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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1912
Page
4
Weston jokes he will never win on his private course Bunker Hill while Preston questions the choice. The exchange plays on golf club humor.
Two men boast of their fathers farms in Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The Connecticut farm is so vast the father walks to the barn on Monday and returns Saturday. The Pennsylvania farm is larger than a city lot, sending young couples to milk and grandchilds bring back the milk.
A dialogue features an ambitious young man asking for a campaign donation while Dustin Stax questions the payoff. The exchange focuses on future actions over immediate funds, highlighting ethical considerations in political support.
Monastir, second city in European Turkey and stronghold in Macedonia, falls to Serb forces after heavy fighting. Zekki Pasha among captives. 50,000 troops and 47 guns taken. Turkish appeals to Europe for intervention fail to halt the war. Cholera ravages Turkish troops, daily deaths cited at 5,000.
Several hundred thousand pounds of an old nitrate rich gunpowder no longer needed are being used in an experimental fertilizer program by department of agriculture scientists.
German scientists report a new X ray glass that absorbs 10 to 15 percent of rays, allowing much sharper radiographic pictures than previous materials.
A mother questions why Jimmy says he "couldn't bear" Great-Aunt Maria who is kind and pats him. Jimmy retorts that he dislikes her knuckles, sparking a moment of childhood stubbornness from a Youth's Companion excerpt.
Fragmentary note describes hesitation and risk in approaching a girl based on her appearance. No clear names, places, or dates are readable.
Eben So Miss Antique plans a wedding with the clergyman as the presumed groom. The piece notes the cleric will be paid and accepts no responsibility for the match or outcome.
A Kansas City Star note tells how Millie a light colored mulatto housemaid returns to a South Side family after marriage. The wife questions her reason and Millie explains jealous in her husband’s family and a sister’s quip about her brightness creating a spot in the family.
A US history scene has a teacher prompting pupils to name the Roosevelt shooter. A bright student hesitates before guessing a crank named Swank or Prank, then the class loudly proclaims Dr Scurry L Terrill as the attending surgeon. The anecdote suggests choosing a memorable name over riches.
In New York a first official says permits to visit prisoners will be halted due to the confusion. A second official asks why, and the first explains visitors hinder escapes.
A reader shares that scoffing at coffee and tea gave way to Postum after painless trials. She cites headaches and stomach issues easing for herself, her sister in Oklahoma, and her father, who now has rare headaches. She notes Postum satisfies when meals are unwanted and mentions availability in a new country.
The Supreme Court unanimously invalidates patent license agreements used by sanitary enameled ironware makers to restrain trade and fix prices. Justice McKenna notes patents do not shield Sherman Act violations in the bathtub enamelware case led by Edwin L. Wayman and 50 defendants including 16 corporations. The Maryland suit charged a broad interstate restraint and attempted monopoly in sanitary enameled ironware.
Federal officers arrested five indicted by a Cincinnati grand jury as part of a global stock and bond swindle netting more than 1.5 million dollars. Agents raided offices in Rochester Cleveland Newark Boston and New York detaining F. D. Minyard J Gordon Malcom Thomas Fishwick George Hannaford J R Long A Bruce Crane Mason G Worth and others.
A panel of scientists presented a lady with a splendid chrysanthemum as a token of esteem. She admired the flower’s purple hue and mused about a dress in that shade. The committee signaled success to Professor Prewins as the moment concluded.
Gray County Probate Judge Philip Miller of Cimarron Kansas reports dramatic relief from heart trouble symptoms after taking Dodds Kidney Pills for a year. He now weighs about 200 pounds, is active in manual labor, and urges others to consider the remedy. He offers free household hints music and recipes with purchase.
Katherine McCallister of Indianapolis details a rash that spread from face to arms and back causing itching burning and disfigurement. After trying remedies she used Cuticura Soap and Ointment and within about three weeks reports a complete cure. A 32 page Skin Book and samples are offered by Cuticura Dept L Boston.
The Duke of Connaught in Macleod Alberta delivered a warm address to American settlers in Canada. He urged obedience to Canadian law, welcomed Americans and Britons, and noted migration patterns between the United States and Canada. He praised western Canada's growth and expressed hope for continued prosperity.
After services a man tells his wife he picked up a button on the way to church and placed it in his change pocket with a quarter. She fears he donated the button, but he says he added the quarter by mistake instead.
A short courtroom quip captures a visitor asking a policeman about the next official murder, provoking a judge in New York with a civility dispute and a grim question about future killings.
An antique advertisement notes Dr Pierce's Pleasant Pellets first launched 40 years ago. It claims the product regulates and invigorates stomach liver and bowels with sugar coated tiny granules.
A public discussion centers on urging people to fund campaigns that hype facts. Critics warn such encouragement risks wasteful spending while supporters argue it boosts awareness and action.
Mothers report relief for daughters with menstrual cramps after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. A Rochester mother saw her 13 year old improve after two bottles. A sixteen year old from Stoutsville Ohio wrote of headaches and irregularity improving with the remedy. The company has received hundreds of such letters.
An advertisement touts Cole's Carbon Salve as an effective catarrh remedy available from all druggists for 25 cents. The copy quips about marriage, noting a man and wife are one because they are tied for first place.
Eighteen people were injured in a head on collision Monday on the bridge between Yuba City and Marysville involving a freight motor and a street car. Some are reported fatally hurt.
Richmond Va Nov 20 The court of appeals denied Floyd Allen and Claude Allen a new trial for their roles in the Hillsville Massie court tragedy last spring.
A village tailor and a vicar exchange wry lines about where to obtain better goods and sermons. The vicar jokes that London provides the best suit and sermon, prompting a lighthearted regional quip.
A brief exchange on frugality and wealth shows one person praising thrift while another notes a man is judged by his saved money, reflecting attitudes toward money and reputation in contemporary life.
Westland the Princeton home of the late ex President Cleveland hosted a Monday reception in honor of Esther Cleveland making her debut. The event drew social notice in Princeton New Jersey on November 20.
In St. Louis on November 20 the jury declared E. G. Lewis not guilty of using the mails to defraud in U.S. district court before Judge Willard.
Robbers in Kingston Tennessee blast into a bank vault on November 20 seizing about $1500 in cash. Police search for two suspects seen fleeing toward Main Street. No injuries reported. Local authorities investigate the break in at the Kingston branch.
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