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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 26, 1896
Page
2
The lipicator published weekly in Westville Indiana lists obituary notices over ten lines and obituary poetry for ten cents per line. Advertising rates are available on application with professional cards priced at five dollars per year.
The Ohio Republican platform pledges unwavering party loyalty and broad support across the nation. It champion s honest money backed by gold and silver and paper, seeks a stable dollar value, and favors maintaining value through a bimetallic standard or international agreement.
The attorney in charge of the H. H. Holmes case has been suspended, though Holmes himself will not face suspension for about two months. The suspension action against the attorney is deemed proper.
The Kentucky legislature adjourns without a United States senator, seen as a blow to Republican institutions and a push for election by popular vote. The column then mocks Consuelo, Duchess of Marlborough, noting a Nubian slave attendant as a “living souvenir” from Egypt and joking about the Duke's life.
The New York Press lists thirty two woolen mills in New England with 7,500 workers now shut or working one quarter to one eighth time. Wages have fallen from 3,000,000 to 375,000 annually. Predictions say no woolen mill will run full time in the country by April 1.
Italians rush to trains to exit Austria as emergency moves require rapid action. The soldiers are described as panicky and quick to flee, with even a sudden appearance of Abyssinians near a fence corner hinted as capable of triggering a rout.
A Washington report claims Mr. Cleveland has aged rapidly, but critics reject the claim noting his apparent willingness to duck shoot at public expense. They argue the president remains unbothered by public cares, maintaining vitality as long as needed.
The article notes a Muslim uprising in China's north west amid postwar turmoil after a defeat by Japan. It warns the rebellion could be serious with an estimated 30,000,000 Muslims across northern and southern provinces, challenging government control.
In Chicago a husband dodged cups and saucers, captured his wife, and held her in a tub while he ran cold water. After she protested he ducked her again until she promised to cease throwing things. A boarder summoned a policeman who bound the husband to keep the peace, with a bail bond backing the promise. Chicago remains a wonderful city.
A new law passed both houses and awaits presidential signature changes proof requirements for soldiers widows. It moves from direct alive testimony to using a seven year absence as preliminary proof of death for pension eligibility. Indiana widows may gain easier access to pensions pending enactment nationwide.
The committee on legislation of the Grand Army of the Republic recommends a pension measure under the new act of relief. The bill has been sent by the president to the interior secretary for an opinion, and it is expected he will sign it.
The text argues against calling silver the poor man's money noting silver and small coins are used in everyday small purchases by rich and poor. It questions demagogues who push 50 cent dollars and compares it to unequal measures for the poor, warning such leaders would rob and oppress him.
A writer attacks The New York Times for misrepresenting tariff statistics under the McKinley and Wilson Gorman measures. He accuses the paper of partisan framing, explains how averaging hides protection levels, and argues the tariff wars harmed American industry while blaming free trade advocacy.
The passage commemorates the death of Ida Frisby with a mother’s tribute. It speaks of a lost beloved whose voice and smile remain, taken to a brighter home by angels. The verse expresses sorrow, faith, and hope of reunion beyond the veil in a celestial realm.
The Post Office Department in Washington releases a 1000 page Postal Guide each January with post office lists, regulations, money orders, foreign mail times, and public postal information. Sold by Geo. I. Lasher of Philadelphia in cloth $2.50 or paper $2.00. orders through the postmaster.
An advertisement extols One Minute Cough Cure as an easy remedy for coughs and colds. It urges readers to choose the product for better medicine and results, citing H N Nichols’s endorsement.
Fr R Jerome and a writer attend the district convention in LaFayette with May or Carson Sheriff Small and S J Taylor from Michigan City. Delegates form at the Lahr house then march to the opera house where VanDusen Laughry and Laughry win nominations. The night includes a Lincoln club love feast with Griffith speaking and lighthearted mischief on the return trip.
A canvass among druggists shows Chamberlains are the most popular proprietary medicines at this place. Chamberlains Cough Remedy leads throat trouble cures and is a trusted croup medicine. Families with young children keep a bottle ready for instant use and doctors freely prescribe it. The Kimbell S. D. Graphic notes its proven effectiveness after other medicines fail. Sold at 25 and 50 cents per bottle by H. N. Nichols.
An editorial denounces traveling peddlers and foreign solicitors for job printing as unhelpful to community life. It contrasts them with home merchants who fund churches and schools, bear government burdens, support subscriptions, and maintain property values. The INDICATOR backs reliable local merchants weekly.
The community notes the expense of maintaining the lime light illumination. Capt Alberti uses it in his glimpses of Russia, sparking public curiosity about the device and its demonstrations.
Commissioners present a quarterly statement of amounts paid for care of the poor in county townships from Dec 1 1895 to March 1 1896. Items list sums for each township and total expenditures totaling 3016 92 with several entries such as Hanna Union Dewey Lincoln Scipio Pleasant Kankakee Galena Hudson Coolspring New Durham Canas Conter and Michigan.
An advertisement targets unhappy people with weak nerves and insomnia. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier and nerve tonic, and Hood's Pills to aid digestion and relieve constipation. Prices noted at 25c.
Attorney General Ketcham holds township trustees must publish full sworn reports of indebtedness listing numbers and totals of outstanding orders warrants and accounts. Reports for three funds in March and two in August must be published in August, in a weekly county paper or as near that date as possible.
In St. Paul a verdict awarded Mrs. A. L. Winship $3,500 from Thomas Jedd for alienating her affections after about two thousand kisses. Winship objected with a $25,000 damages suit as Jedd gave up his house and lot to her. Jurors set a price per kiss at roughly $1.75.
The seventh institute opened at 9 30 a m with Mr McGregor voting a chair due to the regular chair's absence Mrs Ora Bair presided The program covered The Function and development of the Will Relation of Will to Character Building Current Events Shakespeare Tempest and more A proposal offered to allow two days off for attendance at the Northern Teachers Association in Marion Indiana with only two days needed in exchange for one institute day The meeting adjourned after a brief recess and plan for the next session was announced
At Cattron Hall on Thursday March 26 Captain Alberti presents his famous pictures and lecture. Make arrangements to attend as it will repay you many times.
A farmer writes to an editor asking for instructions to stop his son from smoking. The reply advocates bribery persuasion and even harsh punishment up to drowning the boy, claiming a drowned boy is better than one who smokes.
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company announces, by order of the United States Circuit Court and its receivers, that the relief department remains fully protected and will be continued with the same benefits and regularity as before. Relief, savings and pension features are safe, with payments continuing unchanged and the savings and building feature loaning to employees as previously.
Elegant lithograph title page praises a lively march for piano band or orchestra. Composed and published by Isaac Doles of Indianapolis with a special dealer and teacher price offers.
Advertises a song with solo or duet performance and accompaniment as a waltz. Promotes sending a notice and two-cent stamps for this song or St George's Commandery March, or both for 25 cents. Regular prices 40 and 50 cents. Address Isaac Doles, publisher, Indianapolis Indiana.
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