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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 19, 1918
Page
6
An advertisement touts Freezone as a cure for hard skin and foot calluses. It claims a tiny bottle costs only a few cents and can remove calluses and corns with direct application, leaving pink, healthy skin and no soreness.
Fragmentary text discusses harsh singing voices and suggests curbing them. It mentions Waltin and American voices, then quips that some men argue about religion yet remain calm, noting single life as a dodge from divorce courts.
Marshal General Crowder warns employers that deferment decisions hinge on active claims and national interest. He cites two misbeliefs, calls for employer intervention, and notes the draft’s limited impact compared with enlistments and transfers. He argues deferments shift the manpower burden elsewhere and must serve national needs.
A compassionate iceman gives a child a piece of ice on a scorching day. A newsboy asks for it and the girl declines. The boy sighs and says he will return it, only seeking the juice from the ice.
A child named Jimmie runs around the yard catching his breath while explaining to his mother that he is trying to catch something. The scene shows a humorous domestic moment.
A brief quotation reflects on human troubles and endurance. The prose links daily cares to future peace, noting that after a hard day one can say we have faced our worst and will meet no more.
A fragment reflects on choosing between contemplation and an active life, noting the difficulty of deciding if a middle path between study and action best serves the mind.
A Vermont farm woman from Oregon writes that Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound restored her health after a chronic ailment that left her unable to work. She notes she raises six hundred chickens annually and now can perform all tasks. The letter extols the product and invites others to consult Lydia E Pinkham’s Medicine Co. for advice based on forty years of experience.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a cure for kidney disorders. It claims benefits such as restored ambition when kidneys are diseased and directs readers to buy large bottles at druggists or request a sample by parcel post with a 10 cent enclosure to Dr Kilmer & Co in Binghamton New York.
A brief note explores whether fast marriage licenses invite risk, weighing social pressure against formal legality. Authorities emphasize due process and couples’ rights while commentators debate prudent timing and potential consequences.
Catarrhal Deafness cannot be cured by local applications. The cure requires a constitutional remedy. Hall's Catarrh Medicine acts through the blood to affect mucous surfaces. Deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube, which may be restored to normal with reduced inflammation. A reward is offered for unriddled cures by the product. All druggists 75 cents. Circulars free. F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
An expectant woman awaits a marriage proposal as a weary man arrives to discuss finances. The husband joins, the visitor speaks of cost to paper the dining room and kitchen for less than $15, and the moment hinges on an unsettled plan amid a tense parlor scene.
A fragmentary dialogue hints at a satire where fishing is praised as good exercise for the imagination. The exchange contrasts practical activity with creative recreation, suggesting a wary view of overdevelopment.
New York report outlines a rapid sequence of divorces and marriages among Rockville Center residents. Natalie Crane Verity wins a divorce, Ruth Edna Frost is named co respondent, Henry E Frost secures a divorce, then he marries Natalie Verity and Elbert Wendell Verity Jr. marries Ruth Frost, ending longtime interwoven relations between two households.
St Louis resident Arthur Zavorka slept on a curb at Sixth and Market streets and awoke at four o clock to find his clothes and belongings gone. A man reported the theft of ninety dollars along with his suit shoes hat cuff links and watch.
Alonzo Wells and George Dible were struck during a hail and lightning storm while climbing San Francisco Peak near Flagstaff. They reached the Sierra Club register 50 feet from the monument before a flash enveloped the peak. Both men were knocked unconscious and later revived with injuries including burned clothing torn shoes and missing teeth for Dible and torn clothing for Wells.
Harry Meyers, a trusty at the Ohio Penitentiary, escaped by climbing a telephone pole and sliding 40 yards along a cable to Chestnut street. He was serving a burglary sentence from Pickaway county in 1915, paroled a year after entry, violated parole in 1917, and had been employed in the power house at the time. This marked the first escape from the penitentiary since June 1913.
A telegram prayer from Dalids Tex to the bedside of fourteen year old William Bryan Spears, a runaway in Pittsburgh, wishes for his early recovery from pneumonia and hopes his indiscretion becomes a lesson, while his father plans to arrive. The message comes from the boy’s aunt and aims to comfort him until family arrives.
A Negro officer struggles with recruits at a training camp as they repeatedly misface while drilling. In frustration he quips that the horse will know which way to turn when they cannot.
A reflective line notes that human beings resemble one another in many ways. It suggests that finding fault in one person often reveals broader judgment of many, implying universal tendencies and shared faults across cultures.
Mrs. D. Scott of 315 East Twenty-fifth Street nearly lost a diamond solitaire after wiping sweat from her hands on a hotel mezzanine. A bellboy spotted a man’s hat near a column and found the ring inside it, ending a dramatic lobby search by guests, musicians, bellboys, and staff at the Lincoln hotel.
A father calms his son after knotty queries by giving him a book to inspect. The boy asks if ships ever faint and challenges the idea with a line about a ship departing to bed, prompting a puzzled expression and an awkward moment.
Professor W L Goodwin of Queen's University announces a new metal coined Meti from iron camporium and cobalt alloy. Developed by Canadian chemists and engineers through the Canadian section of the Society of Chemical Industry, it aims at higher extraction from ores and better use of waste.
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