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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 20, 1921
Page
4
An old advertisement touts California Fig Syrup as a sure remedy for constipation and digestive issues in children. It claims a teaspoon clears sour bile and undigested food within hours and urges mothers to insist on the genuine California label to avoid imitations.
A Champaign Illinois reader reports relief from nervous debility after using Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription. The testimonial credits the remedy with restoring strength and spirit and encourages others to obtain it from local druggists in tablet or liquid form.
An advertisement urges using Cuticura Ointment for irritated scalp and dandruff, followed by Cuticura Soup shampoo with hot water. It claims daily use will give clear skin and soft white hands as part of a daily toilet routine.
A fisheries bureau report catalogs Pacific salmon species Chinook, quinnat, humpback pink, dog or chum, sockeyed blue-back red, silver or coho, plus steel-head trout. Most are Oncorhynchus, from Greek for hook snout, while steel-head is Salmo.
A compact remark notes that a person is adept at gathering his wits on every occasion, framing him as a capable thinker and quick observer.
An advertisement for Cole's Carbonisalve claims rapid relief from burning itching and torturing skin diseases with no scarring. It promises instant pain relief from burns and healing at 30c and 60c. Readers are urged to send 3c to The J. W. Cole Co. Rockford TL for a pack.
William Prynne a Puritan writer faced severe punishment for his campaign against stage plays. He authored Histrio Mastix and denounced Queen Henrietta Maria leading to ear loss during punishment, book burnings, a life sentence in the Tower of London, later two more years’ confinement after pamphleteering against bishops, and finally a tenure as keeper of the Tower records until 1669.
Witty inquiry ponders whether any man truly preferred a server to gaze upon his meal rather than let him dine in privacy. The remark pokes fun at social dining norms and the dynamic between patron and staff.
In Malone New York a wild man terrorizes Skerry residents since mid month. State constabulary and local posses scour the Deer river swamp without success as women fearfully guard homes and children. A mysterious Irish lumberman in overalls bears the latest clues but vanishes.
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes as simple for any woman to dye or tint fabrics from sweaters to coats. It guarantees no spotting or fading and instructs buyers to tell their druggist the fabric type wool silk linen cotton or mixed.
A speaker recalls a stiff class yell and contrasts it with a parent’s pride and finances as a college student’s tuition becomes a focal point. The quip links nostalgic school memories to modern college costs and family taxes.
Advertising copy urges taking aspirin only as directed by Bayer and following package directions. It touts the Bayer Cross as the genuine aspirin used by physicians for over twenty-one years and ends with a quip about time and money.
Drugstore reports highlight widespread kidney trouble and the success of Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. An insurance examiner notes many applicants are rejected for kidney issues they do not suspect. The remedy is sold in two bottle sizes with a sample offer by mail from Kilmer & Co.
The lines express a challenge to gender expectations with a remark about beauty and usefulness. The first quote suggests defying vanity by being engaging, while the second pressures a young woman to excel in cooking, highlighting persistent traditional gender norms in social commentary.
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