New Lodge Organized in Westville Temple 273 Kithbone Sisters
Tuesday night witnessed the formation of the Knights of Pythias auxiliary at Westville with 40 attendees. Mrs. Shurtha Ross led the exemplification assisted by Walkerton temple, followed by a communal spread at the W R C hall and enthusiastic reception of the new temple. Visitors from Walkerton LiPorte and McGee joined in the ceremony.
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Westville
Temple
Kithbone Sisters
Knights of Pythiasa
Castle Hall
Shurtha Ross
Walkerton Temple
Things Have Changed in a Small Town Voice
The Waynesburg Messenger editor laments changes over 25 years. He contrasts past childhood summers picking mulberries and apples with a modern boy facing medical care for perceived ills, noting overmedication and hospital visits as signs of progress and concern.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gaga
Waynesburg Messenger
Frey
Epsom
Laporte Darby at La Porte Co Fair Draws Crowds
Event highlights a 1 mile race with three laps past G and Stard, promising a thrilling spectacle. Agricultural, medical, fine arts and live stock exhibits run daily September 1 to 4 in La Porte with 25 cent admission and rail excursion rates offered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte Darby
Laporte Co
Indiana
Mediacal
Laporte
End of Bitter Fight with Dr King’s New Discovery
J F Hayes of DuPont Indiana describes a long stubborn lung abscess battle ending in success after using Dr King’s New Discovery for Consumption. He credits the remedy with rapid recovery from coughs colds throat and lung troubles and notes trial bottles are free with guaranteed pricing.
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J. F. Hayes
DuPont
Dr. King
E. T. Scott Drug Store
Cough Sufferer Credits Foley's Honey and Tar Cure
C Unger of 211 Maple St Champaign Illinois recalls a year long hacking cough mistaken for consumption. After trying many remedies and physician care he used Foley's Honey and Tar which cured him and he has not been troubled since. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. Unger
Maple St
Champaign
Foley
Foley's Kidney Cure Promises Cure for Kidney Disorders
An old advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure as a remedy for all diseases arising from disordered kidneys or bladder and states it is sold by all druggists.
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Foley
Patrick Donahue Killed Relighting Station Lamps Near Alida
Patrick Donahue, light keeper at Alicia since last spring, was killed near Alida when a speeder he operated was struck by an express train on the B and O line. Born in Ireland March 17, 1845, he married Celina Holmes in 1873. survived by three daughters and two sons. Funeral held at Agent Horton’s home with burial in Westville Cemetery.
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Patrick Donahue
Alida
E J. Borton
Donahue
Ile
Pat
Alicia
Celina Holmes
King County
Ireland
Agent Horton
I. T. Scott
Westville
Colfax Nominations Chronicles Across Indiana Races
LaPorte Republican notes that Schuyler Colfax was nominated seven times by acclaim for Congress, detailing nominations at Bradford White county in 1854 Plymouth 1856 1858 1860 1862 Valparaiso 1864 Westville 1868 and a 1866 vice presidential bid with General Grant.
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Laporte
Schuyler Colfax
Congress
Republican
Colfax
Plymouth
Graham N. Fitch
Dysentery cured without a doctor claims Drummond merchant
Mr. T. A. Pinner says a small bottle of Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured him of dysentery without a physician. He calls it the best cholera medicine and notes it works for both children and adults. For sale by E. T. Scott.
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T. A. Pinner
Drummond Tenn
E. T. Scott
Patronage and Promotion of Rural Free Delivery Routes
The post office department monitors patronage on rural free delivery routes and aims to educate all family members to use the service via correspondence and periodicals. It tracks family counts and monthly piece totals, noting routes boost land values and farm desirability, guiding ongoing attention to improve appreciation and maintain routes.
Our Watering Resort Echoes from Clear Lake Memories
A letter from JOB BARNARD to Chas E. Martin recalls Clear Lake as a boyhood swimming hole with sheep pens, a log canoe, and races between prairie and town boys. He notes the lake’s change, the old and new swim sites, and how the article rings true to his daily youth.
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Washington D.C
Chas
E. Martin
Clear Lake
Wabash Road
New
Job Barnard
Beaver Dam Social Notes Highlight Local Visits
Beavers Dam residents send greetings as Henry Rehm visits North Dakota and Nellie Taylor tours Denver. Henry Rottein improves after a fall, while Bessie and Florence Benson visit relatives nearby. William Wooley’s Michigan family visits local home. Mrs. Brown of Morgan Prairie visits her daughter Mrs. Frank Flood. Uncle James Wickersham moves to his son George in Town. Ex Trustee Mart Cisana and wife spend Saturday with D. McKellip. Roy McKellips hosts sister Alta Benson, her husband, and Mr. Holbrook of Chicago. Elias Benson returns from Longcliff with sister Mrs. Sherman and husband of Knox. Local turnout at Eastern Star in Westville plus Rathbone Sisters organized there Tuesday.
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Roy McKellips
Alta Benson
Mr. Holbrook
Chicago
Elias Benson
Longcliff
Sherman
Knox
Westviile
Rathbone Sisters
The Death Penalty and Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Ad
A promotional item touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a life saver for burns sores ulcers and other injuries claiming it prevents fatalities. Available for 2 50 cents at E T Scotts Drug Store.
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E. T. Scott
Burdick News Recap and Local Happenings
Local notes report nearly completed new residence for Mike Thoesen and various social visits. Families like the Hollars and Smiths host and travel, while Chicago buyers acquire farms near here. A church event, medical updates, and heavy rain with high waters and washed bridges are noted.
Youth burglar jailed after Hanna store break in August
Marion West twenty two year old with prior reform school time in Jeffersonville Ind was arrested Monday on burglary charges in Hanna. He snatched up by Grieger and two boarders after a break in on August 6. West fled to friends but was recaptured and jailed awaiting arraignment in Justice Simon Wise's Laporte court. West had a 1902 1903 release history from the Jeffersonville reformatory after a petit larceny conviction.
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Marion West
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Ind
Hanna
Simon Wise
Laporte
West
Ewald Grieger
Grieger
Hanns
Reformatory
Physician Healeh Endorses Foley's Kidney Cure
Dr Geo Ewing of Smithn Grove Kentucky, a physician of over thirty years, reports relief from kidney and bladder trouble after using Foley's Kidney Cure. He says three bottles cured him and he prescribes it widely in his practice. Sold by all druggists.
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Geo. Ewing
Smith’n Grove Ky
Foley
Keeping Youth Powers Charm and Victory With Tea
A short promotional note argues that youth preserves charm and power in social battles. It claims Rocky Mountain Tea keeps a woman young and beautiful, attributing the claim to E. T. Scott.
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E. T. Scott
Rioting at Whiting erupts into deadly race war
In Whiting Indiana a street battle between 400 Serbians and Hungarians at the Standard Oil plant leaves three men seriously injured. Police are unable to control clubs bricks and stones as eighteen rioters are arrested. Feud between the Winiski Buzech families fuels the clashes and divides plant workers.
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Whiting
Indiana
Molee
Standard Oil Co
Winiski
Buzech
Europe
Electric Bitters Promised To Prevent Death By Own Action
An ad claims a preventive for death by own action has been discovered and promotes Electric Bitters as a tonic that strengthens nerves and the body. It asserts benefits for stomach liver and kidney regulation and guarantees satisfaction through E. T. Scott Druggist.
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E. T. Scott
Quick Relief For Asthma Sufferers Sold By Druggists
Foley's Honey and Tar offers immediate relief to asthma sufferers in severe stages and can effect a cure when taken early. Sold by all druggists.
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Foley
All
Fair Program Races at Laporte September 2 3 4
A historical running meet in Laporte lists pace events for September 2 3 and 4. Events include 1 mile under pace 2:20 and 2:20 marks, trot and earner races, free for all pace and trot, and a 1 mile running event with a half-mile track beat noted in Northern Indiana. Horsemen will be treated right.
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Laporte
Earmer
Chip Ant
Epgs
Betes
Thorbday
Spizieiesl
Indiana
Allegory of folly contrasts cyclone cellar care
Not Over-Wise. An allegorical image shows a girl frightened by a grasshopper while stepping on a snake. It parallels a man who spends heavily on a cyclone cellar yet neglects his family’s need for Champlain’s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, a widely used preventive medicine. Sold by E. T. Scott.
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E. T. Scott
Remarkable Reunion at Chesterton Meeting of Long Lost Siblings
Lewis Mandeville of Valparaiso traveled to Chesterton to reunite with a sister he believed dead for sixty two years. The chance meeting followed a Utica visit by George Letts who told Mrs Burritt of the Valparaiso Mandeville. Mr Mandeville, eighty one, once worked as Chesterton’s photographer and remains active in his hometown.
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Cheaterton Tribune
Lewis Mandeville
Valparaiso
George Letts
Utica
N. Y
Burritt
Mr. Mandeville
Valnaraiso
Boy Cured of Colic After Physician's Treatment Had Failed
Four year old boy suffered colic until morphine injections failed to help. After giving Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, the child slept within thirty minutes and recovered. testimonial from F L Wilkins, book-keeper at Shell Lake Lumber Co. For sale.
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Chamberlain
F. L. Wilkings
Shell Lake
Wis
Mr. Wilkins
Shell Lake Lumber Co
E. T. Scott
Entertainment postponed for weather at Cartron hall
The Saturday show at Cartron hall was postponed due to bad weather and will be held next Saturday evening August 22. The farce Her Only Fault will be staged by home talent and A Pair of Lunatics will feature Mrs Morrison of Valparaiso and Mr Matthews of Michigan City.
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Cartron Hall
Morrison
Valparaiso
Matthews
Michigan City
Journal and St Louis Globe Debate Bryan’s Influence
The St Louis Globe-Democrat accuses the Indianapolis Journal of sensationalism blaming Bryan for harming the Democratic party. The Journal replies that other world matters exist beyond partisanship and asserts Bryan’s actions sow pernicious heresies among admirers.
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St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Indianapolis Journal
St. Louis
Bryan
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Wm. Wooley
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Mrs. Brown
Morgan Prairie
Frank Flood
James Wickersham
George
Mart Cisana
D. McKellip
Mike Thoesen
Z. Weaver
Woodville
Burdick
L. E. Hollar
Ollie Wiseman
Fair Views
Farneseville
John Larson
Marie Hollar
Nellie Smith
Michigan
Billings Hall
David Cassler
F. Gust
Clara
Grant Booker
Blue Island
Sopers
Dr. Warren
Here
O. J. Sackman
Henry Brown
Lilie Smith
Shanks
Chesterton
Dallas Saryer
Indiana Harbor
Isaac Sarver
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Frank Wiseman
F. C. Barnes
Mrs. J. Barnes
Little Son
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Mrs. Cash Mannering
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Healeh
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