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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 26, 1895
Page
2
The Expication Westville Indiana issue announces weekly publication each Thursday with a $1 yearly prepaid rate. Obituary notices over ten lines cost $1 and poetry at one cent a line. Advertising rates are set and professional cards priced at $3 per six months.
The piece argues against imminent war with England over Venezuela, urging calm diplomacy and asserting no grounds exist for conflict. It praises the Monroe doctrine, warns against alarmist rhetoric, and stresses peace through presidential commissions and prudent statecraft by Republicans in Congress.
Republican critics deride Secretary Carlisle's annual treasury report as self contradictory and alarmist. They accuse the administration of seeking new revenue and predict ongoing deficits while praising Republican policies for restoring specie payments and national credit.
To 1892 Mr. A. L. Goldwater who owns three New York City drug stores ordered three supply for customers. It proved popular, requiring more orders as winter sales topped over two gross. He states it gives the best satisfaction of any cough cure he has ever handled. Sold by H. W. Nichols at 25 and 50 cents per bottle.
A brief note on a new author suspected to rise in popularity. The tale follows two down east youths who craft a clever escape from a wrecked dory aided by youthful invention and spirited teamwork. The Youth's Companion 1896 page hints at a vivid adventure and memorable protagonists.
Free sample box of Dr King s New Life Pills mailed to your address. Trial promises proof of benefits for constipation headaches malaria and liver troubles. Pills are plant based and gentle yet potent giving tone to stomach and bowels. Regular box 25 cents sold by Scott druggist. 1% ad ends.
The notice invites readers to apply at the Indicator to learn about a driving horse no longer needed. It promises potential advantage from the exchange and hints at a transaction happening through the newspaper page.
Burlington Route offers personally conducted California excursions from Chicago every Wednesday. Through cars with carpeted seating bedding and toilets, route via Denver and Salt Lake with a full pamphlet available from T A Grady Excursion Manager 211 Clark Street Chicago.
An American minister in Britain is praised for his wartime leadership and diplomacy, while James Russell Lowell is held up as a standard of American integrity. The piece condemns Bayard for anti American rhetoric and demagoguery, urging his swift rebuke by the press.
Caution against ointments for catarrh containing mercury as harmful to smell and health. Promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio, claimed mercury free and taken internally to act on blood and mucous surfaces. Genuine product warning and testimonials.
A. G. Bartley of Magic Pennsylvania credits Dewitt’s Witch Hazel Salve with curing a severe eczema and a running sore on his eight year old son’s leg. The letter from E. T. Scott supports the claim.
The Youths Companion previews 1896 with contributions from cabinet ministers including the secretary of agriculture on Arbor Day and others on topics like What the President of the United States Does and Our Indians. Frank R. Stockton and General Nelson A Miles share memoirs. A special offer promises a four page 1896 calendar and a year of issues to new subscribers for 1.75, with free weeks and double holiday numbers. Address Boston and subscribe details.
Mr Gilman Brown of South Gardner Mass faced a doomed case as his son suffered lung trouble after typhoid malaria. Doctors dismissed him as hopeless after spending 375 dollars. A few bottles of Dr Kings New Discovery restored health and allowed him to work again. Free trial bottles at E T Scotts drug store.
A hotel industry view notes nine of ten men prefer home while nine of ten women favor hotels. Wealthy families abandon houses for lavish hotel life amid 13 to 19 story structures in Chicago and New York. Co operatives seen as future workman solution. ads promote Hood’s Sarsaparilla and a 1896 Companion calendar offer.
The wife of prominent Hartwick lumberman D Robinson suffered five months with rheumatism. Robinson credits Chamberlains Pain Balm as the sole relief. He notes many severe rheumatism cases have been cured and sells it for 50 cents a bottle through H N Nichols.
The Wabash railroad announces reduced ticket rates from all stations on December 24 25 and 31 1895 and January 1 1896. Tickets are valid for return through January 2 1896. For details contact any Wabash ticket agent.
Silver has greatly depreciated in commercial values and may be impracticable for money use but many with indigestion constipation and digestion problems find that Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin offers relief. Trial sizes priced at 10 doses for 10c and 50c or 1.00 are sold by E T Scott.
A correspondent defends Santa Claus as a harmless nursery romance arguing it teaches good behavior and gratitude rather than lying. The piece dismisses claims that Santa harms morals or fosters indebtedness, urging that idols be left intact and that children ultimately learn the truth.
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