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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1895
Page
2
Notices list obituary rates and advertising terms for Westville Indiana post office publication. Advertising rates include 1 dollar annual advance and 10 cent per line for obituaries over 10 lines. Professional cards priced at five dollars per year or three dollars for six months.
A roundup from Indiana and nearby states reports on the G A R encampment prep in Muncie, an Indiana fish law limit to Lake Michigan, Jewish holiday flour trade in Nappanee, and retirement plans of Elkhart resident George Rowe. It covers a Logansport inventor’s insanity amid a possible $70,000 windfall, patch trousers debate in Lebanon, and legal actions in Mentone and Warsaw Times rebuttals to reported legislature scenes.
A LaPorte auditor attempts to purge old rubbish from the office by burning it in ornate fireplaces. The smoke fills rooms as the builder’s flues were omitted, forcing windows to be opened while Mr. Doran, the auditor, is driven through the building. The piece notes both the building’s beauty and its flaws.
In LaPorte county tables list real estate and personal valuations by township with total tax amounts. Railroad telegraph express company property values also appear alongside per mile figures and overall valuation changes since 1883 and 1893. A Bremen reader reports a child with croup aided by One Minute Cough Cure after two doctors failed to help.
Judy Flood suffered influenza like illness. Hiram Burner and family plan to move to LaPorte this week. H P Cole and wife visited in the country Sunday with Edna and Oney Harris. Dave McKellips testified in Valparaiso Saturday in a case involving horses killed by a railroad. Melia Cole helped care for ill relatives. A severe thunderstorm kept residents from attending the Saturday play, which may be repeated Friday. A thief took a cushion and horse gear from Roy McKellips' carriage Friday night. bloodhounds would be useful now.
A reminiscence recounts Dr Hollenbeck as a farm boy near New Carlisle who dreamed of battlefields while growing into a famed society man. A moonlit misadventure with a phosphorus stump foreshadowed his fearless future as a public figure.
An amused observer recalls years ago a Kingsbury teacher who tried duck hunting in the Kankakee swamps. He encounters a black bear incident previously described, but his shotgun blast meets only a black stump as dusk falls.
The Wabash Railway will sell tickets to Cleveland Ohio June 18 and 19 at one first class fare for the round trip for the National Republican League clubs meeting June 19 to 21 1895. Tickets return until June 22.
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder is awarded a gold medal at the San Francisco Midwinter Fair. The recognition highlights product quality and widespread prominence within the fair's competing goods.
An advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla for relief from fatigue headaches and digestive issues, promising nerve, mental and bodily strength and purified blood. It markets Hood's Pills as easy to take with reliable effects and includes a testimonial-style note about Hart's Catarrh Cure with a money back claim.
Mr. Fred Miller of Irving Illinois reports long standing severe kidney back pain and bladder issues. After using Electric Bitters he found relief promptly, praising its effectiveness for kidney and liver troubles and urging a trial at Scott's drug store for 50 cents per large bottle.
In the INDICATOR dated March 7 Westville merchants unveil six columns of new ads signaling a bold growth strategy. The piece praises local business support for the paper and argues the town must ride the progress wave to succeed.
State Commander from Lincoln Nebraska reports two children cured of a stubborn cough after using Dr King’s New Discovery. The letter praises its effectiveness where other remedies failed and notes trial bottles are available at Scott's drug store with regular sizes priced at 50 cents and 1.00.
Dr. Syrus Edson warns a large share of diseases in New York stem from neglecting colds and urges immediate relief. He recommends Chamberlain's Cough Remedy sold by Scott. The notice also covers Chamberlain's Pain Balm for rheumatic shoulder pain and local printing services price match. A Wabash offer on April 2 sells excursion tickets to Arkansas Texas and Louisiana at a special first class fare.
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