This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 25 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1896
Page
1
A Diamondale Michigan pastor quotes a letter praising Dr Kings New Discovery for his wife overcoming pneumonia after grippe. He notes severe coughing fits and rapid relief from the remedy and mentions trial bottles at Scott's drug store with regular sizes priced at 50 and 1 dollar.
Indianapolis reports the Populist committee adopted a fusion plan to nominate five Populist and ten Democratic electors for Indiana, aligning with Democrat nominees Holman and Kruger in corresponding districts. Separately, a shooting attempt injured Frank Trout. a gunman fired when Trout defended himself.
Dr Hurty notes fifteen deaths and fifty cases in Dubois county last week with Columbia township hardest hit. Brannock reports disease under control in some areas but warns Orange county actions reduced cases while Dubois worsens. Quarantine measures for Columbia township are in place and officials vow to intensify efforts to stamp out the outbreak.
The Wellsboro Cider Mill touts a 120 ton pressure system and four to five gallons per bushel. A filter removes impurities preserving sweetness and a pump fills parrels without unloading from the wagon. Prices align with other first class mills and operations run daily during season.
Smith and Reynolds announce continued operation of their feed mill on Saturdays for the present. The move keeps weekly production steady and serves local farmers with weekend access to feed supplies.
Teeter claims DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve cures eczema and similar skin troubles by soothing at once and restoring tissues to normal condition. Advertises that it never fails to cure piles and is available at all druggists.
An old advertisement extols DeWitt's Little Early Risers tablets and Dr. Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for digestive issues. It promises quick relief with no griping and highlights the small size and notable results. It urges purchasing a 10 cent bottle from T. Scott.
A crowded Tomlinson Hall rally saw Cleveland club members enter with a banner bearing an old portrait of the president. Cheers turned to hisses as the portrait was displayed, then torn from sight amid calls to remove it before the banner was turned to the wall to restore order.
Aurora Indiana Sept 30 Frank Copler a young farmer attempted death by own action. He wrote letters to the coroner detailing his heartbreak after a neighbor’s daughter spurned him. He swallowed toilet soap but recovered after a physician’s aid. He still says life holds no charm and he may try again.
The World's Fair tests compared baking powders for rising power and purity. Royal Baking Powder emerged as strongest and most reliable, with superior results noted over competing brands.
B F Arnold and J W Angell, Chicago financiers, in Anderson Indiana to secure rights of way for the Clod Felter Electric railroad. They have taken over the defunct company’s orders and plan rapid progress to connect gas belt cities including Indianapolis, with operation expected this winter.
In Anderson Indiana on September 30 the American Strawboard works fully reopened with 300 employees including the superintendent and skilled workers from the Noblesville plant which remains closed. More than 500 men waited for hours in the rain at the gates before operations resumed.
Three persons, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Coomer and Miss Cora Mount, were seriously burned in a natural gas explosion at Windfall Indiana. Doctors McCreary and Dick treated them. recovery is doubtful as the building was wrecked.
In Anderson Indiana on September 30 highwaymen in the city center shot Fred D. Trout a young man and robbed Walter Sparks J E Delapne and another man. The incident occurred between 10 30 and 11 o'clock at night.
Guy Evans aged 26 shot himself through the brain in Brazil Indiana on September 30. Despondency is given as the cause of death.
Chicago reports a rumor of a terrible cyclone near Savannah Georgia at 2 50 a m with initial word that many lives have been lost along the Savannah coast and nearby Georgia towns.
The market report shows steady money on call at 4 percent, firm sterling rates with bankers’ bills near 4 1/4 to 4 1/2, and varied bond quotes. Chicago grain and produce lists mixed opens and closes for September to May contracts, with flat to slight gains in corn and oats, and steady lard and butter prices. Live stock at Chicago yards reports hogs selling $2.10 to $3.45, cattle $2.50 to $5.05, and sheep and lambs $1.50 to $4.15, with large estimated receipts across species.
Tens of thousands packed crowded Fourteenth Street Union Square and Tammany Hall for a Bryan rally. Police struggled to control reveling crowds as Bryan spoke from multiple outside platforms after a packed hall reception.
Rain kept visitors off the McKinley lawn as four visits were postponed. Soldiers from Sandusky and locals arrived by special train. Major McKinley greeted them at the Tabernacle with addresses from Sergeant Hopkins and L W Hull, and the major responded.
A special train carrying Generals Sickles Howard Sigel Alger and Tanner arrived in Lincoln after stops in Omaha Hastings and Sutton. Crowds estimated at 6 000 at Hastings and up to 20 000 in Lincoln greeted the veterans with marching bands drums and speeches amid McKinley club support and a Grand hotel reception.
Washington reports indicate the Populist national committee prepares an address to explain the party stance in this campaign. The document will outline attitudes toward Bryan, justify his nomination, and urge unity in support of the presidential candidate. In Chicago fusion of Populists and Democrats assigns clerk, surveyor, and three county commissioners, while silver Republicans plan their own convention.
In Centralia Illinois on September 30 a mass meeting of a sound money club was addressed by Hon Washington Hesing postmaster of Chicago. Hesing spoke on the money question and did not advocate any candidate. He also spoke in German in the afternoon.
A state convention of Bryan silver clubs of Iowa will meet in Marshalltown on October 8 to unify and consolidate the clubs. Speakers will include W. J. Bryan and Governor Boies.
Miss Minna Murray known as the girl in white addressed a large audience in Mason City Iowa. Starting October 1 she will headline silver Democratic and silver committees speaking engagements under their direction.
New York reports Tommy White again faced Tom O Rourke as Dixon watched, but White declined to engage further.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.