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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 26, 1895
Page
2
The paper located in Westville Indiana prints weekly issues every Thursday with second class mailing at Vesatville. It lists subscription at 1.00 per year in advance and advertising rates. Obituary notices over ten lines cost 1.00 and poetry ten cents per line. Professional cards priced at 3 per year or 3 per six months.
The article notes Italy's twenty fifth birthday of United Italy and compares Victor Emmanuel to George Washington. It mentions ex Governor John LeCarrol of Maryland warning that his party faces danger from schisms and a fatigue among voters triggered by the mention of democracy.
Secretary Carlisle revises treasury ruling allowing Hon. Matt W. Ransom United States minister to Mexico to draw his salary. The change is presented as normal, implying the diplomatic corps aims at salary reception.
John W. Griggs is nominated by the Republicans for New Jersey governor. Only three ballots were taken and the result surprised even his friends. Griggs is a capable and staunch Republican who served in both houses of the state legislature and is likely to win by a large majority.
The Goshen News notes a historic gathering near Chattanooga where surviving soldiers from opposing armies meet under a common government to dedicate a battlefield to peace and goodwill, a site once marked by war and bloodshed.
Indiana selects Colonel Ivan N. Walker as commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic. The writer recalls meeting Walker at Louisville and Chickamauga and predicts great value to the G A R from his leadership.
The Chinese emperor issues a blunt edict over the massacre of missionaries but foreigners regard it as powerless beyond Pekin. Previous stern decrees have failed to protect foreign property or lives inside China, leaving the interior insecure.
A visitor in New Albany during G A R week recalls the Tribune office run by General Jasper Packard a steadfast Republican knight and exemplary citizen. He notes Packard’s growing business and hopeful spirit, praising the long preservation of his print and character.
An NYPD officer recounts a case of being hypnotized while on leave to visit his sick wife in Orange County. He vanished from August until September 12 before reporting back to duty, with only hazy memories of where he went. Teddy will investigate the story.
The report cites Spanish army brutality in Cuba with four citizens executed after a defeat and Gen Maceo ordering killings of prisoners. Insurgents use dynamite and blew up a train carrying Spanish soldiers with few deaths. The public hopes Congress will recognize the Cuban republic and consider annexation.
The report notes a force and child of Dr and Mrs McFarland of the Chu-Chai Lendor Mission died after being stricken. In Nankiang foreigners suffer illness and many flee the country. Cholera ravages Japan with 17358 deaths reported up to August 28 just before the Rio Janeiro sailed.
A Navy test at Indian Head evaluated a 12 inch gun and its battleship armor. A 14 inch Harveyized nickel steel plate withstood a 1 100 pound armor piercing shell fired from 480 pounds of powder at 1 800 feet per second, penetrating the plate but stopping in sand. A Colt automatic rifle undergoing a tough 800 shot endurance test was introduced, firing 400 rounds per minute and awaiting confirmation.
Citizens are urged to support Cuban patriots by signing a petition at the Indicator office. The appeal frames Cuban struggle as a fight for liberty and calls on Congress to recognize the Cubans as belligerents. The piece invokes historical parallels with the American and French revolutions to justify action.
The first township institute convened at Westville High School at 9 45 Saturday morning with J W Cattron presiding. Officers were elected. Miss Irwin was chosen secretary. Sessions covered General Methods Language Reading Arithmetic and Alcoholic Drinks and Narcotics with remarks by I G Small C Burner Galbreth and others. The institute adjourned until October’s third Saturday.
Advertisement claims Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood to restore health for weakness fatigue and run down conditions. It asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla makes pure rich blood and calls it the great blood purifier. Hood's Pills are said to cure liver ills constipation biliousness jaundice and sick headaches.
A large ladies gold watch is missing between MT Haskell station and Westville cemetery. Finder receives a reasonable reward upon returning it to J C Matotte in Westville.
An old advertisement states acts at once never fails for asthma and feverish cold symptoms. Claims immediate results from a harmless remedy labeled as the only one producing quick relief, attributed to J. T. Scott.
An advertisement offers a 64 page medical reference book for men and women with disorders of sex, youth errors and contagious diseases. It instructs sending two two cent stamps to Dr Hathaway & Co at 70 Dearborn Street Chicago for postage and listing leading specialists and physicians in the country.
An advertisement proclaims Electric Bitters as a universal headache remedy promising permanent relief. It claims to ease habitual headaches and constipation by toning the bowels, urging a fair trial with large bottles priced 50c at Scott's.
On a Saturday, Sept 28, Jas Dolman offers one barrel of flour for four dollars with a fifty pound sack as a premium for each barrel. Sack warranted and money refunded if not satisfactory. Envelopes with printed name and address available for 50 cents a hundred at the Indicator office.
The U S Government Reports declare Royal Baking Powder superior to all others, presenting authoritative support for its quality and performance relative to competing brands.
O H Smith announces daily operation of his cider mill and invites patrons to bring apples. He warns unsettled accounts will be turned to an attorney for collection. H B Werrold offers patent services with 35 years’ experience and free examinations. Cham berlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy praised by editor John G Mauger for five years’ use and sold by E T Scott.
Dr Price's Cream Baking Powder Most Perfect Made and best salve for cuts bruises sores ulcers and skin eruptions. It cures piles or money refunded. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by E T Scott.
A World’s Fair comparison tested baking powders claiming pure leavening power rivaling Royal. Results suggested varying effectiveness with some products meeting expectations while others fell short, indicating no single brand dominated the bake.
Dr J Calliban of Otis Indiana and former St Joseph Hospital Louisville physician mentioned. John Gilmer Speed writes from unpublished Lincoln letters to Joshua Speed for the Ladies' Home Journal.
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