08 Jun 1899
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 08, 1899
Page
1
In nearly every neighborhood someone credits Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with saving a life or curing chronic diarrhoea. People share their stories hoping to help others. For sale by E. T. Scott.
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway issued a neatly printed illustrated booklet describing California’s resources and travel route. The booklet explains attractive places along the journey and how to make the trip. Send two cents postage to the General Passenger and Ticket Agent in Chicago to receive a copy.
Nicholas Geisen announces stove wood for sale two miles northwest of Westville. Contact him by card to Otis for prompt attention.
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a grain based coffee substitute suitable for delicate stomachs. It claims to resemble coffee in taste, costs 15 and 25 cents per package, and is safe for children to drink.
Readers can secure a Sterling Silver Bracelet a watch or a gold ring with a diamond by distributing flower seed coupons. Send name and address with three 2c stamps to American Seed Co. 335 Broadway New York today to receive seeds coupons and full details.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims even children can drink it without injury and that adults enjoy its rich mocha like color. Prices of 15 and 25 cents per package are listed. Sold by all grocers.
County correspondence reports social visits across the region. Rev. G F Brayton and wife stayed with Dr Keen of Laporte. Miss Blanche Long of Wanatah visited relatives Mr. and Mrs Walter McLellan. Miss Mary Marshall of New Carlisle stayed with Geo McLellan. Grace Bertha and Myrtle Garwood visited Ed Garwood near Kingsbury. Jennie Crane to Carthage Missouri for summer with Miss Helen Miller. Children day service at M E church Sunday 11 am. Mrs. Geo Davis of New Buffalo visits her mother Mrs Funny White. Will Huckings suffers a lame foot from stepping on a nail.
Philadelphia man recounts a near fatal illness that left him yellow and weak before Electric Bitters revived him. He credits three weeks of the remedy with saving his life and preventing another grave outcome. Sold at E T Scotts drug store for 50 cents a bottle.
A sizable group from Beaver Dam joined Pin Hook residents for a picnic at Orrs Lake on Sunday with all reporting a pleasant day. Bessie Benson of Chicago visits grandparents. Mr. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson return from a long western trip. Mrs. Charlie McKellips and children attend Mrs. Cora Wickershams birthday at Pill Hook. Cash Loomis visits from North Liberty. a child there is very sick. Laura Heary from Jackson Center summers with Charlie McKellips family.
The undersigned offer a money back guarantee on two 25 cent bottles or boxes of Baxter's Man Drake Bitters if it fails to cure constipation biliousness sick headache jaundice loss of appetite sour stomach dyspepsia liver complaint or other listed illnesses. Sold liquid in bottles and tablets in boxes. Price 25 cents per package. Guarantee to give satisfaction or refund. E. T. Scott.
Three Laporte clergymen and other ministers petition the county commissioners to reorganize the Laporte jail to separate male and female prisoners, citing concerns about conversation and moral welfare. The document is dated March 31, 189?.
Annie E Springer of 24 Howard Street Philadelphia says Dr King's New Discovery cured her chronic cough and chest pain. She claims she now sleeps soundly and would praise the remedy everywhere. Trial bottles free at Scott's drug store with a guaranteed success.
An ad touts a vegetable remedy priced at 25 cents from Hoop & Co. of Lowell Massachusetts for biliousness fever and indigestion. A separate local item describes a girl photographing Mr. Orrs sheep with cameras causing seven sheep to die after salting their feed, unclear if linked.
An ad claims urine sediment indicates kidney trouble and promotes Dr Kilmer Swamp Root as a cure for kidneys liver bladder and rheumatism. It promises relief from frequent urination and nighttime trips and offers a free sample bottle and booklet by mail from Kilmer & Co. in Binghamton New York, noting the offer appeared in the Westville Indicator.
An advertisement offers a very interesting illustrated story to be mailed free upon receipt of 2 cents postage sent by A. H. Waggener at 6 Jackson Place Indianapolis Indiana.
Indiana agents organize to counter outside life insurers seen as draining state funds. They align with Gary’s inaugural call to keep money in state and insist current Indiana laws are among the best in the United States despite foreign firms waging a retaliatory campaign.
The Nickel Plate Road announces its annual Niagara Falls Excursion this August with a return ticket valid on any of three Fast Express Trains for fifteen days. The exact dates are August 14 or 15 with details to follow. The event remains a popular summer outing.
A large and small price cut is announced on suits and jackets by Davidson and Porter. The text signals a broad discount across sizes and styles offered by the retailer.
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station warns about black leg or black quarter an acute fatal disease in young cattle. It spreads in rich pastures, symptoms include dullness fever lameness and swellings with reddish black fluid. Vaccination is recommended and veterinary staff will track outbreaks this season.
Readers learn that Hall's Catarrh Cure is offered as a universal cure for catarrh, a constitutional disease. The ad states the remedy acts internally on blood and mucous surfaces, claims to cure all stages, and offers one hundred dollars for any failure to cure. Includes testimonial list and Toledo company contact.
Meissner's Cer e bral-ine claims relief for headaches neuralgia and related pains. The ad presents a patent remedy format promising quick benefit and general wellness claims.
Reverend Ira Hicks cautions against sheltering under trees during lightning storms and notes that June sees peak fatalities. He advises staying indoors with closed doors and windows away from chimneys and moist earth, and highlights barns as more frequently struck than homes. He claims forecasts align with typical June weather.
For sale a nine room residence at Washington and Ridge streets in Westville Indiana. Large lot with shade and fruit trees includes wood and chicken house stone walk from sidewalk to porches and from kitchen door to chicken and well. Property in first class condition. Price 900 dollars one third cash balance to suit purchaser. Contact W M Hunter 33 Chamber of Commerce Milwaukee Wis.
If interested, look through our big line of lace curtains, rugs, portieres and window shades. Prices right. Davidson & Porter.
Mrs. Frank Wickersham celebrated her forty ninth birthday on June 1 1899 at her home inviting young mothers and their babies. Assisted by Miss Mabel Wickersham and Mrs. Thomas the day featured a noon dinner and convivial greetings.
Lake Erie and Western condemnation actions against Michigan City property owners moved to the St Joseph circuit court on petition by the railway company attorneys. Mrs Josephine Miller secured a Laporte circuit court order to sell her two daughters wards interests in a Franklin street property between Brinckmans meat market and Staiger Hardware building. Charles H Palen filed for divorce from Anna Palen on grounds of cruel treatment. The $5000 damages suit Matilda Mortensen v Morris Henoch ended with an out of court agreement the defendants to pay $700 and judgment for the plaintiff. The plaintiff alleged she was burned and disfigured at work from grease in the furnace per defendants instructions.
Superior Court records show attorney W W V Pepple filing a divorce complaint Monday against Henry J Kull. Grounds include intoxication neglect and cruel and inhuman treatment. Annie seeks restoration of her maiden name Annie Rocksein. Married in 1894, Kull had two previous marriages and is jailed. Attorney E J Bower filed foreclosure suit for PB E Hughes against Daniel Laughlin.
A vintage ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as boosting appetite and stomach strength while purifying blood. It claims to cure scrofula eruptions boils humors pimples and sores and to strengthen nerves and promote sleep. It asserts strong public confidence and unequaled cures.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes overlooked wage hikes affecting 12 to 30 workers at Frick Coke Company and about 1,260 streetcar employees in Pittsburgh. It links higher wages to tougher times and criticizes free traders for missing these cheerful increases.
J Gardner offers Choice New Yorker No 2 potatoes for sale in rural New York. Contact details not provided in the fragment.
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