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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 07, 1897
Page
4
The bladder and womb have one purpose each and disease results from kidney issues or local treatment. Urine set aside for 24 hours reveals kidney bladder trouble. Kilmer's Swamp Root is advertised as a remedy with samples available by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY.
Secretary Wilson of the Department of Agriculture says experiments with sugar beets will boost U S beet sugar factories by about 300 percent. He envisions twenty beet sugar establishments next year and argues home production could keep hundreds of millions of dollars at home for farmers and labor. Analyses of this year's beet crop are ongoing across sections to determine practical feasibility.
A historical note compares the price of silver and a bushel of wheat from September 1, 1896 to September 1 of the present year. Silver drops from sixty seven to fifty one cents an ounce while wheat rises from sixty seven to one hundred three cents per bushel, widening the gap. It cites Russia’s grain export data for 1897 as context.
Idle plants in Bridgeton and Wooley Mills reopen after years closed. Ohio Valley railroads order 1000 box cars each to meet demand. Cleveland Rolling Mills report large bar steel order from Birmingham England. Ohio paper mill secures several thousand tons of print paper for Japanese trade.
A sequence of court entries lists changes of venue, foreclosures, divorces, and injunctions across St. Joseph Marshall and Porter counties with cases including George Volk, Pennsylvania Railway, Melinda Trump, Joseph Trump, Frederick Stone estate, and others. Several trials set for October with default orders and guardianship actions noted.
H M Underwood a longtime Indianfields township School Director tells how pink pills from Dr Williams helped him recover from a severe illness that left him 110 pounds. He says after three boxes he regained health and resumed farm work, backed by local neighbors and a notary public’s sworn statement.
Mrs Briggs recounts from West Front Street how Williams Pink Pills eased her sciatic rheumatism after eighteen months of pain. She says a neighbor recommended the remedy, bought at EF Neser & Co, and soon walked normally again. The pills are sold by dealers or mailed for 50 cents a box or 2.50 for six, by Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady N Y.
For sale a residence property of 24 acres described as sightly and fertile with five rooms, a well cellar and cratera, barn for coal wood two large cow stalls room for 75 cakes of ice and a ton of hay and ample water and fruit. Also a house and lot in Smith addition six rooms with cellar cistern and well 20 by 20. Inquiry at this office. ALALUIEIC GY LILIS VLU.
A list of intact dish names includes baked white fish boiled trout salt mackerel fried pork roast beef veal pot pie pork and beans pudding beef tongue veal cutlet mutton chops broiled ham liver and bacon salt pork scrambled eggs breakfast bacon lake trout fried perch fried eggs.
Commencing next Saturday night the Midland Route tourist cars depart Chicago Union Station at 10 p m for Colorado Utah and California via Omaha Lincoln Colorado Springs Leadville Salt Lake City Reno and Sacramento arriving San Francisco at 8 45 p m Wednesday The service features courteous couriers and care for children with sleeping berths for two at 6 00 from Chicago to California Ask your local agent for the Midland Route tourist car folder and details
An old newspaper ad touts Cascarets candy laxative and Universal Laxative Pill as cures for liver bowels and colds. It promotes Druggist sales and includes a testimonial from Mrs Geo Jones of Danville Illinois. Also notes grinding services and cider apple processing available at a local stand.
On Oct 8 the Nickle Plate runs a low rate excursion to Chicago to mark the 26th anniversary of the Chicago Fire, celebration slated Oct 9. Tickets good on special or regular trains.
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