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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 30, 1905
Page
3
A patriotic verse extols liberty and national strength on Thanksgiving. It lauds industry and commerce while urging gratitude to the Lord for the fruits of honesty and the joys of liberty. The piece contrasts national prowess with a warning against moral decline.
Maisie, sick at home, believes she and Uncle John missed Thanksgiving. A secret letter to the governor spurs a special response with a grand turkey and a December feast. Aunt Ruth reconciles as the governor’s proclamation grants a belated, joyful celebration.
Miss Eljdsr jokes about being a turkey while Mrs Small’s boarders gather. Miss Flypp replies that she isn’t a spring chicken. The light exchange hints at social tension beneath domestic humor.
An officer explains enlistment factors amid a slow recruiting season. Orphans, age verification, and parental consent shape eligibility. Many enlist for patriotism or adventure, while married men face restrictions. infantry and artillery duties appeal for easier conditions and home postings. San Francisco leads in reenlistments as returned Philippines troops bolster the numbers.
In Kansas City a girl asked to see The Pioneer in a bookstore and after a brief look said it was not what she wanted, believing the title indicated a piano playing guide. The clerk noted her assumption.
In a Philadelphia Press snippet, a caller notes Henpeck’s “smoking jacket” while Henpeck insists it is his house coat. The exchange comically redefines house attire as he jokes about needing an overcoat to smoke at home.
In a witty exchange from Fliegende Blaetter a modern life panel asks if a brother plans to remarry his divorced wife. He replies yes, noting their close acquaintance during the divorce trial led to falling in love.
A Chicago Inter Ocean quote describes patrol wagon and fire station residents adoring horses. It notes residents bring fruits and delicacies for the horses, the animals learn visitors, and a nearby physician regularly provides apples each morning, with the crew sparing the fruit for the horses.
A Paterson Paterson postal scene shows a large turtle emerging from a luggage pouch and climbing onto a mail stack. The turtle bears stamps but the return address is missing, threatening detainment at the dead letter office unless the sender is located. The carriers’ association has adopted the turtle and jokes about soupspot.
A Chicago Daily News item notes Ida’s first kiss with her initial beau. The moment sparked excitement as bystanders heard the smack through an open window, confirming the public airing of a private moment.
A curate staying at a country house recalls a morning inquiry about his sleep as the host explains the room is haunted. He recollects an apparition by his bedside on night one and, when asked what the ghost did, he says it asked for a Sunday school subscription before vanishing.
Cuticura offers a local constitutional treatment line with Soap Ointment and Pills. Bathe affected surfaces, dry gently, apply ointment to soothe itching and inflammation, and take pills to cleanse the blood and restore healthy function. Claims many cures of simple and hereditary humors daily.
A bank president counsels his son on starting a business with honesty as the guiding policy. He adds a nudge to study corporation law, noting many business actions are possible while remaining honest. The Minneapolis Journal quotes the exchange as a timeless lesson.
The Record-Herald prints news that Arthur Conan Doyle will receive $25 000 for the exclusive printing rights to his new story Sir Nigel. This sum marks the highest price paid in America for such rights and the romance is billed as a sensational literary event for next Sunday’s issue.
Translated from Tales from Meggendorfer Blaetter about Fritz who composes heavenly waltzes and Hans who even kisses in waltz time in a light hearted applied art vignette.
An article discussing the challenges of infertility and the desire for children, noting that many women face womb displacement or weak reproductive organs causing childlessness and loneliness. It reflects hopes and remedies for parenthood.
A Hot Springs Arkansas woman describes years of pain and two miscarriages followed by improvement after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She credits the remedy with restoring health and later bearing a healthy child. She urges other women with fertility concerns to try it and writes to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for further guidance.
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