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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 17, 1914
Page
4
An old advertising snippet promotes Rub-No-More Carbo Naptha Soap priced at five cents. The brief listing presents the product as a disinfectant soap option labeled Rub-No-More Carbo.
A jocular exchange features a man who dislikes arguing admitting he will favor women's suffrage to spare his wife hurt feelings. He adds that opposing it would require compensation equivalent to a diamond necklace to redeem himself.
Parents urged to carefully inspect Castoria bottles for the signature and to trust this safe remedy used for over 30 years for infants and children. Children cry for Fletcher's Castoria.
Redd notes Fussonfeather’s raised nose while riding a new automobile. Green adds she sat over the gasoline tank, drawing a humorous response about safety and posture.
The Indiana Florists Association announced a free public flower show at the German House from November 6 to 8 featuring Hoosier grown flowers. The Chrysanthemum Society of America will attend, with premiums and cash prizes totaling $2,000. The Hoosier Beauty rose received official endorsement, and the event is expected to attract about 200 Chrysanthemum Society members. Local florists will distribute tickets and feature large displays from state exhibitors.
State Food and Drug Commissioner H B Barnard circulates to meat dealers and stockmen warning that two percent of carcasses fail federal inspection due to disease and urging Indiana cities to authorize municipal slaughterhouses for proper early inspection before market use. He notes dairy cattle tuberculosis and favors local slaughterhouses to curb unsafe meat sales.
The 45th annual gathering of the Northern Indiana Editorial Association will be held in Fort Wayne on September 17 and 18. An afternoon automobile tour will showcase city sights, followed by a banquet hosted by the Fort Wayne Chamber of Commerce with toastmaster Harry B. Darlin of LaPorte and speakers from multiple cities.
Notices filed for dissolutions and new or increased capital in Indiana firms. Indiana Supply Company of Indianapolis dissolving. Citizens State Bank seeks $25,000 to operate a state bank. Indiana Steam Heating and Plumbing Company announces $3,000 to install furnaces and boilers. Tippecanoe Realty Company of Lafayette increases stock by $225,000. Hitfield Building Association of New Town seeks $10,000 to own real estate. Campbell People’s Five and Ten Cent.
The 1914 Indiana state fair ended with poor attendance except on opening day. Exhibitors numbered 514, two hundred more than any prior year, and premiums totaling about seventy five thousand dollars were planned though not all would be paid due to missing entries. Governor Ralston led events including the automobile show and horse and cattle parades attracting attention from the administration balcony.
The notice lists eight recipients with pensions: Eliza Green Riley Lagrange Ellenor Hinkley Paradine King Gentryville Josephine M. Miller Terre Haute Martha N. McKay Indianapolis Emma Noblitt Fargo each receiving $12.
A list of Indiana patent recipients includes Oliver C. Allen Center township Hancock county with suspension fencing Joseph Bisesi Martinsville trolley wheel mounting George Bonenberger Evansville assigned to Steel Scaffolding Company adjustable scaffold and shingling bracket Eugene Bretney Indianapolis refrigerating apparatus Joseph E B Cochran Elk Hart weighing scale Henry P D Kr Dexheimer Marion Arthur L Griffin Middlebury voting machine Frederick Grumme Indianapolis sanitary drinking Paul Hawker and J Rev Homa Claude R Kiefer bicycle Charles F Leibke Valparaiso internal combustion engine Milton McCarte Colfax Es with additional entries from across Indiana noting inventors and locations.
Reports say Alfred Nelson and Anderson, both sixty, bury a longtime family feud after a recent fight where Nelson prevailed. A ceremony is planned at Miller Tipton to mark the end of the feud.
A Philadelphia Press piece argues women prefer bold candor in romance. It compares ancient Sabine women with modern women, claiming today’s women are the stronger sex and men must be bold, direct, and forthright to win marriage.
Ray Bryant of Cassville Missouri describes years of ringworm like skin trouble on hands and feet. He finally found relief after using Cuticura Soap and Cuticura Ointment, which he credits with curing the condition. Ad promotes Cuticura products and sample requests from Boston.
Secretary Daniels mocked historic navies for drinking, noting past sailors mixed gunpowder with grog. He cited Lady Hamilton and Nelson in Naples, claiming a rubbund sailor’s official capacity was “Seven bottles.”
A letter from a southern town notes the post office now uses combination locks on boxes. The writer recalls a jeweler attempting to file into a box and Cousin May’s old servant Zeb praying on the floor before the lock saying O God help me to think.
A playful note describes mineral water’s high charge and remarks that the serving clerk has a sharp phiz. The wry comment captures a moment of everyday humor in a bustling shop.
A Springfield Illinois woman credits quitting coffee and switching to Postum with relief from years of nervousness and heart trouble. She says coffee caused the spells and that after 6 to 8 months on Postum she is entirely free from symptoms. The ad promotes Postum as a safe rebuild after coffee’s removal.
Women in Decatur and Cleveland report relief from serious health issues after using Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. One woman credits three doctors with recommending hospital surgery, but the remedy restored health.
A reflective passage urges listening to the silent inner voice over loud worldly chatter. It promotes wide sympathies and understanding motives in alien lives for personal growth. It envisions a future where self discipline lights the way and wisdom can be shared with others.
In a dialogue, Miss Cayenne recalls how her parents struggled to teach her piano and then tried to persuade her not to pursue it. The exchange hints at parental care and the narrator's resistance.
An old advertisement notes Murine Eye Remedy for red weak watery eyes and granulated lids. It claims eye comfort with no smarting and promotes a book of the eye mailed free from Marine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
A poor tiller owned a valuable cow that always faced north with its head toward the manger. He rebuilt the stall to suit the cow but later went to war, leaving his family in poverty. The cow was sold to the butcher and meat sold at famine prices before the mystery was solved when the cow's body was discovered.
An exchange centers on Briggins described as modest, with contrasting views on self estimation. One speaker asserts modesty, another counters that Briggins’ self view reflects sound judgment rather than humility. The dialogue probes character and perception.
A pithy remark asserts love as sacrifice and effort, suggesting a man works 15 hours daily to fund his wife’s desires. The quote frames devotion through labor and material giving, reflecting a traditional view of affection as action and restraint.
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