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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1920
Page
4
An advertisement touts Diamond Dyes with simple directions fit for any woman to dye worn skirts waists dresses coats gloves stockings sweaters and draperies wool silk linen cotton or mixtures. It urges asking a druggist to show the Diamond Dyes Color Card and claims rich fade resistant results.
The piece notes that many women enter low paid work due to lack of experience or capital. It argues a liberal stocksharing plan could expand opportunities, enabling women to serve neighbors and friends without relying on personal wealth or status.
If you seek independence and are ready to invest energy, write now for full details about our Retailer's Plan. We offer generously paid positions where any woman may win success, even if not yet represented in your community.
Mrs Susie Sacatansky of Bayonne New Jersey reports six months without work due to back and leg pains from female trouble. After using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she regained health and strength and urges friends to try it. The ad touts the product as a long standing standard medicine with widespread popularity and value.
A child named William Wallace is nicknamed Vio by his parents. While playing in the yard with a neighbor, he ignores the call until his mother repeats his name. She explains she will use his regular name when needed and must leave him to attend to other matters.
An old advertisement urges mothers to use Castoria for infants and children. It touts a 30 year history and features a signature line and the familiar Castoria branding. The copy emphasizes safety and trusted use for young ones.
A brief quotation by H. R. Llaweis condemns selfishness as ignoble and crude. It contrasts choosing a higher path for greater gain with settling for base, sordid ends, urging nobler conduct over self-serving ease.
An old advertisement fragment promotes California Syrup of Figs as a safe laxative for children noting the fruit flavor and “California” on the package. A Crawfords ville pool room sign requests quieter swearing in the front area. An Indianapolis News blurb touts Cuticura skin products with quick routine and benefits for complexion and itching.
A noiseless sun has been invented making it possible to wage war without the enemy complaining of headache. Source notes Punch in London.
A quaint ad explains that Freezone relieves corn pain instantly and loosens the corn for easy removal. A small bottle sold by druggists for a few cents supposedly removes all hard and soft corns and toe calluses without soreness. The ad ends with a wry note about wealth.
Advertises Hall's Catarrh Medicine as a constitutional treatment that reaches the blood and mucous surfaces to destroy the disease’s foundation. Claims to improve general health and provide strength, with free circulars from FP F. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio and available at all druggists.
A brief domestic reflection describes Mrs Green and Mr Brassie noting personal tensions. The text mentions carving, slicing a bat, and the idea that necessity is unhelpful in snow and cannot hire a lawyer.
Advertisement touts Cascarets as a night time remedy to cleanse the liver and bowels for a clear head and pleasant breath by morning. Claims no griping and suitability for children with low to moderate prices. Encourages shining yourself to help others.
The article extols Western Canada’s vast grain belts wheat, oats, barley, flax and corn yields for 1920. It cites 250,000,000 bushels of wheat valued around 700 million dollars plus strong oats and other crops as well as cattle and dairy gains, forecasting a heavy fall and spring buying rush. It notes wide acreage, high prices, and labor shortages across eight hundred miles east to west and four hundred miles north to south.
A satirical skit depicts Mollie meeting a skin doctor claiming to erase wrinkles and restore youth. The voice jokes that the practitioner uses a modern device dubbed a wrinkle pretender, underscoring skepticism toward beauty cures.
A collection of adages notes a bill poster upright in his station while a crooked log fuels a fire. It adds a quip about women in tight shoes bearing narrow soles.
Advertisement claims Danderine stops hair loss and dandruff after use. It states hair shows new life brightness and thickness with every application and that a few cents buys the product.
A quirky note contrasts Chicago slogans “T will” and “T can” as playful mottos for city pride and a fruit vendor’s pre server. The mention links local flavor with wordplay traditions.
The ad touts Pape's Diapepsin as the fastest, reliable remedy for indigestion, gases, pressure, heartburn, sourness, and stomach distress. It claims immediate relief after a few tablets and notes the large cost of a large case as only cents at drug stores. Millions helped annually with a pleasant, harmless formula.
The article reports a burglary case where a juryman fainted as the judge urged weighing the defense witness testimony. The juror, identified as a coal merchant, collapsed while the judge spoke about giving testimony full weight.
An advertisement extols Bochee's Syrup as a soothing cough and cold remedy for bronchitis throat irritation and lung troubles. It claims fifty four years of world wide sale and promises restful sleep and easy morning expectoration. Sold by all druggists and medicine dealers.
Fragmentary text presents a mix of aphorisms and phrases about sowing and reaping hemp. It includes quoted lines and a cryptic reference to a city figure and a farmer. The readable content is sparse and lacks a coherent event or clear entities.
Southwest London cinema venues display a slide seeking help to locate Tyke, an old yellow curly Irish terrier with a wavy tail owned by a Chelsea resident. Tyke vanished after being left with a veterinary surgeon while his mistress was in France.
A reflecting line on grief and joy notes that while bearing sorrow is possible alone, happiness grows when two share gladness. It emphasizes that burdens and blessings are healthier when faced together.
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