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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 08, 1898
Page
2
The Westville Indiana newspaper indicates weekly publication with editor E Mattix and post office registration. Notices include obituaries over ten lines priced at $1 and obituary poetry at ten cents per line, professional cards offered at several rates, and advertising policy details.
Republicans in Laporte and Stark Counties plan a delegate competition at Wanatah on September 10 at 3 p.m. to nominate a joint candidate. New Durham township Republicans meet at Westville town hall tomorrow, Friday, September 9, at 7 30 p.m. for one delegate and one alternate. The column criticizes coverage by the Argus Bulletin Dispatch and notes voter qualifications.
A local political feud targets M. T. Krueger and his faction, accusing them of controlling the Democratic party. The message urges Mr. Vater and supporters to act in November to break the grip and restore party independence.
After years of illness the result of poison administered by M T Krueger, a Democrat who weakened the party, leaves Michigan City with a slim majority. The piece warns Krueger could gain power if endorsed, risking further divisions and control over voters.
An old advertisement touts Cascareta Candy Cathartic as a pleasant medical discovery that cleanses kidneys liver and bowels and dispels colds headaches fever and constipation. It urges purchase of boxes priced 10 25 50 cents and claims guaranteed cure by druggists.
Rev Mr Edinger of Springfield says his son was cured by faith and miracles. He told an Argus reporter that without divine intervention the boy would have died from his ailment.
A Laporte County Republican summary praises John C. Richter for judge and Julius C. Travis for prosecutor as strong, popular candidates. Frank H. Doran is seen as the strongest auditor choice, with John Peters for treasurer and P. O. Small for sheriff among favored picks. The piece lauds party unity, local ties, and a coming November victory with energetic endorsements.
The Clinton and New Durham teachers held their first Institute in the Westville High School room on Thursday September 1. Fifteen teachers and four visitors attended. County Superintendent Zigler presided over the forenoon session and led discussions on social elements.
Indiana fish policy appeal by Commissioner Z T Sweeney urges landowner buy in and fair laws. He cites economic potential of state waters, compares spending on fisheries in other states, and invites public input to shape new legislation for Indiana.
Mrs Jane Boxer of Van Buren Indiana reports sores on hands and face clearing after using Hood's Sarsaparilla she describes renewed strength and health. The ad promotes Hood's Pills as a remedy for nausea headache biliousness and indigestion priced at 25 cents.
A competent authority states ten million Americans are bicycle riders with an average of one wheelman per person. The assertion suggests wide cycling participation across the country and underscores bicycle use as a common pastime.
A Populist man boasts of government bonds and war profits as moral praise, while his wife challenges the faith in reform. She cites Spain and Manila, notes six years of political drift, and recalls a banner urging McKinley measures as she urges political accountability.
Literary Notes describe the Ladies' Home Journal preparing an issue that will print twenty odd untold anecdotes about Mark Twain and his snap shot pictures. The State Department will publish Royal letters to the President from Napoleon II Queen Victoria and others with facsimiles in the October issue.
A historical advertisement proclaims Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh. The text asserts a constitutional cure, states the medicine works through the blood and mucous membranes, and offers one hundred dollars for any uncured case. It directs readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo, Ohio, with druggists selling the product at one dollar.
Liberal offer to send three names and fifteen cents for sixteen pages of popular songs and three months of American Popular Music. Enquiries at Wabash ticket offices for rates to Omaha and Kansas City for International Expo. Also notice of Sovereign Grand Lodge meeting in Boston September 19–24, 1898 with Wabash first class round trip fare and sale dates September 16–18.
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