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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 16, 1903
Page
4
The Indicator edited by E Maatin Onas publishes Thursdays in Weatrilic Indiana. Subscriptions are $1.00 annually in advance. Obituary notices over ten lines cost $1. obituary poetry 10 cents per line. Professional cards $1 per year or $8 per six months. Copy deadline is Wednesday noon.
A miscellany of quotations on youth, health cures, and social topics. It cites pensions, immigration, and the Louisiana Purchase celebrations, with brief notes on Indiana politics, telephones among German Baptists, and Chamberlain’s remedies. It mentions Ed Moore shooting, Evansville unrest, and praise for Prof. H. B. Brown at Valparaiso College.
John Early, arrested for stealing a pipe wrench, appeared before Judge Richter Thursday in circuit court. He pled not guilty, was sentenced to three months in county jail and fined $25, with the sentence suspended on good behavior.
A fragmented editorial urges local merchants to back the newspaper, arguing collective help sustains town progress and condemning selfishness as costly. it warns against harming the paper through aloof treatment while praising mutual benefits.
H. H. Walker died suddenly from heart disease in Burlington Vermont. He helped build the Laporte to Michigan City railroad line and directed management for years. Walker served four terms as mayor of Michigan City and contributed to developing the town's maritime potential. His remains were buried in Michigan City.
The text discusses new separation laws allowing temporary legal separations for married persons with religious scruples against absolute divorce. Grounds include adultery desertion cruelty drunkenness neglect for six months and constancy in strife. Supporters hope for reform and reunification, while lawyers fear abuse and prelude to divorce. Foley's Kidney Cure is advertised as a tonic.
A new Indiana divorce statute taking effect in May introduces a bed and board type separation. It allows limited-time separation without dissolution of the marriage, with property, alimony, and child custody awards, and enables either spouse to sue for absolute divorce. The measure, rare in the U S and nearly unused in England, is attracting legal scrutiny.
E T Scott offers a money back guarantee for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy promising risk free purchase. Advert compares remedy to life insurance and claims sewer complaints handled with success and reliability.
A historical notice touts Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with castor oil as a cure for infants. The advert stresses proper treatment and mentions E. T. Scott as a seller.
Aetna Powder Works blast Thursday near 3 30 PM caused a loud explosion felt across the city. No fatalities were reported despite the powerful blast and residents compared the sound to thunder.
Rev. Zich M. Sweeney of Columbus Indiana says Indiana could become a great fishing resort with better fish supply. He notes northern resorts took over 300000 last year and that 150000 was spent by hay fever sufferers. Violations are down due to the warden and deputies. He predicts Indians will become the state’s greatest fishing grounds in time.
The Kankakee drainage project will erase English Lake a famed hunting and fishing ground near Lake County. The plan drains swamps along the Kankakee river, boosting land values by millions while shifting ownership and raising tax concerns across multiple counties. The effort, opposed for years, gains momentum with state surveys and a proposed sale of reclaimed lands.
An old ad proclaims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cures burns and all pains with Frankfort area claims. It mentions years of suffering and relief, urging readers to buy at Scott's Drug Store for 25 cents.
Estimated 265000 cases of strawberries shipped from St. Soacph on 2400 acres with average $1 per case totaling 265000. Pickers earned 63600 for crates. About 212000000 berries were picked. Season ran from May 25 to July 1.
The ad asserts Over. Medicines. Have Failed Take Foley's Kidney Cure and that it has cured when other treatments disappointed. Sold by all druggists.
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