Local county notes on visits and family events
Beaver Da Mrs Phoebe Windle of Chicago and Mrs Hanna Goff of Knox visit sister Mrs Ezra Geist. Mr and Mrs Anderson welcome a daughter. Various relatives from Laporte Bigelow Furnessville Mishawaka Knox roll over weekends. Andrew Hutton and Elsie Webster wed Thursday. Ed Fenn and wife from Eikhart visit. Mrs Bartmess returns from Rolling Prairie care. Anna Long sustains injuries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phoebe Windle
Chicago
Hanna Goff
Knox
Ezra Geist
Mrs. Anderson
Stella Anderson
Mrs. Brandt
Laporte
Mr. Anderson
Bigelow
Mr. Brummett
Furnessville
Ed Fenn
Eikhart
Bartmess
Rolling Prairie
Erve Talbot
Valparaiso
Grandma Martin
Chamberlain's Cowlic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy Ad
In almost every neighborhood there is someone whose life has been saved by Chamberlain's Cowlic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. Such persons tell of it hoping to save other lives. For sale by E. T. Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
E. T. Scott
California booklet touts state resources on CNW through line
The Chicago and Northwestern Railway issued a neatly printed illustrated booklet about California describing its resources and attractions and the journey route. A copy will be mailed free on receipt of two cents postage to the General Passenger and Ticket Agent in Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
California
Chicago
Ill
Nicholas Geisen Stove Wood for Sale Near Westville
Nicholas Geisen announces he has all kinds of fine stove wood for sale two miles northwest of Westville. A card to him at Otis will receive prompt attention.
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Nicholas Geisen
Westville
Otis
Seed coupon offer promises Sterling Silver Bracelet and other prizes
Readers are urged to distribute seed coupons sparingly to win items including a Sterling Silver Bracelet a good watch or a solid gold ring with a diamond setting. Send name and address with three 2c stamps to American Seed Co 335 Broadway New York for a seeds package worth $1 in coupons and full details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Seed Cou
Broadway
N. Y
Grain-O Beats Coffee for Sleep by Night
Advertisement promoting Grain-O as a coffee substitute that does not stimulate sleep disrupts. It claims Grain-O nourishes and cheers, suits nervous and young people, and tastes like coffee. Made from ovure grains and sold by grocers at 15 and 25 cents.
Grain-O replaces coffee for children says ad
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing substitute for coffee for children. It claims Grain-O costs 15c to 25c and is sold by all grocers, urging parents to use it to improve health.
No Right to Ugliness Promised by Tiedric Bitters
An advertisement claims a run-down woman can regain beauty and health using Tiedric Bitters. It asserts the tonic regulates the stomach liver and kidneys, purifies blood, and yields strong nerves bright eyes and smooth skin. Available for 50 cents at E T Scott's drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tiedric Bitters
E. T. Scott’s
Laporte Cranberry Notes and Local Happenings
Mr Hupp and Mr Miller advance house projects as huckleberries ripen in marshes with abundant pickers. D M Barnes builds another house on wheels for marsh work. Carl Ellis joins Judas Maccabeus followers. July 4 Laporte celebration promoted by posters. D M Barnes loses a valuable doy to poison but no arrests. Crops suffer from drought. Local attendance at Laporte Grove meeting and Maccabees services at the M E church.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hupp
Mr. Miller
D. M. Barnes
Dan
Carl Ellis
Judas Maccabeus
Laporte
Catarrh Cure Claim and $100 Reward
An advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy that cures catarrh at all stages. It claims the cure works by acting on blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 to any case it cannot cure. Testimonials available on request from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo Ohio. Available via druggists for 75 cents.
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Mall
Hall
F. J. Cheney,& CO
Toledo
Hood's Pills advertised for general use
Hood's Pills are prepared from nature's mild laxatives and are gentle yet effective. They cure sick headache biliousness sour stomach and constipation. Sold everywhere 25 cents per box prepared by C I Hood & Co Lowell Mass. This place was blessed with a fine shower of rain last Saturday J C Phillips visited the county seat last Saturday Mr and Mrs Putman Williams Beaver Dam visited S P Howell's last Sunday Farmers have finished making clover hay Most of the farmers attended the Mitzner Bros implement sale at Wanatah last Saturday The article notes a smallpox epidemic at Valparaiso and predicts locals will avoid the town
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C.I. Hood & Co
Lowell
Mass
J.C. Phillips
Mrs. Putman Williams
Beaver Dam
S. P. Howell
Valparaiso
Mitzner Bros
Wanatah
Remarkable recovery with Dr King’s New Discovery
Hannibal resident J E Lilly describes being saved from typhoid fever that led to pneumonia. He credits one bottle of Dr King’s New Discovery for relief and full recovery, calling it the quickest cure for lung troubles. Regular sizes 50 cents and 1.00, trial bottles free at E T Scott’s drug store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. E. Lilly
Hannibal
E. T. Scott’s
Morgan Charlie Shultz Takes Poison After Crop Losses
Charlie Shultz ended his life by taking poison last Saturday after his crops were ruined by a hail storm. Other items note Winselman buying a new binder and mower, Clist losing a horse, Armstrong’s cattle going blind, Cobert being kicked by a horse, Miss Volk and Miss Clist visiting Kespike, Timm's son sick with stomach inflammation, saloonkeeper James Schroeder buried, and Mason completing a new house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charlie Shultz
Mr. Winselman
James Schroeder
Valparaiso
Mr. Mason
Drug Balm Cures Rheumatism, Erie Man Reports
Last fall I sprained my left hip while handling heavy boxes. A doctor said it was a strain then rheumatism, growing worse until I could hardly work. A druggist advised Chacaberlain's Pain Balm, and one half of a 50 cent bottle cured me entirely. I now recommend it to friends. E T Scott sells it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. A. Babcock
Erie, Pa
E.T. Cott
Smallpox Scare Hits Valparaiso As Vaccination Urged
Reports detail Valparaiso's smallpox outbreak with college students returning home and widespread exposure. Health officials urge immediate vaccination and quarantine measures to prevent spread, noting a pest house near the city and warnings from Dr. Hurty and Dr. Letherman.
Four Girls Born to Union Mills Couple
To the wife of James Platt on June 26, four girls were born, Dr. C. V. Leedy attending. One survives, the mother is progressing as expected. Other notes include Lew Miller in Sedley smiling on friends, Dr. Brode's Chicago move, Mrs. W. A. Brewer home from La Porte with Harding & Vail, and Mrs. Harry Turner returning from her parents. Osborn Poriik returns from Chicago hospital treatment. Mrs. J. Linard slowly improves. G. O. Clark visiting his mother near Westville. The Misses Smith entertained visitors from Stillwell as Mr. and Mrs. P. D. Freeman leave for Ashland, Kentucky. Dr. R. B. Short and wife attend Baltimore medical meeting, noting slightly warmer weather. Mrs. M. E. Hilton travels to Mishawaka for granddaughter Mae Cook's wedding.
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James Platt
C. V. Leedy
Harry ‘Turner
Osborn Poriik
Chicago
J. Linard
G. O. Clark
Westville
Health Order No 2 Urges Vaccination Across Indiana
A June 26 1899 note from Valparaiso Indiana records Health Board action urging immediate and revaccination against smallpox. The document cites 20 counties affected and stresses vaccination as the primary preventive measure. It directs public action and provides official signatories A P Letherman M D secretary and county health board. It also contains an unrelated line promoting bats made new at a harness shop.
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Indiana
State. Board of Health
A. P
Letherman
M. D
Bec’y. County
Laporte's Greatest Day Dawn Parade Balloon Ascension
Laporte invites all earth’s inhabitants to July 4 celebrations featuring Prof. C L Vaughn in a morning balloon ascent with parachute drop, a grand city parade of 100 carriages led by a gilded queen, bands, and floral decor. Afternoon races, fiddlers contest, Japanese juggling, equestrian displays, ball game, balloon ascension, night illuminated pageant Greater America, and twenty floats.
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C. L. Vaughn
Italy
Fair Grounds
America
Remny
Orient
Laporte
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New Durham
Hiram B. Iterrold
Comeeinie
P. BR. Iseminger
Alida
Westville Directory
B. WV. Hollenbeck
Ofice
Ind
J.N. Kelly
Westville, Indiana
F. V. Marlin
Walnut
Nala
Clyburn
Mapleata
A. Williams
Laporte County
Apuun
G. F. Swan
Odd Fellows’ Building
Weeatville
Bank OF Westville
E. S. Smith
Geo. L. Thompson, Sr
The
Home Insurance Co
New York
and Fire Assurance CO
Manchester
England
F. P. Herrold
W. Ives
Westville, Ind
Bert Stewart
Herrold's Hardware Store
Amenzo Mann
Undertaker
Ny Bogeyan
Main and Railroad Streets
Karl Koontz
Union Mills Directory
Ginther
Mills
LA Porte Directory
Julius C. Travis
Court House
Main-St. Laporte
Frank E. Osborn
Herman W. Sallwasser
Osborn
Sallwasser
Andrews’ Bank
Mais St
LaPorte, Ind
J. F. Knight
Guggenheim & Wile Block
R, Liddell Attorney
Councilor-At-Law & Co
Nota Ad Stengera
Feelers Onset Crockery Store
Milton 8. Smith
Ways & Aurist, Rnreer Bouid
Michigan City Directory
J. E. Shultz
Franklin Street
Michigan City
Tad
Indicator
Beaver
Dave McKellips
Edith Lick
Mate
Ollie Harris
Miss Robertson
Hebron
Roy McKellipp
Wilbur Benson
Florence
Dan Hibbard
Grandma Rogers
Mrs
Hibbard
Anna Long
J. Venedorland
Scott Block
LA Porte
M.a.schutt
William A. Bray
Mott Block
Dr, Gish
Hall’s Opera House
Jewelers
Main St
Rubin
J. B. Norton
Stephen Zeltner
Maple City Bakery
Besset
Asi
Resshssaas Serser
Enuer
Ian
Phelps & Foster
Main Street
Corner Clay, Laporte
A. P. Andrew Dr. & Son
Franklin F. Fetterer
Notary Public
K. Main St
Lederer’s Music Depot
Crumpasker Bros
Attorneys-At-Law
Dare Asker
Harry Props
S. Washington St
Ares
Valparaiso, Ind
Fred Shoemaker
Tracy
Hood’s
John Cobert
Kate Volk
Sadie Clist
Kespike
Mr. Timm
O. J. Sackman
F. A. Gust
Herbert Cain
Fahler
Mises
Anna Miller
Michigan
Bert Lubno
Chesterton
Nick Thoesen
James Booker
Stoner
Lester’Holler
Mr. Holler
State Board of Health
Shipshewana
Hurry
Brayton
Board of Health
J. N. Kelley
Hollenbeck
Hurty
Union Mills
Lew Miller
Sedley
Dr. Brode
W. A. Brewer
Harding & Vail
Misses Smiths
Stillwell
P. D. Freeman
Ashland
R.b.short
B. & O. Physicians and Surgeons
Baltimore
Here
M. E. Hilton
Mishawaka
Mae Cook
Unita
M.a. N. Allen
Indiana Avenue
Jefferson Street
Weisui
W. Kitchen
Smong
Edward Neelie
Columbian Page Fence Giants
Whiting Grays
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