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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 22, 1921
Page
4
Two girls cross a street in Coney Island. One wears a heavy old fashioned bathing suit with long skirt and high neck. A policeman orders her to cover up while admiring the other girl in a shorter, transparent waist prompting a witty exchange.
A comical dialogue features Miss Gushington asking if poverty drives love away and Mr Llardfux quipping about Cupid’s wings, suggesting a lighthearted stage moment.
A dime-store patent remedy struggles to replicate itself as critics mock its sensational claims and lack of proven efficacy. Public skepticism grows as imitators flood the market, underscoring the medicine’s weak standing and dubious value.
For years druggists have tracked Dr Kilmer Swamp-Root the kidney liver and bladder medicine. It is described as a physician prescription strengthening medicine that helps kidneys liver and bladder function. It has stood the test of years and is sold by all druggists on merit. A sample bottle offer asks for ten cents and asks readers to mention the paper.
A suitor and his fiancée discuss paren tal opposition to their marriage. The youth argues the father should not block their union, while the girl explains the father's boast of lineage and leisure. The couple plans to remove the obstacle after marriage.
A irate customer demands a shovel without a permit while proprietor Hoskins explains the store’s caution. He says the garment is careful these days because buyers could dig up ground, plant barley, and malt it, creating trouble.
An article argues against serving coffee or tea to children and some adults at meals. It promotes Postum as a caffeine free alternative that aids sleep and development. It describes Instant Postum and Postum Cereal as easy to prepare beverages resembling coffee in flavor.
Federal raid led by Izzy Hinstein and team in Brooklyn exposes a hidden still and twenty gallons of liquor in a stable behind Louis Romeo's 72 West Ninth Street site. Romeo, John Sullivan, and Bertha Weber are linked to the liquor operation with Weber held on bail, while a saloon on Smith Street is also implicated.
Samuel W. Ketron testified in Circuit court that excessive kisses led his wife Minnie P. Ketron to leave him. He said he grabbed her once and she became mad, later deserting him and living in Dayton, Ohio. Circuit Judge Bond granted a divorce decree.
George Smith fifty two owner of a houseboat on the Missouri river escaped a sinking boat when his artificial leg caught in a door. He battered the leg with an iron rod until he broke it to free himself. The dramatic escape occurred underwater.
625000 bottles of Tanlac sold in New York since its introduction, a record pace that could reach about 750000 bottles annually in the state. George B. Evans of Gibson-Snow Company reports 500000 bottles yearly in their trade areas, with Tanlac sold by leading druggists nationwide.
Mrs Kerr scolds Bob over sharpening a knife and questions the purpose as they discuss cutting expenses. She notes the baby is seen as an expense and mentions father requiring cost cutting. The dialogue hints at family budget strain and urgent frugality.
Catarrhal deafness is linked to inflammation of the mucous lining of the Eustachian tube. The remedy claims to work through the blood to reduce inflammation and restore normal conditions. Free circulars offered. available from all druggists, F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Doris asks to go boating and her mother initially objects. Mr Buffers approves, joking about his cork leg and the buoyancy as a safety feature if the boat overturns.
Advertises Cuticura Ointment to remove pimples and blackheads with a five minute wash using Cuticura Soap and hot water. Encourages daily use to keep skin clear and mentions Cuticura Talcum. Ends with a casual closing about friendship.
Cartoon notes blinks of consistency in style while continuing to borrow the same old amount. The fragment underscores a repeated pattern in the magazine's satire.
A humorous exchange from Way side Tales presents a husband asking for his wife’s view on marriage. The wife replies in quick slang, turning the dialogue into a witty marital banter. The brief scene captures light domestic humor.
The Dodge Grove creamery in Denton Wisconsin was gutted by a fire that destroyed plant buildings and the family home but the family and staff were saved after awakened by their cat’s cries. Fire crews battled the blaze through the night but the facility sustaining extensive damage.
A Racine Wisconsin tragedy reports Annie Dvorak a fourteen or fifteen year old missing after waves from a passing steamer swept her from the lake shore into deep water. Local searchers recovered no body as of nightfall. The incident occurred near the lakefront while residents described hazardous rip currents and sudden swells.
The dialogue riffs on luck and Friday birth dates. An optimist notes a mother-in-law’s gift of tongues could be worse if she could read minds. The exchange shifts to luck and parental views about Fridays.
A statement notes that in the Panama Canal Zone three crops can be grown within a single year. It highlights agricultural potential and development prospects in the zone and mentions possible crops suitable for year round growth.
A brief exchange jokes about putting a little brother to sleep in one round. The line appears as a humorous, compact banter fragment.
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