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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 22, 1903
Page
7
A pension examiner visited town and many residents were noted in social and civic items. Updates mention visits to Chicago and Michigan City, railroad and factory activity, a new bank director slate, a divorce granted, a Chapman G A R gathering, a piano tuning company acquiring a historic instrument, and several relocations and travel plans within Indiana and nearby states.
A 19th century advertisement offers Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar reward for an uncured case. It cites F J Cheney & Co of Toledo and endorsements from Wrest & Truax and Walpine Kinman Marvin as reliable wholesale druggists. The copy promotes internal consumption and mucous-surface action with testimonials available free and prices at five cents per bottle.
In Bessinger Florida six families raise 71 children. Rev John Herr of Lima Illinois owns the oldest Bible in the United States printed 1553 in Zurich and kept in the Herr family for 12 generations. Postmaster general Payne noted that few since the Civil War have served full terms. Ex Congressmen Stallings of Alabama vows not to return to politics. Hermie the miller and lawyer in Montgomery is described. James H Eckels, Illinois, became comptroller of the currency at 35. Charles G Dawes, his Republican successor, was 32. Ridgley, current comptroller, is Senator Cullom's son in law. Seicher Atsye, a Pueblo Indian nurse educated at Carlisle, heads class at Woman's Hospital in Pennsylvania and challenges stereotypes. Senator Proctor owns Proctor Vermont with vast quarries and a general store. Stuart Robson, once a Senate page, owed his position to southern leaders including Calhoun and Davis. he later befriended Arthur Pue Gorman who also became a senator.
A London neighborhood features a coffin shaped chimney of dark bricks that locals barely notice. A French music hall showcases a man shaped chimney with a cigar emitting smoke. A Roumanian town offers a 50 foot Death Funnel skeleton chimney of gun metal.
The Brooklyn navy yard will cease its pigeon coop service as Marconi wireless teleg raphy is adopted. Forty five birds including 41 flyers and four breeders will be sold at auction at the navy yard. The shift ends the era of carrier pigeons in naval operations.
The movement to exclude nonwhite workers gains debate in parliament with plans to remove Polynesian labor from Queensland sugar fields. Proponents cite protection via duties and bounties while sugar planters warn high costs and reduced efficiency threaten a major industry. Premier Barton seeks safeguards to cushion labor loss.
A London Express extract mocks a district order from Rawal Pindi dated October 15 1901. It argues bureaucratic delays waste time and stationery and laments the military inefficiency hindering action against foes like De Wet amid colonial conflicts.
An old engineer notes rail crashes on the Wabash and Iron Mountain tied to dispatcher and operator errors. Orders copied on slips were misread or miswritten, causing collisions. He recalls a near-miss in the states where practice saved lives after a sudden headlight approached.
The brief exchange shows a Sweet Young Thing asking if Friday is unlucky to marry, with a Savage replying that it is not for the woman. This appears as a small humorous snippet from an Indianapolis Press bachelor page.
The piece notes Japanese pilgrims, especially women, wearing leg coverings and artificial flowers in elaborate hair. Police require distinguishing badges to keep groups together as elders wander seeking their parties amid Nagano’s sights and crowds.
William Everett Cram recalls a July bee raid in which a wild honey bee colony attacked his hive. The invaders fought fiercely, overwhelming guards, seizing honey, and forcing the defeated bees to transport loot back to the woods. The hive was left deserted and the fate of the queen remains uncertain.
Government troops under Gen. Vega reclaim Bacalar Yucatan province as Maya resistance ends. Exiled families, many now in British Honduras, seek deeds to reclaim property once held in the Bacalar district. Waterways reopened linking Zecalak Quebreado port with Bacalar via Asuncion bay and Kondo river.
The New York Tribune notes divergent views on bread and cake storage. Stoneware crocks with lids are common despite mold risks in summer, while tin boxes with ventilators can dry bread. Linen-wrapped tins resist insects but require airtight care. Crosswise quips on patience and philosophy pepper the page.
A Chicago Daily News piece outlines simple rules for identifying genuine bank notes. It argues the average reader seeks quick, practical methods to verify authenticity and avoid fake currency.
A trolley road climbs the slope of Vesuvius to the crater edge at 2290 feet, linking at foot with a cable system. London exchange notes similar lines on Gizeh to Sphinx and Mont Blanc, with Rome streets and Catacombs to follow. The modern tourist favors such electric transport as a cost effective, non donkey guided ascent.
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