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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 04, 1896
Page
2
The Westville InpreaTex lists subscription and advertising rates including $1 per year in advance and 8 years in advance options. Obituary notices cost 1? cents per line, obituary poetry also charged. It notes Thursday publication and urges reader attention to ads.
Republican voters and workers are called to a county convention in LaPorte on Wednesday June 24 at 10 a m to nominate candidates for State Senator and Representative for LaPorte County, Clerk, Treasurer, Sheriff, Coroner, Surveyor, County Assessor, and three County Commissioner seats with terms ending in 1896 to 1899. Chairman Wm E Haetns urges full attendance from all parts of the county.
Captain John Wilson known as the hero of Lookout Mountain died in Kentucky on Sunday at age 74. He was the first to plant the stars and stripes on Lookout Mountain. The passage notes current river and harbor spending and potential bond issues, and discusses Spain’s troop move and a Chautauquan writer’s claim about US periodicals and employment.
The statesmen named as potential Democratic candidates are William E. Russell of Massachusetts, John G. Carlisle of Kentucky, William C. Whitney of New York, ex-Governor Boies of Iowa, William R. Morrison of Illinois, and James E. Campbell of Ohio. No clear presidential winner emerges in the discussion.
The passage contrasts St. Louis as prosperous and self-reliant with East St. Louis, a poorer city across the river that endured greater destruction. It calls for immediate outside assistance to East St. Louis without delay.
Washington dispatches report Mr Cleveland's Venezuelan Commission debated moving its headquarters to the sea shore or the mountains. Sea shore and mountain factions balance each other and a final decision may take days. The Schomburg line and its implications can wait.
The British dispatches claimed the steamer St. Louis foundered with 1,000 aboard. In fact the Eads Bridge collapsed onto the steamer and sank it in the Pacific Ocean, a detail ignored by the bulletin boards.
The piece argues bicycles replace courtship as a social focus. It claims a million bicycles are in use and young people ride them for airing, suggesting bikes threaten traditional spousal roles and nostalgia for old sofas and buggy rides.
Mr John Bell Bigger longtime clerk of the Virginia House of Delegates says Democrats in Virginia will not bolt if the Chicago convention plank on finances is unsatisfactory. He states bolting is out of the question and dismisses the idea firmly.
An article notes exaggerated initial reports of a devastating St Louis cyclone. Final tallies suggest up to 200 deaths and property losses may reach five million dollars. Hundreds are homeless as relief work begins, with swift public aid and organized response across the city and East St Louis.
An 19th century advertisement promises a hundred dollar reward for proof that Cheney’s Catarh Cure fails to cure. It claims the internal remedy “acts upon the blood and mucous membranes,” builds constitution, and speeds recovery. Sold by druggists for 75 cents with testimonials available on request.
The oration over 400 victims in a Brooklyn theater fire invoked panic as a cause of disaster. Beecher argued crowds collide in chaos, blaming the Czar for Russia’s famine fed by a brutal regime and a grand, unsafe public feast. The piece notes the dangers of large crowds and the historical context of mass gatherings.
Ninety percent of people should take Hood's Sarsaparilla this season to prevent run-down conditions. The investment in six bottles will bring health, vigor, and stronger nerves.
An OCR fragment touts Hood's Pills as an easy to buy take and operate cure all liver ailment promising simple relief from various symptoms. The wording mimics 19th century patent medicine ads with emphasized ease and universality of use.
The article recalls Decoration Day as a national burial day and call to civic duty led by the Grand Army of the Republic. It describes sermons, a Columbia figure in a ceremony, veterans’ processions, a cemetery rite at Comrade Groth’s grave, schoolchildren’ performances, and a shift to a church-centered program amid tensions with other lodges.
Mr. James Perdue of Monroe Michigan, a long time veteran, suffered severe rheumatic backache until using Chamberlain's Pain Balm. He reports dramatic relief from pain, saying he would not be alive to write these lines without the balm's aid and expresses deep gratitude.
The Christian Church marks Children’s Day on Sunday June 7 with ex ercises for foreign missions. The nationwide observance began in 1880 and has grown, with past giving escalating from 754 dollars to 827000 dollars last year. Since 1881 total gifts reach about 200000. An effort aims to raise 50000 on June 7 as 8500 Sunday schools nationwide join in. The audience is expected large and the program unusually interesting.
Condensed testimony from Chas. B. Hood Columbus Ohio and J. D. Brown Ft. Wayne Indiana along with endorsements from B F Merrill Baldwinsville Massachusetts and Mrs Hemming Chicago regarding Dr. King's New Discovery for cough relief and croup with free trials at FE. T. Scott's drug store.
An advertisement touts Cald well's Syrup Pepsin paired with Christian Science, claiming miraculous relief for stomach and bowels. It urges purchase first from EB T. Scott's, offering 10c 50c and 1 dollar bottles.
Advertises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pensin claiming 50c trial sizes relieve dyspepsia digestion and constipation while exploiting a silver value trend. Notes trial sizes of 10 doses for 10c with E T Scott distribution.
Home seekers and business people are offered fertile land for sale at reasonable terms across Wisconsin Iowa Minnesota South Dakota and Nebraska. Openings exist for farmers and dairymen with full information provided free of charge by W. B. Kniskern at 22 Fifth Avenue Chicago.
The U S Gov t Reports declare Royal Baking Powder superior to rival brands, highlighting its quality and performance over others in official testing.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters cure female complaints and restore strength, listing symptoms from loss of appetite and constipation to headaches and nervousness. It promises wealth and vigor with a money back style guarantee and notes large bottles sell for fatty cents at Scott's drug store.
A promotional notice invites young farmers to buy 80 acres or more of prime land along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway in South Dakota. Prices range from 7 to 12 dollars per acre with half cash and the rest on time. The offer lasts sixty days and includes thousands of acres in over twenty counties opened for settlement. W E Powell General Immigration Agent 410 Old Colony Building Chicago IL, offers daily excursions from Chicago.
G W Richards of Duquesne Pa endorses Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safe and pleasant to use for croup and whooping cough. It provides prompt relief and has sold for several years with satisfactory results.
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