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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1914
Page
4
Obscure typed notice from Gleatville Indiana announcing weekly publication for the post office and classified ads. Includes rates and deadlines, with numerous misspellings and corrupted phrasing. Mentions obituary charges and submission cutoffs by Wednesday noon.
A Westville Methodist service drew a full house as pastor Francis surveyed 100 parishioners questions on church community role. Most praised the church while urging more social service and practical outreach alongside gospel preaching.
The Westville board met Friday with many citizens present to approve minutes and claims while hearing fire chief Miegel report on dangerous buildings. An ordinance extending fire limits to include two main blocks was enacted for three months, and the state fire marshal may be invited to inspect buildings. The clerk was authorized to obtain state compliant accounting books as notes on town finances were discussed.
Three farmers institutes in Wanatah LaCrosse and Kingsbury showcased lectures by Julia Fried Walker Educator Journal editor on The Girl in School and Home and Making Our World. County agents and local experts covered soils hog cholera poultry alfalfa corn judging and rural school progress with engaging audiences.
Laporte business faces tax sale as real estate cannot be sold before exhausting personal property. Appraisers prepared a list of 50 buggies wagons stock and lumber to be auctioned February 19 to satisfy approximately $5 000 in taxes installments and special assessments owed to the county with the company expecting full coverage from the sale.
Dorothy driven by Roy Line defeated Nellie in two of three heats on the Indiana avenue snow course at Laporte. Nellie won heat one, Dorothy won heat two by a length, and Dorothy took heat three after Nellie jumped the start. A rematch may be arranged if the course stays in condition.
Mrs Dora McLaughlin a widow and grocer of 301 Main Street reports a mysterious shooting last night near the Lake Erie depot in the eastern part of town. Chief Antiss of Laporte police questions how a back shot could occur with no bullet trace on a raincoat and sweater.
The piece contrasts clutter as family treasure versus nuisance, noting how men hoard books pamphlets photos and souvenirs while women organize and curate. It then shifts to a legal notice detailing fire limit regulations for Valparaiso area buildings and penalties for violations, followed by a brief obituary incident describing Mrs Schwager dying after a fire and funeral plans.
The article outlines Richard J. Gatling born in North Carolina, his scientific start with a screw propeller, mechanical drills, and rice planting machines, then his shift to weaponry. It notes the Gatling gun’s impact on warfare, its deadly accuracy, and global adoption, leading to many graves.
Antoinette jokes about books filling the house and the only missing feature is the bath room and fire escape. The narrator retorts that the fire escape is exterior and proposes enclosing it at a trifling cost to gain wall space and shelf room while keeping egress clear.
In Austria lard is costly, especially in Carlsbad, prompting use of a substitute called apelsfett or ceres. This palm oil based fat is produced in Bodenbach and Aussig, priced at 145 crowns per 100 kilos in bulk and 1.6 crowns per kilo in small lots, sold as half kilo cakes.
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