Valparaiso's Lowenstine firm marks silver jubilee sale
The article chronicles J Lowe and Co Valparaiso Ind celebrating its twenty five year silver jubilee with a week long reception and jubilee sale. It traces the firm from its 1885 beginnings in West Main street to a large modern department store, noting one price policy and expansion across departments. It highlights personnel growth from six clerks to sixty three and a large holiday payroll.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. Lowe
Lowenstine
Valparaiso
James McNay
Eugene Stanton
Philo Beach
Local notes on Olive township oil wells and Valparaiso railway work
Mr Clark’s health prompts a recuperation period while Charles Russel begins oil wells on his Olive township farm in St Joseph county. The Co-Operative Construction Company starts pole digging for the Valparaiso and Northern Railway from Valparaiso to Porter amid sink hole troubles at Coffee Creek bottom. Two loaded cars derailed into quicksands, delaying dirt filling for a week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Russel
Olive Township
St. Joseph County
Liporte
St. Joseph
Co-Operative Construction Company
Valparaiso
Coffee Creek
Westchester Township
Cooperative Construction Company
Memorial Day observances and school notes from the era
Memorial Day plans outline services at the cemetery and church with the Post hall dinner and W R C ice cream. School notes mention seniors and juniors marshmallow roast, art exhibit, Miss McCain leaving for Michigan, and concern over roof repairs and a flooded laboratory.
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M. E
Suman Band
W. R.C
Post
Miss McCain
Michigan
Tragic end as wife of Laporte man takes life with acid
Mrs. Fred Malone aged 35, adjudged insane weeks earlier, drank carbolic acid Friday and died Saturday in a field near her Laporte home. Her husband and two children survive. Earlier notes recount a nurse’s brief absence, her illness, and a mental health history including belief in an impending operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fred Malone
Laporte
Longcliff
Piano pupils sought by Florence Hershman
Florence Hershman a music graduate will accept piano pupils. Interested parties should see Miss Hershman at Mr Ralph Hixon's residence on Wednesday. For sale to close an estate 615.
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Florence Hershman
Miss Hershman
Ralph Hixon
Close. An
Employment urged by Michigan City Commercial Club
The Commercial Club of Michigan City Indiana announces that five hundred men can find steady employment in local factories right now. The notice targets all good handy men day laborers and others seeking reliable work opportunities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
the Commercial Club
Ind
Elks Offer Milwaukee Excursion From Michigan City
The Michigan City Elks announce a Saturday night excursion to Milwaukee aboard the new steamship United States leaving Michigan City at 11 45 pm on May 28. All are invited with pickup from Westville and New Durham as riders may come up in the evening and arrive to board.
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Michigan City
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