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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 06, 1899
Page
3
A 19th century advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a cure for coughs and blood impurity. It claims liver and kidney ills stem from the blood and features testimonials from Mrs. W. Stokes and E. B. Grason praising restored hearing and cure of ocular inflammation.
Economists cite rail travel as prosperity proof and the Lake Shore Limited between New York and Chicago is regularly full. The New York Central adds a standard car on trains leaving New York and Chicago on Tuesdays Thursdays and Saturdays to boost patron comfort without raising fares.
Attractive opportunity to own a farm along the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul lines in Marinette County Wisconsin. Discusses rich crops ample work strong markets good climate pure water and low purchase price compared with rent. Contact C E Rolls land agent at 161 La Salle Street Chicago Illinois.
Mrs. Lucinda Chandler of Chicago serves as the Honorable President of the Illinois Woman's Press Association and also holds the presidency of the Society for the Advancement of Women.
Lucinda B. Chandler of Chicago founder of the Margareth Fuller Society and head of the Chicago Moral Educational Society writes to Dr Hartman dated January 6 1899 praising Peruna as an excellent remedy for stomach catarrh and indigestion noting relief for herself and several friends.
Edward Biddle aged 15 of Switz county Indiana attempted to drown his father and locked his mother in the cellar taking her stored eggs and drinking the proceeds. He was jailed in Ixnmanaroris and hanged himself briefly suffering, later robbed a fellow inmate of hat and vest as authorities moved him toward reform school.
An Indiana family on West Charles Street in Muncie faced a poisoning scare when water from their well caused nausea and illness for the four residents and a visiting friend. They had refused aid to a tramp who warned he would get even. A white powder was found near the pump, and prompt medical care saved lives.
A mob of about 200 masked men struck Frank Nace’s poolroom in Young America Indiana at midnight, breaking in with a crowbar and smashing furniture before tossing it into the street. The establishment, long accused of laundering checks to buy liquor, follows a prior incident at a nearby saloon a year earlier.
The remains of Jesse Stork, Indiana’s first soldier to die in the Spanish American War, arrive in New York from Cuba and will be buried in Holland. Huntington will toll bells and suspend business when the train arrives. A push is under way to erect a $5,000 monument at Stork’s grave in Holland.
Peru Indiana reports the season’s worst snowstorm with six to fourteen inches already fallen inside four hours and continued driving snow forecast to persist across the area. Authorities warn travelers to stay off roads as whiteout conditions persist.
While digging on his farm south of this city George Collins uncovered parts of a human skeleton along with Indian arrow heads and a tomahawk. The skeleton is believed to be that of an Indian buried there many years ago.
Shelbyville Tod reports August Berge pled guilty to larceny for stealing a buggy and selling it in Cincinnati. He was sentenced on Tuesday to one to three years in state prison. He came here from Indianapolis.
Ft Warne Ind March 1 Superintendent Study expects more than 2000 teachers to attend the seventeenth annual meeting with seven simultaneous halls. C W Cottingham Tipton in charge of the art department. A feature will be 11 lectures by Martin G Brumbaugh University of Pennsylvania and G Stanley Hall Clark University Worcester Mass.
Elmer Post No 37 Indiana G A R denounces the legislature act allowing surrender of the Texas Rangers battle flag. The resolution calls the flag an emblem of treason borne by traitors to the country in an infamous attempt to destroy the government and perpetuate slavery. Prominent residents will travel to Texas on Saturday to surrender the flag.
Workmen on the Pan-Uandle railroad gravel train excavated a skeleton in Noble township Cass county. The bones lay two feet below the surface, detached and of prodigious size. Reconstructed remains suggest the giant stood over eight feet tall in life.
Brazil Ind March 30 Thomas Atkins dropped dead Tuesday from heart disease after firing at a duck near his home. The gunshot concussion caused the heart attack and Atkins expired almost instantly.
In Terre Haute Indiana two workers digging a vault Friday afternoon were affected when the vault caved in. William Stutzman was buried and a fellow worker narrowly escaped while attempting a rescue. Stutzman, sole support of a widowed mother, remains unrecovered as efforts continue.
Chas Knepper the pitcher with a claim against Youngstown club signed with Indianapolis on Monday after previously resisting an offer from the Hoosiers. The development ties Knepper to a baseball contract in Indiana as of March 9 in Ixpraxaroenis.
Fred Nelson, lineman for Central Union Telephone Co., fell from a 55 foot pole while guiding heavy cable on a Makiox street Thursday. Doctors say a fall that distance would usually be fatal, but Nelson is expected to recover.
The Supreme Court in Indianapolis on March 61 held that if a man marries a woman who is indebted to him, the marriage discharges the debt. The ruling means a marital union can cancel a prior financial obligation between the spouses.
In Misuawatka Indiana on Monday Charles Zimmerman a wealthy tailor was buried at 2 PM. At 7 PM Emma Zimmerman his daughter married J W Walker of Columbus Ohio in the room where the father's body had been viewed the previous day.
H W Kassier longtime county resident and commissioner dies Tuesday from grip attack. In Wanash Indiana Elizabeth Oglesby sues Jackson Tillett for 5000 dollars in alleged slander damages.
Fr Wayne Indiana February 29 directors of the J F Schell Loan Investment Co report unsecured liabilities totaling about 64000 dollars and secured liabilities over 100000 dollars J F Schell remains in charge as officer at his home.
Suelbyville Indiana March 30 Geo Fisher was sent to the asylum years ago and returned seemingly cured only to learn that every relative he had has died and been buried during his confinement leaving him unaware of their deaths.
John A. Crocker of Grant county pleaded guilty in Auburn to stealing leather and was sentenced to three years in prison. The report notes Crocker’s arrest in Fremont and provides related regional details.
Wasutxctox Ind March 31 James P Honey of St Louis convicted of stealing his sister pocket book containing 54 dollars and sentenced to confinement in the county jail for a term to be determined by the court.
A letter to T Hawkyard from G Simpkins describes springlike conditions in western Canada and highlights snow, cattle, crops, and land quality. It notes price ranges for coal, land, wheat, oats, potatoes, fruits, and livestock, plus farming advice and transportation considerations. It ends with an advertisement for Lions Catarrh Cure and a short street anecdote.
Grain-O is marketed as a long-desired substitute for coffee suitable for the whole family. It is made from pure grains and touted to avoid nerve upset or digestion problems. The advertisement claims it tastes and looks like the best coffee at a good price and urges readers to ask their grocer for Grain-O.
The Cleveland Leader notes that the queen regent’s completion of treaty ratification is a positive sign for Spain, implying stronger diplomatic alignment and potential favorable relations.
Free sample of Allen's Foot- Ease promoted by Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. Powder to shake into shoes cures chilblains sweating damp swelling and aching feet makes tight shoes easy and helps corns bunions and ingrown nails. Available from all druggists and shoestores for 25 cents.
Kipling's next tale after his illness is predicted to command a fabulous price with eager interest from progressive publishers. Hostetter's Stomach Bitters is marketed as a cure for indigestion constipation biliousness nervousness liver and kidney issues and as a spring tonic to prevent malaria fever and ague. Chicago Daily News quoted a sharp remark about timid men.
An old ad offers German Coffee Berry and Java Coffee seeds at 15c per lb, plus Salzer’s American Chicory lic. A 30c offer bundles all three packages with a free catalogue from JO A. SALZER SEED CO. La Crosse Wis. Also notes lines from Chicago Daily News and promotes Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar and Pike's Toothache Drops.
An advertised remedy claims to promote daily bowel movements and overall health by acting gently on the liver and kidneys. It targets sick headaches and is priced at 25 and 3 cents.
Memphis Commercial Appeal notes the Chinese esteem of their dowager empress as the most beautiful woman, reflecting palace regard and cultural perception.
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