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Newspaper
Boonville Enquirer
Location
Boonville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1892
Page
1
Reports claim Anheuser Busch William J. Lemp Schlitz and Pabst may form a market control group backed by the Rothschilds. Separate items describe a deadly bullfight in Arteaga Mexico and widespread agricultural and social commentary on tariffs and women's evolving roles.
Special correspondent describes Ventura and Los Angeles counties oil wells pumping from mountains to refineries at Santa Paula. He notes Matillija hot springs, Arrowhead springs, trout fishing, bears, and tourism as California modernizes with new industries. He also reports on Senate politics and Democratic prospects after March 4.
Card playing in the cemetery is a famous Sunday amusement at Danville drawing local residents and visitors to enjoy games amid historic graves, a curious Sunday pastime noted in the town.
A regional land promotion touts Southern Illinois as ideal for large farms, gardens, orchards, dairying, and stock raising. It claims higher crop variety and profits on less land, with exclusive sales by the Land Commissioners of the Illinois Central Railroad Company and an invitation to inspect lands via K. P. Skene in Chicago.
An advertisement promises honest value for money and direct shopping at Lyon's mammoth house in Evansville. It touts safe purchases, a wide clothing line, good quality, and fair prices for shoppers who avoid shopping around.
Washington voters watched results from November 19 show a Democratic majority of ninety two over Republicans and Populists. The Republican Committee claims to have revised totals, omitting two Rhode Island districts, with Democrats 18, Republicans 128, Populists 0, leaving Democrats ahead 82. Capt McKee cites state returns as basis for his figures.
An elderly man observes fellow travelers in a warm railway waiting room showing little repose. The scene captures exhausted passengers fidgeting, rocking, and checking bags as a humorous vignette on American restlessness and the impossibility of quiet.
Dr. Franklin Miles of Indiana claims left side sleeping stems from heart disease. He cites thousands of cases and promotes his New Heart Cure sold by G. O. Wilde. Testimonies come from Mrs. Chas Benoy Loveland and others claiming dramatic benefits. A tunnel between Dover and Cahsis is noted, and a lighthouse anecdote narrates a Measles and fever recovery using Dr Miles’ Nervine.
An old style ad bundle promising Nervous Prostration relief with a nerve tonic and bitters. Claims appetite returns and organs resume healthy function, urging purchase at Wilde's Drug Store. Also promotes horse remedies and salves with dubious claims and historical notes.
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