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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 13, 1899
Page
9
A Dayton Ohio resident credits Hood's Sarsaparilla with curing rheumatism and hip disease while restoring appetite and digestion. A Sandusky Ohio baggage master claims the remedy ended eight years of leg sores and bed confinement, enabling him to work again.
A California prison physician keeps a Chinese inmate as a cook in his kitchen. John, praised for cleanliness and skill, prepares an elaborate dinner ending with a giant angel cake bearing the word Heaven in red. The scene elicits astonished laughter among the guests.
A letter from L. A. W. Bulletin contrasts ideal chivalry with practical kindness offering a seat in the streetcar to a weary woman who spent the day shopping to support her family of six, hoping to keep them neat and presentable.
A country grocer recalls Brother Jarvis as the biggest revival preacher the area had. He claims that after his efforts the entire community turned in and paid all its debts, noting the century plant as a symbol of age before beauty in Galden Days.
Letters from Susan Wymar of Chicago and Margaretha Dauben of Racine praise Pe-ru-na for relief from sleeplessness and female complaints. Wymar says it helps after overwork in school. Dauben notes improved health during life changes. Free health book offered from Dr. Hartman in Columbus, Ohio.
The Indiana state board of school commissioners awarded geography to Ginn Co at 60 cents and Cook's advanced series at 75 cents, Silver, Burdette & Co. won arithmetic at 35 and 45 cents, Eaton & Co. took copy books at five cents, while Fry's series was chosen for some offerings. The auction drew heavy lobbying by agents and attorneys amid a closed doors session.
Chas Graham, a stenographer for railroad superintendents, fell from the Grand Opera House hotel top story to the sidewalk, 60 feet below. He was taken to the hospital with a base of brain fracture but no broken bones. condition critical but possibly recoverable. His life was attributed in part to intoxication. His father serves as a Louisville court reporter.
In Roxomo Indiana on Tuesday a violent explosion at the Chicago Indiana Natural Gas Co. pumping station in Greentown destroyed much property. Engineer William Houghton was hurled 40 feet, buried on rocks but alive at night though not expected to recover. Damage extent is unknown.
Tinisneno Indiana April 12 Earl the five year old son of Frank Spangler lit a match to a haystack in the barnyard. The fire spread to an enormous strawstack but neighbors saved the property by overturning the stack and smothering the flames with damp straw.
Phineas Ewing of Arm strong township Indiana says a shower of egg shells fell around him and others on April 19. He claims a flying machine or balloon resembled the object seen in the heavens and three to four witnesses corroborate the shell heaps dropped from the sky.
Governor Mount intends to pardon or parole all penitentiary inmates with consumption to prevent contagion. If the state board recommends, he will consider life prisoners with tuberculosis. Of 12 consumptives pardoned earlier, all are dead.
Police inspect a cellar in Muncie where the fully developed female infant's remains were unearthed. The case, linked to a house formerly occupied by Thomas Rouse who came from Cincinnati, is shrouded in mystery as detectives pursue leads. The Nouse family departed months ago and are believed to be in Cincinnati.
In Alexandria Indiana on April 15 workers and plant staff reached a lull after a dispute at the plate glass plant. President Kann said the workforce will be expanded as quickly as possible, but the underlying tensions persist and observers remain wary of a continued stalemate.
Herold Moran was appointed receiver of the Evansville Street Railroad Co. upon creditor John Elliott Jowles’s application. The company carries a banded indebtedness of £1,000,000. The stock was once owned by Cleveland capitalists but has changed hands, with bonds now held by interests in Boston and New York.
In PerenspenG Ind on April 14, 140 miners quit work at the S. W. Little coal mines. The dispute centered on daily wage deductions for a check weighman to settle debts at the company store. Operators finally concede all demands after a Wednesday settlement.
Evansville Ind April 13 William Mickler sixteen appeared before United States Commissioner Wartmann in a robbery of the mails case. He pleaded guilty and was bound over on five hundred dollars bond. Mickler was a mail carrier at French Lick and admitted opening a mail pouch and taking money.
Gotleib Sehrandt, sentenced in December 1897 for murdering James Cauley, has been released on parole and will return to Marion. He was sentenced for a term of two to fourteen years, with elaborate arrangements made for his reception. Indiana Crop Bulletin notes early wheat in good condition, late sown wheat hurt by severe weather, and farm work delayed by the weather.
A report from Roxane Ind indicates Eli Fisher aged 19 formerly of Roxane is sentenced to be hanged in Louis town Mont for complicity in the murder of two sheep herders. Fisher proclaims innocence and asks Roxane residents to aid in his appeal.
Mrs. John Theen, formerly Ada Wrighty of Red River, died Monday night in Hawtronp City after taking ten crains of sirs¢h nine. She had married four weeks ago and reportedly became despondent, leaving behind a husband.
Reproro Indiana April 14 The stone cutters union demands six dollars a day and plans a widespread strike covering the Oolitic stone belt. Present daily wages are five dollars and fifty cents.
In Aurora Indiana on April 12 the man found dead in bed at Mrs. Wilson’s home is identified as J. C. Ricketts aged 64 from Quercus Rore near Patriot. He ran a store there. Coroner attributes death to heart failure.
Fort Wayne dispatch reports Walter Goodrich aged 19 fatally shot his brother Wallace over a horse quarrel at Avilla 20 miles north of Fort Wayne on Wednesday and then killed himself. In Martinsville a suit seeks 1655.50 against ex County Auditor J M dular for fees and other collections while in office.
An irregular OCR fragment references Excessive Cigarette Smoking and Ispranapolis Inc with a dated marker April 18 and a son named Frank Meansters aged 1s years. Details are unreadable, but it appears to be a legal or corporate notice fragment from a newspaper page.
Terre Haute Ind April 15 The holders of the first and second mortgage bonds of Russell Harrison street railway and electric lighting plant have asked the court to postpone foreclosure actions until mid next month.
Judge McGregor ruled Thursday that the city council tax on vehicles and bicycles is unconstitutional. The decision concerns a municipal vehicle tax sparked by the local council.
Clarence Coleman and Ida Fines of Seymour Indiana along with Alexander Maxwell of Memphis Indiana and Minnie Hite of Indianapolis eloped to New Albany where a double marriage ceremony was performed.
Five delegates from Minnesota and Wisconsin praised Alberta in the Edmonton Bulletin. They report high grain yields, good cattle and markets for beef and pork, plentiful coal, and affordable fuel. They note mild climate compared with a Dakota blizzard and say many plan to relocate, buying land and resettling.
A narrator recounts moving from farm to city life with Susie’s family while longing for his old yellow almanac. He contrasts colorful modern calendars with the familiar yellow almanac, cherishing its simple rhythms and the line about the week’s beginning. He laments city loneliness despite ease and wealth, and finds solace in his almanac and a poem by Ella Wheeler Wilcox in The Century.
Readers deride wireless messages as an intrusion eroding privacy and work routines. An opinion cites a man in the woods near a post office receiving alerts that could shift blame onto others. The text also promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and other Cheney remedies with testimonials and a money-back claim.
The piece urges careful judgment and planning for spring cleaning. It suggests starting in pleasant May weather, readying supplies like brooms brushes tacks and strings, and washing windows with warm water and Ivory Soap. Lime and borax are recommended to purify and deodorize.
A succinct aphorism from the Chicago Daily News notes that no person is perfect and even close neighbors perceive room for improvement. The maxim reflects a pragmatic view of human fault and communal scrutiny.
Try Grain O a grain based drink praised for safe use by children and adults alike. It imitates Mocha aroma but is made from pure grains and is gentle on the stomach with a price of 14 and 25 cents per package. Sold by grocers Ram s Horn ends with a note about Piso s Cure for Consumption.
Ask Your Bealer for Allen's Foot-Ease. A powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet. Cures Coral, Bunions, Swollen, Sore, Hot, Callous, Aching, Sweating feet and In growing Nails. Allen's Foot-Ease makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe Stores. 25c. Sample mailed FREE. Address Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy, N. Y.
A reflective quip attributed to a Chicago Daily News feature notes how a man considers bright statements only after opportunities pass. The line underscores regret and the value of timely speech.
An 19th or early 20th century medicine ad describes Lane's Family Medicine as moving the bowels daily and aiding liver and kidneys. It claims to cure sick headaches and is priced at 25 and 50 cents.
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