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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 25, 1897
Page
3
Weekly prices for farm goods list corn and Clover seed per bushel, hogs and cattle live weights, hides tallow butter eggs potatoes bacon lard chickens turkeys and ducks per pound or per dozen. Values appear incomplete with several illegible entries.
Local notes report a Pythian Sisters lodge planned for Michigan City. Entries mention Hindoo Head Hunters entertainment at Cattron Hall on Saturday Nov 27 and a Juvenile Band feature tied to the event.
An 1834 report by surveyor Jeremiah Smith declared the Kankakee region Indiana bound is the Acheron and English Lake the Stygian pool. A recent auditor’s find quotes his assertion that Charon’s ferry and the Elysian Fields sit in the Indiana landscape near English Lake, Markum’s Creek and Door Prairie.
A New York City vendor testifies that Dr Bull's Cough Syrup is an excellent remedy for cough cold and hoarseness and recommends it for household use. The syrup is sold everywhere for 25 cents.
A cough that lingers despite remedies demands energetic and sensible care. The article notes cod liver oil as a standard preparation enduring for twenty five years.
An old advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as effective for curing ailments of the chest and lungs. It attributes strength to cod liver oil and hypophosphites, claiming partial digestion aids absorption and vitality.
The amended program lists characters and cast for a dramatic production. Notable roles include Jetto Rajah Mysook H Lord a singing king, Mrs Jennie Stewart Boyesen the Queen, Billy Hawkins, Niches such as Aratheo ceee and Miss Hettie Haverly a singer, plus a Sacred Monkey and Hindoo Tramps. Chorus includes Hindoo Maidens and Guards with a piano and mandolin accompaniment. Admission 25 cents, reserved seats 35 cents. Doors 7:30, show at 8:00.
Purdue University Agricultural Experiment Station bulletin surveys sugar beet as farm livestock feed. Beets supply less nutriment than standard fodders but benefit digestion and coat. beets palatability aids winter feeding and outperform mangels and turnips. Beet pulp from factories adds protein and value, with feeding guidelines and regional trial results.
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