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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 24, 1904
Page
1
In Pleasant City Ohio Mrs Kins recalls a narrow rescue after a severe illness. A persistent cough worsened until doctors finally treated him with a new remedy, and the child recovered, ending the ordeal with relief and gratitude.
A chaotic divorce case before Judge Tuthill reveals William Pall’s suit for divorce and a share of Suzanne Schwartz Pall’s fortune. Schwartz, born in Austria, admits three living husbands and unknown paternity of her children, with a tangled history from Siberia to Vienna to Indiana.
Countess de Montaign outlines how women will be represented across the fair. The Board of Lady Managers may appoint women to juries assessing women’s work. Exhibits span art education manufacturing mining agriculture and more with women leading in many fields.
A dated anecdote recalls a Royal prince visiting the Rothschilds. The banker, busy with another person, offers two chairs after a dignitary objected to one. The humorous line, take two chairs, echoes a famous miscue about titles and seating.
Seed vats offered for sale with Northern grown seed oats sample and price information. Contact Valparaiso office at 31 Way, Higley Grain Co. in Weat yville Indiana for samples and pricing.
The Republicans of Laporte County Indiana convene township meetings April 2 1904 at 730 PM to select delegates and alternates for district conventions in the Tenth Congressional district and to the Republican state convention. Apportionment among townships based on votes for Daniel E. Storms..Secretaries to report selected names. Mar 19. P O Small Chairman A J Hickey Secretary.
Judicial convention notice for Republicans in Lake Porter and Laporte counties to meet March 26 1964 at Valparaiso Indiana to nominate a judge. Laporte County entitled to 22 delegates. all Laporte voters present are constituted delegates. P O Small chairman. March 15 1904.
A. M. Ake of Wood Indiana recounts severe lung hemorrhages years ago. After ineffective treatments he used Foley's Honey and Tar, claiming his lungs are now sound and recommending it for advanced lung trouble. Refuse substitutes. For sale by E. T. Scott.
Andrew Anderson, 16, son of Mr and Mrs Charles Anderson, tenants on the Jerome Closser farm near Summit, hanged himself Saturday night in a nearby wood after procuring a rope and preparing a noose. His body was found by his father Sunday morning and removed to the family home. Coroner Bywel held the inquest. funeral at 12 o'clock Tuesday with Rev O J Siljes officiating. Also noted is the Fiftieth Fourth Wedding Anniversary of Mr and Mrs R H Dodd at their nearby residence, marked by family gathering and photographs.
Eight hour laws are ignored by those tireless, little workers Dr King s New Life Pills. Millions are always at work, night and day, curing Indigestion, Biliousness, Constipation, Sick Headache and all Stomach, Liver and Bowel troubles. Easy, pleasant, safe, sure. Only 25c. at E. T. Scott s Drug Store.
Circuit Court appoints Robert Hanson as commissioner in the Warwick drainage matter. C. E Osborn named commissioner in the Aigner partition suit. Gust H. Grieger appointed construction commissioner for the Stoltz ditch. In Frederick Moeller et al. v. American Lubricant Oil Co. judgment for rent due and attachment awarded to plaintiff for $300.
A notice warning that colds can lead to pneumonia appears, urging care for any cold. It promotes Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy as counteracting pneumonia risk and notes it is pleasant to take, sold by E. T. Scott.
Foley & Co. Chicago originator of Foley's Honey and Tar notes its great merit and popularity. Many imitations are offered. buyers urged to ask for the genuine and refuse substitutes. The remedy is mildly laxative, contains no opiates, and considered safest for children and delicate persons. sale by E. T. Scott.
A Messenger reporter learned that supporters of President Wight of the Northern Traction Company plan to arrive this week to press for another franchise in Valparaiso. They say they will prove they mean business and have the ability to build the road.
The article explains kidneys are often troubled in women more than men and misattributed to female-specific diseases. It lists nervousness, headaches, eye circles, and back pain as warning signs and promotes Foley's Kidney Cure as restoring health, stopping irregularities, and strengthening urinary organs.
Springs, a six foot mu latto, arrived in custody with Sheriff Fassig and officers from Terre Haute. He faces execution for a February 15 murder, tied to another case where Jerry Dugans killed a woman and two children on February 22. Authorities expect Dugans to be condemned. mob threats were checked.
After engineer Timothy Nolan was accidentally electrocuted on March 6 at the Michigan City Electric plant, several firemen quit their jobs claiming to see ghosts at night. The unsettling events began days after Nolan's death, with superstition cited as a factor in the fluctuating powerhouse staff.
Engineer Nolan dies after touching live wiring and sightings of a ghost engineer begin a chain of fear among plant staff. Firemen Repp and Plaskett report persistent specters, prompting vacancies for stoker duties and concern over safety and sanity.
An advertisement claims deafness is caused by inflammation of the Eustachian tube and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy. It offers $100 for any deafness due to catarrh that the cure cannot fix and notes sales through druggists and Hall's Family Pills.
Edward Maertz sues Dora Mansfield of Springfield township five miles east of Michigan City for $500 damages claiming she obstructed a waterway on her land near Maertz farm in spring 1903 causing waters to back up flood crops and ten acres of the Maertz property. He seeks damages and an injunction. J F Gallaher represents Maertz. New papeteries at Scott's.
Readers are urged to try Chamberlain's Pain Balm which purportedly cured a rheumatic attack for John Blount after doctors failed. Also advertised are California Prune Waters and California Prune Wafers claimed to ease bowel troubles and dyspepsia with doses around 25 cents. Dr. W H Gray in Michigan City advertised a guaranteed cure for tapeworm and lung ailments.
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