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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1899
Page
8
A fragment recalls Wanway describing how John Macdor ad walked with a neck high umbrella in London streets for three months. The umbrella, said to have been brought from Spain, drew ridicule before the novelty faded from public notice.
A Lusty page lists ex senators from several states including Paddock Nebraska Bruce Alabama Hinton Virginia Connell Arkansas Corbett Illinois Sanders Mentana Insellese Doumata Pash Alabama Mitchell Oregon Hiscock New York Powter Tennessee and others. The piece reflects on Reconstruction era friction and mentions President Jermon’s impeachment era context with Bewley voting against conviction and Clayton and Beary aligning across party lines.
Fragmentary OCR passage mentions a man with eyes and a knot of names and places. It lacks coherent events, dates, or identifiable entities to summarize into a factual news card. No definitive subject or outcome is present.
Fragmentary report mentions a voluntary resignation and changes in leadership at a local organization, with references to a chairman, vice presidents, and shifts in duties. The text also notes agricultural concerns, disease in cattle, and farm actions following a weather event.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Co publishes free illustrated pamphlets for Eastern farmers about Wisconsin Iowa Michigan Northern Minnesota and North Dakota. Send address to W E Powell General Immigrant Agent Old Colony Building Chicago Ill and indicate preferred region or inquiries.
The article previews Count Tolstoi’s great novel to fund Russian starvings transport to Canada. It argues the work marks a literary milestone for Tolstoi and explores themes of youth manhood and mature age. It also references cosmopolitan critiques and political figures across Britain Ireland Russia Spain Hungary and Hungary in a sweeping cultural panorama.
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway Co offers an allied set of colored maps of the world United States and possessions via the Atlantic and Pacific oceans plus related information, free on receipt of six cents in postage. Address Geo H Westford or E G Hayden for details.
An old time ad notes Grain O as a non caffeinated alternative to coffee that helps nervous people, youth, and children relax at night. It claims Grain O looks and tastes like coffee, is made from roasted grains, and is available from grocers in 15 and 25 cent packages.
The Eastern states distribution of Winter Reading pamphlets is now handled by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul railway line free to readers who mail their addresses to H E Hanter South Dakota colonization office Chicago. The Sunshine State pamphlet and other publications offer farming themes to entertain and instruct farmers during winter evenings with no charge.
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