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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
2
Local notice from Westville Indiana describes weekly publication timing on Thursdays and annual rates for subscriptions advertising and obituaries. It notes acceptable ad lengths and deadlines for submissions by Wednesday. The piece promotes readership and directs readers to notice advertisements within the issue.
Next week seniors study science of English while sophomores move from algebra to plain geometry. Visiting week with special opening exercises Wednesday and Friday includes a debate on labor unions with named students supporting both sides.
A new ruling from the pesience Department and newspaper publisher imposes a one year credit limit for subscribers. Delinquent accounts after one year require a one cent stamp for delivery. Publishers must drop papers to nonpaying subscribers after April 1. State mailings to delinquent subscribers are underway this week.
Secretary Wilson notes the law requires listing habit forming drugs on labels and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is proven to contain none. The remedy is praised as safe and effective for coughs and colds, sold by T. Scott. Local liverymen discuss a hack service between this place and the Air Line, with nine oclock morning departures and afternoon returns to connect with trains.
An ad touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as effective for coughs and colds with rapid relief and broad distribution in the United States and abroad. It cites testimonials from E T Scott and Mrs Clara Hess. A local justice reports sending out about 150 summonses to collect delinquent taxes, noting non residents and deceased individuals complicate the process. Some defendants have ignored duties and warnings, but the courts will enforce collection.
A toned remark notes the Michigan City and Laporte agreement on a jail and courthouse project with praise for bipartisan accord. The speaker warns twenty other townships will soon be asked to contribute funding, hinting at political maneuvering by the county council and board of commissioners.
C O Edridge of Empire Ga praises Dr King’s New Discovery for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles saying it heals quickly during attacks. The remedy is sold with a guarantee at IT Scotus drug store priced 50c and 1.00 with a trial bottle free.
John Kisinger, the city electric light engineer, faces repeated night harassment and threats. He recalls injuries from a tree incident years ago and warns neighbors to avoid firearms as tensions rise in the eastern town.
A church invites all to attend a class at :00 a m Sunday School at 10:00 a m preaching at 11:00 and a 7:00 p m evening service. The message is signed by W A Brocrmfisid, Paator.
A regional note praises Harry New for his loyal service and leadership within the Republican Party. The spokesman commends his proven organizing ability and decades of battleground experience, urging Indiana to unite behind his renomination as national committee chairman.
Mr E E Chiamberisio of Clinton Maine testifies Bucklen s Arnica Salve cures chapped backs and old sores with no scar. It sells for 25 cents at E T Scott s drug store. The report also notes Thomas Neal a Kansas hardware dealer who vanished then reappeared in Phoenix Arizona and is thought to be mentally unbalanced at age 71. He left his Kansas business and banking ties from Ewing Illinois to St Louis before losing trace. Police and detectives pursued no clear clue to his location.
A scene at a tea party features two women ages fifty-six and forty-five who reveal a girl, seventeen, and a younger man twelve appear. The girl asks age, Ethel answers she is not born yet according to current reckoning, creating a whimsical age paradox.
The West coast Sumatra natives object to vaccination and continue offerings to the smallpox devil. They mix fowl and buffalo liver with yellow tin in a model oil, parade it in a ship procession, and finally launch it into the sea.
The Indiana State Fair at Indianapolis opens September 9 with a $110000 livestock pavilion dedication. Events include band concerts, vaudeville, horse and cattle parades, and record purses totaling $24600. The week features free Admission for children and veterans, with extensive displays across horticultural, dairy, poultry, beef, and horse shows.
A middle aged widow seeks to buy a house with a five year mortgage paid from her daughters salaries. The dealer hesitates to trust a single buyer and requests stronger security. He then finds the daughters are too handsome to be reliable collateral, fearing they may marry and lose their jobs.
Afr Hinks, arguing about temper control, tied his cat with bricks in a flour sack and hurled it into a canal. He fell in after it, drank canal water, and returned home soaked. His wife reveals the cat survived due to a hole in the bog.
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