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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1899
Page
2
The Westville Indiana INDICATOR lists post office entry as second class matter and publishes weekly on Thursdays. It notes annual prepaid rate of $1.00 and advertising rates, obituary notices over ten lines priced at $1, obituary poetry at ten cents per line, and professional cards at 35 per year.
A veteran argues for religious and constitutional scrutiny of U S policy in the Philippines. He cautions against mob thinking, cites biblical verses, defends free speech, and condemns imperial motives while urging adherence to republican principles. Also notes rail excursion schedules to Niagara Falls and Denver with dates and fares.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure can cure catarrh at all stages through constitutional treatment. The ad claims the cure works by influencing blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 for any case it fails to cure. It invites testimonials and lists F J Cheney & Co of Toledo as providers.
The Nickel Plate Road announces its 11th annual Niagara Falls excursion on Tuesday August 15 with return validity to Aug 29. Stopover at Chautauqua Lake offered without extra charge. Round trip tickets to Toronto are $1.00 and to the Thousand Islands $6.50, with sleeping car reservations encouraged and a dining car service aboard.
A curious estimate claims global yearly beer consumption would form a lake six feet deep and 32 miles long, a mile wide or 2319 acres. The passage imagines drowning 120 million English speakers or bathing every person on two continents in this beer lake, with room for all on its bed.
Tickets go on sale July 28 and are valid through August 26 at special low rates. The Nickel Plate Road promotes the Peerless Trio of Fast Express with palace sleeping cars and superb dining service. Ask agents about No. 71 and the elegant equipment.
Nicholas Geisen announces a sale of various fine stove wood two miles northwest of Westville. Readers can write to Otis for prompt attention to orders and inquiries.
All persons owing H B Herrold for groceries are urged to settle early to avoid collection action after August 1 1899. Unpaid accounts will be turned over to a collector.
The National Encampment of the G A R will be held in Philadelphia from September 4 through 9. The Wabash offers cheap rates to Philadelphia for the event and will guide travelers through scenic country east of the Rocky Mountains. Contact the agent for complete information.
Oswego Times notes the Republican tariff policy spurred export growth from 1893 to 1898 with yearly gains and predicts a larger total for the current fiscal year. It mocks Democratic free traders who warned protection would ruin foreign commerce, arguing the opposite.
Readers can secure a sterling bracelet a good watch or a diamond ring by distributing flower seed coupons. Send name and address with three 2c stamps to American Seed Co. for seeds coupons and details. An excursion to Niagara Falls on Aug 3 offers Niagara Falls to Montreal tickets at $9.50 extra with liberal return. trains daily via Nickel Plate Pond.
The Singer Manufacturing Company offers an energetic, reliable man a liberal contract to sell machines and collect on assets in Chicago Illinois. A small honesty bond is required but no capital is needed. We furnish machines and wagon.
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