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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1897
Page
2
The InpIcaTOE weekly edition is issued every Thursday in Westville Indiana with a one dollar yearly subscription in advance. Obituary notices over ten lines cost one dollar and obituary poetry ten cents per line. Professional cards are priced at five dollars per year or three dollars per six months. The issue highlights reader advertisements and notes publication for Thursday January 4 1897.
War era analysis notes the trocha as a three and a half foot high barbed wire line with trenches and palmetto log breastworks, costing 15 000 troops to guard. Critics say it failed to halt insurgent crossings and failed to justify its heavy cost. Cuban rebels, despite outdated arms, repeatedly defeat better equipped Spanish forces, fueling hope for Cuba’s independence soon.
The passage discusses a claimed Bombay outbreak of the black plague with alleged half population death toll and mass flight. It notes uncertainty about actual deaths, disease nature, treatment, and spread, and compares it to historic plague periods in Europe and Asia, calling the outlook unsettling.
The fragmentary account notes Cecil Rhodes and Paul Kruger amid rising Africa tensions. It hints at colonial themes, defiance toward Britain, and a chorus of rejoicing as conflict stirs in the Eurafrican air.
In reporting the dispute, Mr. Bull is stunned by a reported damage figure of ten million dollars. He is expected to recover and later vent his anger on the appropriate target, with Rhodes possibly awaiting judgment aboard ship and London’s reaction likely to follow.
The text argues that disease resistance comes from a healthy system and pure blood. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best medicine to build up the body, especially in cold weather, by making pure, rich blood. It calls Hood's Sarsaparilla a safeguard of health.
The piece lists two solar eclipses for the year February 1 at sunset and July 29 at 10 30 in the morning both visible locally. It also notes Ash Wednesday March 3 Easter Sunday April 18 Ascension May 27 Inauguration March 4 July 4 Sunday Labor Day September 6 Thanksgiving November 25 Christmas December 25 and that the year starts and ends on Friday.
Griffin Indiana on December 14 1896 William J Barnett reports a long standing headache pain recurred every few weeks. After using Hood's Sarsaparilla the headaches occurred only twice. Hood's Pills praised as the popular purgative by users who try them.
The report notes new whooping cough cases. Cynthia Tuley of Hammond spent the holidays with relatives here. L Atwater of Union Mills visited friends. Andrew Freshman and family moved to Westville. J P Dursmore of LaPorte inspected horses locally last Thursday. Addison Snell moved into Thomas Anderson’s house and will farm for Will Osborn this season. Thomas Anderson lost a horse when it stepped on a knife, severing an artery and the animal bled to death.
Condensed testimony from CHAS B Hood of Columbus and J D Brown of Ft Wayne endorses Dr King's New Discovery as a superior cough remedy. Testimonials from B F Merrill of Baldwinsville and Mrs Hemming of Chicago praise its reliability. Free trial bottles offered at E T Scott's drug store.
The issue highlights artistic plates in lithograph half-tone and oleograph effects presenting winter dress modes fabrics and millinery. It features Nora Archibald Smith in a study on children and continues Dr Grace Peckham Murray Tales on Health and Beauty. Sarah Cleghorn contributes The Mellen Idolatry while Lucia M Robins offers Entertainments and a piece on State Federations of Women’s Clubs.
A northern town widow attempted death by laudanum Saturday night after family opposition to marriage. A doctor treated her, and she remains alive. The report appears in the Valpo Messenger.
The article critiques Germany’s secret police under Bismarck, noting bribery and manipulation of the press to serve state aims. It contrasts German state tactics with American journalistic independence, citing Berlin trials and the Staats-Zeitung as examples of police influence on daily papers.
Letters From Farmers from South and North Dakota published in pamphlet form by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offer a copy for two cent postage. R C Jones traveling passenger agent Cincinnati Ohio invites requests. For sale a 20 acre lot with house barn fruit water power saw mill blacksmith cider mill planer emery wheel buzz saw and more. Widow owner offers property at 1500 asking quick inquiry at this office.
An advertisement touts DeWitts Little Early Risers as swift acting pills that “cause no griping” and deliver thorough results. The copy urges readers in SW Washington DC area to buy, claiming wealth from new ideas.
Advert appears to tout Electric Bitters as a remedy for female complaints and general ailments. Claims include relief for loss of appetite constipation headaches fainting spells nervous sleeplessness dizziness and melancholy with health and strength guaranteed. Available in large bottles for fifty cents at Scott's drug store.
If you have a cold try a mild stomach and bowels remedy to cleanse the system. Dr Caldwell's Syrup Poesia promises quick relief better than other tonics. Trial size 10c, larger sizes 50c and 1.00 at E T Scotts.
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