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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 24, 1898
Page
5
Thoughtful idea to create a wonder bag for a sick room recipient. A large durable bag filled with gifts from many friends, drawn on set days, with no donor lists revealed. Each item wrapped in tissue, labeled with donor name, and tied with ribbon, creating ongoing surprises.
A traveler notes Turkish peasant couples show happiness and harmony with an upright husband and attentive wife. Women start with coffee and cigarettes, bathe, and tend to the husband while children beg for sweets. The custom of daily peace to children is universal.
Several large stores display new ties and belts to wear with flannel waistlines. The items come in bright stripes and brilliant plaids, set to play a prominent part in fashion for the season.
A Woman's Home Companion excerpt cites Elea M. Brain advising small date cards on ribbons for invalids. Gifts should mostly omit dates to let the recipient choose ribbons on special days or ordinary moments, preserving the option to decide.
A brief guide explains making a dainty corn husk hanging basket. It notes older husks are strongest after frost and dry, and describes the season to craft the decorative yet practical item.
A recipe for grape juice titled A Family Drink describes using light grapes, one pound per person, sugar half cup per pound, and water half cup per cup of juice. Grapes simmer half an hour with water, juice extracted, then returned to heat with sugar and water to simmer ten minutes. Serve corked or in glass, with cracked ice for children due to richness.
A historical passage claims Turkish women enjoy broad speech and property control with no interference from husbands. It states married women retain property and manage money, while Turkish women are described as careful with household duties and passing time with or without servants.
A compact guide to perfect mush using boiling water, cornmeal, and salt. It recommends a porcelain lined tick iron pot and wooden spoon, adding meal slowly, and cooking for three to four hours without disturbing the surface. The result, served with rich cream, is described as royal.
Gather leaves and ferns from branches and iron them lightly after rubbing the iron with a paraffin candle. Oil can refresh dull leaves, and branches laid over stairways or picture frames create a perennial Indian summer look. Palms treated the same way can be planted and appear fresh throughout winter.
A proposed rule limits London building heights to match the width of the abutting street preventing taller structures than the street allows. The plan targets curbside skyline impact and aims to standardize cityscapes across districts.
Satellite note from the Utah Experiment Station details bulletin 57 on using skim milk and whey to feed hogs and calves. It reports yields comparable to pork, supports skim milk plus grain at a 3 to 1 ratio, and describes large scale creamery feeding pens and a gravity system moving milk to troughs with irrigation reuse of wash water.
An essay argues the United States lags in highway quality versus Europe and Cuba, noting early rail and water routes reduced road-building, but ten years of renewed effort aim to boost commerce. It stresses better highways support nationwide intercommunication, prosperity, and efficient transportation for a growing economy.
A Jersey City Journal report from Greenville, New Jersey describes a street laid with crushed stone nine inches deep and a thin earth layer. The result after frost and washout left holes and rough sections, costing $3,000 for repairs and prompting a new contractor to try a proper Ford foundation under the crushed stone.
Farmers debate whether spring calves should run with dams in barnyards. The practice commonly yields no trouble as cows usually drive calves away from suckling. A six month calf may not be rewarded by milk and watching the cow and calf reveals the animal’s instincts without stressing the cow.
A gardenyard feed rack setup for lambs and calves kept near barns during summer and fall. It highlights cheap, easy construction from narrow boards and nails, with sturdy uprights sharpened for ground installation to hold hay, fodder, or corn.
Frederick O. Sibley recommends a handy feeding device that stays clean and is easy for calves or lambs to pull from and eat during hot dry days. Placed under trees or in barns, loaded to help animals season for winter, it should never be neglected.
A Farmers' Voice opinion urges quiet in dairies to protect milk quality. Noise and rough handling before milking reduce butter fat by up to ten percent and harm herd value. owners should enforce strict yard rules.
Col Stillwell hurries to buy fishing tackle after realizing missed opportunities of past years. He contrasts future fishing with regret over not taking chances to fish at Newport News and imagines braving a cold trip to redeem lost hours. The tale riffs on fortune, timing, and the lure of notable ships launched at Newport News.
The readers are told a cure exists for catarrh through Hall's Catarrh Cure. It is described as constitutional, taken internally to affect blood and mucous surfaces, and promises strength for the patient. The ad offers $100 if it fails and directs readers to collect testimonials, with price listed as 75 cents and pills advertised as best.
A humorous dialogue ponders lineage and legacy with a jab at relying on ancestors for glory. The quote frames a lineal descendant as someone who must fall back on a praiseworthy forebear to claim personal worth.
A collage of quips and jokes from multiple papers. Topics range from social distinctions at a doctor’s table to light humor about language, Christmas ads, and petty life quirks. Vignettes touch on workplace praise, pricing quips, and political commentary with no single strong event.
United States boys plan to raise three million dollars to finance a battleship to be named the American Boy. The appeal argues warship construction costs are high, but health improves with Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, described as an appetite stimulant tonic and blood purifier for stomach liver and bowel issues.
The Chicago Post quotes a playful exchange about arms and manners. One speaker warns that “a conflict of arms is a terrible thing” while the other replies a man’s disposition of his arms is none of a girl’s business. The remark ends with “no chance for a conflict.”
Ask your grocer today to show you a package of Grain-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. Grain-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java but it is made from pure grains and the most delicate stomachs receive it without distress. 14 the price of coffee. 15 cts. and 25 cts. per package. Sold by all grocers.
In the Indianapolis Journal a line uses hock der Kaiser as dialect meaning to soak someone with drinks or to soak him. It reflects playful ragtime era slang without graphic detail. The phrase combines Germanic style with colloquial insult.
An old advertisement touts Kemp's Balsam as stopping coughs at once. Consumers are urged to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle, with large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents. Urgency to buy is emphasized to avoid delays.
A Chicago Evening News report notes an Italian woman who gathered seven bush els of coal along the railroad tracks and expressed relief as she deposited them.
An old advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine moves the bowels daily to keep health, acts gently on the liver and kidneys, cures a sick headache, and is offered for 25 and 50 cents.
Editor notes that individuals may speak freely yet must avoid disturbing public order. The quote from Puck emphasizes responsibility in expressions that may disrupt community calm.
An old medicinal advertisement touts Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets to cure colds in a day with a money back guarantee from druggists. The excerpt also includes miscellany quotes and light editorial notes from various papers.
The garbled text references excursion tickets at low rates and directions to agents for Chicago and North Western Railway. It also contains fragmented quotes about aging and appetite.
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