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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1895
Page
2
Indicator published weekly in Westville Indiana under editor Martin. Rates include obituaries over ten lines at one dollar and obituary poetry at ten cents per line. Professional cards priced five dollars per year. Advertising terms and reception details available on application.
A column notes playful jabs at Cleveland and the 54th Congress, discusses political prospects in New Jersey Maryland and Kentucky, Spain’s Cuba plan, and David Hill’s excise stance. It mocks House of Lords riches and British heiresses, cites New York unions opposing excise laws, and reports no banknote boycott impact reported to the currency controller.
The Gosden Times notes that publishing township trustees reports under the new law satisfies the public’s demand for financial transparency. Errors may be investigated, and while county commissioners review the reports, broad readership in newspapers ensures detection of mistakes or fraud. The Indianapolis Journal supports the law’s strong public approval and anticipated continued usefulness.
Canajoharie New York resident D W Fuller praises Dr Kings New Discovery as essential and effective for coughs. Catskill druggist G A Dyke testifies it is the best remedy used for eight years with reliable results. Goett s drug store offers regular sizes at low prices.
A wartime travelogue recalls the Louisville to Chattanooga journey for the Grand Army encampment. The party tours Kentucky and Tennessee landmarks, visits Lookout Mountain and Chickamauga battlefield monuments, notes camp hospitality, battlefield history, and a national dedication addressed by top leaders.
A swindler sells bread, cake andparing knives in sets for $2 each and collects payment. As inducement he promises a rocking chair clock washing machine or cider mill by express with each set, but none of the promised prizes arrive.
An advertisement touts Electric Bitters as especially effective for female ailments, claiming to restore strength and tone to organs. It lists symptoms such as loss of appetite, constipation, headaches, fainting spells, nervousness, and insomnia and promises health and strength with large bottles priced at fifty cents. Local stores Scott's drug, Bennetham and Hildebrand of Laporte Indiana are involved and wallpaper sale runs 30 days.
Larged sized ladies gold watch lost between Haskell station and Westville cemetery. Finder will receive a reasonable reward for returning it to J. C. Matotte, Westville. Acts at once, never fails. One Minute Cough Cure advertised with claims of immediate relief for feverish conditions accompanying colds. E. T. Scott.
For sale about 100 cards of 16 inch wood at a low price. Also printed envelopes with your name and address available for 50 cents per hundred at the Indicator office in Otis.
Special excursion tickets at one and one third fare for round trips to Reisselaer for the old settler meeting on Oct 3 and 4, with sales Oct 3 and 4 and return by Oct 5. A one fare round trip is offered for the I O O F Lodge dedication at Rensselaer on Oct 16, with sales Oct 15 and 16 and return valid through Oct 17.
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