Westville Indiana Advertisements and Publication Rates
The notice lists editor and proprietor details, post office entry, weekly Thursday publication in Westville Indiana, subscription $1.00 yearly in advance, advertising rates on application, obituary notices over ten lines priced at $1, obituary poetry ten cents per line, professional cards $5 per year or $8 per six months, and invites reader attention to advertisements.
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P P
Westville
Ind
Cleveland Ultimatums and Winter Butter Banter
Readable commentary from The Hawk Eye notes political jabs about Mr. Cleveland and a “strong foreign policy” rumor. It mocks cabinet stagnation and fish stories while contrasting U S and European wheat trends. The column ends with humorous asides on marriage, home life, and butter bread for winter.
Democrats’ happy few amid party’s uneasy mood
Ohio’s Mr Campbell, Maryland’s Mr Gorman, New York’s Mr Hill, and Kentucky’s P Wat Hardin are unhappy while Grover Cleveland remains the sole clearly content Democrat. The piece notes overall unease amid party unity and the ceremonial stance of the era.
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Mr. Campbell
Ohio
Mr. Gorman
Maryland
Mr. Hill
New York
P. Wat Hardin
Kentucky
Grover Cleveland
Textile diversification challenges tariff policies
The report notes that the textile industry now blends into only a few product classes such as linens velveteens and certain embroidery patterns which are not produced domestically. It adds that this shift did not arise from an anti protection tariff approach.
Noted social conduct at church service prompts reform
A critic laments a girl who tolerates a young man lingering at the church door during services. The piece argues for stricter propriety among women, asserting society relies on their influence for present and future refinement and urges that the young lady's conduct should matter now.
Ohio voters face price marks in campaign fund push
Hon Calvin Brice of Ohio proposes 200000 dollars to the fund and Congressman Paul Sorg adds 200000, while Thees and John Thomas contribute 100000 each. The half million total from four individuals prompts questions about bribery and the is election testing the manhood of Ohio voters.
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Calvin Brice
Ohio
Paul Sorg
Thees
John Thomas
Mammoth Colorado Potato Grown for Seed by Swan
The Scientific American notes a giant potato grown by John B. Swan of Loveland California. It weighs eighty pounds ten ounces, 28 inches long and 14 inches in diameter. It serves as soil produce exhibit rather than table fare.
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The
Scientific American
John B. Swan
Loveland
Cal
Colorado
Newspaper subscriptions as tests of honesty
A contemporary asserts subscriptions reveal honesty. a dishonest man will cheat the printer by claiming nonpayment or lost receipts, or feign not having subscribed, or move away and let the paper arrive at a former office.
Public land surplus dwindling amid Indian reservation limits
The article notes substantial vacant public land but calls it generally undesirable and reports a decline in General Land Office business. It says home seekers now rely on Indian reservation evenings, and warns the supply will soon be exhausted, ending with a claim that Uncle Sam is no longer the primary option.
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General Land Office
Uncle Sam
Farm Realization Echoes in Old Song Words
A fragment reflects a line about gaining a farm as a beloved old song phrase suggests rural aspiration and shared community dreams.
Indiana Townships Named After Presidents and Regions
The passage lists Indiana township counts and sizes, noting 92 counties and 1,014 townships. Union township in Montgomery is largest with 11 sections, Albion in Noble is smallest with four. It cites quirky names Whisky Run Crawford, J. Q. Adams Warren, Rubbeenaubee Fulton, and ranks presidents by township names led by Jackson, Washington, Jefferson, Harrison, Monroe, Madison, Adams, and Van Buren.
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Indiana
Union Township
Montgomery County
Albion Township
Noble County
Whisky Run Township
Crawford County
J. Q. Adams
Warren
Rubbeenaubee
Fulton
Jackson
Washington
Jefferson
Harrison
Monroe
Madison
Adams
van Buren
Rumors of U S Stand on Monroe Doctrine in Venezuela
Hangers-on in the administration circulate rumors that the Secretary of State has sent an ultimatum to Britain over Venezuela. The claim suggests the United States would assert its rights and oppose England, a stance described as dramatic and surprising.
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United States
England
Secretary of State
Cleveland
Mayors Endorse Cuban Insurgents For Moral Support
Chicago held a meeting presided by the mayor to back Cuban insurgents, seen as more businesslike than the Ireland convention. The piece suggests New York might follow with Mayor Strong, hoping the mayors’ joint backing would bolster the Washington administration’s Cuba policy.
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Chicago
Ireland
New York
Strong
United States
Washington
Cuba
Chromo dream fades as free trade hope wanes
The Louisville Commercial argues that the push for foreign markets under Cleveland failed to expand exports and left the nation $50,000,000 yearly short of expenses, ending the siren call for securing world markets.
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Cleveland
Democratic Party
Louisville
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Health Cure Tone
Describes thousands affected by the season with loss of appetite insomnia and prostration from warmer weather. Claims Hood's Sarsaparilla restores appetite tones organs and creates pure blood to yield good health.
Hood's Pills After-Dinner Aids Digestion and Headache
A historical advertisement touts Hood's Pills as the best after dinner remedy. It claims to assist digestion and cure headaches, presenting a household patent medicine for common ailments.
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Hood
Indiana State Soldiers' Home progress and plans outlined
Trustees report on the Indiana State Soldiers Home near Lafayette notes central buildings underway after a 75 000 appropriation with ready date for January and expects counties to build cottages to house veterans and widows. The 240 acre riverside tract along the Wabash on Tecumseh trail aims to be a home like retreat with detailed prospectus and building cuts.
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Indiana
LaFayette
Wabash River
New Boot and Shoe Store Receives Daily Goods
Wm. A. Punsky advertises a new boot and shoe store receiving new goods daily, inviting customers to visit for latest stock.
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New Boot and Shoe Store
Wm. A. Punsky
School Social at Pinhook school house this Wednesday
A social will be held at the Pinhook school house on Wednesday October 16 with a literary program in preparation. Supper costs 10 cents. You are invited.
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Pinhook School
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder Most Perfect Made
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder is promoted as the most perfect baking powder in this period advertisement. The copy highlights purity and leavening power aimed at homemakers and cooks.
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Dr. Price
Feeding of Oats Shows Low Prices Spur Greater Use
The Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station notes oats fetch about 50 cents per 100 pounds vs 48 cents for corn at Lafayette Indiana. With oats priced low feeders should expand use, mixing two parts ground corn to one oats for better rations, especially for working horses and dairy cattle.
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United States
Chicago
LaFayette
Indiana
Liena TB
Canada
Wisconsin Experiment Station
Patents Offered by L. Bagger & Co Attorneys
Legal notice-style summary stating patents obtained and examinations free. Claims thirty-five years of experience and prompt attention offered. Request drawing and description be sent to L. Bagger & Co or a Heene Co. for processing.
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L. Bagger & Co. Atty’s
Heene
McClures Magazine October features Lincoln Grant statues and Roosevelts Police row
McClures Magazine October presents O Donovan and Eakins life size equestrian statues for Brooklyn memorial arch with document gathering and bronze casting steps. It also covers John Gilmer Speed on Keats centenary, James Gilmore on Tribune defense during the Draft Riots, Creelman on the Times evolution, Roosevelt on Sunday saloons, and fiction by Hope Stevenson Maclaren Weyman plus a T H Huxley poem.
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Lincoln
Grant
McClure’s Magazine
Cleveland Moffet
O'Donovan and
Eakins
Brooklyn Memorial Arch
Keats
John Gilmer Speed
Speed
James R. Gilmore
Edmund Kirke
New York Tribune
New York
Gilmore
Tribune
James Creelman
London Times
John Walters
Creelman
Theodore Roosevelt
New York Police Board
Warman
Thayer
Gen. Grant
Pilot Knob
McClure
Anthony Hope
Robert Louis Stevenson
Ian Maclaren
Stanley J. Weyman
T. H. Huxley
Wallpaper Sale Notice at 619 Main LaPorte
Readable listing shows Benne tham and Hildebrand offering wall coverings for one to a dozen rooms at 619 Main LaPorte with pricing noted as 212 percent in the notice.
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Bennetham & Hildebrand
Main Laporte
Otis Notes on Local People and Events
Wm Snyder departed Monday for Dakota. The Eight Square church Basket social netted 40 dollars Saturday night. Mrs. Wm Donahue suffers a severe neuralgia attack. Wm Furgeson, Wabash traveling freight agent, was in Otis Tuesday. A Otis youth planning matrimony visited Westville Tuesday to buy furniture. Geo W Wolfe passed through Otis at 8:30 Tuesday en route from Chicago to New York aiming to break the bicycle record after leaving Chicago at 3:30 p.m. Tuesday.
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Otis
Wm. Snyder
Dakota
Eight Square Church
Wm. Donahue
Wm. Furgeson
The
Wabash
Westville
Geo. W. Wolfe
Chicago
New York
Free Trial Offers for Dr. King’s New Discovery
Advertises free trial of Dr. King’s New Discovery and free Life Pills sample from H. E. Bucklen & Co. Send name and address to Chicago to receive a sample box and a Guide to Health and Household Instructor. E. T. Scott's Drug Store promotes the offer with a guaranteed good outcome at no cost.
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Dr. King
H. E. Bucklen & Co
Chicago
E. T.scott’s Drug Store
Local Social News From Valpo And Surrounding Areas
A welcome shower on Sunday and multiple brief visits are noted. Mrs S Wilson's sister from Valpo visited briefly. Nora Cathcart is quite ill under Dr Short’s care from Union. Mrs Clara Goodrich, recently ill at Grand Rapids, shows improvement. Wm Lamb visited his father in law Hiram Martin last week. Ray Regman from Fennville Mich visited Roy McKellips. Mrs Morris nee Dora McClellan is very ill with inflamed bowels under Dr Fanstock. Mr Vanderwhal, ex sheriff of Stark Co, visits his wife’s aunt Mrs E Geist. Mr and Mrs Covert and two daughters of Valpo and Mr Sanborn of New Carlisle spent Sunday with D McKellips.
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Nora Cathcart
Dr. Short
Union
Clara Goodrich
Grand Rapids
Wm. Lamb
Hiram Martin
Silas Farley
Dyesville
Ohio
Fannia Jones
Anderson
Ind
Mites
Dyeceville
Bucklin’s Arnica Salve Ad Excerpt
Bucklin1s Arnica Salve advertised as best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It claims to cure piles or no pay. Price 25 cents per box. Sold by E T Scott.
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E. T. Scott
A Lawyer Chief Confessor in Western Town
A western town gathering hears a lawyer admit he once drank alcohol while temperance supporters pressure him to confess. He refuses to claim other sins yet admits one fault, his past drunkenness, prompting shock and an abrupt closing of the meeting.
Free Dr King’s New Life Pills Offer
Free sample box promotion by H E Bucklen & Co Chicago invites readers to send address for Dr King’s New Life Pills. Claims ease of action and relief for constipation headache malaria and liver troubles with vegetable ingredients and no harmful substances. price 250 per box through Scatt druggist.
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H. E. Bucklen & Co
Chicago
Dr. King
Scatt
Reform School for Girls Overcrowded in Indiana
Governor Matthews and Secretary Bickell urge circuit judges to suspend judgments where possible as reform school for girls exceeds capacity. The facility holds 180 inmates of 160 capacity. Republican headquarters reopen in Indianapolis with Chairman Gowdy and Lecy Seeds present daily for inquiries. Bennetham and Hildebrand offer all grades of wallpaper at 30 days. Dr Miles Pain Pills advertised with a relief claim.
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Matthews
Bickell
Board of State Charities
Circuit Courts
Reform School For Girls
Republican State Committee
No. 17
Journal Building
Indianapolis
Gowdy
Wo. E. Higgins
Rep. Co. Dent’l Com. &c
One Minute Cough Cure Ad Claims Instant Asthma Relief
An advertisement touts a remedy for asthma and feverish cold symptoms calling it the only harmless cure that gives immediate results. It is attributed to E. T. Scott and urges rapid action.
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E. T. Scott
Envelopes Printed at 50 Cents a Hundred
Advertises printers offering name and address printed envelopes at half a dollar per hundred from the IN DICATOR office.
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Indicator
Cuas
Mark
Hawk- Eye
Burlingon, Ia
Europe
Youngtown
Sauer
Krautz
Surpits
Chromo
Indiana State Soldiers’ Home
Bulletin
Purdue Agricultural Experiment Station
Beaver Dam
Ray Regman
Fennville, Mich
Roy McKellips
Bucklin’s
Arnica
Laporte
Dr. Miles
James Dean Muneote
Marquis
Parilla
Ures
H. B. Herrold
Reisselaer
I. O. O. F. Lodge
Rensselaer
LaPorts Circurt
LaPorte County
State of
Bary J. Fritz
August Fritz
Christopher Rozean
Louiss Rozean
Enest. Roze
John H. Bradley
Ariry
Miles Heart
Parsick
Brice
Fantben
Paareas
Selz, Schwab & Co
Masonic
Whstville
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