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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 12, 1904
Page
1
The county reports higher school enrollment to County Superintendent Bunnell with a net rise of 976. Michigan City adds 615 students and Laporte 386, while the rural areas drop by 3. Total county outside the two cities reaches 5001, Michigan City totals 6189, and the city’s figure trails the combined county and Laporte total by 2351.
A Tribune report claims West will expose local gambling dens and their patrons in South Bend. Two well-dressed men, acting as detectives, stayed at the Lafayette hotel gathering about 200 names before leaving town. Indictments are expected against owners of gambling houses with offices in nearby towns. The source notes large daily losses, nearly $3000 to $5000, and links to mercantile agencies hiring detectives to uncover nonpaying customers.
The Supreme court holds township trustees decide which schools to maintain and which houses close, subject to appeal to the county superintendent. It notes school officers act with leeway for expediency and are not court-revisable if done in good faith.
The Nelson Morris ranch near the Kankakee river in Jasper county changed owners to the Northern Indiana Land Company of Ligonier. The 22,408 acre transfer carries deferred-payment mortgages totaling 224,924 dollars. If valued at 17 dollars an acre, the total price would reach 382,936 dollars. The property is mainly pasture and hay land with swampy sections.
Warning about kidney and bladder health urges use of Foley's Kidney Cure. Claims it cures all forms of kidney and bladder disease and notes sales by E. T. Scott.
A local plea notes the danger of colic and cholera morbus and urges keeping Chamberlain's remedy at hand. The ad claims the medicine has saved lives and eased suffering, and lists E. T. Scott as the seller.
A farmer near Pattens Mills New York came in doubled with rheumatism. C P Rayder offered Chamberlains Pain Balm with a money back guarantee. Days later the man walked in straight as a string and paid a dollar for another bottle saying it cured him. For sale by E T Scott.
D. H. Turner of Dempseytown Pa reports nightly use for two weeks restored vigor finding the product best for liver stomach and bowels. The pills are vegetable and gentle, marketed by T Scott’s Drug Store at 25 cents.
Louis Servas of Michigan City visits Westville each Saturday to instruct on violin organ and piano. He mentions C. E. Herrold and seeks to acquaint them with his abilities.
A brief public notice from H F Draves requests all indebted persons to call and settle accounts promptly by cash or note before leaving the area.
An 1890s advertisement from Foley & Co. of Chicago touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a trusted lung remedy. It warns that many imitations exist but claims no other preparation matches its efficacy and notes mild laxative action and suitability for children. Sold by E. T.
Raseel Leonard, a tuberculosis patient, slept on a verandah open to the cold for two years under medical advice. The Silver Lake Record confirms the unusual treatment caused him to grow stronger, noting observers’ skepticism yet vouching for the reported results.
The Chicago Record Herald notes three months since Port Arthur attack by Admiral Togo and a decisive week: Yalu crossed, Russians driven back, Port Arthur bottled, and a land siege begun on the Liao Tung peninsula. Japan has occupied Korea, controls most seas, and advances in Manchuria toward Port Arthur with Kovuro Patkin’s summer force likely shaping Harbin’s fate.
A Philadelphia Times poem reflects on how brief encounters and quiet words ripple through life. Small acts of kindness or harsh words leave lasting marks, shaping destinies as fleeting moments form the tapestry of memory and meaning.
A quotation from the Indianapolis Journal extols the Republican party by listing wartime and postwar accomplishments. It credits fiscal restoration after a bankrupt treasury, suppression of rebellion, sound finances, a strong credit standing, a modern navy, and strides in industry and global standing.
Dr T G Merritt of No Mehoopany Pa reports a patient with violent stomach ulcers improved after Electric Bitters and has had no attack in 14 months. The remedy, guaranteed for dyspepsia indigestion constipation and kidney troubles, is 50c at E T Scotts.
Greatly alarmed by a four to five year cough Mr H P Burbage of Greenville S C used Chamberlain's Cough Remedy after an ad. He reports a remarkable change after two bottles and says he was permanently cured. Sold by E T Scott.
Harvey Odell won a superior court verdict against Charles L. Fethke and others tied to a horse race betting operation. The jury awarded $1,367.80, covering bets paid during six months before the February suit filing, under a statute restoring money lost in betting.
The Laporte county Sunday school convention met Friday at the German Methodist church. Sessions opened with devotional led by Rev. George E. Hicks, followed by talks on the ideal Sunday school teacher and definite study in teacher training. Officers elected include Prof. E. G. Bunnell as president and Rev. J. D. Gross as vice president.
Obituaries note multiple deaths including Howard Fogle at age fifteen in La Porte from meningitis linked to unhealthy habits, James E. Fulton ex-county commissioner of Porter County, Blanche Forrester at nineteen after an appendectomy, August L. Seehaver born in Germany at sixty, Miss Helen Francis near eighty, and Mrs. Harriet Thomas Denham aged about seventy, with funeral details and family survivors.
Records from the United States Weather Bureau show April tied 1874 as the coldest since then with an average of 46 degrees. The month saw a high of 78 on the 23rd and a low of 25 on the 20th, plus 5.53 inches of rain. Accumulated rainfall since January 1 reached 9.59 inches.
An advertisement claims Dr King's New Discovery cures lung and throat troubles including bronchitis and consumption. It cites Mrs. C. B. VanMetre of Shepherdstown West Virginia who was cured after one bottle. The product is described as infallible for croup whooping cough grip pneumonia and consumption with trial bottle free and sizes 500 and 1.00.
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