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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 23, 1900
Page
9
A passenger ship collision near the Tyne sinks the Pride of Asia. Apprentice Malcolm, terrified yet Moments later, struggles with fear and cowardice as the ship sinks, choosing life or death in the dark hold. The captain and mate face the crisis as emigrants panic and hope fades.
The Pride of Asia neared wreck in heavy seas as water flooded the forward hold and a captain faced alleged negligence. Firemen remained at their posts as the ship strained, then grounded and later took safe, with five minutes of peril. Malcolm, a young sailor, went missing and was later found dead inside a sealed bulkhead late the next day.
A brief note from Pall Mall Magazine recalls Old Captain Malcolm frequenting a small graveyard by the sea. A weathered cross bears the inscription Here Lies a Hero.
Gen Sir Herbert Chermside once served as consul in Asia Minor. He sent Angora cats to a Constantinople recipient, then to others, through his servant. After months a mob of women accused him of stealing their cats, amid a flood of requests and growing wealth for the servant.
The Fifth Cavalry horses, fresh from Porto Rico, charged through Jersey City Monday night, causing chaos as hundreds pursued. Eight horses were killed by a Lackawanna train and three fell into a sewer and were captured. Twenty five horses were penned at Central stock yards when they escaped.
An Aug 14 nitroglycerin blast east of Montpelier Indiana injures two men Claude Jones loses a leg and Albert Hayes is badly hurt as a wagon loaded with explosive is knocked to the ground. The Gaith nitroglycerin factory and nearby Findlay plant were damaged but no further explosions occurred.
Georgetown Ky August 14 sixth week of Powers trial opens with prosecutions witnesses in rebuttal. J W Bradburn testifies the reward fund 5000 dollars drawn from legislature largely unspent and no payment to witnesses or contracts with Wharton Golden or others. Court sends jury to Frankfort. Youtsey case venue ordered.
The North German Lloyd steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse, Capt. Engelbart, left New York on August 7 and completed the Sandy Hook to Cherbourg voyage in 5 days 19 hours 44 minutes, at an average speed of 22.79 knots.
In New York on August 14 James Stefano was stabbed to death. His brother Angelo knows the killer but refuses to name him, declaring he has sworn vendetta and will avenge the death personally.
The Dawe commission started enrolling Cherokees in Muldrow on August 14. Col. T. B. Needies and Maj. C. R. Breckinridge supervise. The group will move to Fort Gibson next Monday for a three week stay.
In Des Moines on August 14 a man named William S. Tuttle killed his wife in Chariton then took his own life. Domestic trouble is blamed for the tragedy.
A daylight robbery at a Graham store led to a pitched clash near Graham, New Mexico, between Deputy Sheriff W. K. Foster and two bandits. One bandit was killed, the other wounded and escaped.
A jolly stage manager with an artificial eye recounts a long-ago night at Uhi ng's cave when he and companions bartered teeth and a wooden hand to secure drinks after midnight. The waiter fears confrontation, but the group assembles a curious pile of collateral to cover a tab.
Rev Dr Frank Bristol recalls a White House dinner story about Sam Jones. Bishop Chandler attributes a Virginia colored man’s verdict to Jones preaching, praising Scripture fidelity before the preacher departs from the Scripters to fiery exhortation.
The piece argues against wrong methods of solving big problems, urging inspection of Marinette county Wisconsin along the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line. It praises crops, markets, climate, water, and cheap land sold on long terms. It invites readers to buy a farm rather than rent, via C E Rollins at 161 La Salle Street Chicago.
One night trips from Chicago to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo plus Glenwood Springs Salt Lake City and Ogden Utah depart August 21 September 4 and 18 at 445 pm Tickets sold for regular fare plus 2.00 round trip with return by October 31 1900 Also valid on regular trains Free booklet “Colorado the Magnificent” available from John Sebastian G P A Chicago. The Maguire Medicine Company touts Benne Plant and Cundurango with guaranteed results and nationwide sales.
Dialogue jokes about note paper colors used to signal love or faithfulness. Maud explains red means love for Tom and blue means faithful for Jack, in a light exchange from Tit-Bits quoted by the Detroit Journal.
An OCR fragment touts a long standing remedy for stomach and liver trouble. It presents The fact that the product has proven value for over half a century and claims to be Nature's own remedy that cures dyspepsia.
A Chinese man exiting an elevated train at Twenty third Street responded in clear English to a white rowdy who hurled abuse asking if he was a box. The second thug laughed as the Chinaman replied “Say, you Cristian?” The gateman and passengers then laughed and the assailants slunk away.
Do Your Feet Ache and Burnt Shake into your shoes. Allen's Foot-Ease powder makes new shoes feel easy and cures corns itching swelling hot sore sweating feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores 25c. Free sample sent. Address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
A fragment discusses horrors of war and denounces readers who stay home as the speaker recalls reading the yellow journals daily. The dialogue contrasts frontline experience with domestic detachment and media sensationalism.
A historical advertisement touts Lane'sa Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement aid and gentle action on liver and kidneys to cure headaches. It lists a price of 25 and 0c.
The cartoon uses a dialogue between a medical student and an old doctor. The doctor quips that women are “all right” because they supply two thirds of their income. The strip reinforces gender stereotypes of the era in a humorous frame.
Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets promised to cure a cold in one day with a refund if unsuccessful. Advert shows a 5 cent price and offers money-back guarantee from druggists.
A collage of quips and witticisms from early 20th century papers. Lines lampoon marriage, credit ethics, and urban society while echoing ethnic humor and global references in brief anecdotes.
Market notice notes Hall tests and pricing for internal Catarrh Cure. Readers see a price tick and product details implying sale terms.
A reader from Van Buren Indiana dated February 10, 1900 extols Piso’s Cure for throat and lung ailments, calling it the best medicine they ever used and confirming its effectiveness.
The article extols a medicine that supposedly preserves body shape and facial freshness by keeping the female organism healthy through monthly pains and menstrual irregularities. It cites letters from women in the paper praising the remedy as a safeguard of women’s health and its perceived benefits.
The Benne leaves, used by Mississippi river steamboat crews in the 1840s, were found to be identical with Sesam Ind. Benne leaves from India. James and Constance Maguire later combined them with other vegetables to create a medicine claimed to soothe and heal colic cholera morbus diarrhoea and dysentery. Prepared by The J. & C. Maguire Medicine Co. St. Louis Missouri.
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