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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 01, 1896
Page
2
The fragmentary OCR shows a Westville newspaper page dated October 1 1896. It references editor E Martin and a post office delivery, with scattered notes on readership and classified ads. Mentions France, Georgia area, and processing orders with monetary figures.
The document lists William McKinley for President with Garren A Hobart for Vice President as the national ticket. It also names candidates for Governor, Secretary of State, Attorney General, U.S. Senator, and various local offices including sheriff, coroner, and surveyor. Party labels and specific names appear alongside district and county positions.
A columnist denounces free trade as apples rot under trees while farmers feed fruit to hogs and horses. They argue manufacturing costs and low pork prices hurt the nation, recalling Cleveland's era and the rooter as the only beneficiary.
A political impassioned appeal condemns one party as harmful to national life and defends the republics institutions. It argues for industry growth, criticizes free trade, and warns against undermining executive and judicial branches while urging principled leadership for America.
The speaker urges aspirants to avoid constant campaigning and gadding about the land. A president should retire to his home once nominated, allowing the people to endorse or reject his principles without forceful campaigning. The nation should weigh questions calmly and prayerfully before voting.
The piece accuses Democratic papers of lying to boost Bryan, claiming they exaggerate Republican peril, mislead voters, and rely on a fixed campaign aura. It argues the same old arguments recur with familiar names and a soiled, musty tone, likening it to a worn mule in political theater.
The piece argues the Leadville strike tests labor relations with silver miners. It challenges sensational rhetoric about miners and notes most employers are humane, while warning against assuming miners are passive or easily bought. It portrays miners as ordinary workers facing tough choices.
The county board reduced the levy to 264 cents per $100 valuation, saving taxpayers about 320,000 versus 1895 and nearly 25,000 since the Republicans took control. They note the burden of the $22,000 annual court house debt and contrast with former Democratic boards, urging continued fiscal retrenchment.
A public rebuke condemns harsh caricatures of the President and public figures. It argues such depictions erode respect for institutions and alienate supporters, citing a Chicago Evening Journal example. The piece urges loyal citizens to morally back the office and its holder during transitions.
A writer rails against a political figure who denounces the American public as common. The piece questions the claim and mocks the speaker’s arrogance, arguing that every citizen is sovereign and the founders were uncommon.
Advert says Hood's Sarsaparilla is a record of cures and a pure blood purifier that works when other remedies fail. It promotes Hood's Pills for digestion and notes a 25 cent price.
Court opened at 9 am before Judge Hubbard with a change of venue to St. Joseph county for the Jones murder case. Prisoner and witnesses brought from Michigan City. jury released and court expected to finish this afternoon. Various civil matters, divorces, and judgments listed with changes of venue to St. Joseph county in multiple cases. A horse stealing conviction and two medicine testimonials follow, including local endorsements for Dr. Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin and Chamberlain remedies.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a pleasant effective remedy for constipation digestion and headaches with 10c 50c and 1.00 sizes. It also promotes One Minute Cough Cure as a prompt cold remedy claimed to avert pneumonia bronchitis and consumption and notes it is available from all druggists.
At the recent meeting the northwest M. E. conference shows Valparaiso district has 6 285 members 430 probationers 13 preachers 65 deaths 53 children baptized 382 adults baptized 60 schools 857 officers and teachers 6 246 scholars 60 churches and 18 parsonages The five districts total 38 607 members 1 670 probationers 107 preachers 474 deaths 478 children baptized 360 schools 4 718 officers and teachers 36 938 scholars 347 churches 109 parsonages Value of churches by district totals 984 259 with increases 2 300 Parsonage values total 143 825 with decrease 4 025 Church improvements paid 71 178 Decrease 13 378 Old debts paid 13 939 Indebtedness on church property 50 387 Increase 12 256 Benevolent missions giving 26 878 decrease 12 church extension 17 667 decrease 047 Freeman's aid 1 413 decrease 77 Women's home missions 1 191 decrease 45 Other minor collections 30 032 decrease 836 Pastor support 106 781 Increase 3 738 House rent average 13 93 total 120 711 Salary deficiencies 3 463 Conference claimant support 3 955 decrease 3790 Sunday school expenses 12 848 increase 2 159 Church expenses sextons lights fuel 27 896 increase 1 330 Since 1852 543 names enrolled in the list of members Average ministry 31.5 years Longest service Aaron Wood 65 years Twenty-three ministers preached 40 years or longer.
A stranger between thirty and forty was run down by a Lake Shore passenger train near Otis. He wore two suits and carried a small notebook listing city names. Described as a tramp, he was seen in Westville the day before and last headed toward Holmesville. Coroner Wilson of LaPorte turned the body over to a Michigan City undertaker.
A vintage advertisement proclaims a one hundred dollar reward for any incurable catarrh case with Hal's Catarrh Cure. It lists Toledo Ohio firms West & Truax Waxopina Kinnan Marvin and others endorsing I J Cheney for business integrity. Hall's Catarrh Cure is described as an internal remedy priced 75 cents per bottle and available from all druggists.
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