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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 27, 1914
Page
3
An office notice reads that readers are called to review the publication and advertisements placed there for perusal. It emphasizes upcoming deadlines and public access to notices and announcements.
A historical description compares the human heart to a remarkable tiny pump. It is described as the oldest, smallest yet capable of continuous operation without maintenance, beating 4 200 times per hour and moving vast amounts of blood annually. The piece warns that once stopped it cannot restart without expert aid.
The American Numismatic Society of New York acquired a rare copper plate money ingot measuring 13 by 23.4 inches and weighing 31 pounds. Dated 1659, it bears five corner and center stamps with the Swedish crown and the value in silver, part of Sweden’s 110 year plate money era begun under Christina.
The excerpt shows a tense exchange where one partner claims happiness while the other rejects memory and condemns the relationship. A playful interlude urges sensory habits before announcing that on Friday August 28 the Sells Floto Circus and Buffalo Bill will perform in Gary for a one day engagement.
The Republican Thirteenth District Committee calls a delegate convention in South Bend at 1 30 p m on Tuesday September 1 1914 to nominate a candidate for Congress. Delegates and alternates are to be chosen August 21 22 1914 in each county with apportionment based on votes for Otis F E Guiley 1910. Perry Smith and Julius C Trayis announce the plan.
The Trustee Gaylord Jessup of New Durham Township La Porte County Indiana sets forth the proposed annual expenditures and tax levies for 1915 to be discussed at the Advisory Board meeting in Westville. Totals include Township expenditures 1795 dollars with 5 cent tax, Local Tuition 7500 dollars with 15 cent tax, Special School 7000 dollars with 50 cent tax, Road 1000 dollars with 5 cent tax, Poor 500 dollars with 3 cent tax, Library 2900 dollars with 1 cent tax. Overall plan totals 18695 dollars and 83 cent tax per hundred dollars. August 27, 1914.
Bert Mazurkiewicz, as executor of Stephen Mazurkiewicz, applies to Laporte County Indiana in September 1914 for leave to purchase and transfer a retail liquor license for a small Otis village room. The request covers sale of spirituous vinous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart, with room details and seating plans described.
Notice states LaPorte County resident over 21 will apply to county commissioners at September 1914 session for renewal of retail liquor license to sell spirituous and malt liquors in quantities under a quart. License granted in May 1914. renewal for new location in Westville in a 67 by 22 foot corner room at Short and Railroad streets.
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