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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1912
Page
2
The notice lists standard postal details and pricing for obituaries and advertising. It states publication is weekly on Thursdays in Westville Indiana and requires submissions by Wednesday noon, urging readers to consider the issue’s ads. It mentions professional cards, obituary notices, and ad rates.
John Burroughs recalls hearing the European skylark in the Honolulu hills. He compares the bird’s ecstatic song to Shelley and Wordsworth, noting how the English meadow mood “breathes” above alien shores. The moment in Hawaii mirrors English downs and the Avon and the Tweed.
Shipping yard tales recount a sailor facing a court martial who enlisted a Boston attorney. The lawyer blustered before the panel and was dismissed, as officers note lawyers must gain court permission to practice at naval tribunals. Also noted: Old Tom the cat, board of trade mascot, has died and will grace the directors’ room.
Thanksgiving in Lafayette with Mrs. Yetta Bowie visiting as a guest. Advice to Xmas shoppers promotes Lowenstines for best selection service and price. Mrs. A J Shunk nursing a wrist inflammation. Jack takes on housekeeper duties. A Chicago socialist daily reportedly fails due to paper waste. La Porte society passes a log on stove fuel, nearly lighting the hall roof. The piece ends with a sardonic note on socialists and manners.
A man fell ill after a centipede bite in his bedroom. He applied remedies, then developed a swelling that worsened quickly. He was taken to the home of Chris Powell for care, where a search found the centipede on the floor behind the bed, the culprit of the attack.
Women of the neighborhood aided a family who lost their home and belongings to a fire yesterday. Temporary housing is being prepared in a nearby grape arbor. A local fur dealer advertises high prices and invites readers to request a price list or visit 429 Willard Ave Michigan City Ind. 28-31 W. D. Libkie, exporter.
L. R. Cass as cashier attests the Bank of Westville private bank Indiana presents its condition as of April 18 1912. It lists assets including loans and discounts overdrafts bands and securities bank building and furniture and fixtures and from banks and cash on hand. Liabilities show capital stock surplus undivided profits dividends demand deposits time deposits and certificates.
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