Northern Indiana Today A Snapshot Of Local Happenings
A late 19th century chronology lists Mil ford creamery talk and Mentone water works dreams. Noble county to send sixteen reps to Klondike next spring. Eye injury near Ossian, cigar factory move urged from Warsaw to Marion. Widdy Mauzy shot in leg while hunting near Warsaw. Nappanee fishers supply lake Wawasee with fish. Fort Wayne oil and gas wells reported near Goshen. Elkhart to host trades union meeting January 4 with notable speakers. Longcliff hospital in Logansport overcrowded. Bonding case detainment near De Kalb County. Walkerton bank chattel mortgage hints at receivership. Beyer Bros poultry shipments and farmer payments noted. Kosciusko court docket lists 14 criminal and 26 civil cases. Law change concerns youth compulsory education. War saw man aroused by livery ride to Laketon. legal costs rise. Wabash engineer sues over blacklist claim from 1894 strike. Screw worm pest targets livestock. Bertha Krull sues Harry Travis for 5000 over promised marriage with sister later wed. Wabash streets icy prompting skating precautions. bow-leggedness humor noted. Girls ride bicycles in parentheses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Davidson
Ossian
C. W. Chapman
Warsaw
Marion
Widdy Mauzy
Nappanee
Lake Wawasee
Manchester
Fort Wayne
Goshen Democrat
Meeting of
Trades Union
Elkhart
Longcliff Hospital
Logansport
Jacob Hook
Dekalb County
Columbia City
Profits and ethics of small fruit farming and home town buying
At a state horticultural society meeting in Indianapolis, Snead Thomas of Marion argues strawberries show little profit due to market glut and shipping costs. He cites a Kosciusko county grower who earned only a cent a quart after freight. The piece also urges buying local, supporting home merchants to keep wealth and jobs in town, and criticizes mail order and catalog houses. A separate note discusses editors and hypocrisy, highlighting social penalties for abusive behavior toward editors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Horticultural Society
Indianapolis
Snead Thomas
Marion
Kosciusko County
Buffalo
Use Cornstalks Boosts New Corn Pith Celulose Industry
A $5,000,000 company forms to produce cornstalk pith cellulose. Factories operate in Kentucky and Illinois. Patent holders claim limitless demand and foresee cornstalks solving field waste while yielding hundreds per ton of pure pitch. Farmers gain new income as outer stalk meal also becomes feed valued like timothy hay.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kentucky
Illinois
Indianapolis Journal
Holiday Excursion Rates by the Big Four
On December 24 25 and 31 97 and January 1 98 the Big Four sell excursion tickets at one and one third fare for round trip. Tickets good going only on date of sale and returning by January 4. J L Arthur agent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Big
J. L. Arthur
Hand Cameras Offer Cheap Photo Options in Warsaw
Hand cameras priced from $2.50 enable amateur photographers to capture good pictures. The Parrot brand and others are highlighted as viable choices for picture quality in Warsaw.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parrot’s i
Warsaw
Paradox on Alcohol's Effects on the Thrifty Farmer
A quoted Exchange saying alcohol regularly fed to the thrifty farmer harms his farm by removing boards from fences letting cattle into crops destroying fruit trees mortgaging the farm and sowing wild oats and thistles It claims paint comes off buildings glass from them clothes are harmed manner destabilized and the family ends in disgrace and a drunkard's grave.
What Editors Learn
Editors hear first of gossip and scandals including indiscretions, intrigues, clandestine meetings, and flirtations, with implied risks of publication. The excerpt reflects tabloid insight into information flow and moral judgments within journalism.
Hicks 1898 Almanac Ready for Homes and Offices
The 1898 Hicks Almanac and Paper, larger and finer than before, with 116 pages and a new portrait of Prof. Hicks, will reach homes and offices in weeks. It claims to educate millions and safeguard property and life, with the paper priced at $1 a year and the Almanac at 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srl R. Hicks
America
Prof. Hicks
Hicks
Word and Works Pub. Co
Locust St
St. Louis
How to Prevent Pneumonia With Cough Remedy
A period piece ad promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the sure preventive of pneumonia during cold season. It cites a testimonial from Oolagah, Indian Territory, praising the remedy for curing coughs and colds and preventing pneumonia, with 25 and 50 cent sizes sold by J. U. Snoberger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. A Snoberger
Chamberlain
J. U. Snoberger
Wanted 150 Men to Call at Brick Blacksmith Shop
A public notice from Jack Buar of Silver Lake Indiana requests 150 men to come to the Brick Blacksmith Shop by January 1 1898 to settle last year accounts. He thanks supporters of nearly twenty years and signs off asking loyal service if still worthy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Buar
Silver Lake
Indiana
Election Notice in Castle Hall Lakeview Lodge
Notice announces an election at Castle Hall Lakeview Lodge 164 K of P on Monday evening January 3 for one trustee to serve a three year term. J J Barcock K of R and S signs as organizer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castle Hall
Lakeview
Lodge
J. J. Barcock
Prairie Farmer Co Belt Ladies' Home Ideal offer
Four papers for one year at $1.60 in a Prairie Farmer Co Belt and Ladies' Home Ideal promotion tied to the Re corp. Subscription details appear in this short notice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prairie Farmer, Co -Belt
Ladies’ Home Ideal
The
Re. Corp
Local notices and ad highlights in The Record
The notice indicates sale bills printed on water proof paper and a paper notice at low cost. It touts Saratoga restaurant as a premier dining spot and urges readers to consider the Record read. It mentions neighborhood news and gained correspondents and praises Chamberlain's remedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Saratoga
Chamberlain
Second Hand Ding Nes Bell For Sale
A second hand ding nes bell in good condition is offered for sale. For particulars call at the Recorp office.
Dry stove wood delivery at Silver Lake Claypool or Rose Hill
18 inch dry stove wood delivered by car to Silver Lake Claypool or Rose Hill. Address includes price quality Lock Box .309 Warsaw Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Silver Lake
Claypool
Rose Hill
Warsaw
Indiana
Alaskan Gold Fields Lithograph Map for Sale
Up to date six color lithograph map of the Alaskan Gold Fields offered for sale. Complete and accurate. Price requires five 2 cent stamps sent to Advertising Department at The Del Plate Road, Cleveland Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Klondike
Nickel Plate Road
Cleveland
Prairie Farmer of
Chicago
Prairie Farmer
Kansas City
Inter Ocean
del Plate Road
Also Mentioned on This Page
Mentone
Milford
Noble County
Testy Mig
Walkerton Bank
County Recorder
Beyer Bros
Huntington House
Aggleston
James Boyer
North Manchester
Johnson's
Laketon
Wabash
John Horner
Aii
Bertha Krull
Laporte
Treac
Harry Travis
Travis
Cena Krull
Three Rivers
Mich
Frank ‘Heighaway
Akron
Tri-County Gazette
Amming
Shelbyville Republican
Hick
Wabash County
Main Street
U. B
Christian Union
J. W. Rizzy
Pneumone
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