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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1895
Page
2
The Indicator Westville Indiana outlines publication details and pricing for obituaries ads and notices. It states post office entry, weekly Theretay schedule, and rates for obituaries over ten lines, poetry, and professional cards, inviting reader attention to paid advertisements.
On the Chickamauga battlefield Indiana will be represented by thirty three monuments at a cost of 40 thousand six hundred dollars. The piece notes political strife in Kentucky with deaths, and comments on money policy and current politics including free silver and free trade. It mentions Governor of Arkansas opposing prize fights and a reflection on Washington politics. It also covers peppermint production dominance, Michigan acreage, and a harvest yielding about one hundred fifty thousand pounds of oil valued at about one dollar sixty cents per pound.
Texas moves to ban prize fighting marking a shift from a region that once tolerated rough exhibitions. Public sentiment grows weary of brash showmanship as officials push for stricter controls on the sport.
Carpenters and painters work through the editor’s sanctum while the editor is moved about by his office force. Once settled, readers are invited to drop in and see the improvements.
Rev. Dr. Parkhurst commented that reformers can be very holy yet lack sagacity. He suggested tempering holiness with practical sense, noting some leaders would benefit from converting a portion of their zeal into sound judgment.
The Armenians accuse the Ottoman regime of cruelty and seek world action. A British fleet blocks the Dardanelles to enforce international demands while the Sultan hides in his palace rooms. The empire faces a potential collapse as powers demand restraint.
The article notes Africa has been divided among European nations with Sahara as largely the only unassigned area. It lists Britain 2.5 million, France 3 million, Germany 825 thousand, Belgium 850 thousand, Portugal 900 thousand, Italy 600 thousand, Spain 250 thousand, Turkey 40 thousand, plus Morocco Liberia and the Boer republics around 500 thousand square miles. It contrasts with North and South America showing Europe’s uncertain hold on colonies.
The anonymous excerpt recalls past Democratic editorials on the Homestead affair and miners' conditions, alleging sympathy dodges to win votes. It asserts readers’ memories of those depictions and links them to the present judgment on the Austrian government.
A delegation from coke iron and steel interests surveyed 10 000 Slavs in Pennsylvania coke regions. They visited homes and mines to assess living conditions, noting piano parlor carpets curtains and good living. Baron Hengemuller favorable on Slavs condition, disputing sensational riot reports from 1894.
The Belgian paper notes Russia with 858000 standing troops, Germany 580000, and France 512000 in peace. In war Russia and France could field 9700000 versus 7700000 from Germany Austria and Italy. Peace time costs for these standing armies amount to 1 billion dollars annually.
The Indianapolis Journal editorial after the October upheaval links Republican loss to the Denny era enforcement, Nicholson law backlash, and public safety policy. It notes Trussler’s weak candidacy and Harrison 1892 sentiment, while detailing a separate appellate ruling on gravel removal by county supervisors and potential damages for James Anderson.
An advertisement claims Electric Bitters balance bowels and kidneys without alcohol, acting as a tonic and alterative. It promotes mild stomach and bowel stimulation, strengthens organs, aids digestion, and serves as an appetizer. Sold at Scott's drug store for fifty cents per bottle.
A Kansas City special says a local packing house has ordered Wichita to burn corn for fuel as soon as possible at 12 cents per pusher. With a 2.5 billion bushel crop, the west may switch from coal to corn, as December corn nears 27 cents and corn could be cheaper than coal in western states.
Michael Cunningham of Michigan City claims to be a Balaklava charge survivor. Attorney S J Taylor applied to Britain for a pension and Sir Herbert Maxwell promises a handsome pension. Cunningham, unable to read or write, is in indigent circumstances and is said to be the sole US survivor of the famous charge.
Wo. A. Punsky reports a steady stream of new goods arriving each day at the latest boot and shoe store, signaling busy inventory flow and growing customer interest.
The testimonial claims Hood's Sarsaparilla cured ailments and Hood's Pills aid digestion and cure headaches after meals. It emphasizes numerous voluntary endorsements and presents a persuasive simple statement of effectiveness.
A Minnesota girls school of agriculture is hailed as the nation’s sole institution of its kind. Students learn cooking canning sewing dairy fruit and flower culture and household chemistry. The piece argues for practical home training as a foundation for educated wives and mothers and cites broader female participation in work and the push for legal equality.
Bucklin's Arnica salve advertised as the best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions and claims to cure piles with money refunded if not satisfied. Price 25 cents per box and sold by T. Scott.
Mal Standiford suffers eye inflammation while others share visits and trips. Mr and Mrs Thomas of Laporte spent Thursday at J Huttons. Mrs Charlie Baird visited her sister in Ohio. Adrian, Grandma Martins son, married for a third time in Illinois. Grandma Hixon attended a funeral in Valpo. Albert Cole and editor's party visited Atlanta. Harry Burner hunted coon in Laporte. Henry and Otto Lukee travel to Chicago and northern Michigan to seek a timber home. Mrs H Martin hosted a quilting in honor of Mrs John Martin of Kosciusko. The quilt was a gift to Earl Martin from Grandma Martin.
The notice offers patent assistance with easy terms and 35 years of experience. Examinations and reports are free with prompt attention. Send drawings and description to JU, BAGGER & Co. attorneys in Washington.
Do not go without printed name and address envelopes. Available at the Indicator office for 50 cents per hundred.
A long miscellany of humorous maxims, quips, and aphorisms touching work, manners, temperance, travel, and daily life. It fancifully surveys advice, proverbs, and social observations with playful contrasts and moral cues.
Mrs Phoebe Thomas of Junction City Indiana was told she had consumption but two bottles of Dr King’s New Discovery cured her and saved her life. Mr Thomas Eggera of San Francisco California bought one bottle and in two weeks was cured. Free trial bottles at E T Scott’s. Regular sizes 50c and 1.
A breezy, period style description notes a girl’s bewitching fall beauty with a feather boa near her neck, remarking on how such adornment softens harsh features and enhances appearance for the season.
On October 22 the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad will sell 30 day Excursion Tickets to Virginia points on the Harper's Ferry and Valley Branch south of and including Winchester at one fare for the round trip plus 2 dollars. Excursion tickets will also be sold to West points at very low rates. For full information contact any B and O Ticket Agent or S. P. Kretzer Philadelphia L. S. Allen Chicago.
W T Gooden of Pana Illinois won out of 911 contestants with a 100 word history noting Europe’s revival of learning and religious zeal leading to Columbus discovery in 1492 and 1763 English supremacy. It cites colonial wars, revolution, independence, and federal reorganization. Slavery, emancipation, and federal authority are mentioned along with religious freedom and progress aiding prosperity at home and honor abroad.
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