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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 14, 1915
Page
4
Lived home on Second Street found a missing hen at the bottom of a well after the well had been closed for nine months. The hen clucked upon rescue by L. D. Palmer who also retrieved 27 eggs laid during confinement. Worms and bugs in the well helped sustain the bird.
Advertises Cuticura Soap Baths followed by a little ointment for infants and children. Claims to ease eczema rashes itchings chafings and sleep disruption, offers free samples by mail with booklet, and lists Boston as the address for postcards. Sold widely.
The Kansas City Journal extols rugged alpine scenery and durability, predicting endurance through the war. It frames the landscape as grand and resilient, reflecting wartime morale and confidence in lasting strength.
A textile made in China from raw silk can be buried in the earth for a year without deteriorating.
The column notes trends in dress and accessories. It praises white silk stockings and hand embroidered clocks as novelty items while warning against crownless hats. It observes color schemes favoring black and white and advises couples on the costs of fashion in the home.
A collection of wry reflections on power, happiness, and relationships. It notes narrow men with political ambitions, the odd perks of popularity, and the quirks of romance from distant couples to nagging spouses. A Chicago News quote about flattery hints at hidden motives.
A series of compact aphorisms on optimism about light in darkness feeing debt and the nature of questions and friendship. Witty lines compare lamp light to troubles, watch cases to speed, and a selfish friend to the letter P. The piece links vision, change, and prudent inquiry in everyday life.
A collection of wry maxims on gender luck and character. It contrasts traits in men and women, notes juries resolving disputes, and jokes about luck, honesty, and social norms. It surveys tricksters, misers, children, and the ordinary man facing war maps and politics.
In a wet Allied supply run across the Channel a wagon sank in mud. An army chaplain offered help but was told to leave so the driver could talk to the horses, highlighting the need for silent instruction for the animals amid the delay.
Advertisement touts Hay's Hair Health as a harmless non dye that restores hair color and luster, removes dandruff, and tones the scalp. It offers 25c 50c and 1.00 bottles with price refund if unsatisfied. It includes a quoted reflection on autumnal colors and work ahead.
A clipped quotation notes that even a conscientious worker must endure low pay to find satisfaction in his labor at Denigan's Coffee. The line emphasizes the link between compensation and workplace fulfillment.
A University of Washington chemistry student reports fir slabs contain high tanning content. From three cards of slabs he extracts as much tannin as from a cord of western hemlock bark, with bark priced at 11.50 per cord. Fir slabs cost 3 to 6 dollars for three cords, and chestnut wood yields similar tannin amounts with 6.62 percent content.
Frederick Maryland clergyman Rev W H Warner credits Dodds Kidney Pills with saving his life amid sciatica back pain neuralgia and kidney faults. Ad touts 50 cent boxes and mentions dyspepsia tablets and free household hints music and recipes.
A group of traveling men in a small town end up in a shabby hotel. In the middle of the night one man senses danger as a gas jet leaks. He wakes his companion Bill shouting that gas is escaping. Bill responds with a weary retort.
A child asks for a goat and the father jokes about how the animal would thwart him. The boy offers increasingly drastic ideas to avoid the goat’s dangers, prompting playful refusals from Papa.
A humorous exchange notes that girls often think more of a dog than a man before marriage, and after marriage they often think of a dog even more. The remark reflects light social stereotypes through a wry jest.
In a tense exchange Sadie questions Maggie’s value while Pauline defends her heart and intentions. The two women clash over Maggie’s character and what she means to the group.
A fragmented passage hints at a character named Aimee-O being described by an uncle as the sole heir of a wealthy lineage. The text appears as stray OCR fragments with uncertain punctuation and unclear names.
Fragmentary OCR notes discuss a tax of 40 guineas on motor cars and related horsepower in England. The text is incomplete but indicates a fiscal measure affecting vehicle owners and horsepower ratings.
Jacky attends a grown-up dinner where relatives admire him. A turkey carver gives him a tiny portion, asking if he wants the bird part. Jacky requests more, saying he would like some of that portion.
A mother delights in her baby's attempt to say mamma papa and bye bye, while the baby's uncle quips that the baby sounds like his father when busy with a bottle. The light exchange captures a playful family moment.
Lemuel asks about a stratagem and the paw replies that the diamond is one kind of stratagem in a short dialogue noted for its playful tone and moralizing wit.
A brief exchange notes time as money while highlighting a constraint that time itself may be the sole resource available. The dialogue contrasts value with scarcity and implies a harsh tradeoff between effort and opportunity.
A humorous exchange ponders smoking limits with a quip about fashion. One character asks if a doctor ordered abstinence, and another replies that abstinence is a martyrdom for fashion, joking about his wife’s dressmaker and milliner bills.
A light quip about candy lectures provoking female audiences, ending with the line they just eat them all.
A concise aphorism notes that flattering a foolish person by soliciting their guidance often inflates their ego and exposes their vanity. The quip frames advice seeking as a mirror of the advisor’s self-importance.
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