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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 07, 1895
Page
6
Editor and proprietor notices. Published every Thursday in Westville Indiana. Subscription $1.00 yearly in advance. Advertising rates on application. Obituary notices over 10 lines 10 cents per line. Obituary poetry 10 cents per line. Professional cards $5 yearly or $3 half year. Reader attention drawn to advertisements inside.
A Feb 14, 1895 item notes Senator Crumpacker of LaPorte opposing repeal by recounting a boyhood warning about hanging. It reports on local town limits extends Alexandria and Elwood toward Tipton county to control gas pipelines, a proposed fraud-marriage bill with prison terms, a tale of a diamond earnings mortgage and a collapsed attempt to shoot a cow, and editorial quips on newspaper censorship and editor roasts.
The Gold Flower produced by Mr. Moser of Versailles, introduced last season, fetches high figures in Europe with only a few reaching America. It is a two to three inch bright golden yellow bloom with numerous stems, low spreading growth, and hardy foliage. An enterprising firm offers it at 25 cents per plant, with a Floral Guide offer from James Vick to learn more about Hypericum Maserianium and the Dunbl Sweet Pea naming contest.
The note mentions cold conditions affecting the wheat crop and mentions residents Nickells of Unior Mills David Carpenter visiting relatives near Valpo and planning a move, with church meetings and local scenes including Herrold keeping jewels and gasoline stoves.
The Washington Letter notes Senate focus on the gold bond bill and amendments, potential free coinage of silver debates, and limited time for major legislation. It covers Allen praising cable ownership views, sugar duty repeal delays, Pacific railroad land issues, and intra Senate clashes including Mitchell-Harris and Pence's railway ties.
A respected county gentleman praised DeWitt's Little Early Risers as a superior remedy for constipation dyspepsia and liver complaints. The remark appeared in friendly local discourse highlighting the pill's reputed effectiveness.
Mr. Fred Miller of Irving Illinois writes after years of severe kidney pain and bladder issues. He cites instant relief from Electric Bitters, advertised as a cure for kidney and liver troubles, available at Scott's drug store for 50 cents a large bottle. Also promotes Dr Miles Pain Pills.
The Graybear Jones murder trial concluded with 12 jurors seated after extensive questioning. James Stambaugh, a key witness, contradicted his prior statements and implicated Greybear in the killing. The jury found Jones guilty, sentencing the accused to thirteen years in the northern prison, with a motion for a new trial anticipated. One Minute Cough Cure advertised for children's croup and lung troubles.
An exchange recalls the harsh winter with frost on windows and chilblains to evoke the chill of cold feet and icy days. It contrasts winter with summer cravings, noting sweating in summer clothes and the ease of cooling off then. The piece ends by praising summer’s balmy days as preferable to winter’s ice.
All druggists sell Dr Miles Nerve Plasters and Hall's Catarrh Cure claims a universal cure for catarrh. The advertisement states internal treatment affects blood and mucous surfaces to cure constitutional disease and offers one hundred dollars for any case not cured. Readers are urged to send for testimonials from F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio.
E. T. Scott proclaims DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve cured J. G. Gorrell of the worst eczema ever seen in Indiana. The claim says the salve also cures scalds burns indolent sores and never fails to cure piles.
John Humphrey Winterbotham longtime Michigan City resident and former Indiana state senator died at his son-in-law J G Motts home in Michigan City after a brief illness. Born 1812 in Connecticut he built businesses in Ohio Iowa and Illinois before settling in Michigan City in 1866 and later helped finance ventures in Chicago He served in the Indiana Senate in 1872 and 1876 and supported the Union cause His funeral will be held at noon from the Mott house with Rev J Q Hall officiating. the family requests no flowers. One Minute Cough Cure advertised after the obituary.
A spring health pitch urges timely use of Hood's Sarsaparilla to restore strength and purify the blood after winter fatigue. It notes seasonal prostration, climate change, and the lure of a vacation, and mentions E. S. Smith's Bargain Counters as a shopping prompt.
FE. T. Scott states the salve will cure piles and notes it has done so in hundreds of cases, presenting no miracle but a tested remedy.
May Fail visits her sister Mrs Wr Taylor while a Pin Hook correspondent remains unlocated. Mamie Hetfield and Cora Hinckston stay a few days in LaPorte. Carlie Geist travels to Chicago to assist Clarence in real estate. Ceilia Wilkinson lies ill in LaPorte since her father’s funeral. Mrs Taylor rushed to care for sister Mrs Vene Dwland in LaPorte. Della Burner Elsie Utter Beatrice Clark join Chas McKellips Wednesday.
A Rochester New York catalog from James Vick's Sons promises a rich harvest of seeds plants and garden novelties. The 1895 guide features tinted inks colored plates and prices for vegetables fruits and flowers including peas at four cents a pound and a premium for a name on a new Sweet Pea. Send 10 cents for a copy and deduct it from your first order.
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