 80 degree basement a famed dividing engine intrigues astronomers and scientists. The device can divide a circle to within one second of arc, surpassing prior engines, a result of long experiments and careful control of heat and precision on the silver bands of the rotating disc.
The Red Cross hospital near Torquay with 200 beds, organized by American women, is praised by Sir Frederick Treves as the best arranged war hospital in England. Led by wealthy Americans such as Mrs John Astor and Lady Paget, it has $25,000 set aside for motor ambulances and ample funds to operate for another year.
A humorous exchange notes that the writer’s flowing style may come from using a fountain pen. The remark implies a simple tool enhances literary ease.
A novice Baltimore reporter, on his first day, rushed to Cardinal Gibbons home and asked to see the cardinal. The servant answered he was not home and the reporter blurted that Mrs. Gibbons would do, prompting ridicule in the press.
A Reformer notes Twobble’s passion for perfection. He admires the drive but fears the trait is directed at others, not himself. The exchange highlights Twobble’s intense scrutinizing influence on those around him.
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