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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1897
Page
2
The Westville newspaper notes the editor's business note and prices, cites farmer weather as chilly, and includes political remarks by Mark Hanna and Bryan. A St. Petersburg dispatch warns of a bad harvest affecting Russian provinces and famine fears easing due to reserves. Senator M. A Hanna recalls supporting McKinley.
Henry A W Brown a College Hill photographer and Theodore Hanson son of farmer John Hanson near Valparaiso were arrested by Secret Service and Sheriff Green for making and circulating counterfeit money. Agents Carter Porter and local officers traced the plot to Brown's gallery and a farm outhouse where plates ink and a press were found. Both men confessed after hearing before U S Commissioner Williams and were bound over for $5000 and sent to Indianapolis.
An advertisement extols Good's Sarsaparilla as a tonic to maintain pure nourishing blood for nerves and muscles. It warns that impure blood leads to distressing disease and vulnerability to overwork or exposure.
A vintage brief notes Wood's Pills marketed as the best after dinner aid for digestion and headache relief sold for 25 cents. The ad highlights easy use and quick comfort after meals.
The Porter county fair closed Friday drawing an estimated eight to ten thousand people with large delegations from LaPorte Crown Point Hobart and others. Friday receipts were the largest in ten years and overall the fair was financially successful. The running race was the highlight finishing after eight heats and won by Character. Races included a 2:18 trot purse 159 with Red Star and Fay Gordon among entrants and a 2:30 pace purse 150 featuring Hazel Crum and Lady Bell. Deck Wright paced two heats to near the track record but fell short.
Reported results from Thursday afternoon races include a 2:27 trot with purse 125 featuring Gold Standard and Avalanche among others. Entries Duncan Scribner Bettie Lee and five others started, with King Henry Eagle Bird and Jack Dee among competitors. best time noted as 104 though incomplete.
An advertisement claims deafness results from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and catarrh. It promises to cure nine cases of deafness by constitutional treatment and offers one hundred dollars for any case that Hall’s Catarrh Cure cannot cure, with circulars available. Sold by Druggists for 75 cents.
Readable excerpts from pencil notes inside church singing books near Westville reveal candid remarks and gossip about personal relationships, admissions of mischief, and social commentary. The items include taunts, flirtations, and accusations among attendees, with several initials obscured and some lines damaged.
The bladder serves one purpose and harms arise only from kidney effects or local disease. Misattributed womb issues often mimic urinary trouble. Kilmer’s Swamp Root advertised as a remedy. sample bottle and pamphlet offered by Kilmer & Co. of Binghamton, N Y, with a newspaper guarantee.
The ad touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsie as rapidly successful, turning initial trial users into walking advertisers. It claims to cure constipation indigestion and sick headache with trial size 10 cents and larger bottles 50 cents and one dollar.
The Tennessee Centennial and Industrial Exposition in Nashville closes its month of October with special attractions and lowered rates from across the country. Travel via Louisville and Nashville routes offers affordable through-car service. inquiries can be directed to Co. P. Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Kentucky. Also advertised: headache relief in twenty minutes by Dr Miles Palma Pinus, one cent a dose at druggists.
Nickel Plate offers a special train excursion to Chicago with a five day return limit. Tickets go on sale at Cleveland and western stations at unusually low rates. October 9 marks the 26th anniversary of the Chicago fire celebrated in 1897. cheap excursions apply to three express trains during the five day window.
Advertisers claim Electric Bitters restores tired nerves to vigor by toning nerve centers in the stomach and stimulating the liver and kidneys. It is described as a blood purifier and stomach tonic improving appetite and digestion. Sold by E. T. Scott for 50c or 1.00 per bottle.
Americans buy Casearets Candy Cathartic at two million boxes annually and expect three million by New Year. The ad claims Casearets are the delightful bane regulator for all year and urges druggists to stock 10c 25c 50c boxes with a cure guaranteed.
Fragmentary text describes a medicine or product promising blood cleansing and impurity removal. Mentions individuals, vendors, and pricing but details are unclear. Readers are urged to consider the claims and potential side effects.
Fragmentary lines mention shoe advice and venue hints. Names such as LeRoy Olmstead and spots appear alongside garbled street or trial packaging references. Overall content remains unclear and uncertain.
A quirky ad asserts a common tired feeling stems from neglect of stomach and bowels. It promotes Dr Caldwell’s Syrup Pepsin as a cure and urges readers to buy a 192 bottle supply from E T Scutt, claiming quick relief and renewed life.
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