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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 14, 1916
Page
4
A Northside girl, living with her grandmother while her physician father works elsewhere, wonders how life would change if he were a policeman. Her wish reveals a child’s longing for companionship and connection with a parent. The tale mirrors a common child’s longing for presence and safety.
Public notice echoes a Castoria safety reminder urging mothers to check for the product signature. The excerpt then shifts to a fragmented dialogue between two men in a car with stray lines about prison release and a brief social scene, lacking coherent news context.
Lincoln Springfield notes a regiment where subalterns are so young none can grow a moustache. Privates return singing Another Little Drink Won’t Do Us Any Harm as a guard mocks them with the term war babies.
Tim, a protege of Mr Blank a famed lawyer, was repeatedly in trouble but escaped serious penalties through his influence with the courts. He boasted that his lawyer’s knowledge kept him out of jail and fines, joking that if Mr Blank didn t know law he learned it from Tim.
A Chicago child asks what the Miz refers to in Bible geography, prompting a mother to recall the phrase from Sunday school about God making heaven and earth. The piece also notes a method for extinguishing gasoline fires using baking soda and sawdust mixtures.
A wry note from Gotham critics the church choir as enlisted and sent to the front. The exchange hints at a strategic board drawn from a poor boarding house, signaling shifts in local morale and civic humor.
Eph Mason a tall trusted local claims a phantom bear with a large knapsack appeared near Bar Harbor beyond the toll bridge. He describes a tense twilight encounter as he fed pigs and reacted to a looming bear, while townsfolk remain cautious after sunset.
Chicago resident Cahl Cohn vows to avoid nearshore hazards after a cautious season start at Diversey beach. He explained a shark scare and described surface struggles as he misidentified a pier post during a swim near the city shore.
Bath with hot water and Cuticura Soap for itching skin. If irritation occurs, apply Cuticura Ointment on the end of the finger. Use these creamy emollients for restless babies and tired mothers. Free sample by mail with Book. address Cuticura Dept. ll, Boston. Sold everywhere.
In a police court hearing, Cohn admitted tiring during a dive and mistaking a post for a stick after rising from the water. He described fear and said he would swim with eyes open and fists shut in the future as Judge La Buy admonished him to be more careful.
Cambridge dispatch reports Harvard psychologist Hugo Muensterberg claims he can hypnotize anyone, including Kaiser Wilhelm, and foresees a future field for mind control experts in medicine and law. He warns hypnosis can be dangerous if misused and regards psycho analysis as pivotal to future diagnosis.
A beautiful lady asks a fortune teller about distant lands royalty and romance. The clairvoyant foretells travel wealth and a tall aristocratic husband. She then asks how to get rid of her current husband and the teller stays silent.
A classroom reading of Dick Whittington led to a mix up when a boy loudly proclaimed the bells of London calling him to be Mayor Bell of London. The moment drew surprised smiles from classmates and the teacher alike.
Jinks said six months ago he was developing an explosive that cannot be fired accidentally. Ted claims to have invented one that cannot be fired at all, a breakthrough in safety.
In Fort Dodge Iowa a pupil intervened as Mrs H C Simpson attempted to shoot Miss Lillian Crossley a schoolteacher. The girl shielded the educator and prevented the firing until authorities could disarm Simpson. Simpson was arrested on a charge of attempting to kill.
Anti Tuberculosis Societies plan to raise funds through sale of one million dollars' worth of Red Cross Christmas seals. Three hundred million seals printed in Cincinnati for a national campaign under the Red Cross and the National Association for the Study and Prevention of Tuberculosis. Sales expected to exceed prior year with at least 100 600 000 seals or one million dollars in proceeds. Distribution wide from Alaska to Canal Zone and Hawaii to Porto Rico with new groups in western states. Distribution now underway.
A speaker recalls a bear carrying a crocus bag and popping Mr. Shore into it, then walking off into the woods. The tale notes astonishment at the bear's cunning and the speaker's reluctance to engage a creature described as unusually bold or clever.
In Los Angeles a house built entirely from stolen parts loses its doors as thieves plunder neighborhoods. Mrs. W. H. Hill reports a back door disappeared while she was away, prompting police to anticipate further missing components and the season’s escalating thefts.
Cleveland man Steve Zabloda found $250 from the treasury department after a stove fire destroyed a $450 package of bills stored at home. He had saved the money in a Woodland Avenue Savings and Trust Company safe place, but the ashes were sent to Washington where the amount was confirmed as $250.
Dialogue notes a supposed Russian prince traveling incognito and mentions an unfamiliar foreign car term, eliciting surprise over a vehicle described as an ecars model.
New diamond fields have been discovered near Pretoria, signaling potential expansion in South Africa's mining regions. Local officials report promising rough diamond indications and plan further exploration to gauge yield and impact on the economy.
Kerrigan defendant in Connellsville sues for $1,000 damages for killing a pet bulldog named Sammie. He files an affi davit of defense demanding plaintiff John Davis prove Sammie’s pedigree and maternal instinct claims, contending the dog was killed in self defense. The animal was one of three born via Caesarean section.
While sorting donations at the Salvation Army Industrial Home in Portiland Oregon workers found a handbag containing six ten dollar bills. The contributor was traced and, grateful for the return, presented one bill to Captain Andrews and the Salvation Army.
Miss Dorothy Williams of Marlington W V married Leon Earl Passmore of Mount Morris New York after a long distance courtship begun by a girl writing her name on a box car. The car passed through Rochester where Passmore worked and he answered with a letter leading to marriage.
Fourteen year old Anna Harria of Atlanta drowned herself in the waterworks reservoir after her father whipped her for refusing to wipe dishes. The tragedy underscores family discipline pressures and the dangers of punitive punishment on youth.
A witty exchange between Senator Sorghum and an unnamed man about speaking on topics beyond understanding. The dialogue hints at political theater and audience comprehension influencing credibility.
A fragmented rural column contrasts urban life with country living. It ponders what a man misses after moving to the countryside and jokes about ideals of a wife reflected in a neighbor noted for spoiling her husband.
A wary observer questions Hobbs after recalling a visit yesterday and noting four silk umbrellas in his room. The remark hints at possible hidden dealings or duplicity.
A claim that no medicine eases women's suffering like Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is cited. The ad invites women to write for free advice to the Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co. in Lynn Massachusetts, noting letters are answered and kept confidential.
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