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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 28, 1915
Page
2
The piece critiques Democratic infighting and party realignment, argues Republicans unite to form a stronger future, and condemns rural credit schemes. It condemns government overreach, warns farmers about debt traps, and urges farm ownership and self-regulation against monopolies.
Detectives in South Bend claim a gang of auto thieves operated in northern Indiana and stole about 100 cars. Wellington DeClemens and his father William DeClemens allegedly confessed leading the gang and said cars were taken to a South Bend garage to be altered in appearance.
The piece urges kindness to horses in bitter weather urging owners to blanket and shelter them. It calls out cruelty and stresses the horse as a long suffering servant of mankind deserving humane treatment beyond mere work. It warns that wind penetrates even blankets and emphasizes humanity over brutality.
Old Continental Co advertises windstorm protection alongside fire and lightning. Warren P. Fogle, agent, Laporte, Indiana, handles the policy.
The same gang that stole 3000 pounds of butter from a Grand Trunk freight has struck again on the Wabash at Portage township. Thieves worked after night, breaking car doors and tossing tubs, while others used a mobile truck and Ford to haul away 1300 dollars worth of dairy goods and flee toward Gary. Railroad detectives hush the incident as clues surface including tools with possible owner marks and torn conveyance remnants hidden in the snow.
In Valparaiso Indiana Jan 18 the Big Injun Oil Co said it has leased nearly all farms in a four mile square area in Jackson township from Chesterton road to Laporte county line near Suman on the B&O. Promoters claim oil presence and plan to drill to 2500 feet while offering leases paying one eighth of oil. Farmers including Robert Irwin Frank Beach Caleb Peterson and others have taken leases with returns tied to oil production.
At Goshen meeting F A Mano of Laporte was re elected president and J J Mecum of Laporte re elected secretary. The association set dates for fairs in Valparaiso Laporte Goshen Three Rivers Fort Wayne Kendallville Crown Point Bremen and Bourbon with August and September slots.
A small boy sitting on a Central Park bench watches riders on donkeys when an exceedingly fat woman offers to hire a donkey for him. He declines, preferring to stay and laugh at the scene.
A traveler quotes a companion about enduring happiness on a journey. The speaker notes that true laughter comes from hearts bearing sorrow, and hopes for gaiety as a divine gift as echoed in Robert Louis Stevenson’s prayer for courage gaiety and a quiet mind.
The Koh i noor, called Mountain of Light, traces to Karna in legend and 5,000 years of fame. It reached Delhi in 14th century, weighed 793 carats, later 279 after a Venetian lapidary’s cut, passed through Afghan rulers and Ranjeet Singh, and to the East India Company before Queen Victoria. Now 102 1/2 carats with a $10,000,000 valuation.
A local columnist recalls a humorous exchange between a college student and his father. The son laments lack of hot water and better dorms while the father recalls shaving with cold water and soap at the woodshed to emphasize hardship and the value of frugal beginnings.
The piece contrasts sweetness in children and old age, noting true beauty at sixty is the soul's impression. A quoted line attributed to J. M. Barrie suggests real beauty emerges around fifty three, with lasting beauty tied to character rather than mere appearance.
Donald faced indigestion and strict diet rules at dinner. He asked for seconds but his aunt reminded him of a past pudding binge that fueled dreams of lions tigers and wild animals. He admitted no concern and confessed the dreams included a big gun.
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