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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1899
Page
5
The U S Receiving Ship Vermont, over five decades old, has educated more than one million sailors in the navy. The article notes its long service and draws a parallel to Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, which claims a fifty year history of curing malaria fevers age and various digestive and blood ailments.
A sequence of clipped dialogs touches on counterfeiters and money hunger. A physician proposes a strange powder to the cat with milk, while a man laments insomnia from noise, framing a noirish vignette of modern anxieties.
Mrs C Cooper of the Royal Academy of Arts London a leading sculptor now in Washington makes busts of Americans and praises Peruna in a January 26 letter stating after one bottle she is entirely well from catarrh and la grippe. A free book on Health and Beauty offered by Dr Hartman Columbus Ohio.
In Indianapolis March 6 7 the General Assembly sessions featured strong Republican speeches denouncing the Sentinel for its assault on Senator Drummond. A bill to regulate news pricing was debated but not passed. the House moved on Shirley City veto leg and other items as the session ended.
Governor allowed Kankakee swamp land bill to become law without his veto. The northern Indiana measure directs funds from state land sales to drainage of Kankakee river swamp lands and river channel improvements, with objections to some provisions.
A Detroit company with capital of 500000 has bought land around Big Turkey lake and seeks a spur track from the Wabash at Nelmer. It has options on hundreds of acres more and plans a big cement factory.
Two masked men attacked John Kissinger at his home near Santafe in Spencer County. They beat him into insensibility after he refused to surrender money, then hanged him by the toes and tortured him, believing he hid cash on the premises. Kissinger, a bachelor living alone, is feared harmed.
Ed Willis of Perry county, serving fourteen years for shooting with intent to kill Mrs Willie Carr, has been granted a new trial after one juror wrote to Judge RE M. Swan saying his conscience would not rest.
In Holcome Indiana on March 11 James M Peters 77 killed himself in his yard after telling his wife goodbye He had recently insured his life for 70 dollars to cover funeral costs according to local reports
Benjamin Keons, aged 87, died Monday on a farm south of Richmond Indiana. He lived in the same house where he was born and never moved from it. A firehouse incident reports a three year old attacked by a bulldog with fatal outlook. Daisy N. sells at Cambridge City horse sale for 505 to B. C. Davis of Brooklyn.
Warsaw Ltd reports Albert Daisy found a brain-like petrified section rumored to be from a mas todon in marsh muck. The discovery, described as partly hidden, sparks questions about origin and significance.
Sullivan Indiana March 10 there will be more gravel roads in Sullivan county The election in Jackson township for 15 miles of roads was carried by a vote of 411 for 195 against New Postmasters Appointed Washington March 8 The following fourth class postmasters were appointed in Indiana Monday Central Barren Harrison county Frank Kahl Gessie Vermilion county James Cade
Vincennes novelty works and Vincennes iron sewer pipe works raise pay for their employees. Increase effective immediately and noted by management.
Nelson Back brakeman on the Chicago West Michigan road died Tuesday after being caught between bumpers while coupling cars. He lived at New Buffalo Michigan.
Braz Indiana March 9 Jennie Sutherland daughter of David Sutherland residing in Dick Johnson township was burned to death Tuesday after her clothing caught fire from an open grate.
The 150 carry-in boys at Bail Bros. factory end a racial work stoppage in Mouncie Indiana with most returning to work after the strike. Management made no concessions. Cement Walks for Cambridge City in Indiana. Rousaville contract awarded to Smith and Kelly for paving work valued at $15,000.
The supreme court on Friday held assessors may examine building association books to determine if stock has escaped taxation. The appellate court also ruled that telegraph companies are liable for errors in messages received by telephone as if the messages had been properly written. Lead accident injures minister's wife in Alexandria. A switch engine struck Mrs. C. G. Hudson, wife of the Elkhart Methodist elder, amputation of the forearm reported.
New Albany Ind March 11 twin girls born Friday to Mrs Frank Miller will be raised in an incubator. Attending physicians say one or both may live if placed in the incubator. Mr Miller bought the device Friday afternoon and the process will be closely watched.
Acquittal of Rev F G Varish on charges of unChristianlike treatment and impropriety with church members reported from Inpranaforts South Street Baptist church. Mrs Sarah W Brown of Green Fork wills 5000 dollars to Earlham College for a bilencal department and funds to Indiana yearly meeting for Mexico missions. Farmer A Broermann faces a note dispute after letting two men place lightning rods on his house and accepting brass tip costs. Strick Gillilan, Palladium city editor, plans lectures after successful winter readings in the region.
Albert Anderson aged 27 from the St Paul neighborhood pleaded guilty to petit larceny in Greenstone Indiana. He was sentenced under the intermediate law to the Jeffersonville reformatory.
Washington March 10. The following fourth class postmasters were commissioned in Indiana Wednesday Redna Lake county A C Keyes Narrows Sullivan county George W Crawford Rainsville Warren county C W Nern
Rushville Indiana March . Lewis Kinder age 20 son of Ephraim Kinder shot himself while hunting rabbits in the woods and died Monday morning.
Andrew Fell, a prominent farmer living south of Oscoop, lost his barn and three years of corn and hay to a March fire. Mr Bell was very ill with fever and unable to leave his bed when the fire occurred, making the loss heavy for the family.
City school building at Liytox Indiana was burned. Loss about 14000 dollars with 6000 dollars insured. Cause unknown but believed to be arson.
Mrs Bloomer widow of J F Bloomer stirred Uriaxo Indiana by taking charge of the funeral for Mrs Beckler and driving the hearse to the cemetery in a striking display. The article notes a Ten ground Draw and mentions Indianapolis Illinois March lines with scant details about Paddy and a seacer.
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs from the California Fig Syrup Co as a pleasant and effective laxative. It claims cleansing effects on the kidneys liver and bowels, relief from colds headaches and fevers, and permanent help for constipation. Product details include fig-based taste with senna and aromatic plants, warnings against imitations, and distribution in San Francisco Louisville and New York with a price of Sc per bottle.
A fragment shows Mrs Dollarworth and Mr Dollarworth discussing a French phrase meaning intelligence office. The Boston Transcript excerpt hints at cross language usage in dialogue.
An 19th century advertisement claims Lane's Family Medicine promotes daily bowels for health, acts gently on the liver and kidneys, and cures headaches. It lists prices at 25 and 50 cents and presents a broad health remit in concise terms.
A collection of quick quips and jokes from miscellaneous papers including Yonkers Statesman Indianapolis Journal Chicago Daily Record and Town Topics. The witty exchanges cover politics family and social irony with punchy one liners and satirical exchanges from various editors.
An advertisement endorses Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming one day relief for care non cold and offers refunds if it fails. It includes testimonials and unrelated sayings from periodicals and suggests St Jacobs Oil for lumbago and soreness.
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure cures catarrh at all stages. The ad claims a constitutional treatment, internal use affecting blood and mucous surfaces, and offers 100 dollars for any unhealed case. Claims testimonials and sells for 75 cents. mentions Hall's Family Pills.
A newspaper reminiscence describes a married couple on an Atlantic steamer with butter at every meal. English ship norms meant butter was rare, prompting amused American neighbors to sample the course. At dinner, sticks with pasteboard cards read Private Butter Keep Off the Grass, and the hint was heeded.
Ask your grocer today to show you a package of Grain-O the new food drink that takes the place of coffee. The children may drink it without injury as well as the adult. All who try it like it. Grain-O has that rich seal brown of Mocha or Java but it is made from grains and the most delicate stomachs receive it without distress. 14 the price of coffee 15 cts and 25 cts per package. Sold by all grocers.
A playful exchange from the Detroit Journal features Williston declaring ownership with a kiss and a partner replying she will go all in. The dialogue wittily questions marriage, property rights, and happiness in a society about status and love.
Advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder by mail from Allen S. Olmsted in Le Roy New York. Claims relief for chilblains sweating damp swollen feet and tight shoes. also cures corns bunions and ingrowing nails. available at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
The Atlanta Constitution quotes an elderly speaker praising the war era for a family. She notes a large pension for an ear and three fingers, while the family members pursue history writing, engagement to a sergeant, and a marriage near military rank.
Choice cleared tracts in Central and Western Michigan suitable for fruit and general farming. Very low prices and favorable terms to actual settlers. Excellent schools and markets. Write H. H. Howe Land Agent Grand Rapids Michigan for details.
A playful exchange at a medical society gathering features a doctor warning that kissing may be risky and a responder offering a kiss despite the supposed danger, reflecting lighthearted social humor from the Chicago Journal.
Crescent Hotel in Eureka Springs Arkansas opens February 23 in the Ozark Mountains. It promotes delightful climate, beautiful scenery, unequaled medicinal waters, cheap excursion rates, and through sleepers via Frisco Line. Contact J O Plank manager Room H Arcade Century Building or Frisco Ticket Office No 101 N Broadway St Louis MO.
The excerpt contrasts General Weyler joking about his prophetic claims on Cuba’s pacification with a jokey aside from a Pittsburgh Chronicle inked cartoon caption. A Cleveland Plain Dealer quip mocks Bigsbee a melodramatic drain pipe agent and his claimed devotion.
An advertisement touts Swamp Root from Dr Kilmer and Co claiming it cures kidney and bladder diseases and other ailments. It offers a free sample by mail and a book with testimonials, notes availability in drug stores, and urges readers to mention the paper when sending their address.
A collage of product pitches and quips from old papers includes Kemp's Balsam promising instant cough relief with free samples and cheap bottles. It also weaves in jokes about speech, travel routes to Cuba, a learning quip, rescue color, dropsy ads from Atlanta, and St Jacobs Oil claims for neuralgia, rheumatism, and sciatica with brisk sales tone.
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