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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1896
Page
2
The Indigatol is a Westville Indiana weekly newspaper published each Thursday. Subscriptions are $1.00 a year in advance and advertising rates are available on application. Obituary notices and poetry have per line and card rates. professional cards priced per year.
A local admirer notes Democratic actions as Indiana and Ohio conventions back silver policy. Matthews is endorsed for president by the former, Shively is nominated for governor, and the party hints at a free silver motto while criticizing past policies and finances.
The INDICATOR favors Mr. Conitz for treasuryship and laments not winning broader township support. Kr Moore pursued broader friend outreach. convention votes define the outcome, with the INDICATOR vowing renewed effort for the ticket’s success.
The piece notes William C. Whitney will not run or serve if nominated or elected, contrasting his stance with the president's. It argues the Democratic party is moribund, with little public sympathy, and predicts a bleak Chicago convention as silver and gold factions contend. It cites Whitney’s nuanced view on silver and the party’s hopeless outlook.
The Republican county convention completed the ticket with Uriah Culbert for senator, Eugene Spaeth for county clerk, P. O. Small for sheriff, Dr I B Short for coroner, Kobt Ansley for surveyor, Warren Travis for representative, Eugene Moore for treasurer, C B Simmons for commissioner, and John Wall for county assessor. Supporter enthusiasm noted despite wheat harvest conflicts.
A writer defines the 16 to 1 ratio for silver and gold, tracing its historical shifts from 15 to 1 to 16 to 1, noting current gold worth 32 ounces of silver and warning against erroneous beliefs about unlimited silver coinage.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease treated internally through the blood and mucous surfaces. The publishers offer one hundred dollars for any case it fails to cure and invite readers to send for testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo, Ohio.
An advertisement urges readers with impure blood and weak nerves to choose Hood's Sarsaparilla as the world’s best selling blood purifier. It touts Hood's Pills as prompt, reliable, and easy to take.
John F Scanlan writes to the Chicago Inter Ocean outlining tariff changes from 1825 to the present. He cites average duties by era, linking protective measures to prosperity and later revenue focused rates to downturns. He notes McKinley era prosperity and criticizes the current Democratic tariff as deficient for revenue and protection.
Advertisement promotes sale of one thousand choice Dakota farms across twenty counties. Land offered at 7 to 15 dollars per acre with expected doubling in value soon. Encourages both home and investment use and urges immediate call to W. E. Powell Immigation Agent at 410 Old Colony Building Chicago.
On July 4 5 6 and 7 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will sell excursion tickets to Washington D C at one fare for the round trip for the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor Convention. Tickets valid for return until July 15 with possible extension to July 31 if deposited with the joint agent in Washington before 6 p m July 14. For details contact any B and O ticket agent or L B Allen assistant general passenger agent Chicago IL.
The July issue features J Kay Robinson on Kipling and editor associations in Indiana, reminiscences of Longfellow Whittier and Holmes by Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, and a slate of illustrated portraits. Also includes a Matterhorn ascent by a woman, travel advances by Moffett on the horseless carriage, Lincoln anecdotes at the bar, Low on German painting, Hubard on Africa, and several stories including a midnight ride of a bicycle-clad wheel woman.
Three limited edition posters in colors by W. W. Denslow Ethel Reed and Ray Brown offered free of postage on receipt of one dollar. Only a small number will be issued making them scarce for those interested in the poster craze. Address Geo H Heaford GM of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway Old Colony Building Chicago Ill.
Porter county backed a candidate by 44 100 of the vote, Elkhart Truth notes. Michigan City Republican convention left the congressman’s fate to less than half a vote, and Judge Miers won the Fourth District nomination by a small fraction. Marshall county followed with an 11 14 vote for its Republican assessor nominee.
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad offers excursion tickets at one fare for the round trip to Washington D C and Baltimore Md July 4 5 6 and 7 to benefit the Young People's Society of Christian Endeavor Convention. Extension to July 31 if deposited with Joint Agent in Washington D C before 6 p m July 14. S Allen Assistant General Passenger Agent Chicago Ill.
When heat or sunstroke hits, guard against overheating. If a victim has cold clammy skin, paused breathing, and sighing, place quietly with head lowered in shade. Do not raise the head before a doctor examines. Give small sips of brandy and ammonia with water every several minutes. If the face is flushed, neck veins distended, or breathing is rough, apply ice to the head and back of neck and avoid stimulants unless a doctor directs.
An advertisement claims De Witt’s Colic and Cholera Cure can convince a bilious patient his pain comes from a microbe with a hard name and will provide instant relief by killing pain.
The Plebians and Otisians defeated the Pinhookians in a bid to establish a high school in the ancient town. Critics argued a smaller, one story building could serve a two story goal and save costs. The county superintendent opposed salary cuts, noting $55 per scholar is steep for hard times.
The July Delineator, termed the summer number, debuts four colored plates for women and children and expands the Millinery Department. A new cover, refined makeup, and finer paper accompany a first half Julia Magruder love story, plus fashion resumes, infant care, and articles by Mary Cadwalader Jones and Agnes Repplier. A Fourth of July party tale and home decor pieces round out the issue. The magazine remains priced at one dollar annually.
U.S. Government Reports favor Royal Baking Powder. Ex-President Harrison previews finances in an August Ladies' Home Journal article on the Treasury, the origin and development of the financial system, revenue and disbursement methods, and faults of current finandering. He warns the gold reserve is endangered and criticizes present financial policies.
Mrs Julia A Brown of Covington Tennessee describes an eighteen year struggle with nervousness and indigestion. She sought relief from three local physicians Drs Barret Maiey and Sherod without success. She claims no remedy provided benefit despite many tried cures.
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