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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 24, 1895
Page
2
The Weetville Indicator announces its weekly publication every Thursday at Weetville Indiana. Subscriptions are $1 per year in advance and advertising rates are available on application. Obituary notices over ten lines cost $1 and obituary poetry is ten cents per line. Professional cards are five dollars per year or three dollars per six months.
The Laporte County Agricultural Association reports a net profit of 25 dollars from the recently held fair in Laporte. The item reflects local events and questions ahead of New York City political issues including beer garden debates and local concerns about opium usage estimates.
The writer argues the nation needs elimination of the Democratic party from leadership more than retiring the greenbacks. Indiana is praised as a capable craft to carry the flag. The author frowns on reports that the Corbett Fitzsimmons fight is off due to Corbett refusing to fight.
A plan aims to raise funds to erect a fitting memorial for Gov. Chaser through communal contributions after securing a home for his widow. The effort seeks widespread public support to honor the memory of the late governor.
A country exchange grows skeptical as scripture is cited about man being dust, while the subscriber resists settling. Officials note a sense of ongoing dispute with unclear resolution.
Enumeration shows district totals with numbers for all districts from First through Thirteenth. Data lists counts per district, ending with an unclear Thirteenth total and an incomplete final figure of 36.
Alonzo Martin, keeper of a restaurant, was charged with selling a half pint of whisky on Sunday. He pleaded not guilty but was fined by Mayor Cromer. The case rose to the circuit court where Martin was again convicted, costing him over $103 in total.
In the United States court at St Joseph fifty one liquor dealers pleaded guilty to not canceling stamps of liquor barrels. They faced a possible year in prison and a 3500 fine but the court suspended sentence to allow appeals to President Cleveland for pardons.
A physician writes a slow monograph on baldness while a sprightly soubrette suggests an instant solution. The joke mocks science and notes men sit front row to hear the bull fiddle and watch sylpha dancers on stage earning about 15 weekly.
A gold fever grips Seward county Nebraska after discovery of placer treasure about twenty five miles west of Lincoln. An old gravel pit near Milford on the Blue River yields rich gold dust with sand and gravel from nearby workings showing promising finds.
A veteran soldier colony is being established in North ern City in southeast Georgia with capital of 500000. Plan includes 12000 acres for town lots and 350000 for land plus 150000 for improvements. Immigration trends shift north to south west of the Mississippi. led by Mr. Fitzgerald of the American Tribune.
The Louisville Courier Journal praised Indiana for its wartime devotion and bright record, noting its border state status and the effort to balance keeping the enemy off ships with completing the war books.
The 1860 census shows Indiana deployed 75.3 percent of militia age men, higher than other states. Deaths ran 17.7 percent of enlistments, above the 16.7 percent national average. At Manassas the Nineteenth Indiana fell 61.2 percent. Indiana celebrates with monuments in Circle Park Indianapolis and maintains a soldiers orphans home, with a soldiers home under construction near Tippecanoe battleground.
The Cleveland administration suggests reviving the stamp tax on bank checks, a wartime impost repealed by Republicans. The piece argues Democrats would reimpose many internal revenue taxes, condemning the party as reactionary and warning that further control would end soon.
The supreme court ruled last week that trustees elected last fall were entitled to hold office after election declaration. If acted earlier, county superintendent elections would align with a recent legislative change now deemed unconstitutional, potentially shifting party control and extending terms by months in multiple counties.
A caustic ridicule targets the Man's Suffrage Association of Boston arguing against a proposed ratio of thirty women to one man. The piece mocks male domination, imagines social upheaval, and suggests women would easily prevail in any such power imbalance.
The Atlanta congress votes 251 to 104 against free coinage of silver at 16 to 1, signaling farmers and other silver supporters have no solid base. The body also defeats a proposal for an international bimetallic congress and rejects further issue of interest bearing bonds, marking a setback for the free coinage stance.
The piece notes a pending canvass in 1896 with limited support for reform. It argues the electorate remains unripe for radical changes and splits exist between states over bi metallicism and free coinage of silver, predicting broad opposition despite some proponents.
A Bucklin arnica salve advertises a remedy for cuts bruises sores ulcers salt rheum fever sores tetter chapped hands chilblains corns and all skin eruptions. It guarantees satisfaction or money refunded and sells for 25 cents per box by E. T. Scott.
Marion Dill born December 1 1832 Perryville Indians married Harry D Taylor May 12 1854 in McDonough County Illinois. She joined the Canton Illinois Baptist church at age 17 and raised nine children six sons and three daughters. She died October 12 1895 aged 62 years 10 months and 12 days after paralysis struck while setting the table. Her funeral leaves a widower and three daughters Elma Cole Nina Williams and one daughter still at home. Farewell to a partner and comrade through life.
Lincoln Nebraska letter from F W Stevens, State Commander, praises Dr King’s New Discovery for curing a stubborn cough after other medicines failed in two children. He guarantees its effectiveness and notes trial bottles are free at Scott’s drugstore. Regular size 60 cents and 90 cents.
The township institute opened at 9 30 led by Mr Cattron with absent Trustee Wolfe. Miss Dusia Martin presented Method. papers followed on Language in the Grades, Historical Plays a Shakespeare, The Greeks at Thermopylae, primary and intermediate arithmetic, geography, and a monthly summary by Miss Belle King. adjournment to November.
Irving Illinois man Fred Miller suffered long with severe kidney pain and bladder issues. After trying various cures he used Electric Bitters and found relief, claiming instant-like benefit. A large bottle costs 50 cents at Scott's Drug Store.
Advertises patent services with 35 years' experience, offering easy terms, free examinations and reports, prompt attention, and request to send drawings and descriptions to L Bagger & Co attorneys in Washington DC.
Take advantage of printed name and address envelopes offered by the In Dicator office at 50 cents per hundred. Savings and convenience highlighted in this local notice.
We A Punsky reports daily pew goods arriving at the new boot and shoe store as part of its ongoing stock updates.
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder is presented as a perfected product claim in a vintage advertisement style. The copy emphasizes quality and reliability, implying superior leavening results for baking tasks. The message targets home cooks seeking consistent, reliable baking outcomes.
The essay argues that education should form moral character through discipline and example. It divides study into history, nature studies, and formal subjects, advocating early emphasis on nature and guided development before heavy use of formal arithmetic and reading. It cautions against overloading with abstract drills and urges teaching through real-world inquiry and good examples.
On October 22 the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad sells Q-day excursion tickets to Virginia via the Harper's Ferry & Valley Branch, south of Winchester, for one fare round trip plus $2.00. Tickets to western destinations also at low rates. For details contact B. & O. Ticket Agents S. P. Kretzer in Philadelphia or L. S. Allen in Chicago.
Attorney A. A. Worthington of Buchanan faced an attempted shooting by Jacob Baker after foreclosure actions. Baker, after drinking, drew a 44 caliber revolver at Worthington in his office but the gun misfired and Baker fled, later being arrested and jailed.
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