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Newspaper
Rockport Democrat
Location
Rockport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
7
Broad praise for Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription and its ingredients claims. Describes benefits for female weak organs and common pains while warning no miracle cure. Promotes secrecy of correspondence and urges trial with gentle laxative Pellets for bowel regulation.
A collage of 1912 era clippings reports political tension in Indiana and across the Midwest with references to Taft Roosevelt and Taft machine struggles. It notes press panic claims, persistent illness remedies, local crime and temperance events, and a preacher’s tale amid economic strain.
A chorus of voices critiques the gap between rising farm land values and idle mills with unemployment at decade highs. The Houansville Courier echoes ironical calls from party spokesmen while noting mortgage pressures and uneven prosperity amid tariff and tax strains. Local ads tout Cham berlain’s Salve and Hollister’s Tea as remedies alongside DeWitt’s Witch Hazel.
Claude Matthews born December 14 1845 in Bath County Kentucky married in Ohio to Miss Whitcomb daughter of former Governor James Whitcomb of Indiana. He moved to Indiana and settled on a Vermillion County farm. Elected governor in 1892 his administration gained national notice and he was named as a possible Democratic presidential nominee in 1896. He died August 2 1888.
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