July sale crowds store with unmatched opportunity
The notice touts a once in a lifetime July sale inviting customers to take advantage of exceptional conditions that will crowd the store with satisfied buyers and drive unprecedented business.
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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1915
Page
2
The notice touts a once in a lifetime July sale inviting customers to take advantage of exceptional conditions that will crowd the store with satisfied buyers and drive unprecedented business.
The Westville Indicator lists editor Martin and a weekly Thursday issue. It details postal matter, grading as second class, subscription price, ad rates, obituary charges, and submission deadline of Wednesday noon for publication.
The article traces early ideas on microbes from Aristotle to Pasteur and Koch, explains how bacteria cause disease, and describes how invasion starts in the nose and throat, can spread via the blood, and affect organs such as the gall bladder and joints. It notes prevention through health, and mentions a Culver University appendix incident and a laporte incident involving alcohol and a train wreck.
A Buick owned by William Miller carrying four men collided with Pennsylvania No. 42 near Wanatah at 9 52 pm. The engine derailed, six cars left the track, and three railroad workers including engineer S Craig and fireman L F Wood were severely burned or injured. A wrecking train and a special carry injured men to Valparaiso hospital while passengers were moved to their destination.
Officials from Pennsylvania review the Wanatah wreck, with Arthur Talmage of Hanna and William Glancy of Laporte brought to Fort Wayne to provide statements. George Robbins, driver of the automobile, is reported missing as occupants fled when a locomotive approached.
The Monon will operate a Sunday July 25 excursion from Indianapolis to Michigan City. Fare is 25 cents round trip. The train is due at Westville at 11 42 a.m.
Portage Home Telephone Company seeks higher rates for residence phones from 1.00 to 1.25 dollars and business phones from 1.25 to 2.00 dollars. The petition will be heard at the Public Service Commission rooms in Indianapolis on July 6, 1915 at 10 o'clock a.m. E S Miller president and E A Anderson secretary sign the notice.
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