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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 03, 1898
Page
2
Local notices for Westville Indiana publish weekly with prices and policies. The piece discusses bank clearings, suffrage debates, and nationalist resolve following the Maine disaster, praising McKinley and stressing patriotic loyalty amid war tensions.
A New York City dealer Mr Jas Hadfield of 350 West St testifies to Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as an excellent remedy for cough cold and hoarseness. He praises the product and notes it is sold everywhere for 25 cents.
A list of conveyances shows multiple transfers of parcels and lots in Kankakee Galena Hudson Springfield Coolspring Scipio Michigan City LaPorte Portland Stillwell and related parcels. Buyers include Chas Siebert Frank Krasinski Henry Hoffman and Henry Huge with various grantees and lot counts.
Advert says deafness stems from inflamed Eustachian tube mucous lining and can be cured only by constitutional remedies. Claims 100 dollars to any case of deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. Toledo based and sold by druggists.
Friends and relatives gathered Friday to celebrate Grand ma Martins 92nd birthday at her son in laws home. About sixty guests enjoyed a formal meal with fine tableware and warm greetings. Attendees from nearby towns joined locals before evening departure. Local notes include property sales, hospital recovery and a diamond cutting school in Lowell.
Friday to be shipped to Englewood and many local residents attended social events. Notables include Mrs Sackman returning from Chicago, Norman Egleston's return, Miss Louisa Weisemann visiting relatives before Chicago, and numerous calls and visits across Laporte Valparaiso Chesterton Otis and Furnessville.
Miss Lillie Kincaid returns to school after illness. Prayer meeting set for Thursday at the Coles home. Arthur Clark falls from Herman Jack's barn roof but sustains no serious injuries. Fred and Mrs Harness welcome a daughter. Emma Miller teaches Garwood school in Center township replacing ill former teacher. Alta Miller of Sumption Prairie visits home folks. Warren and Mrs Clay hosts a surprise gathering. Mrs John Lent learns via telegram her sister in Donaldson is seriously ill.
Miss Jennie Baxter visits family in Stillwell while Miss Clara Noe visits Laporte relatives. Armstrong sisters from Missouri spend time with Kayzers in Laporte. Ida Hamilton of Texas visits Huckins family. Washington's Birthday programs refresh students at the village schools. Edith McDonald leaves village school. Jessi Crane succeeds. Grace Payn turns ten with a surprise party. Schuyler Brink reports good sleighing on a trip to South Bend.
O L Martin visited by Dan Armitage. Clott Bros from Lacrosse plan to move to Wilders and start sugar beet work. Meetings include old friends Bert Beard and Harry Bader, plus a legal suit set for March 10 in Judson. A cock fight is advertised for March 12 and John Gross claims 67 ducks in a day.
A remonstrance against a saloon circulates as citizens urge temperance and duty. Mrs. Roberts moves from Kingsbury to the farm, and Mr. and Mrs. Dan Armstrong will reside on the vacated property. Farmers deliver wheat while White Bros. market it. entertainments at Brand's hall and Ladies Aid meet March 10.
Sugar making season begins as the Maine subject recurs. Mrs. Michael Link visits Ed Hill at Pleasant View. Wm. McGunegill returns from Randolph County. Ed Greening hosts a 38th birthday party with relatives. Six young girls form an aid society selling pincusions. Nelson Barnard wins a cushion for a penny ticket. Mrs. Christian Arndt Jr. in poor health. Ask Mr. Price about runaway horses.
WELLSBORO Anxie Drex Mr W Tuley recovers from la grippe Mrs Emma Vanpell of Chicago visits her sister Theodore Wells Mr and Mrs G A White visited Chicago Eugene Orent moves into Ed Carpen house Cora Faut of Chicago returns for father Willis's death John Willis died Monday night L Gardner spent a day in Chicago this week
Chester H Eichhorn of Murray Indiana declares his blood was in terrible condition with boils and pimples and weight only 110 pounds. After taking Hood’s Sarsaparilla he reports relief of boils and pimples and gained flesh and strength. Hood’s Pills are easy to take and operate, promising cure for indigestion and headaches.
A stirring appeal from Col. C. D. Hess urges Westville to recruit a volunteer company to fight for freedom, promising to organize and drill the unit within forty eight hours after twenty five men are secured. He vows to command if accepted and notes Cuba may be ours soon amid calls for readiness. Trinidad letters describe local life and mining in Colorado with family news.
A Western exchange describes the razorback dog as a southern breed prewar, with a Swiss cottage style build, back height ten inches, and a high spirited 210 trot. It forages in woods on nuts and acorns, can climb trees, and aids in harvests. Crossing with blueblood stock is ineffective. crossing with a locomotive allegedly yields a famed thoroughbred paid at 50 cents a yard.
A historic newspaper ad offers a free drug sample of King's New Discovery for consumption coughs and colds. It claims doctors use it and promises a convincing demonstration of its merits without requiring a purchase upfront. Available in 50 cent and one dollar sizes.
Marshal Hilton testified against C. E. Miller in Justice Terwilliger's court with Attorney A. Williams for the state. Alleged violation of the Nicholson law section prompted the complaint. Miller's venue was moved to a Laporte justice. The piece notes a political embarrassment for Democratic stump speakers tied to 1896 speeches as 1898 campaigns begin and cites money in circulation figures.
The article argues the Dingley tariff operates as an effective revenue source with monthly receipts detailed and contrasts Republican Dingley law with Democratic Wilson measures. It notes unusual January outlays for pensions and debt interest, predicts a return to normal for February, and criticizes Populist calls to fund a railroad via government borrowing.
An advertisement extols Allen's Foot Ease to relive swollen hot feet, blisters and bunions, promising cooling comfort and easy walking with trial packs. It also promotes Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a weapon against constipation and headaches, highlighting dose sizes and prices.
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