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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 28, 1904
Page
1
Outlook is satisfactory as producers enjoy profitable prices and strong crops. The country seeks a slow, substantial recovery after a long slump, with expected corn and cotton yields and gradual railroad and iron industry improvement only in the next quarter.
Colusa resident Jos Golobick states fifteen years of unbearable rheumatism ended after using Electric Bitters. The advertisement claims the remedy also helps liver and kidney troubles and general debility. Priced at 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by E. T. Scott Druggist.
Miss Mason advertises rug weaving from her home at the corner of Ridge and Washington streets. Warp is furnished and the price is 25 cents per yard.
Winona Republican argues that Jeffersonian simplicity is outdated for modern America. The piece contrasts Jefferson’s era with Roosevelt’s leadership, urging the GOP to push present and future development rather than cling to the past.
Mia Minerva Smith of Danville Illinois says she suffered bronchitis for twenty years and found relief with Foley's Honey and Tar. The product is sold by E. T. Scott.
Fresno stories detail Augusta Church’s lawsuit against her son Jesse Church over deeds to lots in block 130. She alleges forged transfers benefited Elsie Church and others, with deeds dated 1898 and 1900. She seeks voiding of the deed and restraints on sale, noting she signed under false pretenses while frail.
The 1903 04 Indiana University catalog shows 1418 students including 921 men and 497 women with 76 graduates. Students from eighteen states and foreign countries enrolled, and readers from Weatville Wanatah and other locales are listed along with registrar contact in Bloomington.
Sound kidneys are safe guards of life Make the kidneys healthy with Foley's Kidney Cure. For sale by I. I. Scott. For SALE beach maple basswood elm white oak or red oak lumber in any quantity saved any dimensions See we R. Alden mile northwest of West ville.
Louis Ludlow reports in Monday's Indiana polis Star that Congressman Crumpacker expects to advance a plan to base southern representation on votes cast, targeting disenfranchisement of Black voters. As census committee chair, he could push a favorable report, praising the Republican platform’s stance as stronger than expected.
Travel deal offers 20 dollars return to Colorado via Union Pacific and Northwestern Line with Chicago to Denver Colorado Springs and Pueblo service daily all summer. Includes two fast trains daily and short one night option from Chicago. Contact A H Waggener 22 Fifth Ave Chicago Illinois.
Cass township Democrats met at the school building and nominated candidates for trustee assessor constable and justice of the peace. John Matthews was elected chairman H Goodwin secretary J L Gross Mitzner Black and Leser named for trustee with Gross winning the nomination. Terry defeated Price 103 to 66 for assessor. August Wittmack and J R Scott were nominated by acclamation.
Charles McDonald, a paroled man, was brought back to the prison Saturday evening by State Agent Linck. He had served two years and recently went to Indianapolis where he violated his parole by getting drunk.
J P Holland the submarine boat inventor promises a flying machine costing 310 per unit. The device uses bird like wings and he claims travel will be safer than a bicycle with New York to Chicago doable in one day. Public intrigue grows as material wings enter reach.
An advertisement asserts deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining and cannot be cured by local applications. It offers $100 for any deafness case caused by catarrh that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure and promotes Hall's Family Pills.
Bee keeping supplies will be available at E. S. Smiths, offering equipment and accessories for local apiarists. The listing notes a range of items likely to attract hobbyists and professional keepers seeking gear.
The New York Mail analyzes Indiana as a model fusion state where diverse white ethnic groups from Virginia to Palatine Germans blended into a unique American stamp. It notes Tecumseh, the Indian past, shifting demographics, and a future path for national unity seen through Indiana's mixed heritage.
Verbena Alabama resident F A Gulledge writes of a severe pile condition with 24 tumors. He credits Bucklen's Arnica Salve for a complete cure after other treatments failed. He praises it for burns and pains, and notes its price as 25 cents at E T Scotts Drug Store.
Mrs Chas Applegate of Alexandria Indiana suffered nightly coughing and blood spitting from consumption. After other medicines failed, three $100 bottles of Dr King's New Discovery cured her and she gained 58 pounds. It cures coughs colds lagrippe bronchitis and throat and lung troubles. Price 50c and 100. Trial bottles free at E T Scotts drug store.
The piece cites Margaret Murray arguing drunkenness is the chief cause of industrial decline and poverty in Britain. It notes nationwide spending on alcohol, its toll on workers and artisans, and urges addressing underlying conditions rather than crusading against drink.
Special trains from Chicago to San Francisco without change leave August 18 and 25 via Union Pacific and Northwestern Line with stop overs at Denver Colorado Springs and Salt Lake City. Tickets on sale Aug 15 to Sept 10. Two daily test trains over the double track line to the Missouri River. The Overland Limited runs daily with under three days between cities. Contact A H Wagnager 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago for itineraries and information.
An 1900s style ad touts Dr. King's New Life Pills as a cure for weakness turning to energy and mental power. The copy claims rapid health benefits and lists a price of 25 cents per box sold by E. T. Scott.
Hon E H Stevens shares Morton E Stevens's letter from Fairbanks Alaska describing mining holdings near 82 degrees north and 14 miles beyond the Arctic Circle. He lists prices for cigars beer eggs steaks coffee sugar and more and notes the hardships reaching the mining area by steam rail foot and horse with three Tanana River transfers.
Advertises Foley's Hozey and Tar claim to cure consumption in early cases and provide relief in severe ones. Warns against substitutes and states the product is sold by E. T. Scott.
Dr Parker of Chicago argues in Suggestion magazine that drinking two quarts of water daily prevents appendicitis caused by chronic constipation. He claims copious hydration is cheaper than surgery and as inexpensive as sunlight and fresh air for curing consumption.
The Colorado Special runs nightly from Chicago at 7 00 p m arriving Denver next evening at 9 00, offering a through service to Denver. Another Colorado train leaves Chicago daily at 11 00 p m arriving the next morning over the double track line to the Missouri River. The Chicago Portland special departs Chicago daily at 11 00 p m with through sleeping car service to San Francisco Los Angeles and Portland. Tickets and full info from N M Breeze 435 Vine Street Cincinnati Ohio.
Edward Watkins sues Anna Watkins in Laporte circuit court for divorce claiming extreme cruelty and a rival, Wolfenbarger, who allegedly threatened to kill him and pursued the wife. The couple married May 20 1897 and separated April 17 1904. Attorney W C Ransburg represents Edward.
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