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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 07, 1899
Page
2
The article discusses the Transvaal crisis with Britain, praising Boer marksmanship and homeland defense. It notes Uitlanders in Johannesburg seeking representation and taxation complaints, framing the conflict as a defense of suffrage against encroachment and imperial pressure.
County superintendent calls meeting of Laporte County superintendents and truant officers. Zigler elected chairman Monroe secretary. Board adopts resolution to enforce the Compulsory Education Law at opening of schools. Excerpt outlines exemptions and duties of the truant officer and penalties for noncompliance. Also notes nearby notices on rail travel and muskmelon quality guidance from Purdue University.
An 1880s style advertisement promises one hundred dollars to cure catarrh with Hall's Catarrh Cure. It includes endorsements from Toledo wholesalers West & Incax Vanorixe Kinnan & Manvis, notes internal use of the remedy, price per bottle, and testimonials. It also seeks an energetic agent to sell machines with a small bond, offered by The Singer Manufacturing Company in Chicago.
Instructions advise filling a bottle with water and letting it stand 24 hours. A sediment indicates kidney illness. Linen staining suggests kidney trouble, while frequent urination or back pain signals kidney and bladder issues.
Dr Kilmer Swamp Root touted as a remedy for rheumatism back and kidney pains and urinary issues. It claimed to help holding water nocturia and scalding sensations with liquor use and offered free sample bottle and book by mail from Kilmer Co. Binghamton NY, with a note to readers in Westville Indicator.
The notable success of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy in treating bowel complaints has established it as a standard. For sale by E. T. Scott.
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