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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 04, 1897
Page
4
Ralph and his companion Mary Williams recount a mutiny aboard a ship. Johnson leads a second faction, plans to seize the captain, while a brave Mary volunteers to accompany Ralph on a perilous night trek through jungle to free Captain Clark.
In a tense night operation Mary and I freed Captain Clark from his bonds after spotting him among eight sleeping rebels on the beach. We handed him a rifle, guided him to safety aboard, and learned only then that our concealment had kept him safe. The ship’s crew and captain survived as the desperadoes failed to overwhelm us.
A mutinous crew breaks from the forest and assaults the bark with rocks and sand while awaiting capture. Captain Clark and Ralph respond as a brig appears off the bay signaling aid and possible seizure of mutineers, amid tense standoff and threats.
After the mutineers’ camp fighters clash, a relief ship appears in the bay. The Endeavor, with forty guns and 200 crew, anchors offshore as Captain Clark and officers board to file a report. Sailors and marines are sent to assist the stranded crew aboard the Hindu.
Seven women still draw pensions as widows of Revolutionary War soldiers long after the conflict. Notable survivors include Mrs. Lovey Alderich of Los Angeles at 98, widow of Caleb Aldrich, and Nancy Jones of Jonesborough Tennessee, widow of Darling Jones.
The notice lists foods like steak veal cutlet mutton chops broiled ham liver and bacon whitefish and various fish dishes along with scrambled eggs. It mentions a Chicago hotel offering rooms for 50c 75c and 31 per day in connection with the meals.
Ninety nine out of every one hundred persons give Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin a fair trial and pronounce it unexcelled as a cure for constipation indigestion and sick headache. Trial size ten cents also in fifty cent and one dollar bottles.
The St Louis Globe-Democrat-Semi-Weekly touts eight pages per issue, published Tuesday and Friday, at one dollar a year. It claims top speed on news for farmers merchants and professionals and offers free sample copies from Globe Printing Co St Louis Missouri.
A new Anthony Hope romance titled The Constable of Zenda follows the style of The Prisoner of Zenda. It features the same appealing characters in a fresh set of dramatic events. McClure's Magazine has exclusive American serial rights and will begin publication within months.
Arnica salve advertised as best in the world for cures of bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. Guaranteed satisfaction or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by E T Scott.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad offers excursion tickets to Washington for the Inauguration of President-Elect McKinley with a round trip fare and return validity through March 8 1897. Tickets available via B and O Ticket Agents or L S Allen Assistant General Passenger Agent Chicago.
A persuasive seed catalog promotion urges readers to use better seed stock. It claims no extra cost to sow quality seeds and invites sending 10 cents for James Vick's Sons Rochester catalogue, promising reliable results and a deduction on the first order.
The central and northern Wisconsin lands are rapidly being taken by settlers. Timber and meadow lands fetch 86 to 12 per acre and will rise in value soon. For home or investment, this is an unmatched western opportunity with abundant schools, churches, and nearby markets. Contact W. E. Powell, General Immigration Agent, 10 Old Colony Building, Chicago.
A map review shows the Wisconsin Central runs from Chicago to Milwaukee to St Paul Minneapolis Ashland Hurley Ironwood Bessemer and Duluth touching many important cities. Elegant trains depart at convenient hours and ticket agents offer through tickets and full information. Jas C Ponds Gen Pass Agt Milwaukee Wis 27-45.
Classified notice seeks two fresh milk cows with contact points Jack Tennis fourteen miles west of Westville or L Deshler in Valparaiso for inquiry and terms.
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