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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 21, 1916
Page
4
Miss Clariez Morin of Taunton Mass shares how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound relieved her monthly pains and irregular periods after one bottle. The ad urges other girls to seek physician advice and contact Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co for confidential free guidance.
The article estimates 21,000,000 men of military age in the United States including citizens and prospective citizens, based on a 10 percent population rise since 1910. It cites 19,183,000 between 18 and 45 at the 1910 census, with 14,224,000 native whites, 2,857,000 foreign-born citizens, 2,052,000 negroes, and 50,000 Indians. Tennessee’s count was 434,641.
A man boasts a remarkable family longevity from a great grandfather to a father. The reply jokes about aging, while noting Amsterdam’s city hall and other buildings rest on 13,000 pilings.
August F. Moeller of the New Willard declares neutrality in language on menus. He warns diners would lose ordering ease if French on bill of fare were replaced by English. He repeats the refrain jamais jamais meaning never.
In Washington R 8 Gibson promotes a $100,000 invention based on a cluster of 13 spheres arranged with one center ball. He claims the pattern reflects cells and the cosmos, linking it to national symbols and seeks adoption by leaders including Wilson Bryan Roosevelt.
The War Department ordnance bureau is examining medieval armor types and modern designs to protect soldiers in trench warfare. Researchers review helmets breastplates and face masks inspired by Crusader Samurai and European models while evaluating hand grenades and other protective gear.
Washington reports a shrinking crab supply over ten years with hard shelled crabs scarce this season. A Bureau of Fisheries expert travels Chesapeake Bay studying causes, noting heavy recent fishing as a major factor and considering artificial propagation as in lobster.
A newly patented device lets a locomotive engineer open a switch from the cab by a lever. The switch closes automatically after the train passes. The New York Central station in New York City is declared the world’s greatest terminal.
Capt. J F Wulf of Milwaukee clinched the Grand American Handicap with a 99x100 score from 19 yards using Winchester Repeater shells. F M Troeh of Washington state led National Amateur with multiple titles while using Winchester repeater shotgun. Mrs J D Dalton of Warsaw Indiana won the Women’s National Championship with Winchester equipment. Phil R Miller claimed the Dunspaugh Trophy with a Winchester repeating shotgun. Edw L Bartlett of Baltimore won the Hercules All-round Amateur title with Winchester loaded shells.
The Irish World urges costless choices for health linking fresh air, proper diet, good teeth, and mental nourishment to lower dentist, surgeon, and doctor bills. It emphasizes chewing thoroughly, avoiding irritants, and avoiding between meals sweets to improve digestion and save money.
The 1912 Saint Anna under Lt Brusiloff and the Hercules under geologist Bonsanoff vanished in the Arctic. Traces may lie near Greenland and the North American Arctic. The Russian consul general appeals to merchants navigators and scientists to help locate any signs of the missing explorers.
A exchange debates marriage luck on the thirteenth. One says the date is unlucky. the other insists his cousin would wed on any day, deeming the date fortunate for her.
Mrs Harriet M Martin aged ninety eight is employed as an office girl by a physician in Newcastle New Hampshire. The short notice notes her age and position in the county town.
A humorous collection notes chins as an ancient curiosity and wagging the tongue, locomotives demand training, bangs revive temper, dynamite jokes, and advice to walk backward to avoid mishaps. The piece blends quirky trivia, absurdities, and light satire from the Detroit Free Press.
Anna Cerroll notes flirts are mostly men and that women flirt mainly from loneliness. The piece singles out the automobile flirt as highly persuasive and suggests married men and men with marriageable daughters flirt. It warns society to inform itself and act to protect.
Consular Reports note a 25 percent rise in living costs in British China due to the war. Immigration to Canada declines. Fiscal year total ending last March reached 48 537. Diamonds rise in price amid South Africa labour shortages. Britain requisitions leather and warns against sale or removal without War Office consent.
A cartoonish dialogue shows Mrs Bensonhurst explaining her husband’s front status and an officer’s role while a pun on public sentiment hints at political maneuvering. The exchange underscores attitudes toward war service and leadership.
A fragment shows Willie-Paw asking about women advisers and a blunt reply from the father. The dialogue hints at marriage and warned consequences by a Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph source.
An alarm on infant mortality cites high death rates in civilized countries and argues Castoria can prevent many deaths. It warns against narcotic syrups for children and claims Castoria improves blood circulation and fever, noting it bears the signature of Chas. H. Fletcher.
Consolation to Mrs. Maggs over her husband's death turns to a claim of insurance. The reply notes the deceased was insured for one thousand dollars, framing the conversation as a response to mourning.
Dialogue notes steamers described as floating hotels and asks if they use bell buoys. A kid’s loud cry prompts the reply that the reason is the child’s deaf parents.
A sharp exchange contrasts Cynic-Women who never grasp well with a Husband who jokes a haircut shortens any problem. The quip reflects witty gender roles and domestic humor.
An investigator outlines three key traits of ball lightning. The phenomenon appears as a self moving luminous gas ball that retains form in air and can travel through rooms and wires. Observations include explosions and fusion of overhead railway wires, linking the event to energy. Dr. G C Simpson notes a nitrogen glow after electrical discharge may relate to the effect.
An East Side char acter in immaculate evening attire explains to a newspaper man that his job at a Brighton Beach high priced dancing resort is easy. He wears makeup to look right, gets twenty weeks and meals, and will eject anyone he recognizes.
A thoughtful adage notes some men are born poets while editors often gain unplanned verse. It praises the teacher who learns more than he teaches and the wisdom found in shared craft.
A collection of reflective lines on art and virtue. It contrasts music being written on simple note paper with sunsets and calls dignity a chronic disease when overextended. It adds a stark note that peace inspires girls to prepare wedding gowns and compares doing business with a crippled mule to an unloaded gun.
A light office moment unfolds as a manager shares a joke featuring whiskers on a toy cat. The staff reaction blends amusement and professional courtesy in a brief workplace vignette.
Experiments by a British fire prevention committee show a small gasoline fire can be best extinguished by spreading ten pounds of bicarbonate of soda and twelve pounds of clean sawdust over the flame. The sawdust floats on the burning liquid to cut oxygen, while heat forms carbonic acid gas. Sawdust alone also works well, outperforming sand or similar materials.
An old advertisement touts Cuticura Ointment for fiery red pimples on a finger and promises quick relief after applying for five to ten minutes followed by washing with Cuticura Soap. The copy claims Cuticura cures all skin troubles from infancy to old age and offers a free sample by mail with a book.
An older man remarks on time being precious yet wasted by everyone. He agrees with a younger man who admits daily attempts to persuade his wife that they overspend beyond their means.
Patience asks Aren't you coming in the water Patrice replies it’s pretty cold. He jokes his bathing suit isn’t very warm. She asks where he’s going and he says back to the bathhouse to get his fur boa.
A compact, ironic note describes a man who quickly moves on after a woman breaks his heart, seeking another relationship with a different partner, reflecting on patterns of romantic resilience and avoidance.
An excerpt expresses bleak views on confinement with phrases suggesting imprisonment and punishment. The speaker notes that living inside resembles being a prisoner and questions social reactions by women to the situation.
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