Death in mid ocean stirs voyage as a clergyman aids dying mother
Malcom Kirk helps a dying passenger on a liner kept company by a nurse and a hidden infant. He prays and consoles, arranges care for the child, and appeals to passengers for support while a storm tests all aboard. The tale follows Kirk's growing resolve and a meeting with Francis Raleigh as the ship nears port.
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Malcom H Kirk
Kirk
Liverpool
Tie
Malcom Kirk
London
Boston
Hic
Hohm
America
Christ
Wiirk
Ile
Wick
Jesus
Nick
Ministry
Tts
Ife
Europe
Malcolm and the Baby on the Raleigh Steamer
Kirk tells the baby's story to a refined crowd aboard a Raleigh steamer. The tale moves the passengers to generosity as a dignified donor offers $10 and others follow, a hat is passed, and a concert is proposed to aid the worn mother and London shopkeeper sister.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kirk
London
Cure Deafness by Constitutional Remedies Claims
Advertises HKall's Catarrh Cure for deafness caused by catarrh. Claims focal applications useless and urges constitutional treatment. Offers one hundred dollars for a cure not achieved and provides Toledo Ohio address for circulars. Sold by druggists at 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hkall
F.d. Coener & Co
Toledo
Draggats
Anywhere and Return for One Dollar on Sunday Trips
Five or more travelers on one party ticket may ride any Nickel Plate express train between points within one hundred miles for a Sunday outing. No need for a large party or special train service. Agents can explain. contact C A Austerlin T P A Ft Wayne Indiana 7138.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A. Austerlin
Ft. Wayne, Ind
Contest of Cornelius Snyder Estate Will Filed in Circuit Court
About ten to fifteen heirs from Cass township contest the will of Cornelius Snyder. The $20,000 estate left a life lease to the widow and remainder to their children. Executors allege the testator was of unsound mind and unduly influenced when making the will.
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Cornelius Synder
Cass Township
Snyder
County graduation exercises noted with missing speaker
The county commencement went well but Dr. M. S. Smith of La Porte stayed with a patient and could not give the address. Local social notes mention visits and arrivals in Laporte and Beaver Dam, plus a quirky reflection on sidewalk habits and a humorous opera house incident involving a young man and two ladies.
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Laporte
Hall’s Opera House
Zeigfer
Emma Mont McRea
Lafayette
Fairgrounds
M. S. Smith
Sterk
South Bend
John Noble
Mayes
Wilbur Fuller
F. D. Pease
B. F. Bartmess’s
Beaver Dam
German National Bank
Court sets ten days of criminal and civil cases
In circuit court Judge Richter scheduled ten days of work with the criminal docket for Thursday and Friday. Cases include State vs LeRoy Marr seduction State vs P J Lowry grand larceny State vs Wm Fisher and M Hirschman liquor to minors and more. A land damages suit by Jeremiah Ridgeway against Edmund Hannum was heard leading to overruling demurrers and costs against Hannum. other matters include divorces ejectments and partition actions with the petit jury excused until Monday. The editor laments crop pests and urges protective laws for birds to save farms.
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Circuit
Richter
State
LeRoy Marr
P. J. Lowry
Wm. Fisher
M.hirschman
Jeremiah Ridgeway
Edmund B. Hannum
Hannum
Supreme Court
Walter Ferry Kelsey
Michigan City
Bartlemas
Nellie M. Pease
Amon C. Pease
Harry
Bonnie Beil
Jacob Stoner
Mary Ellen Wharton
Carpenter cured by a diurnal remedy story
Mr W S Whedon of Winterset Iowa reports a carpenter who was hindered by diarrhoea and found relief after using Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. One dose cured him and he returned to work. Sold by E T Scott.
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W.S. Whedon
First National Bank
Winterset
Iowa
Chamberlain
E. T. Scott
Summer Outings on Lake Erie and Chautauqua Shore
Advertises a booklet issued by the Nickle Plate Road offering summer trips. The leaflet highlights picturesque points on the south shore of Lake Erie and the shore of Lake Chautauqua. Requests readers to apply to B. F. Horner in Cleveland for a copy.
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Nickle Plate Road
Lake “Erie
Lake
Chatauqua
F. Horner
Lear Ger
Cleveland
They Claim The Farm Ends In Long Legal Battle
Nancy Higgins of Iowa leads 18 plaintiffs in a circuit court ejectment and damages suit against Margaret LeBlanc Edward Forrester and John Wall and S Tobin as trustees of the LeBlanc and Forrester estates. Plaintiffs seek possession of 80 acres in Scipio and 4000 damages plus claims of waste and lost profits over nine years. The case traces ownership from William Phillips to John Whittaker and asserts the plaintiffs’ title to the land free of prior interests.
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Circuit Court
Nancy Higgins
Iowa
West
Margaret LeBlanc
Edward Forrester
John Wall
S. Tobin
M. LeBlanc
E. Forrester
Scipio Towosk
William Phillips
John Whittaker
Change of Time on the Nickel Plate Railroad
The Nickel Plate announces schedule shifts with No 1 leaving Buffalo at 1 00 a m and arriving at intermediate stations about an hour later. No 5 from Buffalo at 12 50 p m arrives later by about 40 minutes. No 4 from Chicago at 3 30 p m arrives later by about 30 minutes. Other trains show only slight changes. Sleeping car service improves east and west with club breakfasts luncheons or suppers in dining cars. Contact C A Asterlin Ft Wayne Ind for details.
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Nickel Plate Road
Buffalo
Chicago
C. A. Asterlin
T. P.A
Ft. Wayne
Ind
One Fare Round Trip on Nickel Plate July 3 and 4
Excur sion tickets go on sale for one fare round trip within 200 miles on the Nickel Plate road July 3 and 4. Return validity until July 5. Inquiries to C A Asterlin T P A Ft Wayne Ind via nearest agent.
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Nickel Plate Road
C. A
Nickle Plate Road
C. A. Asterlin
Wayne
Ind
Electric Bitters a Cure for Long Suffering in Washita
Dr. D. B. Cargile of Washita I T reports Mrs. Brewer was cured of scrofula after years of suffering. Sores on head and face healed, health now excellent. Electric Bitters touted as the best blood purifier and remedy for eczema teeter salt rheum ulcers boils running sores. Promoted to stimulate liver kidneys bowels expel poisons aid digestion and build strength. 50 cents at E T Scott Druggist. Guaranteed.
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D. B. Cargile
Washita
I. T
Brewer
E. T. Scott Druggist
Local citizens seek injunction against gravel road plan
Wm. Deutscher, Michigan City lawyer, is in town to study the gravel road issue. Citizens of Coolspring and Springfield township consult him to oppose the proposed scheme. Laporte firms Osborn and Sallwasser and Weir and Darrow have been approached, but no action has been filed yet. An injunction may be pursued to stop the project.
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Wm. Deutscher
Michigan City
Coolspring
Springfield Township
Laporte
Osborn
Sallwasser
Weir & Darrow
Argus
Belgium Hare Industry Surges in Indiana and Michigan Regions
Auburn Ind June 5 The Belgian hare industry in this part of the state and southern Michigan shows growth unexpected a few years ago The animal is remarkable for fecundity youth reaches rapid growth and this species has developed a commerce exceeding poultry The hare industry is rapidly taking place of the chicken fad in the United States
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Auburn
Ind
Michigan
United States
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Andy Trinoskey
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Alta M. Edwards
Blade
New York
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Westville Market
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Cincinnati
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