Not Like Home in Army Life Woes for Bright Boy
A reminiscence recalls army camp life hardships and a cucumber baked by the camp cook. The mother laments for better meals, while the son shares a humorous tale of scarce comforts and simple rations.
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1917
Page
4
Rapid-printing machine promises 10000 photos per day
Bragley boasts his new home is heated by hot air. Critics doubt his claim while noting his frequent talk. A new rapid-printing press for photographers will produce 10 000 prints daily from negatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bragley
Evidence of Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Restores Health
Letters from Ridgway Pennsylvania and Tennille Georgia recount relief from female troubles and back pain after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. Mrs Runrves and Mrs Linsey praise renewed strength, ability to perform housework, and improved sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lydia E. Pinkham
Ridgway
Penn
O. M. Runrves
Tennille
W. E. Linsey
R. R
Plebeian Actress Seeks Rest with Police Sergeant Uncle
A young actress in London asks her uncle, a country village police sergeant, for a recuperation visit. The landlady then discovers a police constable at the door who reveals the uncle will take her in if she helps by feeding the pig and cleaning his office and cells.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
P. C
Comfort and War Fears Stir a Father and Son Dialogue
A distressed parent resists the idea of a son going to war while another voice argues the risk of staying home. The exchange frames duty, fear, and marriage plans as the war looms.
Delayed Actions Don't Justify Waiting
A reflective note on how postponing decisions often wastes time and opportunity. It urges action over prolonged hesitation and emphasizes prioritizing timely choices and momentum.
A Poor Counter in a Charged Exchange
A satire notes an expert accountant accused of fraud as a golfer jokes about a score that suggests no arithmetic study. The exchange hints at public suspicion of professional integrity and the thin line between skill and deception.
Lift Your Corns Off With Freezone
A Cincinnati authority promotes freezone as a new toe treatment. Apply a few drops to a tender corn and it relieves soreness, shrivels the corn, and the root lifts out. A small bottle is inexpensive and available at drug stores. ask your pharmacist to stock it.
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Cincinnati
Napoleon on War Maxims and Civic Duty
Napoleon extols courage and love of country as civilizational virtues. He criticizes factional talkers and urges decisive action, national unity, and a strong government. He advocates compulsory service as democratic soldiering and stresses vigilance by leaders in victory and defeat.
Fragments of Wit and Wordplay From a Wordy Column
A mosaic of humorous lines on religion, work, romance, and modern life. Bits touch on Moses, women sewing, scarce horses, church hopping, taxes, pretzels with German accents, college yells, and a mail based school of Kaiser killing.
Notable Inventions and Techniques Reported in Progress Notes
American made iron bands and hoops for kegs and barrels may find a market in the Seville district. A European scientist claims to build diamonds from chips with ordinary illuminating gas and a mercury amalgam. A Dutch scientist built three nested rooms to create vacuums between walls for absolute quiet. An inventor touts an electric brake for automobiles that stops a 50 mph car in 45 feet without skidding. Italian plant uses steam from earth cracks to generate steam powering engines and generators. An Illinois inventor patents a pneumatic tool that lets one man do the work of six with rough concrete sidewalks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seville
Pain
Illinois
Lawton Memorial Bells For West Point Cadet Chapel
The Meneely Bell company is crafting a costly 12 bell chime for the cadet chapel at West Point in memory of Maj. Gen. Robert Anderson funded by Mrs. James M. Lawton. The largest bell weighs about two tons and the 56 inch mouth marks a landmark musical set for the academy’s hilltop tower.
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America
Meneely Bell Company
Troy
Cadet Chapel
H. P. Silver
United States Military Academy
West Point
James M. Lawton
Robert Anderson
Fort.Sumner
Watchman Examiner
Hudson River
Military Academy
United States Army
Force of Practice
A pithy exchange on a singer with praised range and a reminiscence that she previously worked as a cook. The remark highlights skill in vocal control and a surprising prior occupation.
Remedy for Forgetful Wives Impresses Jones
Jones vents about his wife memory until Brown shares a cure. Write notes on a slip of paper and gum it on the looking glass. Jones adopts the trick and finds relief as his wife remembers better.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Brown
Where are your manners sir
A crusty business man confronts a stranger who bursts into his private office. The caller retorts that his manners were left in the main office after being insulted by several clerks, sparking a tense exchange.
Unruly Window Shades Solve With Emergency Wedge Trick
When a roller shade won’t stay unrolled at a point, insert a small wooden wedge such as a match or toothpick between the shade and roller as an emergency fix. Repetition at the same spot can damage the fabric and is not advised as a regular remedy.
World Briefs Highlight Global Mixed News
China buys American chocolates. Ecuador enforces compulsory education. Mexico expels I W W agitators. Nice France hosts a United States street. India lists 38 life insurance companies. Japan supplies bicycles for Korea. Italy heats homes with volcanic energy. Honduras expands hemp culture. Hazleton Pennsylvania markets calm piles. Iowa shows one auto per eleven people. Vancouver street railways raise wages. New York City records 137664 births in 1916, down 3592 from 1915.
Soldiers and Officers
A lieutenant tests squad perception by asking the trench digging party size. The answer: "Thirty men and one officer," explained as the officer being the only one not working, a quip reflecting the wartime scene.
Clear Your Complexion Ad Campaign
An advertisement promotes Cuticura Ointment and Cuticura Soap for facial care. It claims the treatment cleanses pores and lasts through the night. A free sample offer via mail with a booklet is available by mailing a postcard to Cuticura Dept. L Boston. Sold everywhere.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dept. L
Boston
Love in a Cottage Engagement Is Broken Off
A short dialogue reveals an engagement ending as both parties realize they cannot live on love alone. They discover they had counted on “love in a cottage” but disagree on practical details and provisioning.
Cutting Down Gossip in the Motion Picture Era
A brief, era aware reflection notes how gossip thrived before films and how later indulgence in photoplays reshaped idle time and neighborly information. The passage implies contemporary habits reveal less about others private affairs than prior generations.
Writing Letters From the Front Under New Censor Rule
A Canadian major reports Captain Harry Light says censorship has eased, yielding truer trench letters with humor and practicality. He notes soldiers avoid burdening home with anxiety, as not all readers grasp life at the front.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Light
Bernard at Dinner Party Turns Childs Play Sour
A dinner party includes guests with children. A little girl asks to play with Bernard's toys but he refuses, prompting the mother to urge courtesy. Bernard replies he will be a gentleman only if she remains a lady.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernard
Woman who loves money not tied to loving a man for wealth
A woman’s affection isn’t guaranteed by a man’s wealth or status. She values money itself over romantic attachment, illustrating a mindset where financial gain drives interest rather than companionship.
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