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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1916
Page
4
Mrs. J. S. Barlow of Columbus Ohio details six years of sickness and weight loss before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Within ten days she could eat without stomach pain and her weight rose from 118 to 127 pounds. She credits the medicine with saving her life and restoring strength.
A newspaper column quotes Briggins described as an optimist yet one who recalls all troubles and still urges cheer. The remark portrays Briggins as a curiously chastened optimist who foregrounds hardship before encouragement.
Free trial soap and ointment offered by mail with book from Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Claims cleanse and heal skin troubles for all ages. Also notes Chile to spend 45,650,000 on new public school buildings and Bermuda using Virginia tobacco.
Ocean and inland waterways will gain new storm warning lights from weather bureau tests. Tall steel towers across the Great Lakes region will host three vertically arranged signals spaced four feet apart per mile of visibility. Electric gas-filled bulbs enhance lamp efficiency as stations relocate for clearer navigation by mariners.
A portraits-style sketch of Senator Oscar Underwood showing his obsession with neatness. He folds letters with precise thirds and square edges, moistens stamps with care, and rejects any imperfect edge. He works quickly, often having others prepare his letters, and quietly recovers stray scraps to keep his desk immaculate.
Washington offers rich hunting ground for amateur botanists with abundant tree varieties, wild flowers, mosses and ferns. The streets border capital thoroughfares with diverse trees and the woods reveal many wild species, some escaped from gardens, and many native perennials.
A new National Museum display features a fine meteorite collection from pebble to 25 ton Bacubirito type masses. The exhibit includes casts of giant forms and a newly issued handbook by Dr. George P. Merrill detailing the meteorite catalogue and history.
Lord Selborne urges urbanites to raise hens for eggs as war economy grows. Many households adopt small-scale poultry in gardens to boost self sufficiency. The hen run faces disfavor due to noise and daylight disruptions that disturb neighbors and pets.
In New York a saloon owner recalls an alarming encounter with a well-dressed actor who begged for a dollar and then repeatedly pressed for repayment. The actor followed the owner, taunting him and demanding seventy five cents after previously receiving a quarter from a hackman. Violence ensued as the man was ejected from the bar.
New York doctors report a man found intoxicated in the street with a one inch knife blade embedded in the skull. Surgery involved trephining the skull to remove the blade flush with the bone. The brain showed no lasting damage as natural tissue formed a protective wall around the foreign object.
E A Hillman of Wa Keeney suffered a severe facial gash after attempting to net a large catfish near a creek in Salina. The fish, resting beside a log, suddenly lashed out as Hillman slid his hand along its body and grabbed toward the gills, striking him and sending him sprawling.
The fragmentary item notes a leg related incident in Waynesboro involving an individual named Thourertt Coffelt from Lutheran context. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR.
A two hour prison riot at Camden county jail involved three inmates. Joseph Smith demanded drugs and refused medicine. Winfield Latch, an embezzler, was strapped to his cot. A third man, clothed only in a wet outfit, roamed the corridors nude.
Miss Bella Julia Stern, daughter of Mr and Mrs Jack Stern, married Robert Frederick of Pittsburgh at the bride’s home. They abandoned a traditional wedding and chose to give the money to the city’s poor, delivering baskets of food milk for babies and care in the poorer areas accompanied by Mrs Frederick and the groom.
Fruitvale California reports Rev James Sunderland, an elderly pastor, who after four church weddings with friends present, eloped with Miss Mary Ham and quietly wed in Monterey. The ceremony concluded the sequence of marriages as the crowd congratulated him.
IT heard Smith call Robinson a hard name and Robinson just smiled. When asked what it was, the answer was a single word briel as a mild provocation from the exchange.
Mr F C Case of Welcome Lake Pa reports relief from back ache kidney trouble nervous fatigue and dizziness after using Dodds Kidney Pills and invites publication for fellow sufferers. Ad notes Dodds Kidney Pills 50c per box and Dodds Dyspepsia Tablets 50c per box from Dodds Medicine Co Buffalo N Y.
The world’s smallest breech-loading cannon for pocket use is described as a non toy weapon that fires a .22 caliber rim fire cartridge. Designed like a pocket knife with two blades, a hidden steel block with a through hole forms the firing mechanism, ignited by a thumb trigger.
A judge questions a prisoner about a confused defense while the district attorney references nails treated as part of the case. The exchange reveals uncertainties in the proceedings and the judge presses for clarity on legal action sought.
A German village landmark, the linden tree in Remborn, is claimed to be more than 1,200 years old. Local residents regard it as a centuries-old witness to village life and history.
The department of agriculture reports experiments using tire grass as an alternative pulp source to poplar or liriodendron. Grown on the Pacific coast and western Mexico, the grass shows toughness and can be reduced by the soda process. Paper made from it passes physical tests as well as first grade machine finished printing paper, though bleaching requires more bleaching powder than poplar stock.
The piece notes air raid practice at a base, with dialogue about who caused bombs and whether the action was by German or Allied forces, reflecting wartime humor and concern.
Dialog snippet shows a man pressing a patent cleaner on another for his wife’s approval. The wife is unavailable, leading to a plan of leaving the item on approval. The exchange hints at risk and interpersonal negotiation.
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