Westville Post Office Adopts New Obituary Rates
Notices and classifieds describe pricing for obituaries over ten lines and professional cards in The INDICATOR. The page notes change of ownership for Plymouth papers The Republican and Evening News to R B Oglesby and praises a Nickle Line railway pamphlet for summer tourism promotion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westville
Ind
Plymouth
Republican
Evening News
Ed. S.brooks
R. B. Oglesby
Nickle Te Ry
Japan adopts gold standard to curb cost of living rise
A commission of Japan's leading statesmen and businessmen studied the issue for eighteen months and found that under the silver standard the cost of living rose far faster than wages. From 1873 to 1894 the average living cost advanced 62 percent while wages grew 33 percent.
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Japan
Township Trustees Reject Duncan Law Reports
Monroe county trustees voted almost unanimously to ignore the Duncan law and require monthly reports. Commissioners refuse to pay township claims unless warrants are properly audited. Indianapolis notes reformatory rules barring applicants over 40 and possible repeal. Editorials defend the paper against age criticisms. Cotton exports from San Francisco and Puget Sound rise to Japan. Indiana state medical board plans to license 6,000 physicians by July with blanks sent statewide.
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Monroe County
Indianapolis
Mount Read
Hert
Indiana Reformatory
Jeffersonville
Reformatory Board
Reformatory
Pacific Coast
Pensacola
San Francisco
Japan
Puget Sound
Tacoma
Seattle
Texas
Orient
State Board of Medical Examination and Registration
of Health
Epworth League May Festival Highlights Corn Lecture
Rev. Switzer of Lafayette delivered a Tuesday evening talk on Corn to Epworth League and guests. He used ears of corn to compare human traits, praising better manhood and womanhood, with anecdotes and moral framing. Miss Belle Bloomhuff organized organ music, Maud Terwilliger played piano, and a 14-voice chorus closed with By the Rivers of Babylon amid corn themed decorations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Epworth League
Switzer
la’ Feyette
Mhis
Stockbarger
Belle Bloomhuff
Maud Terwilliger
Babylon
The
League
Warning on Investment Letter Swindle Targeting Indiana
A New York firm sends market reports urging investment. Victims are urged to send cash as the market supposedly shifts. The swindler pockets the funds. investors end up paying margins and never trading on the exchange.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Indiana
Murderer Jones Executed at North Prison
Jurisdiction details tell of Jones, 28, from Florida, executed by hanging after killing Thomas during a July 5 1896 incident. Eight spectators saw the trap fall. Jones refused spiritual intervention, died fifteen minutes after strangle. Remains may go to medical study. Jones had 21 year manslaughter term. Thomas, 5 years larceny, was Jones’s fourth victim.
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Harley
Scafford
J. P. Albright
Potter’s Field
Medical College
Kinney
Jones
Albright
Thomas
Marion County
St. Joseph County
Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin Gains Popularity
Cure for constipation and indigestion touted by Dr Caldwell. Children favor its pleasant taste. Trial size ten cents. Regular sizes fifty cents and one dollar sold by E T Scott.
Swamp-Root Kidney Remedy Ad Promises Relief
An advertisement touts Dr. Kilmer’s Swamp-Root as a cure for kidney and urinary issues. It claims relief from back pain, frequent urination, and scalding sensations, noting benefits for liver and bladder as well. The ad urges purchases at fifty cents or one dollar and offers samples by mail in exchange for a full address.
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Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghampton, N. Y
O.er
J. E. Harwell
Julia Emma Flemming
Georgia
Miles
DR. Miles Medical CO
Elkhart
Ind
Local Notices and Travel Rates Report
E S Smith visited Union Mills on Tuesday. W H Clement of Valparaiso visits Mrs B Herrold. Albert D Reed writes from Phillips Wisconsin. published next week. W C T U county convention at LaPorte with several attendees. Nickle Plate Road advertises Sunday Outings: groups of five can travel up to 100 miles round trip for 31.00.
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Albert D. Reed
Phillips, Wis
E. T. Scott
John Kimball
B. Herrold
Lucy Clark
Walter Geist
LaPorte
Nickle Plate Road
Dr King's New Discovery Praised in Michigan Letter
Reverend J Gun derma of Diamandale Mich reports dramatic relief using Dr King's New Discovery. He notes rapid results with little interruption and says a friend recommended it. Trial bottles free at Scott's drug store with regular sizes 50c and 1.
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J. Gunderma
Diamandale
Mich
Dr. King
Accident at Otis injures Wallace Loomis
Wallace Loomis of Otis attempted to alight from the Lake Shore Fast at Otis station as the train slowed. He was thrown to the ground sustaining a bad scalp wound a broken arm and several minor bruises.
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Wallace Loomis
Otis
Chicago
Lake Shore
We Inherit and the Call to Blood Purification
The text argues we are not to blame for hereditary disease yet we are responsible to prevent illness passing to descendants. It promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier capable of making rich red blood and restoring health.
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Hood
De Motte Ladies Club Sets Marriage Eligibility Rule
In Jasper county a group of marriageable women formed a club and resolved that no man may marry unless he is a patron of his home newspaper. They say such support signals intelligence and a commitment to family, education, and local institutions, predicting a newspaper subscription boom across Jasper county.
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Jasper County
de Motte
Hood's Sarsaparilla Purifies Blood and Strengthens Body
A vintage ad promises Hood's Sarsaparilla purifies blood and boosts health to guard against disease. It claims the remedy builds strength, expels impurities and germs, and urges immediate use. Hood's Pills are described as a gentle favorite cathartic costing 25 cents.
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Hood
Wool Raisers Urged to Call for Top Market Prices
A brief notice appeals to wool raisers to contact the sender before selling for the highest market prices. The rest of the fragment advertises GRAIN-O as a coffee substitute claiming gentle effects and easy digestion.
Undertakers demand officiating names for death notices
The Delphic Times notes Portland undertakers will stop providing death notices unless their names appear as officiants. It imagines a notice reading the funeral of John Jones as a showcase of medical prowess, low coffin prices, and a preacher and gravedigger earning reduced fees.
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Portland
Delphic Times
John Jones
Peters
Smith & Smith
Smith’s
Dolittle
Bill Brown
Clinton township picnic set at Phillip's Grove near Jaskells
Clinton township schools plan a May 21 picnic at Phillip's Grove near Jaskells with a full day program of essays songs recitations and a dinner. Events include 60 to 80 yard races, field events, tug of war and team contests among local schools.
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Clinton Township
Phillip’s Grove
Jaskells
Cure Deafness by Catarrh Remedies Promised
Advertisement claims deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube mucous lining. It guarantees cure via Hall's Catarrh Cure and offers one hundred dollars for any uncured case, with circulars available and Druggists selling the product for 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Carney & Co
Toledo
Town Trustees Complete Yearly Work and Elect New Officers
The town board finalized the year’s business and installed new officers. They audited $255.57 in bills covering election per diems, sexton, stationery, printing, marshal, and treasurer salaries. W. W. Williams was elected to the vacant school board seat. Treasurer Gardner’s report showed a year start balance of 3692.46 cents, receipts $1,785.69, disbursements $160.36, and final balance $1,325.33, $629.87 above the prior report, praised as economical. The new board includes S. D. Flynn, F. W. Martin, and A. J. Rehman with Flynn as chairman. Bonds for Clerk Davidson, Treasurer Gardner, and Marshal Hilton were approved. A cemetery chart was discussed and tabled for investigation. A lone Joseph McGinnis petition to limit pasture rights was read and tabled. The meeting adjourned.
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Board of Town Trustees
Sexton
W. W. Williams
Gardner
S. D. Flynn
F. W. Martin
A. J. Rehman
D. Flynn
Davidson
Marshal Hilton
Joseph McGinnis
May News From Valparaiso and Surrounding Farms
The report notes busy sheep shearers and numerous fish peddlers in the area. Mrs. Freeland is very ill while Samuel Massey from Texas visits friends. Farmers plant corn as May brings blossoms, with social visits by Harry Larber, Jas O Connor, and Dr. Freeman. The school year ends next week and a Nelson Barnard family picnic with nearby schools is planned after a dine. Mrs. Cora Giesleman of Chicago visited relatives Bliss family last week.
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Samuel Massey
Texas
Harry Larber
Valparaiso
Florence Beach
Jas. O'Connor
Dr. Freeman
Orlando Barnard
Hubert W. Argin
Nelson Barnard
Cora Giesleman
Chicago
Bliss
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Duas E. Mantin
Sweden
E. S. Smith
Union Mills
W. H. Clement
Mrs. B. Ferrold
H. B. Herrold
Akg Bre
Neesuaseti
Clinton’s
America
Dick Small
Marjorie Middleton
Dorkin
Effie Griffin
Garland Slocum
Annie Bowmar
Mona Small
Condon
Barbara Fridchie
Avis Peavey
Elsie and
John ‘King
Howard Rehm
Tilda Toots
Frankie Concannon
Marjorie Mann
Bins Ball
Spepesegette
Bonnie Schultzan
Gay ‘Eaton
Mary Garvin
Bertha Forrester
Lillie Wright
Ee Rane Geedmede Ledesman
Mannie
Mma
Cecil Bailey
Mary Concannon
V.alediatory
Jennie Rehm
Grand Trunk Railroad
A.J. Rhem
Georgia’s Fair Authoress
Tella
Dr. Miles
Peter Freeland
Beb
Ansley
Ilso
Milwaukee
Congress
IAA
Ioc
Miler
Advalj
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