12 Jun 1884
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 12, 1884
Page
1
Fragmented OCR lists stations such as LaPorte Wellsboro Grand Rapids New Buffalo LaCrosse and times like 2 a.m. to 5 p.m. The text mentions daily and weekend schedules with references to Saturdays and Sundays and notes train numbers and runs, though details are incomplete.
Fragmentary list notes an individual named A. d. Youna described as Pastor with references to Sundas and Covenant. No clear date, location, or event is discernible from the text.
James G Blaine’s career spans from Maine legislator and speaker to U S Senator and Secretary of State. The 1876 Republican convention at which Blaine was nominated featured lively speeches for John A Logan and spirited opposition from New York independents as final roll calls neared.
Biography of John Alexander Logan born 1826 in Illinois. Details include education, law career, 1859 congressman service, Civil War command from colonel to major general, Senate terms through 1885, and praise from soldiers. Mentions wife Mrs. Logan as political ally.
Announcement of a rapid completion pictorial work on Republican presidential candidates by J W Buel, published by N D Thompson & Co. The book blends biography, private lives, and public service with illustrated scenes, aimed at voters and offered through agents. Includes promotional notes on agency profitability and related events.
A Washington letter from the Baltimore American notes quirks of lawmakers in both houses. In the House some members scratch, tinker, or twist objects while speaking. others gesture wildly or cross legs. In the Senate, keys rattle, chairs whirl, and observers note idiosyncratic postures and movements.
A vintage ad touts a salve for cuts bruises ulcers and various skin conditions with a money back guarantee. It lists price at 25 cents per box and notes sale by E S Smith a druggist in Westville Indiana. The fragment also mentions cabbage worm control using lime wood ashes and tansy on vines.
The starch sugar industry consumes about 40 000 bushels of corn daily and yields grape sugar and glucose syrup worth 10 009 000 dollars yearly. Thirty factories supply brewers table syrup and cane sugar adulteration and use it in confectionery fruit canning marine jellies and cooking. Artificial honey is made from it and vinegar is produced.
Bertha Kistler, treated by Dr. George F. Shrady at Presbyterian Hospital, underwent a groundbreaking series of flesh transplants from her own arm to her face. The 20 year old, after eighteen months of care and twenty operations, now has a shapely cheek with scars fading, and she awaits a family gathering next month.
A Youths Companion writer recalls a mule at Fort Webster now in Arizona that refused to move when warned by its keeper. The animal’s vigilance saved the fort after Apache ambush fears showed the path ahead.
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