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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1899
Page
3
An advertisement praises Farm Journal as a superior farm paper and offers a five year in advance subscription plan through the Indicator. It notes the deal extends to new subscribers in New France as well and emphasizes timely payment before December 1903.
The scientific compound Kodol Dyspepsia Cure is praised by eminent doctors and the medical press for digesting what you eat and curing dyspepsia. Individual testimonials include M. A. Ketron of Bloomingdale Tennessee who reports ten years of indigestion cured. E. T. Scott also supports its benefits.
Tickets go on sale at the Wabash depot on the first and third Tuesdays each month from June through October for travel to points in the west southwest and northwest. For details contact a Wabash agent by phone or mail.
A local ad promotes a SOC dinner at Alice's restaurant for 25 cents. The notice encourages patrons to try the meal and includes the address 15 W Maio St Valparaiso and mentions ALUs and Prop. as identifiers.
The Seabird endures a fierce hurricane as the crew fights a tearing storm staysail and torn mainsail. Captain maintains course, three days and nights of wind, waves, and darkness, then the ship gains speed and rounds Cape Horn. Tom notes the voyage toward San Francisco.
In the Gulf of California an accident at sunset hurls a heavy block onto a ship deck. Tom dives after his companion Avery, drags him from the water, and after a perilous struggle to keep him afloat, Avery is revived by Captain Coffin while Tom regains strength.
A dying miner dictates a will and treasure map to Tom Scott revealing a share in a gold mine. The mate, Reed, schemes to steal the document as the ship reaches Frisco, while Tom prepares to claim his inheritance and uncover the treasure for himself.
Tom Scott arrives in San Francisco amid gold rush fever learns of a planned rail trip to Seattle to secure passage. He hides most money in a safe, keeps two papers on his person, and plans an evening theater visit before danger rises. Obed Rider, the Seabird’s mate, plots to steal the papers and money to fund an outfit.
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