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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1915
Page
4
Dorothy, visiting a hostess, feels overwhelmed and bursts into tears after being urged to go home. She explains she had a wonderful time but forgot to say so. The hostess’s mother reassures her and welcomes her back later.
Mrs. A L Crawford of Medfield Massachusetts says Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her Bright's Disease and restored her health after doctors gave no help. She describes severe swelling in limbs and eyes and credits the pills with thorough cure. Ad promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills and Dyspepsia Tablets at 50 cents per box from Dodd's Medicine Co Buffalo NY. Mobilized. A humorous wartime note about moths and moth balls on the dining room table ends with a mock bombardment image.
An advertisement promotes Hay's Hair Health claiming to restore youthful color without dyes. It asserts air interaction and a harmless formula, promising no gray roots showing and scalp benefits, with money-back druggist refunds. Also contains a brief humor vignette about a foreign visitor.
A brief wry dialogue fragment notes Fleecer writes mainly promissory notes and IOUs as a recurring device in his fiction. The exchange highlights themes of debt and obligation within his work.
A Baltimore American quip notes Denison's Coffee as a nature loving condiment. The gag centers on a chilly sauce not hot, contrasting expectations of warmth and flavor.
Mrs A F Kreamer of Lackawanna New York credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with restoring her health after childbirth. The ad touts the product as a standard remedy for female ills and invites confidential letters to the Lydia E Pinkham Medicine Co Lynn Massachusetts for advice.
Washington reports that restoration may preserve Civil War era outlines of Fort De Russy including the parapet ditch and bastions. Lt George Carr Round urged opening a wartime signal station and extending the road to encircle the fort. He cited its crest like position and its role in preventing Early's Confederate forces from entering Washington.
The article notes a major push to expand outdoor recreation on federal lands. The General Land Office completed a historic sale of villa sites on Montana's Flathead Lake and the Forest Service now leases five acre plots for up to 30 years at nominal rents to spur summer homes and boating and fishing facilities. A recreational survey will itemize forest offerings to help city dwellers find ready access to woods and lakes.
A public wager settled a dispute between Frank Conger and Tony Richardson on whether ham cooked in ink or champagne tastes better. At Shoemakers retreat, Prof. Gus Noack supervised an experiment using eight quarts of each liquid. The outcome: Conger claimed no ink flavor transfers to the ham, while the champagne advocate could only taste a hint of champagne. Noack billed for eight quarts of champagne.
Byron R. Newton assistant secretary of the treasury officiated at the groundbreaking for the interior department’s new eight story building at Highteenth and F streets. He wore a Palm Beach suit and spotless canvas shoes while moving dirt with a steam shovel in a staged ceremony. The project is valued about 2 million dollars well under the congress set limit and will house all interior department offices.
A reporter cautions about publishing a photo with a flattering description of a girl. The dialogue mocks sensational use of images in print and questions the value of including a photograph alongside praise.
A comic paragraph from The New York column asks who carries no raincoat umbrella or rubbers and identifies Snooks as the famed writ reporter, noting a playful tone about weather gear.
In dialect, Brocher Shingaw asks if people will quit work when the millennium arrives. Parson Bagster answers that they will not stop working but will quit being worked by others.
A brief comic exchange shows Spooner asking if the picture resembles his sister while Little objects, insisting it merely looks like her. The fragment suggests a humorous dialogue about likeness.
At the American National Retail Jewelers association gathering in Grand Central palace President Tinley L. Combs of Omaha discovers his watch is missing. Detectives search attendees and recover a silver and a gold watch, revealing a self-placed piece by Burns.
In Frederick Maryland a bolt of lightning struck the home of Preston Gernand Myers ville in the county. Three people were struck badly with two knocked unconscious and one stunned, while the blaze burned holes in bed clothing and nails were driven into a kitchen cabinet as if hammered. The furnishings were demolished in the wake of the strike.
A bolt hit the Gernand residence blasting the chimney and passing through the three children’s bedroom to the kitchen where Mrs. Gernand and her sister-in-law were seated. The two women were knocked down and the husband toppled from a chair into the yard unconscious. All recovered within two hours. no fire occurred. A farm hand was sent for a doctor miles away and arrived as the family regained some composure.
A young man registered as H Henry of Brooklyn at the Hotel Atlantic on West Thirty fourth street shot himself in the temple and died at Bellevue. He left a dollar for the elevator man and a note to a judge claiming his act fulfilled a command from God to be good to country and humanity.
A three year old boy in Manville New Jersey died from alcohol poisoning after finding a flask of whisky in his home and swallowing much of its contents. The child was found unconscious in a bedroom beside the flask.
Theodore Dwyer tells how a dream about a barber shop mishap became a real rescue as a black cat woke him before an express train thundered by. He brought the cat home from Covington after visiting an aunt, claiming the feline saved his life.
In Hattiesburg Mississippi Sheriff Harbison questioned bootleggers during a covert trip and exposed a defendant’s denial. The prisoner claimed he mistook the sheriff for a respectable customer, saying he thought all men were nice, after being confronted with the counterfeit sale.
In Judge Reiland’s Hammond courtroom a garnishee dispute between L. W. Saric and Marcus Herschcovitz led to a ten minute armistice after both lawyers argued fiercely. The judge adjourned briefly then resumed the trial, with Saric appearing worn and the matter left unresolved.
A wife grows anxious to learn how the other half lives as clues hint at a hidden life. The fragment suggests domestic mystery and social contrast without detailing specifics or locale.
A back and forth contrasts hot conditions with a talkative rival. The exchange highlights patience under pressure and humor about enduring the heat and endless chatter.
Two Irishmen walking into Dublin debate wartime inflation. Tim asks Pat if he heard the latest news. They learn there is a penny off the loaf, and Pat jokes whether it applies to penny loaves.
A vintage advertisement touts Cuticura Soap and Ointment as effective for clearing pimples blackheads redness and itching. It offers a free sample by mail with a booklet and directs readers to mail a postcard to Boston Department V.
A returning soldier tells a girl he stayed cool in danger like an iceberg. The girl praises his calm, and he quips that he actually shivered from cold, revealing a light wartime exchange.
A proprietor boasts that a dollar buys much in his shop while a boy named Sonny asks how far the dollar stretched. He recalls a man placing a dollar into a small racing car on the wire and compares it to another woman’s two dollars.
The exchange reveals a cooling rift after a heated argument between two individuals. The confrontation sparked tension and affected their rapport. No further context is provided to identify the parties, location, or consequences.
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