Obituary of Aaron Peterson from Manchester community
Mr Aaron Peterson a Manchester resident since 1880 died July 3 1907 at his daughter's home. Born in 1815 in Petersburg VA he married Jane Beson Wickersham in 1839 and had eight children. Surviving are five. second wife Mrs M J Shaffer died in 1895. Funeral held at Mrs Reynolds home with Rev J Eb Wagner. interment in local cemetery. Peterson praised for integrity, quiet faith, and family devotion.
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Manchester
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J. Eb. Wagner
Methodist Church
Mr. Peterson
Petersburg
Virginia
Clinton County
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Jane Beson Wickersham
Portraitures and a sudden death in Iowa town
A piece on beauty standards touts Potent Bitters as restoring strength and complexion while noting Mrs. Gov. Wolf dies at home from heart trouble after heat drives her outside. She leaves husband and two daughters, with funeral held Tuesday.
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Indiana reform school stressed as suspended sentence used
W H Whittaker of the Indiana reformatory warns that suspended sentences leave 33 offenders unaccounted, plus 150 more beyond current dormitory capacity. He cites 10 more inmates likely in a year without new space and urges use of the suspended law or expansion. Rafferty and Lewis will gather papers from counties to locate those under suspended sentence.
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W.H. Whittaker
Indiana Reformatory
Mr. Whittaker
Indians Reformatory
Michigan City
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Wr. A. Rafferty
Carl Lewis
Reformatory
Dre King's New Life Pills Promoted By Local Drug Store
An old advertisement fragment touts Dre King's New Life Pills as painless purifiers that cure headache and biliousness and keep the powers right. It mentions T. Scott's drug store as the seller.
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Local Notes From Union Mills Scene
Jane Merriam spends a few days at LaPorte. Mrs Kooken with son and daughter return from Pierceton visit. Mrs Hicks goes to her mother’s home in Canada. After a four week visit with Joseph Trump and wife, Mr and Mrs Petro nia and their daughter return to Chicago. Bert Welch and family visited friends nearby Sunday.
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Jane Merriam
LaPorte
Local Social Notes from LaPorte and Vicinity
Sol. Wtaplogle is up and around again. Frank Anderson and family visited in LaPorte Sunday with Mr. Anderson's brother. C. J. Hollar sod family entertained Webster Shank and family Sunday. Allen Frame was very sick last week with hemorrhage of the bowels but improving. Charley Woiseman very sick with fever in the face. John Glass made a business trip to LaPorte Monday. W. C. Norton of Chesterton was here last Monday. Mrs. Herb Cain of Michigan City visiting relatives here. Trustee Shunk of New Durham township visited Monday to see Trustee Hall. Station agent Parker and family went to South Bend. Wheeler Rich and wife feeble. Liveryman William and family from Westville here Monday. Wilbur Holisr and family of Chesterton visited Sunday. Miss Volaain entertained company from Chesterton last week.
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New Durham Township
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Jackson Township
Porter County
LaPorte County
Indiana
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Westville
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New Durham Townships
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Britain Watches Japan Armament Drive With Cautious Interest
The piece argues Japan will nearly double its navy while expanding armor plate production at home. It speculates on possible battleship and cruiser output, lists ships and classes, and questions strategic aims and timelines. It notes alliances are not eternal and urges Britain to prepare for evolving power dynamics in the Far East.
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Plant Investment and Costs Reported by Mr Gary
Mr Gary states the group is spending about 1.5 million dollars monthly at the new plant as negotiations with engineers and other interests, including railroads, proceed. He declines to reveal possible additional expenditures by others.
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