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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 21, 1899
Page
1
A lengthy letter criticizes U S life listing vice and virtue in a satirical tour across culture politics religion and commerce. It denounces corruption poverty and hypocrisy while praising freedom and opportunity. The piece references travelers visitors and local firms like New Carlisle Creamery Co and Standard Oil with broad social critique.
The Westville and Laporte baseball teams played a close contest with fair umpiring and light taunting. Spectators praised the courteous conduct, while Dr Aldrich and J O Flood impressed with fielding and batting. A list of players and local notes follow, including rail and fur trade items and political party reorganizations in the region.
Charles Davis of Bowerston Ohio faced a worsening lung ailment for two years before using Dr King's New Discovery. He reports instant relief and a permanent cure. The medicine has a 25 year history of treating throat chest and lung troubles with bottles at 50 cents and one dollar guaranteed. Trial bottles are free at Scott's drug store.
Bigelow notes rapid weather changes hurting health as cold spells yield to rain. Mrs Clara Russ returns to Hammond after visiting her mother Mrs Peter. Mrs Ella Carruthers dies in Altoona Kansas on Dec 13 and is buried in Chapel Cemetery after funeral at sister Mrs Ed Slocom’s home. School closes Friday for holiday vacation with Christmas exercises. many children suffer from colds.
Victims endure stomach liver kidney troubles and general run-down feeling. J. W. Gardner of Idaville Indiana praises Electric Bitters for restoring strength and appetite, claiming a new lease on life. Only 50 cents at Scott's drug store, with every bottle guaranteed.
Geo W Curran of Chicago visited relatives in Gleason Station this week. Martin Booth traveled to Laporte on business. Township teachers attended the association meeting in Laporte Friday. Mr Irk is seriously ill at his daughter Mrs Luchtman's home. Mrs M Booth and Miss Fanny Sacket have returned.
A description of early croup signs in children and a claim that Chamberlains Cough Remedy given at first hoarseness or after the cough appears can prevent the attack. It notes widespread use in homes, twenty five years of consistent results, and that E T Scott offers the remedy.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway issues a new short story titled A Brave Cow ard about the Philippines campaign. It interweaves Malate La Loma battles, a Pennsylvanian hero, and unit histories from First Nebraska Thirteenth Minnesota Utah Oregon Twentyeth Kansas Tenth Pennsylvania.
The catalog advertises a wide range of holiday items including fur-colorettes, suits, overcoats, hats, blankets, trunks, rugs, mufflers, jackets, napkins, neckwear, purses, shirts and more. It promotes hundreds of useful and attractive goods at right prices for Christmas shopping.
Bible school at 9 30 am sermon 10 30 am titled Per fection Through Suffering urges every believer to hear. No Y P S C 5 meeting. Christmas cantatta at 7 30 pm titled A Good Time With Santa Claus invites all to see Santa Claus.
The paper announces the suspension of the serial In His Steps due to crowded columns filled with local ads. Readers are told the story will resume publication soon.
Uprooted from an old ad, the claim promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets to cure a cold in one day. It notes refund if failure and shows E. W. Groves signature on every box.
A new grain based drink called Grain-O is now sold in groceries as a coffee substitute. Marketed as easy on the stomach, it resembles coffee in taste and effect and is affordable at 15 to 25 cents per package. Children may drink it safely.
An advertisement urges readers to ask grocers for Grain-O the new drink that replaces coffee. It claims Grain-O comes from pure grains and is gentle on stomachs for both children and adults. Packaged in 15 and 25 cent sizes, it is sold by all grocers.
A bold ad notes fires cost, inviting customers to not miss the chance to buy our entire stock of jackets and capes at low prices. The fragment promotes urgency and affordability.
A patient reports long standing indigestion and constipation eased by Pepsin Syrup. After trying doctors and costly remedies, the product is praised as a pleasant, effective treatment for sedentary workers and those with digestive distress.
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