26 Jun 1884
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 26, 1884
Page
1
A fragmented OCR list shows stations or stops named Grand Rapid New Buffalo LaPorta Wellsbury Hanna LaCrosse. The items appear as scattered place names likely indicating a rail or transport network. No clear events or actions are described.
An X mark indicates an expired subscription and the publisher invites continued service. The notice urges subscribers to renew to remain with the newspaper.
Prominent author J W Buel draws on personal acquaintance with Blaine and Logan to present a well researched campaign history. Illustrated in steel and wood, published by Historical Publishing Co of St Louis, the book is sold by subscription with details available via the publisher.
An 18 year old Rhode Island born witness named Ganisl McCambcy appeared before Justice Quigley. He could not answer basic oath questions and claimed no prior Sunday school or religious knowledge. He said he could read or write only minimally and identified the US president as Andrew divks up, then was promptly set aside.
Bucklen Arnica Salve advertised as the best salve for ulcers sores burns and skin eruptions. It guarantees cure or money refunded and costs 25 cents per bottle. Sold by B. Smith druggist in Westville Indiana. v-2-48-1-y
A clumsy question from a boy about prayers prompts a stern reply from a father figure. The elder advises the boy to ask foolish questions of his mother instead.
J B and W C Weir of LaPorte display a fine stock of household furnishings and accessories. Call and see their selection in person for quality pieces and styles.
A small boy sent to invite neighbors to tea is asked by guests if his mother would approve in rain. He replies with childlike honesty that his mother wanted to have it over with, highlighting a humorous misinterpretation of social nuances.
Special attention given to repairing on punting carriages and wagons at Wm. C. Pitner's carriage shops in Lia Orte Indiana. Local craftsmen focus on restoring wheels axles and frames to roadworthy condition for seasonal travel and commerce.
Mr Wm Thomas of Newton Indiana reports his wife suffered a cough for twenty five years. After trying many remedies she used Dr King’s New Discovery and saw great relief with the second bottle curing her. trial bottles offered free at Kk Smith’s Drug Store. Large size priced at $1.00.
A Spanish newspaper on the northern frontier declares a canal linking the Atlantic and Mediterranean seems to be a fact, which would transform the Iberian Peninsula into an island.
If you suffer from low spirits, loss of appetite, debility, disordered blood, headaches, or bilious symptoms, procure Electric Bitters. A bottle at fifty cents from E. S. Snyth. rapid improvements, revived strength, and lasting relief are claimed.
Advertised notice invites parties desiring first class Timothy pasture to apply within the city limits. The rate is stated per head for one month.
A Chicago News conversation quotes a lawyer on witness testimony. He argues experienced liars never blush, while greenhorns do, with women less prone to blushing but not exempt. He notes lawyers lose the trait on the stand and recalls a personal trial anecdote.
A humorous collection noting quips on manners and mischief. It mentions Dublin diners resolving who pays, eccentric pets, a Boston widower contacting his wife by medium, and a parade of oddities from wind-slammers to tax debates. The Island Park Assembly details July 1884 events in Rome City Indiana with lectures and music by notable speakers and the Peru Citizens Band engaged for the term.
In All the Year Round a Brahmin youth of about 20 is bitten while checking his maize crop. He walks with help as the poison rises through his leg, then to the body. He describes each stage before his death about an hour later in the compound.
Four large cold storages warehouses are now in operation in New York and the time is near when meat and groceries will be served through the city as gas is now. A feature of the new Washington Market under construction is a network of…
A collage of aphorisms and curiosities notes daily life quirks. It cites a Camden,NJ juvenile gang trial and a Georgia home sold at auction while detailing a Brussels clock that winds itself. Reports a suicide in Carrollton and a sun powered mechanism driving a clock’s fan.
The July issue showcases varied reading to entertain and instruct. Notable pieces include Through Normandy on Wheels Glimpses of German Society seen through American Eyes and The True Story of Amy Robsart. Stories like Mary Webster the Witch and The World’s Progress appear with strong art and engravings.
Demorest's Monthly reports French experiments on pigs suggesting small brain animals suffer less from alcohol. It notes larger brains imply greater risk from spirits and asserts refined humans are most endangered by intoxication. The piece contrasts animal tolerance with human susceptibility and hints at deliri um tremens risk.
Edison believes within fifty years electrical science will marvelously advance. It will light homes and replace steam as motive power, propelling vehicles on common streets and roads and solving air navigation.
The Prosecutor secured a defense admission that Anthony is a woman. This admission, reported by Peckys Sun, is seen as a strategic point for future litigation and public sentiment.
A high school girl asks how five Sundays occur in a month. The speaker notes Sundays appear unpredictably and burden the preacher who earns the same for four or five Sundays, while the situation benefits the beer garden in a wry local comment from the Burlington Hawkeye.
A.Featureed quotation from George W. Peck about a sensational tale titled Ten Days in Love. The note hints at a dramatic, exhausting romance with no rest, and questions the fate of the individual involved while alluding to widespread newspaper chatter.
A Newark Call excerpt shows a casual exchange on lending money with options to borrow 35 from a doctor or split a smaller sum like 10 among several people. The dialogue highlights informal debt arrangements and collective repayment ideas.
Judge Davis proclaimed in New York that twenty nine years on the bench shows intoxicating liquor as the chief cause of sin misery sorrow and pauperism, asserting it stands as the most unconquerable social ill.
Prof Wanklyn says gas from finned coal reduces sulphur to three grains per hundred cubic feet and boosts ammonia and tar yield by removing time purifiers. A swarm of bees nested in a stove at a schoolhouse in San Bernardino California after the bees came down through the chimney.
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