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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1896
Page
2
Westville Indiana newspaper issue announces pricing for obituaries over ten lines and poetry, professional cards, and advertising. The weekly December 31 1896 edition lists subscriptions at $1 yearly and notes publication and post office details.
An extended Christmas note reflects on a milder season, improved economy, and renewed optimism for 1893. Local items report gatherings, visits, and a 32nd wedding anniversary celebration at H Martin residence, plus farewells and family travels among neighbors in Leaver Dam and Union Mills.
A Leesburg correspondent calculates freight and labor costs for ten acres, hauling two tons of fertilizer and 500 crates of vegetables. He estimates 101.80 total road tax in a year due to hard sand and farm travel, including extra horse and labor costs.
A Lisbon rumor recalls Juan Fernandez and the famed Desert Island of Robinson Crusoe and Alexander Selkirk. Seafaring captains accept the tale as a Cape Horn legend, while Defoe and Cowper give the island timeless literary weight in a reflection on voyage and imagination.
Auditor Stinchfield reports December settlement shows Porter County owes the state 24700 with funds broken into state tax benevolent institutions debt sinking fund educational endowment school tax and other categories. Total collections reach 86249.26 and delinquent tax stands at 22761.24.
Frank J Cheney signs as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio promising one hundred dollars for each case of catarrh not cured by Haly's Catarrh Cure. Sworn December 6 1886 before Beal A QSeasons Notary Public. Cure taken internally. testimonials offered. price 75 cents.
At the LaPorte County fair officers were elected in a meeting at Secretary Dorland's office. President Bush named committees for 1897 including Wall Lower and Hall in executive and finance groups. Superintendents were designated for various departments from cattle to horticulture.
Electric Bitters is a versatile remedy for languor and fatigue, liver sluggishness, and bilious fevers. It claims to counteract malaria poisons and ease headaches indigestion constipation and dizziness. Available at E T Scotts drug store for fifty cents to one dollar per bottle.
Governor-elect Rogers proposes a constitutional amendment to exempt homestead real estate up to 2500 dollars from all taxation. The measure would empower free laws but likely hinder state and local borrowing, affecting counties and municipalities and potentially stalling western communities’ access to credit.
The passage urges steadfast faith in Christ amid doubt and temptation. It contrasts unbelief with Christian hope, warning that rejecting God leads to a void after death, while belief grants meaning and rest. Also notes 20,000 railroad workers employed this month in 1895 and local community updates including deaths, theft at Shultz hotel, and Christmas Eve services.
Mrs. Wm. Tharp of Denver Indiana testifies that Hood's Sarsaparilla cured her liver illness kidney disease and general fatigue. She recommends it to others with similar ailments and asserts it restored her health.
An advertisement touts T A Slocum M D offering three free bottles of a new remedy for consumption and lung diseases. It claims thousands cured and urges readers to write to 98 Pine Street New York with address details and mention of the INDICATOR.
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