Parish News Snippets and Local Incidents in Laporte
A mixed local column from Laporte recounts social visits, family news, and incidents around Aetna and nearby towns. Highlights include Mardi Gras trip to New Orleans, a broken arm from ice, a homebound illness in August, job shifts with BR Nichols and Schirr Bros, a fatal accident near Summit, and community notices on roads, auctions, and a mysterious auto bandit alert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Waloot Flegel
Aetna
New Orleans
SE Ey Rogers
Apex Co Ad Offers Premiums for Sree Money
The fragment notes a promotional offer from Apex Co at 41 Box 125 Laporte Indiana, mentioning premiums and money.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apex CO
Laporte
Ind
Farm sale notice from Wanatah Indiana February 28 1913
Having rented my farm I will sell. Friday February 28 1913 full equipment of farm tools some furniture 7 horses 2 mules 30 head of Holstein cattle and heifers two registered bulls seed oats. Send for list William N Osborn 4144 Wanatah Ind.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faroy
Wm. N
Osborn
Wanatah
Ind
Christmas Party Refuse Found Enjoyed By Maid
A hostess asked her maid Bridget to put away leftover refreshments from a Christmas party. The next day the lady searched in vain, and Bridget confessed she had put them away and then enjoyed them herself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bridget
Chair Built for Tramps in Bingham Maine
A trap iron chair on wheels shown as a novel town device keeps tramps away from Bingham Maine. A tramp was placed in the chair when no lock up existed, and word spread that no tramps have been seen there since.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bingham
Tramps
Technical World Magazine
Oil for Japanese Umbrellas from Rubber Plant Seeds
The oil used for Japan’s handmade umbrellas is pressed from rubber plant seeds. Japan produces about 350000 bushels of seeds annually, yielding over a gallon of oil per bushel. The oil is boiled, cooled, and applied by hand without machinery, then umbrellas air dry for five hours. It is also used in lanterns, leather, ink, lacquer, varnishes, oil paper, and paints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Scientific American
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Joc
Specht
Finney
Tia
Val P
Yarat S Oo
Cle
Davidson & Porter
Marie Herrold
Dupo
Lulu Otis
S.B. Vanderhoof
BR. B. Nichols
Schirr Bros
Van
Darrow
Lem
Kaintuck
W. Carson
Ward -Miller
Hebron
Jobn Hilton
Hilton
G A.R. Post
Co-Operative Construction Co
Gary
New York
James Flood
John Smith
Flood
New Durham Township
Nine Mile Place
Pinhook
Laporte Road
Judy
JR. T. Scott
Geet
Holy, Family
Bradley. Polytechnic. Institute
W. W
Wanatal
Ladies Aid Society
J. W. Davis
Mgr
Clinton Township
David Bowers
Michigan City
Bowers
G. W. Brown
Stillwell
Merrold
Burr Nocker
Webb
Chicago
C. N. Chubb
Was and Electric Company
Axel
Burr
Sherlock Holmes
Wm. J. Burts
Darky
Hell
Bote
North Bou
Amvil Air Line
LOYOL
Meee
Crawfordsville
Green Castle
Bloomington
Ingu
Wee Eee
Kerd, T
Wontritice
Westville
Solaona
Meyer-Lindorf Co
Valparaiso
Court House
FORD
Ford Motor Agency
West 4Th Street
Indiana
J. W. Bauer
Red Rock Tomato
Landreth Seed. Company
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