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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 11, 1897
Page
3
Readable notes report diphtheria cases near Otis, a school closure, and a raging dog attack on Wilmer Kemper. Other items cover postmaster appointment at Sharpsville, pension increases for Andrew Young, a fatal Panhandle track accident, and local marriages and entertainments in Jasper and LaPorte counties.
Market list shows live weights for beef and pork cuts, butter and dairy products, eggs, potatoes per bushel, bacon per pound, lard, and per pound live poultry items like chicken turkey and ducks. Prices appear incomplete with many OCR gaps but reflect standard market quotes.
An old ad argues 50 pounds of coal daily keeps rooms warm but a small stove burns only twenty five. It links fat intake to warmth and health, noting bad digestion, cold susceptibility, coughing and risk of pneumonia or consumption.
The article notes all No Durham township schools closed due to a diphtheria case in Ois four to six miles away. It mentions Dutch Village as the only known location, urges children to stay home and be careful, and states learning centers may reopen by Monday after spring rain.
At the M. E. church Epworth League held Tuesday evening activities led by Miss Pearl Brown including readings, a stockbarger duet, and a Twain Beecher farm piece. Officers inducted included Eva Smith as president Otis Wickersham as first vice president and Deari Brown as second vice president with I. P. Herrold as secretary.
A church group expresses deep sympathy for the family of Dempster Robertson, noting his devout church and community service as a loving son and brother. Resolutions pledge to carry his teachings forward and publish the tribute in the Indicator. WEURALGIA cured by Dr. Miles Pars Pais One cent a dose. At all druggists.
For nearly fifty years St Cais logue offers flowers and produce including seeds plants bulbs roses grains and vegetables. This issue features half-tone rose and carnation illustrations and practical information for amateurs and professionals seeking ideas and productos.
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