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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 21, 1918
Page
1
In a crowded Washington Car passengers witness a young man offer his seat to an older man who refuses kindness with blunt misjudgment. The older man later reads aloud a paper and offers it to the youth, who declines and rebukes the incident. The tale ends with a quip about women and age, echoing the Adam and Eve refrain.
Indianapolis officials warn of rising influenza and pneumonia deaths with forty to fifty new cases daily. Statewide reports total 479 new influenza cases as hospitals flag emergency care in Frankfort and Vincennes.
A Washington article argues German agents and pro German socialists try to sow class and pacifist splits in America. It defends that exemptions are limited to the poor and dependents, rejects rich man’s or business man’s war claims, and notes support for Red Cross and food administration remains strong.
A wry note on tax forms as the speaker observes an income tax return submitted by a poet. The form is described as blank, implying no figures or entries, and the joke hinges on the absence of content rather than the act of filing. The piece plays on literary imagery.
The piece outlines a bleak chain of choices for those mobilized or not during war. It frames outcomes as twofold: mobilized or not, front or reserves, hurt or not, type of hurt, recovery or not, ending with the paradox that if recovery fails there is still nothing to worry about.
A collection of witty aphorisms on marriage money patriotism and self image. The quotes joke about a widow honeymoon pricing husbands personal effort and how clothes or opinions do not define a man. Noted attribution to the Philadelphia Record.
A set of wartime summaries notes American actions destroying 50 German submarines and 250 Uboats lost by Germany. It lists U S city fare changes, Britain clothing plans, Florida alcohol permits, China war-ignorant provinces, Washington state German study abolition, and compulsory schooling for illiterate soldiers in camps.
The passage lists famed figures who began military or leadership careers as teenagers or in their early twenties. Names include Farragut Grant Napoleon Washington Wellington Ney Lafayette Lawrence Kitchener Murat Decatur Berthier Massena and Napoleon, noting early service and rising ranks.
In a town a restless office boy spurned study and editors, chased thrillers, and mocked fingernails until a higher-up promoted him to duties losing time for books. He later dies in battle on the 18th of July, honoring the greatest lesson from the Greatest of all Books about laying down life for a friend.
A humorous vignette contrasts a self-made man and a stylish gentleman debating military induction language. They joke about correct usage between inducted in and inducted out, noting education helps but not essential for a happy life. The piece underlines practical savvy over prestige and language quirks.
A curious boy on a curb questions a worm's purpose and the meaning of God. He argues fever worms come in spring yet this one differs. He suggests God should create people who can fight, revealing a child’s blunt moral view and adults’ self proclaimed wisdom.
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