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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 07, 1898
Page
1
Local reports sketch a $10000 club house project, Nickel Plate excursion dates, and agents selling passes. Notes include theft, railroad cautions, a barbed wire fence proposal, and local editorials on public bonds and Sunday travel policy.
State Geologist Blatchley presents the 1897 annual report for the Department of Geology and Natural Resources. The 22nd volume, 1200 pages, details leading mineral product values totaling over 20 million including natural gas coal and petroleum. It covers clay industries and northern Indiana beet sugar potential with field surveys across multiple counties.
A promotional notice touts Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a wonderful medical discovery. It claims to cleanse kidneys, liver, and bowels, dispel colds, cure headaches and fever, and relieve constipation. Sold in boxes of 10, 25, or 50 cents with a guarantee of cure.
An old advertisement urges using Cascarets to purge the blood and liver to improve skin health. It promises relief from pimples boils blotches and a bilious complexion with a ten cent price and satisfaction guarantee at druggists.
The Kankakee marsh region shows active hay cutting with several hundred men at work. Hay sells for 36 dollars per ton and the crop is estimated at 15 000 to 20 000 tons. John Brodie employs fifty five men on the Burk ranch. Kouts chants reap a rich harvest as workers send wages home each payday.
Bucklin Arnica Salve touted as best for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions with a strict guarantee or money back. Price 25 cents per box sold by E. J. Scott.
Passage deals announce excursion tickets offered at Pennsylvania air stations along the Nickel Plate route. Limited quantities available. Travelers may save on round trips and short hops with these promotional fares during a specified sales window.
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