County Board Opens Bids for New Durham Gravel Roads
County commissioners opened bids Tuesday for seven miles of gravel roads in New Durham township. The lowest offer was 33 250 by F R Clark and Co, but plans require at least five miles built before winter, so award likely to W B Hutchinson and Co or Mr Clark with conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
County Commissioners
Ecselon
New Durham Township
Mr. Clark
Lawerence County
W. B. Hutchinson
Michigan City
W.B. Hutchinson & Co
J. E. Southard & Co
F. R. Clark & Co
Iim
W. B. Hutchinson & Co
End of Bitter Field Fight Ends with Recovery Claim
A DuPont resident J F Hayes recounts a long bout with a lung illness described as a stubborn fight. He used Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption as a last resort and credits it with rapid improvement and full recovery. E T Scott Drug Store offers 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles with trial sizes free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Hayes
DuPont
Sroake For Liberty Fugitives: John I Stevens Escapes Prison
John I Stevens a state prison trusty fled Tuesday afternoon after delivering dinner at the state pumping station near the lake shore. He disappeared into the westward grove after hitching his horse to a sapling. guards scoured the area and neighboring towns were notified. Stevens, 58, 5 ft 8 3 4 in, with a deformed left wrist and arm tattoos, was serving a Fayette county sentence for stealing chickens since October 1902.
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John I. Stevens
Stevens
State Pumping Station
Lake Shore
End Guerde
Fayette County
Bey Cured of Colic After Physician's Treatment Failed
A four year old boy afflicted with colic and cramps improved after morphine injections failed. A half teaspoon of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy brought relief within thirty minutes, with the child soon sleeping and recovering. F L Wilkins of Shell Lake Wisconsin, book-keeper for Shell Lake Lumber Co, reports the remedy. For sale by E T Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Shell Lake
Wis
Titles to Disputed Land in Kankakee Swamps
Deputy Attorney General C. C. Hadley returned from Starke and Laporte counties where he examined disputed lands in the Kankakee swamps. He states the state has title to much of the land and believes actions should be brought promptly to determine ownership. The aim is to sell state property to fund drainage projects for the Kankakee marshes.
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Andrenapolis News
C. C. Hadley
Wtelp
Starke
Laporte
Kankakee
Hadley
Hadly
Suite
Kaakakee
Wmaruh
Harvesting Time Notes From Quakerdom
Local harvest activity noted with Spd Mre Charlie Winters at Richard's, Cecil May returning to Logansport after a visit with Lela Jordan, and Walter Dodd family visiting Frank Link. A preaching at Jackson Center and several residents attended a Michigan City show.
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Spd
Charlie Winters
Richard
Fiiat Lake
Cecil May
Logansport
Lela Jordan
Walter Dodd
Reva
Frank Link
Dysentery Cured Without a Doctor
Mr. T. A. Pinner of Drummond Tenn. claims Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured his dysentery without a doctor. He praises its effectiveness for children and adults and calls it the best cholera medicine. For sale by E. T. Scott.
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T. A. Pinner
Drummond Tenn
E. T. Scott
Oats Harvests and Local Happenings in Jackson Center
Farmers harvest oats while blackberries proliferate around Jackson Center. Several local youths attend Flintlake band concert. Families visit Frank Links. Rollo Link was bitten by a kissing bug and now avoids kissing. Harry Beach returns from an accident. Sam Greer buys his father’s farm and plans marriage. Ice cream social August 13 at Jackson Center church. Sunday School invitation extended for 10:30 attendance.
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Jackson Center
Flintlake
Charlie Link
Walter Dodd
Frank Links
Rollo Link
Harry Beach
Sam Greer
Sam
Not Over Wise Allegory Warns of Neglect and Remedies
An old allegory compares a girl frightened by a grasshopper to a man who spends much on a cyclone cellar yet neglects to provide his family with a bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The text promotes the remedy as prompt and reliable for bowel complaints and notes it is for sale.
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Ues
E. T. Scott
Local Family Visits Quietly Across Lakeside Towns
Beaver Dam resident Beaver Dam, Van Wilkinson and daughter Ella spent Saturday visiting relatives at Walkerton. Michigan City visitors Modell and Arthur Loomis visit their grandparents Mr and Mrs David McKellips. Mrs. James Flood stayed with her daughter near Laporte Merrick. Ella Flood and Amanda Hibbard enjoyed a day in Michigan City. Mrs. Talbot and daughter Mrs. Wilson of Valparaiso visited relatives. E Geist and D W H McKellips haul corn to Michigan City.
Man Refuses Newspaper and Loses His Noticeable Echo
Oklahoma businessman angrily vows to switch printing to a rival shop with no paper. The editor relays events showing every major family milestone and town meeting ignored by the paper until the man’s own speech is finally printed by his former job printer.
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Oklahoma
Enid
Physician Praises Foley's Kidney Cure from Smith's Grove
Dr Geo Ewing a Smiths Grove Ky physician with 30 years practice reports kidney and bladder trouble and enlarged prostrate gland relief after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He says three bottles cured him and he prescribes it daily in his practice and recommends it to other physicians. Sold by all Druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Geo. Ewing
Smith’s Grove
Foley
Indiana University indicators show strong enrollment growth
The Indicator reports Indiana University enrolled 1469 students for the year just closed with 78 graduates pursuing advanced degrees. Representing 24 states and foreign countries, Indiana had 1378 students while county residents included Arthur Gordon Dahne, John August Hillman, Louis Fredrick Hillman, William Nelson Long, Jonathan Walter Osborn, Benjamin Franklin Wells, and George Wm Lingard.
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Indiana University
Indiana
Laporte
Arthur Gordon Dahne
John August Hillman
Louis Fredrick Hillman
Wanstab
William Nelson Long
Jonathan Walter Osborn
Kingebury
Benjamin Franklin Wells
Mill Creek
George Wm. Lingard
Preventive of death by own action touted in notice
A drug ad claims a preventive for death by own action has been discovered. It suggests a run down system or despondency leads to such acts and promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic and nervine to strengthen nerves and the body. It also regulates stomach liver and kidneys with a 600 price and satisfaction guarantee from E T Scott Druggist.
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E. T. Scott
Dramatic and Musical Recital Saturday Evening
Miss Blanche Morrison assisted by Miss Florence Cathcart presents a dramatic and musical recital on Saturday evening August 15. Morrison and Thomas Knox of Valparaiso perform the sketch A pair of Lunatics. The farce Her Only Fault is staged by home talent with Morrison. Music by Miss Cathcart's advanced pupils.
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Blanche Morrison
Florence Cathcart
Miss Morrison
Thomas Knox
Valparaiso
Porter County Fair Plans Auto Race at 1909 Event
Porter County Fair announces September 8 through 11 with a new auto race purse of $100. Horse events include trotting and pacing with five entrants and three starters. other speed races offer purses from $25 to $300. Officers listed are John Brodie president E B Beach secretary and C W Bartholomew treasurer. George T Miller and W C Letherman manage the speed ring.
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Porter County
the Fair Association
John Brodie
E.8. Beach
C. W. Bartholomew
George T. Miller
W.C. Letherman
Cough Remedy Cures Champaign Man After Prolonged Illness
C Unger of 211 Maple St Champaign Illinois describes a year long hacking cough mistaken for consumption. He tried many remedies and physicians before using Foley's Honey and Tar which cured him. Sold by all druggists.
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C. Unger
Maple St
Champaign
Foley
Walter Vail Rejects Pension with Humble Dignity
Michigan City banker Walter Vail, a former Co B 138 Ind Inf, asked the government to withdraw all pension papers saying he does not need it and does not feel his services entitle him. The note praises modesty and criticizes pension vanity and the role of pension attorneys.
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Walter Vail
Michigan City
Walter
Co. B. 138 Ind. Inf
Sam
Vail
Quick Relief For Asthma Sufferers
Foley's Honey and Tar affords immediate relief to asthma sufferers in the worst stages and, if taken in time, will effect a cure. Sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Irrepressible Tom Herrold Hosts Summer Midway Show
Irrepressible Tom Herrold entertains at his Midway resort this summer with bucolic pleasures aimed at bakers butchers grocers and coal operators. On August 12 he performs to win over food supply handlers while maintaining temperance and resisting calls to set up a bar. He plans to gain favor with life’s necessities by steady display and engagement.
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Tom Herrold
Midway
Tom
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Relief for Kidney Ailments
Remedy advertised as a universal cure for diseases caused by kidney or bladder disorders. Sold by all druggists, presented in a period tone typical of medicinal advertisements.
Saving Old Tin Cans: Junkers See Ready Market
A Decatur Democrat report notes junk dealers anticipate rising demand for scrap tin cans as cities host factories using tin as raw material. The process involves burning labels and solder, refining tin sheets, and producing products from trunk components to buttons while lower grades yield elevator weights.
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Saratoga
Decatur Democrat
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Sold For Burns Sores Piles
An old ad touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as the best salve on earth for burns sores ulcers and piles. It claims the salve can prevent fatalities and promotes purchase at E T Scotts Drug Store for 25 cents.
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Bucklen
E. T. Scott's
New Rural Routes Planned in Laporte County
A Washington telegram outlines five new rural routes to start September 1 in Laporte and St Joseph counties. Routes span Kingsbury Mill Creek Rolling Prairie Union Mills and Laporte with lengths from 23 to 244 miles, serving hundreds of residents across 13 to 36 square miles and from 408 to 1 013 people.
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Washington Telegram
Kingsbury
Laporte County
Laporte
Mill Creek
New Carlisle
St. Joe County
Rolling Prairie
Union Mills
Puts An End To It All By Dr King's Pills
A vintage advertisement claims relief from dizziness backache liver complaints and constipation through Dr King s New Life Pills. The copy notes gentle but thorough action and a 25 cent price guaranteed by E T Scott Drug Store.
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Dr. King
E. T. Scott
Quack cures and beauty ad copy from Indiana paper
An advertorial fragment claims Foley's Kidney Cure healed a Dunreeth woman with diabetes after eight doctors failed. It promotes youthful beauty results for women, touts Rocky Mountain Tea as keeping one young and beautiful, signed by E. T. Scott and sold by all Druggists.
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Marion Lee
Dunreeth
Ind
Foley
Rocky
Mountain
E. T. Scott
Cement Walks For Westville Could Be Built Next Year
Westville considers cement walks as replacements for costly board walks. A councilman and Chicago visitors surveyed the issue, noting several successful installations by Kullander, who may return next spring if work is available. Estimated cost about 12 cents per square foot.
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Westville
Bullander
Chic Allison
Chicago
Kullander
Wolverine Has His Teeth Drawn in La Porte
A jocular yet sharp account of Clarence J. Oberlin of Niles Michigan visiting La Porte Indiana. He engaged in social flirtation, then caused a disturbance including firing at youths and alarming two women before ending up in the county jail. The piece mocks local society and town ambiance while describing Oberlin’s alleged breakdown.
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Clarence J. Oberlin
Niles
Mich
Clarence
Laporte
Frank E. Osborn
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Disease Cures
Patent medicine ad claims Foley's Kidney Cure will cure Bright's Disease diabetes stone in the bladder and kidney and bladder diseases. Sold by all druggists with a posture of universal efficacy.
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Bright
Doings at the Laporte County Fair Speed Events
The Laporte county fair outlines a three day program from September 2 to 4 with horse races and trotting events. September 2 features a derby distance of unknown miles with a 30 purse, plus 2:25 trot for 300 and 2:20 pace for 300. September 3 offers a 2:20 pace and 2:25 trot both for 300 and two running races with 100 purses. September 4 includes a free-for-all pace and trot each 400, a driving race mile heats for 50, and a running race mile and repeat for 150.
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Laporte County Fair
Laporte
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