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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1905
Page
8
The Chicago South Shore Railway runs a car from Michigan City every hour on the even hour. Passengers ride 30 minutes to Pine Lake for a vaudeville show. Cars connect with all Monon trains for Laporte.
The State will shift county assessors to fixed salaries instead of per diem pay. Governor signs Representative Elliot of St. Joseph County measure. Salaries range from 3500 to 1900 dollars depending on county population.
John Parr formerly of South Bend received a five year sentence in the Detroit house of correction for possessing counterfeit money. His wife faces indictment in Cleveland on the same charge. Parr, a cripple with both legs amputated, was a former Lake Shore railroad brake man and later a photographer who devised a nearly perfect counterfeit process using powerful lenses.
Colonel John M. Fuller of Honey Grove Texas credits Electric Bitters with saving him from liver and kidney trouble. He says his family doctor offered no help and he found relief after using the medicine which he calls the best on earth. Sold and guaranteed to cure dyspepsia biliousness and kidney disease by E. T. Scott druggist at 50 cents a bottle.
Laporte County Farmers Institute announces a boys corn growing contest expected to attract about one hundred applicants. President Henry reports eighty five entries already received and anticipates at least a hundred participants as the work begins.
A vintage ad offering a waltz titled Back to Dear Old Indianapolis by Charlie Marine. It promotes mailing for 10 cents in stamps and notes a 50 cent list price with returnability if not pleased, directing orders to Isaac Doles in Indianapolis Indiana.
Tickets on sale daily March 1 to May 15 from Chicago to San Francisco Los Angeles Portland Tacoma Seattle Victoria and Vancouver via Chicago Union Pacific and North Western Line. Low rates from other points with daily excursions in Pullman tourist sleeping cars Chicago to Portland San Francisco and Los Angeles without change. Double berth 87 dollars. Meals in dining car. Send 1 cent stamps for booklets. All agents sell tickets. Travelling Agent A H Wagdener 22 Fifth Ave Chicago Ill.
The passage extols the farmer who avoids patronage seeking and legal wrangles, emphasizes independence and moral integrity, and asserts farming best develops physical powers when run in a business-like manner. It praises self reliance and avoidance of corrupting temptations in agriculture.
A short notice claims pneumonia follows a cold unless Foley's Honey and Tar is used. It says the remedy stops the cough, heals and strengthens the lungs and provides security from pneumonia. Advertises for T. Scott.
A warning that neglecting a cold can lead to pneumonia which is often fatal and damages the lungs. Fo ley s Honey and Tar is claimed to stop the cough heal and strengthen the lungs and prevent pneumonia.
The article details an ambitious Kankakee river project cutting off bends to reclaim about 150000 acres in Laporte and Starke counties. It describes a 17 mile ditch, river works, costs, bonds, and expected land development plus related regional notices on oil refineries and social issues.
An old exchange notes that in twenty years today’s twelve year olds may be doctors lawyers thieves editors and many other roles. It emphasizes that parental influence shapes futures and asks what class a boy is being guided toward.
The final creditors meeting for the late Julius Conitz occurred in South Bend to hear trustee Clark Bunnell’s request to be discharged after filing a final account. Creditors from Dowagiac and nearby backed William Drillin in funding the Eastern Northwestern railroad from Benton Harbor to Toledo, with about seventy percent of claims already paid and a final small sum anticipated at the meeting.
A state legislature bill makes wearing a stuffed bird on a hat an offense punishable by a 20 to 50 dollar fine. The rule is described as a stronger deterrent than sermons.
Syracuse man recounts using Bucklen’s Arnica Salve to treat a severe eye cut on his son. He credits the salve with quick healing and saving the eye, noting its usefulness for burns and ulcers. Sold at E. T. Scotts drug store for 25 cents.
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