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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 13, 1900
Page
2
Instructions describe using a bottle of glass water to test for kidney illness and claim Swamp Root by Dr. Kilmer & Co offers cures for back pain kidneys liver and urinary issues. It promotes samples and a free book by mail from Binghamton NY and urges readers to mention the paper.
Indicator. Cons E MaRTIN Editor and Proprietor. Published weekly at Westville Indiana with annual rate $1. Advertising rates on request. Obituary notices over ten lines priced at $1. Obituary poetry 10 cents per line. Professional cards eight per year $3 per six months. All submissions must arrive by Wednesday noon for Thursday issue.
A Michigan Tradesman column argues thoughtless visitors and idle breaks rob workers of time and income. It cites cases where office chairs and break rules cost employers money and urges making such time theft punishable by law.
The speaker argues stealing by friends must end and the first test case should be brought under law to prove the offender a benefactor of mankind or at least relieve those harmed by acquaintances' thoughtlessness.
Charles Davis of Bowerstown Ohio faced a two year battle with a severe lung ailment that threatened death from consumption. He began using Dr King’s New Discovery and soon reported instant relief and a permanent cure. The remedy has stood the test of 25 years for throat chest and lung troubles. Priced 50 cents and one dollar with guaranteed results. Free trial bottles at E T Scotts drug store.
The allied powers adopt Hay’s plans for China guiding future moves, preserving the concert of the powers and establishing a practical and rational basis for settlement.
An advertisement touts Dr King s New Life Pills as a remedy for robust health and strong will based on the claim that good digestion and organs are essential. Priced at 25 cents, available at E T Scotts Drug store.
Representative Larz A Whitcomb will push a three bill package prepared by the American Bar Association to harmonize negotiable instrument laws nationwide. The measure abolishes three days of grace and makes notes negotiable whether payable to order or bearer without naming payment place, expanding beyond Indiana’s current bank payment rule. Fourteen states have already enacted the proposal.
The campaign will begin at once, signaling a decisive start for Ducati. Party officials urge rapid momentum and mobilization across key regions to maximize early support and visibility.
Washington reports no Indiana delegation member strongly favors the shipping subsidy bill. Representative Crumpacker is clearly against the bill in its present form and will vote against its passage.
E. E Mummert receives many communications on his proposed bill to restrict marriage licenses and divorces for persons unsuited by physical or mental deficiencies. He asserts that good results can be achieved by restricting licenses, a view shared by others.
Senator Fairbanks of Indiana introduces a bill to admit Oklahoma as a state with two representatives. The territory claims higher merit than New Mexico or Arizona due to population and development. Oklahoma’s population is 395,009, seen as a strong slice of emigrant settlement. Lieutenant Governor Haggard has bought into the Indiana Weekly at Indianapolis, to expand size and scope. The owners plan a weekly resembling the Philadelphia Saturday Evening Post in literary detail and Western topics.
Republican committeeman Thomas McCoy in the Tenth district denounces a proposed primary election law. He argues it would be a fraud benefiting towns that would control nominations while country districts gain nothing and the county seat would dominate the ticket.
Brave men suffer stomach liver and kidney trouble and general weakness. J. W. Gardner of Idaville Indiana reports Electric Bitters gave him renewed strength and appetite, transforming his health. Daily 40 cents at E. T. Scott's drug store, guaranteed.
B D Blanton of Thackerville Texas paid over £30000 to doctors for a running leg sore in two years. They proposed amputation but he cured it with one box of Arica Salve Guaranteed cure for piles. 25 cents a box sold by E T Scott druggist.
A letter from LeRoy New York reveals Onar family praise for Giralno Grain Beverage. The writer asserts health benefits for parents and children and claims Grain-O is superior as a solid grain drink.
State Statistician Conner reports 1900 wheat yields at the lowest in forty years with 2,674,918 acres sown and 974,034 harvested producing 7,540,947 bushels across many counties. Corn and oats yields set new records, with 4,005,766 acres planted and 169,926,721 bushels of corn, and 1,485,604 acres of oats yielding 51,102,322 bushels.
An advertisement extols Major's Cement as superior and costly to imitate. It claims premium ingredients justify higher prices, markets as a national brand since 1876, and promises dealer profits from advertising while offering rubber and leather repairs with Major's Rubber Cement and Major's Leather Cement.
A flannel dampened with Chamberlain's Pain Balm bound to the affected area provides relief for lame back and chest pains. The balm also claims to cure rheumatism with a single application offering relief. For sale by E. T. Scott.
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