This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 23 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 02, 1916
Page
4
John C. Richter calls for vigorous county turnout at the March 7 1916 primary. He warns that party unity and active campaigning determine whether he wins the ticket for November and stresses that a silent, well organized effort can succeed.
A trained seamstress can diversify beyond dressmaking to earn more. A woman in a town specializes in buttonholes, finishing garments and handling rush orders for lingerie blouses woolen dresses motor coats and heavy fabrics. Prices range from one to ten cents per hole depending on material.
A young girl Priscilla and her mother avoid mirrors until a gossipy visitor bluntly declares Priscilla’s beauty. The moment shifts Priscilla from innocence to awareness as she glimpses herself in a hand mirror. Her mother redirects, wary of vanity undermining the child.
Mrs Wm Stump of Haskells and Mrs Della Rapp spent Sunday and Monday in town visiting. Michigan City guests Mrs Barbara Kemper are at L C Snyder’s. H E Dorsey made a business trip to Niles. L G Snyder returned from Chicago with grandson Robert for a short visit. Ladies Aid of Burdick Methodist met at Mrs George Blessing’s home. C E Pratt and daughter Margaret visited Laporte relatives. Clara and Helen Levenduskie returned to Gary. Mr and Mrs Wm Coursel of East Chicago visited Wm Kreiss family. N Garhn returned from Laporte after a week with daughter Mrs Fred Miller. Mr and Mrs Wm Hackett transacted business in Michigan. Raymond Rotzein and family visited Michigan City relatives. Elmo Dorsey of Laporte visited his parents. Mrs L C Snyder hosted the County Line Larkin Club. Mrs Herman Reglein returned to Michigan City after visiting her sick mother. Local ladies traveled to Chesterton for a L W and D meeting: Emma Snyder Mona Hackett Dorothy Goodwin Edith Reed Louise Kreisel Jennie Blessing Ida Blessing Hannah Lutchman Laura Witte Musa Bedenkop.
Roy Adams section foreman on the Erie narrowly escaped death Sunday morning when struck from behind by a passenger train while inspecting track between Kouts and Boone Grove. He was thrown about 30 feet, suffering a broken arm and minor scratches, and lives in Kouts.
Phillip M. Cass died at his parents home from infantile paralysis at age six. Funeral services were held at the home with Eld Shepherd in charge and burial at Michigan City cemetery. He was at school last week when the teacher noticed trouble with his walk and a physician ordered him home. Local bankers closed businesses during the hour of the funeral to honor his family.
World pencil production runs near two billion annually with about half from American cedar. The United States yields roughly 750 million pencils a year, equating to more than eight per person domestically.
A group of explorers back from Africa claims over six years they used about 20 000 porters and lost only one man killed. They say the record challenges notions of Africa's danger versus Europe and underscores surprising safety in their travels.
The text discusses how rain and late rising reduce recovery after prior work. It links poor rest to a bad taste in the mouth joint aches and a bad temper at breakfast. It claims mountain dwellers sleep less than lowland residents due to similar factors.
The passage notes an inscription idea for Emperor Joseph II of Germany suggesting “Here lies Joseph, unfortunate in all his undertakings.” It portrays him as a well meaning reformer plagued by poor judgment and repeated missteps despite good intentions.
The February term opened with a motion for a new trial in the Troop versus Haskell and Barker Car Co case where Troop won $5,500 for injuries. Ada Long was granted a divorce from Harry Long on habitual drunkenness and cruelty with a two year non remarry clause. James D Brown, in jail for intoxication, faced a divorce suit from Florence L Brown alleging habitual drunkenness failure to support a six year old child and requests for custody and alimony.
David Tuley died Monday evening February 28 after a two week illness. He served in Indiana units, lived in Westville most of his life, and was a member of the G A R and Maccabees. Survived by widow and three sisters, funeral today at 1 pm, burial at Union Mills.
The seed corn contest conducted by the Bank of Westville closed yesterday with about twenty contestants and several good samples on display in the bank windows. The winner will not be decided yet as efforts are made to secure L. B. Clore to judge the corn.
The Westville proposal from a South Bend company asks for a franchise and a contract for not less than twenty five hydrants and seventy five water consumer contracts. It envisions a ten thousand gallon pressure tank and electric pumping from wells. The writer questions why the town would not build its own plant and warns against a small tank, arguing Chesterton already has a fifty thousand gallon tank and Westville should proceed cautiously to avoid being hooked.
Wanted wood timber of all kinds. If interested contact Coppes Bros. and Zook at Nappanee Indiana 38-5.
A nest of wasps will kill from 3000 to 4000 files a day while workers await Avengers. The breeding may continue until they return to resume the task tomorrow morning.
A Democratic press sheet from Indianapolis outlines a free distribution of a Watson tribute and eulogy in Democratic papers to boost James E. Watson. The piece accuses the party machine of using paid propaganda to influence the Indiana senatorial race between Republicans including Harry S. New and John W. Kern.
A quote from W. L. George in the Atlantic argues that women are often lawless or resentful of law unless they helped shape it. He asserts women lack moral alignment with law, respect for equity, and are more rebellious when empowered, excluding militant suffragists from the claim.
Correspondence describes Balkan era changes in Salonik churches once mosques during Turkish rule. St. Sophia and St. George’s were Christian buildings converted to mosques for five centuries before recent Balkan War recovery. The mosaic in St. Sophia, painted over by the Turks, has resurfaced in original color after new cleaning.
A natural history piece notes symbiotic bonds such as Nile crocodiles and Egyptian plovers where the bird feeds on insects and scraps in the crocodile’s mouth and is spared from harm. It also describes a hermit crab and nereis worm alliance where the worm cleans the crab’s shell in exchange for shelter.
Fragmentary text hints at three Paris inventors describing an artificial mother-of-pearl material. The garbled notes mention pellicles and a basis of muscovite or common forms, suggesting early experimentation or specification related to faux nacre.
A December 20 1847 note from Chile describes a small vial on a whaling ship’s neck containing a paper fragment. It states the vessel’s captain attached the vial on December 12 1847 about eight hundred miles off New Zealand. The bird reportedly traveled at least 3400 miles in eight days.
In a Pittsburgh Dispatch piece Mrs Hep notes she does not believe women should drink or smoke while recalling a veteran spider sent to eternity. She reflects that many indulge to soothe nerves to avoid harsh world reform in twenty four hours.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.