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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1895
Page
2
The issue, dated Thursday December 5 1895, lists editor and proprietor E Martin and publication details. It notes pricing for obituaries over ten lines, poetry, professional cards, and advertising rates. It warns readers to review advertisements and mentions post office publication details.
Official returns from Ohio report Bushnell with 92 622 votes and Coxey 62 675. Bushnell holds a countywide majority of 16 76. Governor Matthews pardoned 196 convicts. 13 months remain in office. New York City houses 555 churches and 7300 saloons, with beer barrels totaling 4 600 600 for last year.
The report shows more men than women in asylums losing reason from home troubles. It notes peak onset ages 35 to 40, and laments limited progress in treatment. About 93 percent of deranged individuals are deemed incurable, often ending in imbecility or violence.
The article denounces the Turkish Grand Vizier’s threat to renounce responsibility for consequences if foreign fleets approach Constantinople. It labels Ottoman pledges on Armenian reforms as insincere and urges Europe to act decisively to protect foreigners amid ongoing massacres in Asia Minor.
An exchange extols a new training for mothers, arguing the right mother keeps close watch on her children, stories them, plays piano tunes, and avoids letting them roam. She blends care with discipline, ensuring girls stay under guardianship and boys stay under attention.
Bucklin's Aiica Salve touted as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It claims to cure piles with refund if not satisfied and priced at 2% gente per box sold by E. T. Scott.
Judge Wilson returned from La Grange and will stay home next week. He ruled that remonstrants who signed the Johnson township petition become parties to the case and must bear the costs of the appeal concerning Chas Fr Putt, a Woolcotville saloonkeeper denied a license.
If you would resist pneumonia bronchitis typhoid fever and persistent coughs and colds these ills attack the weak and run down system. They can find no foothold where the blood is kept pure rich and full of vitality the appetite good and digestion vigorous with Hood's Sarsaparilla the one true blood purifier. Hood's Pills cure liver ills constipation biliousness jaundice sick headache.
Governor Hoyt recounts an 1859 Milwaukee Agricultural Fair moment where Lincoln, impressed by a strong man, remarked that he could lick salt off the top of the athlete’s hat. McClure's Magazine December account preserves the exchange.
Electric Bitters is a seasonable medicine for languid, exhausted feelings and torpid liver. It helps counteract malarial poison and relieves headache, indigestion, constipation, and dizziness. Available at EE. T. Scott's drug store for fifty cents and one dollar per bottle.
James Kelly was granted a state and county liquor license by the board of county commissioners Monday. A strong protest and long remonstrance petition were presented, some signers withdrawing their names. The circuit court ruled petitioners could withdraw after signing, and the license was granted.
A letter from Rev. J. Gunderman of Liamondale Michigan praises Dr King's New Discovery for curing his wife after pneumonia and La Grippe. The note notes quick relief from severe coughing and recommends the remedy with trial bottles at Scott's drug store. Patent claims and agents offer examinations and drawings.
The article follows Aggie Hobbs from Michigan to Indiana, detailing years of hardship caring for her infirm mother and husband William Hobbs who abandoned her fifteen years ago. It notes Hobbs living with other women, withholding support, while A Williams and Sarah J. Howe seek overdue maintenance. The case may go to court if he does not contribute.
Nicholas Foldenauer reports satisfactory settlement of a fire loss insured with the Continental via J B Green, his insurance agent.
Thanksgiving observed by most, with residents like Charley Inks returning home near Plymouth and Al Brown seen on Morgan Prairie streets. Families gathered for meals, including Frank Flood and Jim Floods households. Weather varied from warm to near blizzards, hampering corn husking as promised labor shortages lingered.
A. G. Bartley of Magic announces the salve cured his eczema and a running leg sore in his boy, stating he owes the public a duty to share the remedy. E. T. Scott.
In Crown Point Circuit Court on Friday Amil Lorschke owner of the establishment was fined 500 pounds and given four months in county jail. Employees William Ott Ferdinand Grimm and Mathias Meir each paid 50 pounds. They were charged with killing diseased horses for eventual food use, a move seen as likely to end the Lake county trade.
Jake Notice. H. B. Herrold warns debtors to pay immediately to avoid legal collection. Unsettled accounts will be placed in an attorney's hands.
The World’s Fair tests found Royal Baking Powder superior to others, noting its strong rising power and pure quality compared to competitors.
Public health notice warns against mercury containing catarrh ointments and urges prescriptions from reputable physicians. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and taken internally, with assurances of genuine product and testimonials.
Fragmentary text notes a remedy claim for neuralgia involving Dr Miles and a pharmaceutical product. The readable segment lacks clear details on patient, mechanism, or proven effectiveness.
A Spur geon reminiscence recounts a visitor’s urgent demand for an audience and a confrontation in the study. The man threatens, presses the preacher, and is dramatic ally warned he could crush him. The visitor flees, leaving his stick behind.
Readily available printed self addressed envelopes priced at fifty cents per hundred from the Indicator office. This low rate offers convenient matching of name and address on envelopes for personal or business use.
The ceremony of George Brown and Mrs. Sarah Ray took place yesterday at 2 pm in this town. Brown, 26, and Ray, 64, tied the knot amid a grand reception with coach and four white horses. Justice O H Smith performed the vows as families debated age and fortune, while friends gathered including Andrew Young Sr and S D Flynn. The couple plans to remain at the old stand and begin married life together.
A fragment cites feigned expenses and an envelope in connection with The Floor and Omaba Bidg, indicating a partial note or memo. Names and places are unclear, but the text points to a mailing or accounting reference.
An old style ad promotes private dis ease treatments for sexual health and youth errors, offering two cent stamps for return postage to DR. Hat TyHa way and Co at 70 Dearborn Street Chicago. It also touts One Minute Cough Cure as a harmless remedy giving immediate results by E. T. Scott.
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