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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 22, 1894
Page
2
The item lists post office entry details and publication terms for Westville Indiana including yearly rates and obituaries. It notes obituary notices over ten lines priced at one dollar and poetry at ten cents per line, with professional cards five dollars annually.
The piece reports October public debt rising by almost 14 million dollars and notes J S Dodge of Elkhart as a candidate for United States Senator. It also mentions Jerry Simpson eyeing a 1896 populist governor bid and outlines various newspaper comments and local election anecdotes from Indiana era papers.
State Commander from Lincoln reports two children with obstinate coughs relieved in two days after using Dr King’s New Discovery. He says stores lacking other remedies fail elsewhere and urges trying the guaranteed medicine with free bottles at Scott’s drugstore in Bulars sized 50c and $1.00.
Reports from Baltimore and Pittsburg indicate wage increases and more full‑time work for many laborers following the election. Brown Sons Company plans a ten percent raise for puddlers next week, while other firms boost wages, signaling optimistic economic mood ahead of Thanksgiving and Christmas.
Daniel Kimball of Door Village aged seventy nine died last Thursday after a long illness. S S McCormick near LaPorte died Thursday morning. born 1821 in Pennsylvania, moved to Indiana in 1846, lifelong farmer. Margaret Gardner wife of Joseph Gardner president of Farmers National Bank died Saturday in Valparaiso after two weeks illness from pneumonia.
The Goshen News notes LaGrange county readers rely on Goshen papers to track prices and news. It praises local advertisers as public benefactors who fund papers and save money for readers, urging patronage with each purchase. Also warns parents about croup and promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective. Bottles priced 25 and 50 cents.
Mr Fred Miller of Irving Illinois reports severe kidney pain and bladder issues improved by Electric Bitters. Henry Wilson Florida postmaster says Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured long standing diarrhea in six hours. Both products sold at Scott's drug store with claims of quick relief and pleasant taste.
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