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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1896
Page
4
Captain Hodgson faces a thwarted mutiny aboard the bark with conspirators including EHosoper and guards. Ben Johnson seeks mercy and claims reform while a shark claim left Edgar Davis to a fatal end after choosing to leap toward a predator in calm coastal waters.
A recount of mutinous convicts aboard a vessel after rescue from the Indian Ocean chase. Officers enforce discipline through selective punishment while seeking safe passage back to England. Mary Williams grows closer to the narrator as tensions ease after the through voyage.
The narrator recalls anchoring at Table Bay after a rough Cape Town approach. He chose Samuel York as replacement third mate, noting York’s prior insubordination and recent time in jail, a risky hire he later regrets and cites as a flawed judgment.
An ad praising De Witt's Little Early Risers as soothing strengthening and effective small pills. It emphasizes gentle daily use and reliable relief without irritation. The copy champions the product’s simplicity and steady performance.
A classified item lists two fresh milk cows for sale with contact options in Westville 1 mile west at Jack Tennis and in Valparaiso with L Deshler.
H B Herrold announces fresh bread available daily starting Saturday September 19. Nickel Plate through service connects Chicago Buffalo and New York City with through sleeping cars to Boston. Rates cited as the lowest.
The January Demorest's Magazine features a profusely illustrated coverage of the New York City horse show with drawings by Max F. Kiepper and descriptive text. It also offers a symposium on manners in Is Chivalry Dead, plus articles on Chinatown life, fiction by Gilbert Parker, a Briscoe play, and a humorous Our Girls piece.
Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin advertised as a palatable remedy for constipation indigestion chronic sick headache summer complaint and stomach or bowel troubles. Sold in 10c bottles with 10 doses and in 50c and 1.00 sizes by E T Scott.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat weekly issues offer sixteen pages weekly for one dollar a year and claim early national news, Republican alignment, and broad reading material for farmers and professionals. Also advertised is De Witts Witch Hazel Salve for eczema and piles with claims of soothing relief and tissue restoration.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers Christmas and New Year excursion tickets to Central Passenger Committee territory on December 24 25 and 31 1896 and January 1 1897 with return validity to January 4 1897. Inquiries to any B and O ticket agent or L S Allen Chicago. Also a 20 acre property for sale at 1500 with water power and multiple facilities. A humorous line about liver placement and Early Risers follows.
A Chicago man Hermann Radtke checked baggage at Council Bluffs in 1890 on a double berth trip to the west. A brass baggage tag found in Alaska in 1892 raises questions about his fate and why the trunk remained unclaimed and later sold.
Rev S P Klotz of Waterloo Indiana says he suffered thirty years with dyspepsia yet Cald wells Syrup Pepsin in a ten cent bottle gave him significant relief after nearly finishing a large bottle. He feels like a different person and urges others to try it.
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