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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 02, 1912
Page
2
E Martin editor and publisher notes publication in Westville via second class matter. The InproaToria issued every Thursday at Westville, rates include annual subscription $1.00, advertising rates on request, professional cards $2 per year. Submissions must arrive by Wednesday noon for the issue.
The Massachusetts primaries produced an 18 to 18 delegate tie with Taft winning the popular vote and carrying nine districts while Roosevelt carried five. Eight Roosevelt electors at large were elected, and a Taft pledged independent was on the ticket. Many Taft voters also backed the independent, possibly affecting the large-delegate results.
The ad highlights Ford popularity with mentions of Ford owners and Ford fans. It claims the local agency sold seven cars in seven days and offers a fully equipped five passenger car for 700 dollars, inviting customers to call or visit at West 4uh Street Michigan City Lud.
A modern reader notes Lincoln's 1838 Young Men's Lyceum warning about a powerful individual seeking distinction. The piece stresses the need for public unity, lawful governance, and educated citizens to resist dangerous ambition that could topple society. The Omaha Daily Bee excerpt frames the danger as highly probable and requires vigilance.
A long list of policy goals and measures including tariff revisions with maximum and minimum provisions, free interchange with the Philippines, a permanent currency system, postal savings banks, stronger government control of trusts, national supervision of railroad stocks and bonds, employers liability law, court authority definitions, rural free delivery expansion, increased agricultural funding, enforcement of constitutional amendments, natural resource conservation, military expansion, and foreign commerce growth. Also mentions the Payne bill, tariff acts, currency reports, publicized corporations, anti trust enforcement, publicization of corporations, labor rights, inside credits, and various other reform measures pending or in place such as income tax, river and harbor appropriations, and health and food laws.
The article outlines a record of postal law prosecutions to curb fraudulent mail schemes. It notes these actions under the Sherman act parallel to earlier anti trust efforts and claims the crackdown ends operations of deceitful firms that have stolen public funds. The eight year record is introduced with a year-by-year table.
The excerpt states that the portion from 1905 and the entire period of the last three years are under the Tait administration. It asserts administrative ownership of documented records and implies continuity of governance.
Fragmentary financial statement shows total liabilities and sums, with a 1812 date and a sworn declaration by L. R. Cass as cashier. The document is notarized by Justice of the Peace Charles Cole, indicating an oath to the truth of the statement.
Report of the condition of the Bank of Westville private bank at Westville Indiana at the close of business on April 15 1912. Items include loans and discounts overdrafts bonds and securities banking hats furniture and fixtures due from banks and trust companies cash on hand current expenses.
In the February term of the Laporte circuit court a notice to all defendants and unknown heirs and representatives is given. The action concerns real estate in Indiana and names multiple defendants and heirs as necessary parties. The notice states the court will proceed to decree and sale on a specified day, with the clerk and deputy involved.
Notice provides sale of a property in New Dury Township Laporte County Indiana by administrators. Details include parcel Lot Thirty-Six in Heres addition to LaCrêix, dimensions 63 by 200 feet plus rear setbacks, a one story building with front and rear doors and multiple windows. Sale to include furniture and amenities. property located on Chicago road near Laporte. Vladeslav Lushil dated April 1, iq
An advertisement extols olive oil for skin care, claiming outdoor exercise plus pure olive oil improves complexion. It urges buying at Maissner's Pharmacy, noting purity concerns and pricing 66 cents per pint, 1 per quart, and 3.50 per gallon.
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