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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 19, 1897
Page
2
The Westville Indicator advertises weekly publication terms and rates including obituary notices and poetry charges. It notes general reader notices and shrewd commentary on child mortality and long human lifespan statistics.
The piece extols Alaska’s vast river system and frontier towns noting the Yukon to be 2260 miles long and thirty miles wide, with Fort Yukon six miles wide. It recalls local legends, health debates, and a lively baseball game where Westville and Michigan City players clashed 13 to 10 amid colorful character notes.
Indiana counties organize five truancy districts under the new compulsory education law. Each district names a specific truancy officer and appoints a one year term with possible reappointment. If attendance does not improve after five days, legal action follows. Also included are formal lodge resolutions honoring Sir Knight Lee Reed with mourning and sympathy notes.
A patent medicine ad touts Cas carets Candy Cathartic as a guaranteed cure for constipation and liver sluggishness. It claims relief from biliousness headaches and fever and offers 10c 25c or 50c boxes with a free sample and booklet.
The Chicago Milwaukee & St Paul Railway promotes a 96 page Souvenir of Lincoln Park for visitors. Enclose 25 cents to Geo H Heafford at 410 Old Colony Building Chicago to obtain a copy.
Died August 1 after an illness lasting over a year William Leander Reed known as Lee Reed. Born June 28 1859 in Jackson township Porter county. Married Lydia E Cole January 27 1892. one daughter survives with his father brother and sister. He held life insurance through K O T M Tent 31 and received partial payout during illness. Funeral Tuesday at 2 pm at M E E Church with Westville Tent 31 and local ministers officiating. interment in Westville cemetery.
Testimonies from tired sleepless men and women detail renewed strength and health after using Hood's Sarsaparilla. They credit blood purification and renewed energy, with Hood's Pills described as the gentle reliable family remedy for digestion and liver support.
Foster forecasts a warm Pacific coast disturbance around August 6 with cross of the Rockies by the tenth and effects in central valleys 11th to 13th and eastern states by 11th. A second warm wave reaches the Rockies around August 9 with central valleys on the 14th and eastern states on the 16th. Week ending August 7 will be near normal in temperature and rainfall but poorly distributed with storms sharper than typical August.
A 19th century-style ad offers a one hundred dollar reward for any catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot treat. It features endorsements from Toledo druggists West & Troax and Watorina Kigwan & Manvix and asserts the medicine to be taken internally and to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Price is one dollar per bottle and it is sold by all druggists.
The South Bend Times argues there is no reason it will pay farmers to maximize fall wheat plantings. It says the current supply will exhaust before next harvest and prices are unlikely to fall even if next year yields are high. Farmers anticipate a large winter wheat acreage as grain movements proceed.
A promotional note claims the United States buys Cascarets Candy Cathartic at about two million boxes yearly and projects three million before New Year. It asserts Cascarets are a universal bowel regulator and offers 10c 25c or 50c boxes with a cure guarantee.
An old promotional text touts Cascarets Candy as a beauty aid and blood cleaner. It claims the product purifies the liver and blood to banish pimples blackheads and blemishes.
Valparaiso liveryman Robert Felton was stabbed by Ben McClure a printer alleged to be mentally deranged after a morning dispute on College avenue near Jefferson and Chicago streets. Felton suffered a four inch by two and a half inch abdomen wound and received medical care. authorities take no action as Felton refuses to file due to McClure's condition.
A new invention called the bicycle skate borrows from the roller skate but improves construction with two larger pneumatic tires and ball bearing axles. One wheel sits at the front and one at the rear, forming a more stable body for skating.
The quarterly pension payments started Thursday with checks mailed to 70,140 recipients in Indianapolis. The office, the second largest in the country, handles 2,635,000 dollars in pensions. the check system replaces the former method requiring pensioners to visit the office to sign vouchers and receive funds.
Doctors discuss whether women should cycle with opinions split. The Medical Record editorial concludes cycling is generally beneficial for women when done within endurance limits and precautions, avoiding long rides that strain abdominal muscles. Anemic girls may see cycling act as a charm and outdoor life boosts overall vitality.
The Nickle Plate Road advertises low rate excursion trips from Buffalo New York with tickets on August 21 22 and 23. Extensions available through September 2014 18 232.
Bucklin Arnica Salve advertised as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all eruptions with piles cure or money back. Guaranteed satisfaction or refund. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by E T Scot.
An old advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder as a cure for burning, swollen and sore feet. It claims instant relief from stinging, bunions, sweating and corns, and offers a 45 cent mail option and a free trial package.
In the September issue McClure's Magazine will publish a life cast of Henry Clay by Browere from 1825, the most vivid likeness, and the sole portrait of Mrs Henry Clay, both unpublished before. Notes by Charles Henry Hart explain the portraits' history and creation.
An old newspaper ad promises candy Cathartic as a cure for constipation with a ten cent price. It notes that if CCC fails, druggists will refund money.
Try Allen's Foot Ease powder shaken into shoes to relieve swollen hot feet tiredness and smarting. It cools feet prevents sweating and blisters bunions and callouses and offers rest. Trial package free sold by druggists for 2 cents. Address Allen Olmstead LeRoy NY.
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