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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1915
Page
1
Kin Hubbard quotes Tell Binkley on young men and courtship in harsh times. He laments spending for romance, notes changing habits since 1880, and contrasts past discreet courting with today’s long costly ceremonies and stalled marriages. He recalls young couples facing financial strain and broken relationships.
Stew Nugent, returning home after three years in the city, reflects on life in a small town. He notes how familiarity shapes reputations and where neighbors know each other’s every move, contrasting city anonymity with local ties and the value of honest, quiet living.
A note describes Honduras as a rich country with vast resources. It mentions a climate that remains warm across lowlands and coasts and suggests significant untapped potential awaiting development.
A Louisville Courier Journal line reflects on how one girl can seem divine to a young man bovine to an observer and feline to another woman illustrating shifting social perceptions and biases.
A fragmentary note traces the saying told by a bird to the Bible’s phrase learned as a universal adage. It mentions spies in the air and the idea of unseen things revealed to those who understand. The text references a cryptic verse and ends with the word Curse.
Newcastle farmer BF A Bolser told the Indiana Veterinary Medical association in Indianapolis that farmers must cooperate to stamp out stock cholera. He noted Indiana remains free from foot and mouth disease, cites need to regulate virus and serum output and improve disease diagnosis and farm sanitation.
Tipton reports John Shirk dies in Chicago hospital. South Bend parole case for Otto Roeder manslaughter. Attica varies smallpox outbreak with quarantine. Shelbyville workers build Union tabernacle for Dr John S Hamilton meetings. Petersburg judge pursues perjury case against Charles O Neal. Lafayette discusses annexation with West Lafayette. Bloomington matriarch Margaret Dunn dies. Terre Haute ex mayor Donn Roberts barred from Vigo county bar. Shelbyville reports Mrs Alice Phillips dead. Fort Wayne forms Farm Woman's club. Franklin reports diphtheria in schools with quarantines. Bedford sues rail line for damages over blocked seats. Shelbyville corn champion Lux wins $500. Evansville notes Henry Neill promotes mothers pension movement.
The Indiana Apple Show commission has decided to award the next exhibition to Orange county. The event may be held in the West Baden Springs hotel rotunda, offered by Lee W. Sinclair, a larger venue than Indianapolis’ Tomlinson hall, boosting the regional apple industry.
Pensions were granted to several Indianians including Mary B. Bigger of Midland Nancy Hinkle of Greencastle Ada C. Hanes of Indianapolis and Lucy A. Strode of Bridgeport among others each awarded 12 dollars. The list also includes Mary Dunn of Madison Sateh Evana of Reelsville Mary J. Hinman of Indianapolis and Gertrude Willhoff of Bryant.
W P Nelson company an Illinois corporation qualified to do business $500 of its authorized stock filed preliminary certificate of dissolution. The Loney association Wa ray Calvin her William and others cited.
William T. Cross announced plans for the forty third annual conference to be held in Indianapolis May 10 to 17 1916. General sessions at Tomlinson Hall will feature speeches on reform welfare health and social programs with noted speakers including Rev Francis H Gavish Dr Katherine B Davis Julia C Lathrop and Graham Romeyn Taylor among others. The Claypool hotel will serve as conference HQ and nine section meetings will run daily through May 17 with leaders Evans Woollen Father Gavish and Frank Loomis present.
Appeals were made to the state board of pardons to open the doors to four life term prisoners. Two of the inmates were convicted of murdering their wives.
A group of county surveyors met at the Hotel Severin to review standard specifications for water bound and bituminous macadam road building. The Indiana Crushed Stone Association led the effort to align technical standards for road projects across counties.
A dialogue contrasts choosing truth with public opinion, stressing that great character blends personal judgment with insights from others. It advocates seeking counsel from honorable peers, avoiding mob consensus, and weighing experience to guide decisions. The tale of John and Tom shows initiative and deep engagement as essential for upward professional advancement.
The Medical Times discusses projector glare, noting screen reflections go directly into spectators eyes. It considers moving projection to a basement rear location with a floor opening to project on an ascending plane, to reflect light above viewers line of sight, but cites legal ordinances as a barrier.
A host halts dancing after a quick phonograph check reveals ragtime records left out in the sun have melted, sparking a humorous exchange with a guest about the machine being fine but the records ruined.
Fragmentary note mentions medical laws and features in a dated legal or legislative context with unclear specifics. Other readable bits hint at regulation or public policy discussion, lacking clear names, dates, or outcomes.
A Newark retiree visits a Georgia farm advertised near Augusta. After inspecting the property he withdraws, claiming he could not raise crops because ducks would eat them, hinting at racial tensions and misrepresentations in a tense encounter.
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