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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1897
Page
4
The narrator resolves to investigate Canvey in person. He uses friend Muir to gain access, rents a bed at Hole Haven, and plans to monitor the Cuban Queen from the sea wall while keeping Hughes unaware. A shadowy shore arrival hints at further intrigue.
The narrator and Muir observe a covert landing and follow a disguised man toward Benfleet and London. Quickly is sent to trail him via train while the others plan to seize the Cuban Queen. Cash incentives are offered for a successful surveillance and report.
Mrs Ruth Wolcott, wife of Rev H B Wolcott, near Blanchard Isabella County Michigan, recounts a paralysis stroke in 1882 and says Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People restored her strength after two weeks. Local druggists report steady demand for the remedy. A Harbor Springs note praises the pills for nervous disorders and recovery.
In a plotted ruse, the narrator feigns extreme exhaustion after swimming to the Cuban Queen moored offshore to visit while avoiding Hughes. He manipulates the scene at sea, drawing Hughes’s attention and revealing the pair’s uneasy dynamic aboard the vessel.
A half drowned man, Max Rissler, negotiates passage and clothes with Hughes aboard a damaged vessel. He offers a sovereign in exchange for aid and silence while recounting his clever ruse and fear of exposure as Mr. Muir looming nearby. The scene ends with a threat and a promise of three pounds for help.
Mrs Annie Steble of 2625 Cottage Grove Ave Chicago suffered indigestion and weakness until six bottles of Electric Bitters restored her health. The tonic claimed to have no equal and was sold at 50 cents to 1.00 per bottle at E T Scotts drag store.
An old newspaper fragment lists a dining menu with items like small steak veal cutlet mutton chops broiled ham liver and bacon whitefish salt mackerel and eggs. It notes perfect service seating capacity 700 and hotel rooms priced 40c 75c and 31 per day in Chicago.
Alderman James L. Francis of Chicago endorses Dr King s New Discovery as an ideal remedy for coughs colds and lung complaints saying his family used it for five years without other prescriptions. Rev John Burgus a Keokuk minister praises its speed of relief and benefits. Trial battles free at E E Scotts Drug Store.
To Arkansas, Texas, Louisiana, Oklahoma and Indian Territory via the Cotton Belt Route. Tickets on sale April 6, 20 and May 4, 15. One fare plus 2 dollars round trip. Stop-over allowed on going trip. For full information write W. A. Mecquown T. P. A. Louisville Ky. 16-2
The April Delineator showcases spring fashion with color plates and illustrations. It features an article on Washington social life by Charlotte Everett Hopkins and a story by J. A. Becket about love and mischief, plus notes on education for poor girls seeking college schooling.
Ad promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a pleasant and potent remedy for constipation indigestion and sick headache. Available in 10c 50c and 1.00 sizes from E T Scott.
A Farmer City Illinois reader praises Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as an excellent medicine used by his whole family including a six month old baby. He notes the 10c size costs 1.00 and mentions available 10c 50c and 1.00 sizes at E B Scott's.
A humorous portrayal of an old country couple's adventures from rural life to the U.S. capital. The book by a noted dialect writer, 125 pages, on heavy paper, priced at 25 cents postpaid. Hayworth Publishing House, Washington DC.
Bucklin's Arnica Salve touted as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and skin eruptions. Promises cure for piles with money refunded if not satisfied. 25 cents per box. Sold by E. T. Scott.
Literary notes discuss Stephen Fiske's portrait in Ladies' Home Journal of Lincoln's 1861 inauguration. The piece details Lincoln's journey from Springfield to Washington, fears of assassination, guards on sidewalks and rooftops, a heavily armed escort, and crowds kept distant from the carriage amid nationwide tension.
Old people needing medicine for bowels and kidneys can find a true remedy in Electric Bitters. It acts as a tonic and alterative, aiding Nature in digestion and strengthening the stomach and bowels. A good appetizer for the elderly, price fifty cents per bottle at Scott's drug store.
The article notes March and April as agreeable in the South with blooming trees and early produce. It announces the Louisville and Nashville Railroad offers round trip tickets to Tennessee Alabama and West Florida at about half rates on the first and third Tuesdays of March and April. Advertising details are available from C. P. Atmore in Louisville or J. K. Ridgley in Chicago.
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