Westville School Seniors Present May Day Pageant
Westville high school's primary and intermediate rooms staged a spring pageant at Cattron Hall on Monday April 30. Students performed two cantatas The May Festival and The Man in the Moon and the Little Witches with a queen procession, costumes and a final diploma ceremony by Dr. Hollenbeck and Prof. Powers.
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Westville High School
Cattron
Hella Dolman
Eva Kalies
Zola Haus
Muriel Metcalf
Mabel Barnes
Semmer
Helen Hixon
Autumno
Mary
Ompson
Mertie Nichols
Ethel Davidson
Austin Williams
Neta Herrold
Marie Warnock
Mildred Reynolds
Stella Laskaski
Minnie Cordes
Meta Haus
Ana Lous
Graduation List Honors From Local High School Program
Tuesday afternoon the High school and Grammar rooms presented a program at the school house. The decorated room featured a May 1 commemoration with a Dewey portrait and an Excelsior motto. Tenth grade graduates were Florence Link and Jennie Barnard.
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Admiral Dewey
Excelsior
Florence, Link
Jennie Barnard
Dolman Flour Mill Replaces Smokestack After Windstorm
The new smokestack for Jos Dolman’s flouring mill was unloaded Saturday and captains and citizens have since watched its progress. G C Fiegel directed the risky operation as wind and ice battered the site, the stack narrowly surviving two attempts with repairs and securing lines. The long-awaited replacement now rests firmly in place, replacing a 22 year old structure.
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Jos. Dolman
G. C. Fiegel
Mr. Dolman
Birds as insect destroyers urged to protect life
A Nebraska University bulletin highlights birds feasting on canker worm eggs and other pests, noting 75,000 birds require 1,875,000 insects daily. Prof Burner urges teaching children not to kill birds as their work benefits fruit growing and weed control.
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Burner
University of Nebraska
Nebraska
William T. Hornaday
New York
Logical Society
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Indian Territory
Montana
Forida
North Carolina
Oregon
California
Kansas
Seed Potatoes and Bicycle for Sale
Rural New Yorker seed or table potatoes offered at $2 a bushel. Also a good second hand bicycle priced cheap. J. Gardner.
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New Yorker
J. Gardner
Home Seeker's Excuralon. eu. Wabash Sepok on
A fragmented item notes a travel or housing themed subject linked to Wabash with unclear details Sepok on. The readable text suggests a local notice or brief about a home seeker excursion or event.
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Sepok
Rolling Prairie Notes and Happenings
Grass and rye look good as George Powell returns from Chicago. Carrie Fowler visits from Michigan City and Mrs. Blakeley of Laporte visits locally. Will Miller from Chicago visits at Mrs. Fowler’s. F O Austin is very sick. his children recover from scarlet fever. Goss and son move to Mill Creek to run a blacksmith shop. John Miller moves in, renting a C W McCarty house. Prof A W Connor lectures at the Christian church this week. Supt. Kline has two girlfriends in Boot Jack and Turkey Point. railroad pays him to keep them awake at night.
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LaPorte
Raymond Loose Garwood
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New Durham
Mall Standiford
Stockbarger
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Standiford
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Cashius “Barnard
Lottie Gardner
Wanatah
Gardener
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Albert Long
Grandma Burner
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Grandma
L. E. Blakeley
Will Miller
Chicago
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Orey. Goss and Son
Mill Creek
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C. W. McCarty
A.W. Connor
The
Christian Church
Prof. Rittinger
Supt. Kline
Turkey Point
Music Class For Westville Children To Start
Miss Mattie Walton to begin a music class in Westville for children aged seven to fourteen, following many parental requests. The program will cover basic musicianship and singing in a friendly group setting.
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Mattie Walton
Westville
Beware of a Cough and Common Lung Diseases
A warning that cough signals serious diseases like consumption and bronchitis and should be treated early. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is presented as successful and widely used in curing coughing, with an offer that it will not cost you a cent. Sold by E T Scott.
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E.T. Scott
Colorado's swift shift to gold mining in Cripple Creek
The article notes Colorado's dramatic industrial change from silver to gold output rising from 3 million to over 30 million dollars annually, led largely by Cripple Creek. Francis Lynde describes the rise in a Scribner's Magazine piece based on a special investigation and supported by photographs and drawings.
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West
Colorado
Cripple Creek
Francis Lynde
Scribner's Magazine
Woman's Peril Ended By Electric Bitters Cure
Mrs J B Hunt of Lime Ridge Wisconsin faced gall stones and worsening stomach trouble then improved after using Electric Bitters, described as a wonderful stomach liver and kidney remedy curing dyspepsia and loss of appetite. Sold by E T Scott for 50 cents with guarantee.
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Mra. J. B. Hunt
E. T. Scott
Oldest Justice of Peace Reaches 86 in Kingsbury
Daniel Shaw of Kingsbury, aged 86, is likely the state and perhaps national oldest justice of peace. He appeared at the courthouse to qualify again, identical to his 1840 swearing when Governor David Wallace signed his first commission amid the Van Buren era campaign memories associated with coon skins log cabins and hard cider.
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Kingsbury
United States
Court House
David Wallace
Martin van Buren
Shaw
Laporte Argus
New Life Pills Promise Strength and Clarity
Advert says King’s New Life Pills boost stomach and liver function for better mood and social status with a sharper mind and higher ambition. A 25 cent box is claimed to make you feel like a new person, sold by E. T. Scott.
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E. T. Scott
Miss Florence Newman Endorses Conse Pain Balm
Miss Florence Newman, noted as a great sufferer from muscular rheumatism, speaks in favor of Conse Pain Balm, describing its relief for her pain and urging others to try the product.
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Florence Newman
Young man badly injured by locomotive at South Chicago
Willie Punsky twenty two son of Mr and Mrs William Punsky of this place was run down by an engine at South Chicago Monday morning. He drives bakery wagons for Bremner Cracker Co and was crossing 72nd street at Cottage Grove Avenue when the train struck his wagon. He survived the impact but is badly bruised and unconscious at times. Medical attention arrived promptly and his family has moved toward Chicago for his care. Local associates note his good habits and potential promotion.
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Willie Punsky
William Punsky
South
Chicago
Willie
Bremner Cracker Co
72D Street
Cottage Grove Avenue
William
Punsky
Mystery murder reported at Mill Creek railroad tracks
John Lingard, grain dealer at Mill Creek, reports a man from Swift Ice Co known as Big Coory found unconscious on the tracks at 11 o'clock Saturday night. He died in Chicago hospital Sunday after knife wounds and a broken arm, with hints of a planned attack to sever the victim.
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Michigan City News
John Lingard
Mill Creek
Lingard
Swift Ice Co
Big Coory
Hartford Druggist Praises Chamberlain Remedy
Druggist A W Sawtelle of Hartford Connecticut extols Chamberlain Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. A lady customer credits the medicine with saving her life at the shore and a gentleman recovering after fainting from cold pains also improves after dosing.
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A. W. Sawtelle
Hartford
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E. T. Scott
Barker forecasts Populist vote split in 1896 race
Wharton Barker a Philadelphia Republican turned Populist presidential candidate predicts 1.5 million of 2 million Populist Bryan votes. He notes inner access to data and aims for about one tenth of the estimated votes. Populist conventions in Cincinnati May 9 and Sioux Falls follow with Bryan likely nominated.
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Wharton Barker
Philadelphia
Bryan
Cincinnatti
Barker
Sioux Falls
S. D
A Fast Bicycle Rider Injured in Accidents
A fast bicycle rider often suffers cuts sprains or bruises from crashes. Bucklen's Arnica Salve is promoted to relieve pain and speed healing.
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Bucklen
American Lice Destroyer promises profit boost for poultry
The ad urges poultrymen to use American Lice Destroyer to eliminate lice and vermin within 24 hours. It claims one box protects 250 birds for a year, guarantees refunds if ineffective, and markets the product as scientific, reliable, and affordable from American Mfg. Co of Terre Haute Indiana.
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American Mfg. Co
Terre Haute
Ind
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted With Testimonials
An advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case and extols Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally. It cites F J Cheney & Co as proprietors and lists Toledo wholesalers West & Troax and Wallprixe Kronan & Makvix as distributors. Price is 75 cents per bottle and testimonials are offered free.
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F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Troax
Toledo O. Wallprixe
Kronan & Makvix
O. Hall
Road improvements sweep Michigan City and townships tally gains
The Michigan City Dispatch reports a decisive election for road work with Michigan City, Coolspring, and Springfield townships approving measures by large majorities. Specific roads 1 through 6 will be upgraded this summer, starting as contracts are let. Mishawaka stayed Republican and Valparaiso elected three councilmen while Democrats won the city judge seat.
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Mayor Reilly and Judge Tie City Vote Result
The city elected T. M. Hembtoff as mayor by a 261 vote margin. Reilly, a Democrat, held the decisive citywide ballot position while the judge received unanimous support from the city’s voters.
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Judge
T. M. Hembtoff
Death at Laporte Pontifex Shoots Self in Office
W. 4H Pontifex, a horse trainer born in England, died by self inflicted gunshot in his wife's West Main Street office in Laporte. About six years in the livery business, separated from his wife Miss Cora Wilkinson after marital troubles and ill health. His death followed a recent separation and threats. he left a son living in Baraul, Illinois.
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Laporte
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Beaverdam
Paxton
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England
Mer di Ue
Baraul
Lil
Travel by bicycle ends in Michigan City
Prof Powers and F C Osborn night operator at the Wabash began a cross country cycling trip last Saturday. After visiting Michigan City they continued toward their next destination.
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Powers
F. C. . Osborn
the Wabash
Michigan City
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