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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1907
Page
4
Moore of Waltersville Missouri testifies to kidney trouble lasting year and a half with back and head pain and constant weariness. After several doses of Doan’s Kidney Pills he reports great relief and full recovery. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
A Washington doctor was alerted by a former servant of his wife a colored woman who claimed her young child had swallowed ink. The nurse suggested she had used blotting paper, and the doctor planned to respond quickly. The piece also promotes Defiance Starch for home laundering and stiffening fabrics.
A brief exchange reveals a debtor is given a small loan with a conditional plan. The lender notes that De Broke offered to repay some of his existing debt if allowed the latest five dollars. He claims the borrower paid one dollar on account.
Fifty six thousand five hundred sixty acres of U S Homestead farming and grazing land on the Lower Brule Reservation near Pierre S D will be sold October 7 to 12 by the US Land Office. Registrations run October 7 to 12 at Pierre. Homeseekers rates apply on the first and third Tuesdays each month. Information from W B Kniskern PT M C N W Ry Chicago Illinois.
Little Lucy returns from school crying over a threat of a punishment by her teacher. She fears being made an example and worries scholars will rub her out. The Detroit News Tribune quotes her distress and the incident at school.
The advertisement claims Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh as a constitutional disease. It states the remedy is taken internally and targets the blood and mucous surfaces, offering $100 for any case it fails to cure. Includes address for F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo and recommends Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A proverb noting each good act from planting a tree to teaching a child, with emphasis that every constructive effort yields merit and progress.
A reflection on revenge as a fleeting victory followed by remorse, contrasted with forgiveness seen as the noblest form of revenge that yields lasting pleasure and peace.
Try it for hot and cold starching and compare with your current brand. If you don’t think you do better work in less time at smaller cost, return it and your grocer will refund your money.
A compact reflection on preparation as the source of power and success. The piece links Disraeli’s maxim about seizing opportunity with Faber’s view that today’s disappointments yield tomorrow’s blessings.
An advertisement for Lewis' Single Binder straight 5c cigar from Lewis' Factory in Peoria touts full value and reliability. The copy references dealer and mentions terms like Circumstances and virtues without clear context.
Secretary of State Root arrived in Mexico City by special train welcomed by officials and thousands. Chapultepec Castle formally turned over as his residence with elaborate suites and a telegraph room. Mrs Root and Miss Edith Root accompanied him as ceremonial arrangements included gendarmerie bands and official receptions.
A noted authority presents a simple prescription claimed to cure many back, kidney, or bladder derangements before Bright's disease. Fluid Extract Dandelion 0.5 oz, Compound Karyon 1 oz, Gonipsind Syrup-Sarsaparilla 3 measures. Shake and take after meals and at bedtime.
Mae Catherine Wood, former government clerk, sues United States Senator Thomas C. Platt for absolute divorce in New York Supreme Court. She alleges marriage to Platt at the Fifth Avenue Hotel in 1901 and seeks to frame an issue. Platt’s attorney denies any marriage. judge reserves decision.
A Munich paper details Kaiser Wilhelm II reading at least three papers daily and updating his list weekly to follow all political parties. The foreign and interior ministries supply cuttings dated and labeled for his review, with marginal notes and careful filing for quick reference. The emperor also seeks technical cuttings on timely topics.
A Bakersfield California reader reports a seven year old girl recovered from a brutal skin eruption after measles. After three weeks of nightly nursing and failed remedies the Cuticura treatment cured her in five days. The note is dated June 25 and July 20, 1906.
A mysterious murder occurred late Sunday night six miles north of Sioux Falls. Victim John O Grady, one of the region's oldest pioneers, was killed. His widow is held pending the coroner's inquest after she says a hunter dined with them, lingered, was refused, then fired through the window.
A lanky tramp proclaims his brains to a housewife who retorts by directing him to the woodpile to tackle a knotty problem. The exchange hinges on a humorous test of wit and practicality in a domestic setting.
Leonard J. Clark, Hanover resident and son of a Norwich University football manager, died at Mary Hitchcock Hospital in Hanover after injuries suffered in the Norwich versus Dartmouth game last Saturday.
Reports from Shanghai state that during the Boxer outbreak near Kanchonfu a French priest was killed but the American missionaries and their families remain safe. The dispatch confirms the safety of most foreign workers despite the violence.
A distinguished Episcopal party visited Washington’s Mount Vernon Monday as guests of the Mount Vernon Association. Bishops Gibson of Virginia and Jacobs of St Alban England rode in an automobile with Bishop Montgomery Waggett and Bishop Satterlee of Washington while J Pierpont Morgan and Mrs Doane of Albany traveled in a private electric car.
Norfolk officials report multiple department heads including Director General Barr and concessions chief John A Wakefield resign from the Jamestown exposition. Admissions chief Sherwood AL Co also steps down amid leadership shakeup.
The piece extols Defiance Starch as safe for fine fabrics and free of harmful chemicals. It claims its strong stiffening effect reduces the needed quantity, delivering a perfect finish comparable to new goods.
A city boarder asks about endurance race cars passing through. An old farmer replies many are endurance racers to them, testing patience as cars run over a cow or scare a horse.
An ivy plant growing in a crevice of the St John the Baptist church tower at Yarborough Lincolnshire undermined the foundation and lifted stones, costing over 3000 dollars to repair.
A smooth front ad touts Defiance Starch for shirt waists promising easy home laundering. It claims steam laundry yields proper stiffness and finish with less wear and tear and reduces sweating and damage from sticking.
The Manitoba scene features William Knowles near Middlechurch on the Red River with a lush twelve acre display of vegetables. Potatoes yield 1500 bushels from 4 1/2 acres along with 600 tomato plants bearing heavy fruit. A large floral section with asters and crops like onions cabbages cucumbers also attract attention. The exhibit, praised for soil and first extensive horticulture effort, was shared with the Free Press.
An Asheville physician Dr L B McBrayer extols the medical profession with vivid southern imagery. Separately a vintage ad column touts Defiance Starch for better stiffness and lighter application along with other scattered notices and quips from Stratford on Avon and various remedies and products.
Dr Herman Reinbold, a German chemist, reports that pure alum baking powders are less injurious than those using Cream of Tartar. He notes that even a mouthful of alum powder, concentrated from typical baking quantities, would do no harm in the stomach of any person.
The Newsletter argues women should stop expecting greatness from men noting men are human with limited abilities. It counsels treating him as ordinary rather than remarkable to avoid disappointment in daily life.
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