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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1911
Page
4
A Waurika Oklahoma woman and a Huntington Massachusetts resident recount long battles with female ailments. Both credit Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier with restoring health after doctors offered little help and endure nervous debility.
A charity worker asks California Senator Flint for a large gift to a hospital ward. He declines, citing frequent similar appeals, and says he will instead use spare money to send flowers to the dead, arguing flowers will aid more people in dying and burial.
A plantation man named Mose, called Uncle Mose, is asked about his religious beliefs. He answers I am a preacher but clarifies he avoids preaching the Gospel and says he touches that subject very lightly. The anecdote appears in Success Magazine.
The remark suggests that for some individuals, a sense of superiority is the main source of fulfillment from being good. It frames moral behavior as a status display rather than a genuine ethical motive.
The Maine statewide vote repealed the prohibition amendment by about 1 400 with 120 000 ballots cast. Final tallies 60 878 for repeal to 59 563 against. twenty five towns remain unreported. Governor Plaisted may call a special session to enact a local option style liquor regulation law.
Washington reports concentrated naval force near the Chinese riot zone. Admiral Murdock with Saratoga New Orleans and Helena sails from Shanghai toward Nanking as clashes claim over twenty lives and residents flee Chengtu and Chungking amid mob attacks and viceroy suppression.
Indiana brief reports a ruling by Judge Charles K. Bagot that remonstrants signatures tied to powers of attorney delivered by attorney in fact cannot count unless the power was personally delivered. The decision undermines the drys effort to keep saloons out of Muncie and an appeal is planned.
Grant Constable of Bennington on the Solomon River boasted a 141 pound catfish caught by hand during a dry spell. He described locating pools, tickling the fish to lure it, and lifting it onto the bank after a struggle.
James B Angell ex president of the University of Michigan was stricken with apoplexy in Geneva Switzerland. The noted American educator had been traveling in Switzerland for health reasons for several weeks. Angell resigned the Michigan presidency in 1909 after 38 years of service stating he wished to yield to a younger man.
New York Commissioner of Licenses Wallace told Isaac Levi who controls the moving pictures for which Beulah Binford posed that the films could not be shown in Greater New York.
Edward H. Funston seventy five year old former congressman and father of Brig. Gen. Frederick Funston commander of the Philippines department died at his Tola Kansas home of heart disease.
Boston umpire Meyer Schlesberg died after being struck in the head by a baseball at Riverside on the Charles. He was taken to Boston Relief Hospital where he succumbed to injuries.
Mrs Mabel Thompson was moved from London to Old Batley prison to serve a sentence of months for a ministerial offense.
Chicago woman Emma Kunze describes severe back pain rheumatoid suffering and kidney issues until she used Doan's Kidney Pills. She reports full recovery and normal kidney function. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY advertises the remedy.
George H. Earle warns of greed turning financiers human. A Conshohocken grocer Peter Brown causes two serious accidents and big damages. His luck seems to turn when his wife is struck by a 90 horsepower car, prompting his tearful exclamation.
A promotional piece explains Cuticura Soap prevents skin troubles and serves as a general toilet soap. It highlights its emollient purity fragrance ability to soften hands improve hair and scalp while offering economical value through longer wear than typical soaps. Send for a free sample and a skin care booklet.
A fragmented excerpt blends warning about lost children and a boastful ad for Hamlins Wizard Oil promising quick cold cures to prevent consumption. The text also quotes Virgil and Rousseau reflecting on adversity and time as critics.
A case described as twice convicted features a man charged with pocket picking who pleaded guilty at arraignment. The jury returned not guilty, and the court warned the defendant about a stain on character, calling him a thief by confession and a liar by the jury verdict, per the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
Cures said to apply to all ages of horses and dogs in the same stable with the disease. Each bottle guaranteed with over 750,000 bottles sold last year. Claims best remedy for chicken cholera priced 50 cents to 1.00 per bottle and 10 per dozen. Endorsements invite inquiries to Spohn Medical Co. Goshen Indiana USA.
An elderly countess tasks a servant with capturing a large fly without harming it and releasing it outside. The footman notes rain outside and suggests offering an umbrella.
An old catalog style advertisement touts Cole Carboli salve to end burn pain and prevent scarring. It offers two price points 25 cents and 50 cents and invites free samples by writing to J W Cole & Co Black River Falls Wisconsin.
The quotation from S Blackie urges accepting limits and seizing the present while improving the good and letting failures drop. It emphasizes improvement and resilience in daily life.
The ad notes that Lewis' Single Binder is preferred by many smokers over 10¢ cigars, offering value at 5¢ per smoke. It emphasizes affordability and popularity among consumers seeking a budget option without sacrificing satisfaction.
Quote attributed to Carlyle underscores sincerity as a timeless saving merit. The line frames honesty as essential across eras and personal conduct.
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