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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 23, 1916
Page
3
Peter Radford argues for commercial patriotism and local press promotion in the Buy It in America campaign. He urges farmers to support local merchants and newspapers, praising advertising as the best salesman and the press as key to community progress and price clarity.
J S Cullinan of the Texas Economic League argues for a clear definition of citizenship based on the Constitution and Webster’s Dictionary. He outlines duties for able bodied adult males including labor, legal conformity, and tax or military service while asserting citizens own rights to government benefits during their natural lives.
The article laments the European war's blow to cotton prices and markets, estimating a huge war loss and urging cooperative marketing and warehouse credit. It calls for banks, merchants, and government aid, and contrasts ancient storage with modern lack of Pharaohs building storage for surplus. It also includes a personal reminiscence about Mont Stokes and early journalism in Monon.
A reward of ninety five dollars is offered for information leading to the named person Teard. The brief notice requests tips from the public and specifies no further details on the case or location.
Industry observers note a mismatch between high output and limited distribution channels. Analysts cite bottlenecks in logistics, retailer access, and market reach affecting sales momentum across regions. Stakeholders emphasize strategic partnerships to expand footprint and stabilize revenue streams.
Peter Radford argues that global farm wealth far outpaces population, urging improved distribution and markets to balance production. He notes vast idle land, rising world crops, and a potential 25 percent production rise for U.S. farmers if markets are remunerative, calling for better cooperation among government, business, and farmers.
Over-production and crop mortgages push farmers toward ruinous competition. The remedy urged is organization and cooperation in marketing to stabilize prices and incomes.
Michigan City Bird club hosts a free Friday and Saturday display of a passenger pigeon, courtesy of Miss Harriet Leasch. The last known captive died Sept 1, 1914, in Cincinnati Zoo at age 28.5. The article details extensive hunting and habitat loss that led to extinction.
A bee colony shows communal heating to combat cold. Bees form a tightly packed shell with heads inward and interlaced hairs, conserving heat. Inside, rapid wing fanning and body movements raise the temperature, with one bee's wing fanning 7.5 minutes lifting the nearby thermometer half a degree.
A reflective piece compares fairy figures in a child's room to a powerful, unseen force in life. It urges reverence for life and outlines postwar economic aims, emphasizing agriculture, American production, and preparing industries for a forthcoming livestock expo. It also discusses denatured alcohol as a potential fuel and notes a proposal to share data with brewers.
The article catalogs seven as a symbolic figure across biblical and ancient cultures. It notes Creation in seven days, Sabbatical cycles, Jubilee after seven seven years, and lists seven symbols such as seven angels and seven eyes. It also references seven color spectrum and famous seven figures in Greek tradition.
John Yonkoskey also known as Koskey who once kicked in headlights of Babe Rydzy s car and drove the Kemper family from their Pine township home has escaped from the state epileptic home in Greencastle. Officials reportedly do not seek his recapture and his mother is advised not to contact him at the institution. The escape follows a rampage last year when he climbed a telephone pole cut wires and threatened the Kemper household before being captured and jailed.
The Youths Companion promotes its 1917 plan with 52 issues plus remaining 1916 issues and a 1917 calendar. A special 2-for-1 offer with McCalls Magazine includes 12 fashion numbers, 15 cent pattern, and a combined price of $2.10. Subscriptions can be arranged by mail from Boston.
William Tolton will fix shoes at Augustine Bros promising repair or half sole service if customers leave the footwear with the shop for service.
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