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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 04, 1899
Page
3
Flavius Millsap confesses love to Pinkie Billmore at her mansion amid playful resistance. He reveals months of visits and declares fate, while Pinkie hesitates and evades, asking if onions mark the moment in a scene referenced by the Chicago Tribune.
A white haired clergyman preaches then is beset by a string of young women asking for locks of his hair. He sends them duplicates, boasting, until a note from a girlfriend laments the trouble. The tale closes with humorous quips about death, cigars, and family misadventures.
An advertisement touts kidney illness as root of many ailments and promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy. It claims to purify blood, improve digestion, and restore complexion, offering a free sample and mail pamphlet from Kilmer Co of Binghamton New York. It urges readers to mention the offer when writing.
Evansville Indiana April 27 Walter McCorkle 22 with married and divorced status refused a police court whipping and received a one to three year indefinite sentence to the Indiana reformatory from Judge Winfrey. Earlier he stole a fine hearse sold to a gypsy for 12.50 and was arrested in the Tenderloin district. His mother urged a non corporal punishment approach.
A genuine leprosy case was disclosed Thursday in Orwensville, PrinceTex, Ind. The name of the patient remains confidential as health officers begin an investigation after physicians there diagnosed the illness.
Information from Cambridge City indicates Indianapolis capitalists back a mammoth project to buy 200 acres for a large steel factory. The plan includes laying out lots and selling only to married men employed at the plant, plus the erection of a schoolhouse.
Samuel Little, a highly respected resident of PraAintime Ind, turned 9 on Tuesday. His family gathered at Mr Tattle’s residence at the corner of Center and Carter streets with a large group of children, enjoying a festive birthday gathering.
In Ixamianaronis Indiana on April 27 Mrs Jose Niith a woman of questionable character aged 00 walked to the canal on West New York Street and plunged into the water drowning herself after years of trouble with the police.
On Monday Gov. Mount appointed Joseph J. Mills president of Earlham College William F. P. Stott president of Frankin College and Enich G. G. Machan Lorraige County school superintendent to the state board of education.
James J. Gore adjutant general of the Indiana state guards arrived in Evansville and mustered in a new militia company at the army Wednesday. The company has 60 well drilled men most of whom served with Col Barnett at Camp Alger.
One of the county's oldest residents, 64, was killed near his home east of Knightstown by a Vandalia east bound passenger train. He had been in town and was returning home on the track when killed. He leaves a widow.
Forty contractors representing 90 firms in Indiana met to organize the Indiana Turn Pike and Street Pavers' Association with a capital of 100000 dollars. The group aims to combat the trust that controls supplies.
The Ten ant mines at Wattumay Indiana have closed for the summer and may never reopen. About 260 men lose their jobs and most miners relocate to other coal fields as business stalls.
Revenue officers finished a search of the wholesale district at InpraAaronis Indiana on Tuesday evening seizing 75000 Jacobs cigars bearing counterfeit stamps and another 5000 in the Terre Haute district.
Peru Indiana on April 27 reports samples of potatoes from Egypt received by Jine Smith a sailor on the Raleigh. The red odd looking tubers will be grown locally and might indicate new crop varieties for the area.
A fire began in Will Nations store housing the post office and spread to nearby Nation residence and John Nation store and home in New Lisbon Indiana. Total loss 25900 dollars with partial insurance coverage.
In Evansville Indiana on April James Harpy a 35 year old single man killed himself by taking morphine. He had been despondent for two months following a personal crisis.
In Petersourne Indiana on April 26 Fred Limp a fourteen year old boy was found guilty of killing his friend Dee Patterson and sent to the Reform School for Boys at Plainville. Jurors debated harsher punishment but youth saved him from a harsher sentence. His mother cried and pleaded for mercy. A motion for a new trial was filed.
Matthew Raber 60 arrives to pay taxes with $50 but is found in a crazed state with a broken collar bone and no money. He says a saloon invite and a beer led to loss of control. Police compare his case to earlier reports of Frank Reno and Robert Ams who were said to be doped in a saloon. Cocaine was found in the stomachs of Reno and Amos.
The body of Mrs. Mary Storck, 42, widow, was found face down in a ditch by two women. Decomposition prevents foul play proof. friends suspect murder after her husband died in a cave-in months earlier. She had $300 insurance and may have faced financial distress. Coroner and police investigate.
The Eastern Indiana insane hospital board in this city awarded a contract for one of three new cottages. Out of 58 bidders Louiek and Will won the contract at a price of 24000 dollars.
In Vamanaiso on April 28 Deputy Newremue Collector Elam seized 10 000 cigars from a Michigan City dealer bearing Jacobs factory chonus stamps. Two thousand were found at Winamac. In this city denziers bought cigars from the concern but had disposed of all of them.
Notre Dame defeated Purdue 76 to 14 in a college gym dual meet on Thursday in South Bend. The Irish swept every event and placed second in eight of ten events, dominating the competition.
In Attica Indiana on Monday authorities seized between 10 000 and 15 000 cigars carrying bogus stamps from Factory No 5 741 Erie Lancaster Pa under instruction from Collector Henry and Deputy Campbell of the district.
A militia company of 345 members has been organized in Vincennes Indiana and mustered in by Gen. Gore. Thomas B. Coulter was elected captain with Adolph H. Kruse as first lieutenant and William Jenkins as second lieutenant.
Peter Winch Jr a discharged employee of Koko mo plate glass works was struck by freight cars near Tipton while walking to Elwood to resume work. His mutilated body was found the next morning as investigators reviewed the scene.
George Brittain, 33, of western Tritox Township, Indiana, shot himself in the temple Wednesday evening. Financial distress cited as the motive for the self inflicted death.
Ex snakt Ind April 25 Pulaski lodge 1 O O F Wednesday dedicated its new temple valued at 20000 dollars with representation from the grand lodge led by Grand Master Cranor of Muncie and Grand Secretary Leedy of Indianapolis
Gov Mount named the board of pharmacy with members George W. Sloan of Indianapolis Charles I Woodworth Fr Wayne Harry E Glick Lafayette Charles E Creceius New Albany and Theodore E Otto Columbus to lead the profession in Indiana.
An elderly man was found dead in the road near Versailles Indiana on a day in early April. Authorities and local residents began investigations to determine the cause and circumstances of the death.
A compilation of humorous exchanges from Chicago Daily News Brooklyn Life New York Journal Yonkers Statesman Philadelphia North American and other papers. The quips cover social scenes misheard lines puns and mock dramatic exchanges in short punchy snippets.
A traveler recalls a chaotic Atlanta scene with a con man and a comic misunderstanding ending in police and jail. The tale shifts to observations on Tibet Buddhist praying wheels as machinery aiding charity and Nirvana, contrasted with Gulliver like fantastical housing ideas.
The Caucasus mountain defiles keep tribes isolated shaping lasting features. Some groups retain ancient customs and heirlooms such as armor and garments across generations, showing how distance from civilization preserves identity.
Law-makers in Albany wrangle over abolishing the death penalty while a tonic ad urges Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters as the cure for digestion and liver ills. The copy links legal reform to a health remedy, promising relief from indigestion constipation and biliousness.
An exchange contrasts American and British terms as a New Yorker jokes about elevators also lifting people down. The Yonkers Statesman notes the playful linguistic clash and the irony of the word lift.
Instructions for making Grain-O involve mixing one tablespoon with two cups of cold water, then adding half an egg and heating to boiling for 15 to 20 minutes. Sweeten with cream or hot milk if none available. A testimonial claims repeated use for ten days converts drinkers from coffee.
A Detroit Journal snippet narrates a burglar fleeing after attempting entry and being sprayed in a cellar with an electric germicide device. The burglar jokes about luck before a click drenches him, implying crime as disease and germ violence as a cure. The piece blends noir mood with sci fi satire.
A Philadelphia Press item endorses Kemp's Balsam as a proven cough and cold remedy. It touts past years of local use, urges readers to ask friends who tried it, and notes large bottle sizes 25 and 50 cents with a free sample.
An advertisement promotes Grain-O as a family friendly coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims no nerves upset or digestion issues, resembling the best coffee in taste and appearance, offering health benefits and prolonged stay in market.
A Georgia paper reports an office accident where a bullet passed through foreman Mr. Jones chest but spared a costly plate glass window. The piece underscores the danger of local gunfire and the financial impact of shattered glass on the business.
A girl graduates with noble aims but marries a man and soon shows a curious look. The note then shifts to a medical ad for Lane’s Family Medicine promising daily bowel movement, liver and kidney relief, and a cure for headaches at 25 and 5c.
The piece highlights principal topics of local interest in the town. It notes citizen savings bank deposits as a key metric of financial activity and public concern.
An old advertisement urges readers that Kemp's Balsam stops coughing immediately and offers a free sample bottle. It promotes large bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents and warns that delays are dangerous.
A collage of cheeky quotes and early ad blurbs includes Uncle Allen Sparks on a high handshake, Piso’s Cure for Consumption praised as couch medicine, a remark about smart talk causing breaks, and a tongue in cheek jab at war with a fag bearing stripes. Also features a playful title How My Throat Warts and Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar relief pitches.
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