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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 25, 1917
Page
4
Washington launches a campaign to kill rats and pests causing heavy losses of food. Government purchases Stearns Paste as the key solution and urges households to buy a thirty five cent box to curb spoilage.
England faces petrol shortages due to war needs and introduces balloon bikes. A coal gas fueled motorcycle uses a gas container raised above the frame like a zeppelin, cutting costs and allowing private motorcycle use to resume amid gasoline scarcity.
Private Simkins discovers his sweetheart’s daily outings with another man. she explains that the man escorted her to the library to check if he had died at the front. The anecdote blends wartime longing with a gentle ethical dilemma.
A report notes that some of the world’s best gas coal has been discovered in Venezuela. The item highlights the quality and potential impact of the find on regional energy markets.
A compact adage notes that a productive individual tends to speak less, preferring action over idle chatter. It contrasts diligence with talkativeness, implying value in steady, quiet labor.
Landowners in Western Canada protest a tax on uncultivated land, urging speculative owners to sell to settlers or cultivate themselves. The piece notes high profits from farming amid wheat yields of 30 to 50 bushels per acre, low purchase prices ($15–$30/acre), and potential 40–70 percent returns, as Americans explore opportunities this season.
The article describes how South American llamas are treated with gentleness by Indian handlers. When tired they pause and are coaxed with soft words. if mistreated they bow their heads and lie down rather than flee, showing a reverent respect between species.
A proverb-like line stating a flower not plucked remains beautiful and fragrant, emphasizing inherent worth and enduring charm.
A concise remark notes that everyone has faults but some individuals put more effort into theirs than others, highlighting human behavior and personal improvement.
The ad promises a guaranteed relief remedy available in Cigarette Pipe Mixture or Powder forms that “positively gives STANT HLIEF” and has reportedly cured thousands. It offers a money back guarantee through the local pharmacist, with the buyer as sole judge of benefit and refund eligibility. Proprietors are R Schiffmann Co., St Paul, Minnesota.
The saying hints that social status and bonds are shaped by those one fails to connect with. It suggests friendship dynamics influence perception and memory, with emphasis on chosen company over missed associations.
Thousands of women face kidney and bladder trouble with back pain headaches and nerviness. Swamp Root is pitched as a physician’s remedy restoring kidney health and promising relief. Sample bottle offered for ten cents with paper mention.
A nondescript saying notes a fool speaks many wise things yet remains unaware of that irony, illustrating the gap between clever phrasing and self awareness.
For skin troubles the Soap cleanses and purifies while the Ointment soothes and heals. They provide immediate relief from itching burning eczema pimples dandruff and most baby skin issues. Daily use may prevent minor problems from becoming major. Free sample by mail with Book from Cuticura Dept L Boston. Sold everywhere.
Suwannee River belt in Florida advertised for immediate settlement. Promises fertile soil for farming and stock raising, dairy, poultry, fruits and vegetables with ample rainfall, good water and health, nearby schools and churches, railroads, cash markets, and favorable climate. Written by J. B. Clarke Land Commissioner Live Oak Perry and Gulf Railroad Co Box 1 Live Oak Florida.
A Columbus correspondent recalls a moral anecdote with names suppressed. A state senator died during a session and a committee formed to escort the body to the decedent’s former home. Two committee members met in the state house and agreed to make the trip despite time constraints.
Two men joke about military recruitment outcomes as one notes a doctor rejection for physical reasons and the other suggests passing mental tests would have mattered. The exchange underscores differing criteria used in enlistment.
A brief, humorous exchange from Puck recalls a recruiter asking why a man was barred and the other retorts that the office already had all the wrist-watch winders it needed. The quip captures early 20th century sport or club wit.
A New York judge determines home poker games hosted by women breach gambling statutes. The ruling highlights illegal gambling activity centered on private games and female organizers.
A long string of brief Indiana items from towns like Lawrenceburg Fort Wayne Evansville Muncie Bloomington and more lists incidents deaths awards resignations appointments school floods fires crimes and legal notices with dates and local names including M. Ayler John G Allison Jerome Wilson and Rev Paris McCord.
A New York Sun excerpt notes Dr. R. F. Griggs returning from Katmal declaring the 1912 eruption the last for millennia. It also features a quip about explosive people. The piece also includes a joke about melancholy leaves and apartment life ending the mood.
A reflective note argues that a man ignores a woman's knowledge unless she asserts her correctness and that Sunday piety cannot compensate for six days of depravity, highlighting tensions between belief, persuasion, and moral conduct.
In a brief note, Price is reported to have joined the army. The remark implies potential rapid advancement is expected, contrasting with other Prices. Chicago authorities impose restrictions on religious meetings held in the streets.
A reflective note argues there is no solitary happiness in marriage and suggests considering a dog as a companion when facing objections to matrimony.
An old advertisement offers 100 for an uncured case of catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally and acting through the blood on mucous surfaces. Sold by druggists for over forty years at 75 cents. Testimonials free. Ee J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio.
The article states that in Egypt and the Sudan nine out of every ten inhabitants are Mohammedans, spanning men women and children across the region.
Furniture manufacturing in South Africa has surged in recent months as English steel tube factories shift to munitions, boosting local demand for wooden bedsteads and related products. Local firms report stronger orders and expansion plans amid the supply shift.
Prominent ad urges readers to use DODD'S KIDNEY PILLS for kidney troubles and Bright's disease. It warns against substitutes, highlights three D's as the mark of authenticity, and promises a satisfaction or money back guarantee from every druggist.
A clipped dialogue features Private Loggers recalling the roar of artillery in the trenches and an old lady remarking on officers doing thinking for soldiers. A joke about boils in a teakettle appears, followed by a note that Milwaukee merchants will cut down free deliveries of merchandise.
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