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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1903
Page
5
J H McLean, recently graduated veterinarian, has located permanently in Laporte after a period in England. He will be found at Summerfield's Livery and will treat diseases of all animals for local clients and farmers.
Local notices report legal matters, sales and auctions, church events, and community updates from Westville and Laporte Indiana. Highlights include court actions, a trusteeship meeting, a county election note, rail and mail service plans, and social visits, with mentions of illness and local business sales.
Overwork and sleep loss threaten collapse unless treated. Electric Bitters is touted as the best cure for liver and kidney issues and a tonic for run down systems. It claims to dispel nervousness rheumatism and malaria germs. Only 50 cents with satisfaction guaranteed by E T Scott druggist.
Foley's Honey and Far cures coughs colds bronchitis asthma croup and whooping cough. Also relieves hoarseness bronchial troubles pneumonia and la grippe. For sale by all druggists.
A Toledo Bee reprint argues against the "good fellow" lifestyle. It warns that late nights and heavy drinking ruin business readiness, leaving men unemployed and in debt. It urges temperance, frugal living, and diligence to earn steady respect and long term success.
Garden advice warns pansy lovers of a tiny green worm that chews leaves and flowers. The reader is urged to closely inspect every plant by turning leaves and kneeling to find the concealed pest. Once found, remove it to prevent rapid destruction of the pansies.
A compact provocative reflection on boyhood as the ground and core of manhood. It argues the boy appears awkward as he transitions from youth to adulthood, but insists the boy is fundamentally sound and valuable despite the period of transformation.
A man accused of murder bribed an Irish juryman with £200 to sway the verdict. The jury deliberated long before returning a manslaughter verdict. The accused thanked the juror, who admitted a hard time as eleven other jurors wanted to acquit.
The note recalls a 1782 Hyde Park duel where Rev Allan killed Lloyd Delany. Allan was convicted of manslaughter and fined one shilling and received six months in Newgate. The incident challenges assumptions about clergy avoiding duels.
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Beaver Dam residents report several families nursing measles and lagrippe while others relocate or host gatherings. Charley McKellips settles in at the Wooley house, Gordon family moves near Laporte, and a ten year wedding anniversary surprise for Mr. and Mrs. Herrold unfolds with dinner, toasts, and festive mischief.
Dr. King's New Life Pills claim to ease indigestion biliousness constipation and headaches with safe sure relief. Advertises at E. T. Scotts drug store priced 25 cents.
Kidney cure makes the kid neys and bladder right. For sale by all druggists.
In winter 1902 in a small Virginia town Mrs. Harmon of Melfa Station credits Chamberlain's Cough Remedy with curing her baby’s dreadful cold that threatened pneumonia. She recalls a neighbor’s recommendation and urges others to try it, noting the remedy’s great value from the manufacturers. Sold by E T Scott druggist.
Ad copy extols Foley's Honey and Tar as a rapid cure for raw or inflamed lungs and a preventive against pneumonia and consumption from a hard cold settled on the lungs. The tone imitates turn‑of‑the‑century patent medicine advertising.
“My daughter had a terrible cough which settled on her lungs,” says N. Jackson of Danville Illinois. “We tried many remedies without relief until we gave her Foley’s Honey and Tar which cured her.” Refuse substitutes. For sale by all druggists.
Mrs. Watkins of Pleasant City Ohio credits Dr King’s New Discovery for curing her son’s severe cough and consumption. The ad extols the remedy as the sole sure cure for coughs colds and all lung diseases with a 50 cent to 1.00 price and a free trial bottle offered by EB T Scott druggist.
The letter from ALF Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana says a severe cold lasted three months despite druggist prepared medicine and a physician prescription. After eight doses of Foley's Honey and Tar the writer reports a full cure and warns against substitutes.
A cold left untreated may lead to pneumonia and weakened lungs, often fatal, with recovery leaving lungs vulnerable to consumption. Foley's Honey and Jar is advertised to stop the cough heal and strengthen the lungs and prevent pneumonia, available from all druggists.
Advertises Foleys Honey and Tar as a cough remedy that stops coughing strengthens lungs and protects against pneumonia. Claims substitutes should be refused and notes sale by E. T. Scott.
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