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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 17, 1921
Page
4
President Harding states postmasters should be party affiliated and committed to service not self. He warns that outsiders seeking jobs for money will be removed, praising Democrat over Republican attitudes and urging unity during reconstruction to guide the republic and world toward understanding and service.
Senator Watson introduced a resolution urging a Georgia national park in the Appalachian region. The State Federation of Women's Clubs backs the plan, proposing park and recreation areas amid forest reserves to serve southern farm owners as a summertime health resort.
In a tense House session over the railroad situation Representative Burke of Pennsylvania and Representative Blanton of Texas exchanged barbs. Burke called Blanton a liar and a dirty dog as they nearly clashed, both seeking expungement of remarks while Blanton warned of a wage war and Burke challenged his figures.
Bill I R 216 proposes incorporation of The Tensabled American Veterans of the World War to support wounded and disabled veterans of 1917-18. The group would work with federal and private agencies to promote welfare and mutual support for those who served and were injured during the Great War. Membership requires U S military service during April 26 1917 to November 11 1918 or service with allied governments with honorable discharge or current service.
Congress approves minting up to 200000 Grant memorial gold dollars to honor Ulysses S. Grant centenary born in Point Pleasant Ohio and to fund memorial buildings in Georgetown and Bethel and a highway project in Clout county Ohio. Delivery at par to the Grant Memorial Centenary Association.
A collection of wry maxims on life work and aging plus a light joke about a stolen umbrella. Notable lines compare a man’s vanity and a woman’s appearance and poke fun at brokers and newspapers at breakfast.
Windsor leads Ontario cities in population gains while Paris hosts about 500000 visitors yearly. Rio de Janeiro shines at night with lights visible 100 miles at sea. Quebec nicknamed Gibraltar of America stands firm with strong defenses. Lyons hosts a perfumery course and supplies 90 percent of world lavender oil. London maintains a Nose club with strict nasal standards. Quebec’s population totals 116120 with French Canadians 102750, Irish 5300, English 5275, others 2795. property value totals 113983671.
The piece humorously lists quirky beliefs and self contradicting stances. It mocks evangelists, politics, and fame while praising simple foods like lettuce and parsnips. It mentions Lillian Russell Bryan bagpipes and a scientist touting parsnips as life prolonging.
A pair of aphorisms reflect on money and affection. The first notes money buys a dog, but only love makes him wag. The second contrasts different women’s ways of kissing, implying some passively allow it while others help it happen.
J J Smith of Waverly battled a wild cat while returning from the Roberts ranch on the Poudre. He was bitten and mauled on the neck arms and body before pinning the animal and suffocating it. Olin Roberts aided and Smith received medical care. condition not critical.
A compilation of folk beliefs about mirrors and luck. Breaking a mirror is linked to death or trouble, with variations across regions. Other myths claim good luck or disappointment tied to reflections, multiple viewers, or looking into mirrors at night.
The article surveys various beliefs on wishes across cultures. It mentions dogwood sap on a handkerchief, breaking stones and rejoining halves, cutting hats and apples, wishbones, the Niebelung gold rod, and Japanese beliefs in a yearly or lifetime wish. It notes a goddess with a lunar aureole as a respondent once in a lifetime.
A lighthearted series of personified car parts offer tips on how to care for a vehicle. The Fan urges cool operation, the Headlight suggests brightness, and the Crank emphasizes quick turnover, while the Cylinder cautions against knocking and the Governor promotes smooth running.
In New York Philip Brenner aged 67 collapsed during a family poker game with Mathew Wantrawitz and Benjamin Levy. Brenner died of apoplexy attributed to excitement over holding a royal flush, the ace king queen jack ten of hearts.
A reflective piece contrasts pursuit of happiness and righteousness with social expectations. It notes the vast variety of people encountered by a soliciting committee and observes that earnest efforts can hinder liberty. It also comments on profit, conformity pressures, and limitations of some men in embracing technology.
A garbled Dallas News passage mentions livers, flivvers, marriage trends, and Wilhelm Hohenzollern as an “invisible empire.” It notes potential women smokers at a convention and a West Dallas widow ending an engagement due to a suitor named Sobb.
A Chester stable burned but an old horse escaped by biting the door bolt and walking out as flames consumed the barn. Owner John Lyndell rejoiced at the animal’s safe exit. no other animals were in the barn.
A reflection on a person who finds harmony in home and work. The text praises patience, honor, courage, and cheerfulness amid poverty and misfortune, valuing beauty in life and nature while mastering fear and worry with constructive thoughts.
Mrs Kazimier Sus mich of Ikenosha Wisconsin reported her husband missing after he failed to return from a mushroom gathering trip. Police located him in jail on charges of sterling cantaloupes.
The Brooklyn Eagle recounts Fabre's tale from The Story Book of the Field noting bats rid us of pests, moles purge vermin, hedgehogs attack vipers, and owls hunt rats, while adders toads and lizards prey on crop raiders.
A Montreal Family Herald excerpt notes that ancient free institutions faded long ago and that Anglo Saxon forefathers in a northern isle began meeting as witenagemot. It contrasts early Nor man era feudal councils of high state officers and feudal barons presided by the king.
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Soap to soak and soften sore hands, followed by Cuticura Ointment applied and excess removed with tissue. It claims usage of Soap Ointment and Talcum for all toilet purposes.
The article notes that the Gold Coast and Ashanti may supply more than 60 000 legs of mahogany and cedar annually if internal communications improve, signaling a major timber export opportunity.
George McCoy pled guilty to stealing ten cents in a highway robbery case in Ponca City Oklahoma and received a ten year sentence in the state penitentiary.
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