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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 11, 1919
Page
4
The text links high morale to hope courage and determination while stressing that moral cleanliness supports resilience. It warns that mental and physical impurity stain life and under stress leads to collapse. It advocates keeping fit through more than diet and drink and caring for the whole organism.
The Birmingham Age-Herald reports a boy complains of a wet head after swimming against orders. He explains he stood on the bank watching others, noting Compkins performed a belly buster and splashed him. The dialogue includes a remark about a hat and the father’s joke about making a lawyer out of him.
A man is not deemed cowardly for his fear of a woman, reaffirming that courage is not defined by avoidance of danger or discomfort in the presence of a female individual. This reflects social discussions on gender and bravado in historical contexts.
A veteran who lost an arm in France refuses to discuss his injury while two younger coworkers in the same office mockingly debate war versus nature. The exchange ends with tense silence as the hero asserts his preference for war's scars over natural ones.
A maid reports the caller asking to see the doctor who is upstairs shaving. The maid explains the doctor is unavailable and that the bill should be given to him to reduce. The scene unfolds in a confined home setting with the doctor occupied and the caller seeking a shave-related charge adjustment.
The text recalls the saying these are my salad days as the garden warms and lettuce flourishes while new foods arrive daily, contributing to the rising cost of living.
Wounded Royal Northwest Mounted Police Constable M Chappins journeyed 2000 miles through blizzard and wolves to locate the fate of Hudson Bay trapper Emanuel Peterson. Peterson lay dead in Fond du Lac cabin, diary entry dated March 29 1918 noting illness and isolation.
Mrs Joseph Vatado in Oakland placed her month old baby on a mattress with a blanket for warmth while preparing to move. The expressman rolled up the mattress and blanket and placed the bundle in the wagon, smothering the child before it was missed.
A Wichita Falls waitress told police a man paid $20 for a kiss then demanded the money back. Officers investigated to fit the charge to applicable statutes.
James Walker proclaims in court his deep affection for a woman and his inability to resist striking her, describing his love as the motive for the assault in this sensational hearing.
Advocate promotes Dr Kilmer’s Swamp Root as a remedy for women with kidney and bladder issues. Claims back pain headaches irritability and fatigue improve, encourages sending ten cents for a sample bottle and notes availability at drug stores.
A Congo mission letter to a motor corps urges buying flying boats to supplement launches for interstation service. The area spans about 500 miles by 200 and is traversed by a wide waterways network. Inland landings could occur on straight central streets in native towns, typically clear and 100 feet wide.
An advertisement touts Cuticura Taleum Powder as a versatile antiseptic and fragrance for face skin babies and dusting. It claims economical use and superior scent, positioning it as part of the Cuticura Toilet Trio with Soap Ointment and Taleum.
Two English mothers argued over the jam ration noting four ounces a week barely feeds a baby. One recalls washing an extra ounce from a child after tea as a daily practice. The remark reflects wartime scarcity and parental concern.
An old promotional notice offers $100 for an incurable catarrh case via Hall's Catarrh Medicine taken internally. It claims the medicine acts through the blood on mucous surfaces and has been sold by druggists for over forty years.
A young man slowly realizes his feelings as the right girl enters the scene, changing his view. The moment of truth arrives when she is put in his path, revealing love he had not recognized before.
An old warning explains that genuine Bayer Tablets of Aspirin must bear the Bayer Cross and include proper directions for relief of headaches toothaches and other pains. It notes handy 12 tablet tins cost only a few cents and larger packages exist.
Dr. Mary Dorgan Lockwood warns jealousy is dangerous in a Chicago talk. She recalls a story of a capable cook and an envious parlor maid whose jealousy leads to a dramatic mishap as a husband rushes for help.
An advertisement urges men to keep kidneys healthy to stay vigorous with aging. It promotes Gold Medal Haarlem Oil Capsules, claiming they cleanse the system, improve spirits and energy, and prevent premature aging. A trial box is available from druggists with money-back guarantees.
A Hollis Long Island woman reported her diamond vanished from a ring she wore while making sandwiches for soldiers. She believes the stone fell into a sandwich and was swallowed by a soldier, a tale reminiscent of a similar bread and stone joke.
An advertisement offers free samples of Vacher Balm claiming quick relief for catarrh nervous headache and pains and invites requests for a sample and agent prices from E W Vacher Inc New Orleans La The copy ends with a provocative line about knocking men down before turning the other cheek.
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