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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1899
Page
2
The Westville Indiana Indicator notes a Torrens land transfer bill moving in the legislature and cites a protracted England labor union dispute likely to spread. It flags curfew proposals in Kokomo and discusses calendar quirks and Indiana political committees amid state prison and educational funding debates.
Senator Pattern of Jackson and Washington counties envisions a statewide funded network of home telephone boxes wired to a county or township central hub. Students would receive lessons via wire from a central point, replacing most schoolhouses with a lone central exchange. He cautions the plan may not be practical without thorough study.
The Indiana legislature advances bills on prison labor, with committee reports favoring prison employment, parole and reform measures. Debates involve sugar beet cultivation, hemp and twine production, and a proposed binding twine plant to utilize prison outputs while limiting outside sales.
In Henry Clews weekly letter a strategy for Pacific markets is outlined. The piece argues the Philippines as a base to supply vast Asian demand and promote open competition without coercive force. It links war memories to free trade and notes New York’s role as a financial hub while touching on agricultural fairs and public discussion in Indiana.
Advice on using water to test for kidney and bladder issues. Sediment indicates unhealthy kidneys. Staining linen signals trouble and frequent urination or back pain confirms disorder.
Comfort in the claim that Dr Kilmer Swamp Rout cures rheumatic back pain and urinary issues including incontinence and frequent night trips. It touts “Swamp-Rest” results and urges readers to order samples and a book by mail from Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York via Westville Indicator.
Frank Webber, a 50 plus year old bartender and Civil War veteran, attempted self harm with a pocket knife at 2 39 Friday afternoon. He was found in his bed by wife Liz and rushed to a physician, with investigation noting a serious though non fatal abdominal wound and possible intent to disembowel himself. Persistent despondency and suspected external plotting troubled his mind, affecting employment and prompting family plans for treatment at Laporte sanitarium with brother Mark of Cedar Lake arranging transport.
Westville and Union Mills residents flocked to town as two bloodhounds arrived via the Wabash railroad and Monroe road, tracing the trail of a robber who had broken into the depot platform area. The event drew a large crowd and created intense local interest.
Reported early morning robberies near Union Mills disturbed residents at S D Flynn Albion Bryant and Saunders homes. Tracker dogs followed trails to a depot platform, then to a buggy transfer point west of a trestle. Loot included a watch from Saunders and Bryant and a small sum from Freee.
An advertising feature warned that the deadly grip is abroad causing chills fever sore throat and persistent cough. It urged immediate treatment with Dr King’s New Discovery claiming to cure bronchial troubles, heal lungs and prevent after effects with 9 cents to 1.00 price and a money back guarantee. A trial bottle was offered free at E T Scott’s drug store.
Saviah Peters Reed wife of James H. Reed died Friday morning June 14 1899 at daughter in law Liddie Reed residence in this place. Born February 27 1824 in Vermont she joined the Baptist church at sixteen. She married James Reed and lived a frugal industrious life. She leaves a husband and a son from a former marriage with a stepson Milton Alice and Lee among kin. Funeral held Sunday at 2:50 from the Christian church Elder C Stewart preached from John 11 25 burial at Westville cemetery.
An 19th century advertisement offers a one hundred dollar reward for a catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot treat. F J Caeser & Co of Toledo Ohio backs the firm with endorsements from West & Truax and Wapixae Rinxan Ea Rvix, wholesale druggists. The remedy Hall's Catarrh Cure is sold at 75 cents per bottle by druggists.
The January Cosmopolitan issue offers a study by Professor Thurston Peck on women in the modern era with analytic rigor and compassionate tone. It also features a piece titled Great Leaders in Many Nations spotlighting Irish, English, Hungarian, and other leaders, plus an article The Jews in Jerusalem, all drawing broad reader interest.
A stream of notices lists births marriages and obituaries across Valparaiso Michigan City La Porte and surrounding areas. Entries include Jan 5 Elkhart volunteer officer and Miss Iona Coleman wedding officiated by Rev H A Tucker and multiple Jan dates for new births ranging from a daughter for Mr and Mrs Culp to a son for Mr and Mrs Bryan and several other families. Also reported are deaths of Miss Knapp Mrs Burnet Albert Boardman and Rev Sidney Dyers with brief biographical notes and scattered remembrances of long-time residents including Mrs Anna Hutchinson and Mary Fuller.
For sixty nine years Downs Elixir has claimed to cure coughs colds and throat and lung troubles. It is advertised as best for head colds and settled cold in the joints bowels and system with a guaranteed 50 cent bottle or money back. E T Scott sells it.
A brief item notes a four cent stamp price for an illustrated booklet issued by the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway. The notice directs readers to obtain the booklet via the railway line’s route.
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