Passes Away at Age 110 in St Joseph County
Joseph Hush, born September 15 1793 in New Jersey, dies at his daughter Edith Law’s home near South Bend. The long lived man, once of Galion Michigan and Terre Coupee near New Carlisle, leaves eight children four sons and four daughters. Surviving are Carrie Hanson Chicago Susan Shepard St Joseph county and Edith Law South Bend. He recently walked eighteen miles from the county farm to New Carlisle and then to South Bend.
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Joseph Hush
St. Joseph County
Edith A. Law
South Bend
New Jersey
Galion
Mich
Dancy Barton
Terre Coupee
New Carlisle
Hush
Carrie Hanson
Chicago
Susan Shepard
Edith Law
Marrying a Way to Reform Him Warned by Moody
D L Moody warns against the common belief that marriage can reform a scoundrel. He cites hundreds of cases where tottering homes and innocent lives were wrecked despite a young girl's hopes of saving a partner. He urges proving genuine reform before any marriage contract.
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D.L Moody
Pain Balm Heals Burned Child After Stove Accident
Mrs Geo T Benson from Kellar used Chamberlains Pain Balm on her child burned by a hot stove. The relief came in under thirty minutes and healing occurred within two weeks. The product is praised as an antiseptic liniment valuable for burns and sprains and sold by E T Scott.
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Geo. T. Benson
McAndrews Wins Contract for Kankakee Ditch Construction
John McAndrews of Illinois received a contract to build a large ditch in the Kankakee region. One arm runs from Walkerton to Mud Lake and another from the Wabash crossing to Mud Lake and to the Place ditch intersection. The ten mile drain will cost about $35,000.
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John McAndrews
Illinois
Kankakee
Walkerton
Mud Lake
Wabash Crossing
Place Ditch
Policeman Praises Foley’s Honey and Tar Cough Medicine
Nashua Iowa night policeman J N Patterson recounts a severe winter lung cold that resisted several treatments until Foley's Honey and Tar cured about two thirds of a bottle. He calls it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world and says it is for sale by all druggists.
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J. N. Patterson
Nashua
Foley
Rocky Mountain Tea Sold At E. T. Scotts
Ad touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a life lifter and remedy 35 cents at E. T. Scotts. Customer Roberta of San Francisco says it keeps her family well and likens it to a fountain of youth, noting the gentle touch of youth lingering on aged faces.
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E. T. Scott's
Roberta
San Francisco
Cal
E. T. Scott
Murderer McClure Faces Gallows in Michigan City
Richly Deserves St. Michigan City News reports Jesse McClure, jailed at Tipton, will be tried in two weeks for murdering his two sons, five and seven, after his wife left him. He confessed saying revenge followed her refusal to see him, detailing the fatal shooting of both children in a buggy. Warden Reid will oversee the execution when delivered to death by strangulation.
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Michigan City
Jesse McClure
McClure
Warden Reid
Tipton
Dee
Papa
Homer
Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy Promoted for Bad Colds
An ad endorses Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy to relieve cold symptoms and throat and chest irritation. Sold by E. T. Scott.
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E. T. Scott
Local Farm Scene and Social Notice Ledger
The town reports fine weather and improving farm work with corn husking. Distemper among local horses is noted. George Stoner and family of Porter County visited relatives here last Sunday. Ernest Cites visited Valparaiso last Monday. Miss Calla Howell hosted a party last Saturday. Mrs. Clarence Slade entertained friends Tuesday afternoon. Lillie Wright stayed in Laporte last week. W S Osborn has painting work on outbuildings. Rumors say more farms may transfer to this area. Mary Jacobsen of Brooks called on friends here last Wednesday.
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George Stoner
Porter County
Ernest Cites
Valparaiso
Calla Howell
Lillie Wright
Laporte
Ws. Osborn
Mary Jacobsen
Brooks, Ind
Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets Ad
An advertisement for Chamberlain Stomach and Liver Tablets claims to boost appetite, cleanse and invigorate the stomach, and regulate liver and bowels. It lists symptoms like dullness after meals, poor appetite, bad mouth taste, torpid liver, constipation, headaches, and bilious feelings with a price of 25 cents per box. Sold by E. T. Scott.
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E. T. Scott
New Graft Warns Public In Guiling Guessing Scheme
Logansport Reporter warns of a new money scam tied to a supposed publication prize. A resident received a notice claiming he won a gold watch and must pay 1.30 or lose the chance, with 30 cents for packing and 1 for a yearly magazine. The con uses copied handwriting from old letters to appear legitimate.
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Logansport
Missing Porter County figure John Brodie linked to large debts
John Brodie former Valparaiso prison director and postmaster disappears after leaving October 23. He stopped in Chicago on the 24th and has vanished with debts reported between 20 000 and 40 000. He deeded 240 acres to stepdaughter Anna Schenck and assigned property, while creditors include farmers and his housekeeper Mrs Austin.
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John Brodie
Valparaiso
Chesterton Tribune
Clifton House
Chicago
Anna Schenck
Skinner
Joliet Road
Miss Schenck
Brodie
the Tribune
Canada
Porter County
John Louderback
Austen
Loudertack
Board of Trade
Best Remedy for Croup Promises Quick Relief
An 1900s style household advice item touts Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safer and cheaper than old hive syrup and tulu. It claims rapid phlegm expulsion and early relief from the croupy cough. Sold by E. T. Scott in local markets.
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E. T. Scott
Dr King s New Discovery Cures Throat and Lung Ailments
The ad cites railroad wrecks and Throat and Lung troubles and claims Dr King s New Discovery cures even worst cases. It notes Mrs Lois Cragg of Dorchester Mass saved by the remedy and offers a 50c to 1.00 price with a free trial bottle.
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Dr. King
Lois Cragg
Dorchester
Mass
Indiana G A B to seat 20000 at Winona Lake
The Indiana G A B’s 1904 state encampment at Winona Lake plans to dedicate Indiana’s largest auditorium. Dr S C Dickey, manager of Winona assembly, will let contracts for a 20000 seat hall to be built over the lily pond and into the hillside used for sunset meetings.
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Indiana
Winona Lake
S. C. Dickey
Winona Assembly
Runaway Bicycle Accident Ends in Cure
A runaway bicycle inflicted an ugly cut on J B Osner of Franklin Grove II. The wound stubbornly ulcerated for four years until Bucklen's Amica Salve healed it. The salve also helps burns scalds skin eruptions and piles. 25c at E T Scotts Drug Store.
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J B. Osner
Franklin Grove
Bucklen
E. T. Scott
New Life Pills Claim Cure Regardless of Age
An advertisement proclaims Dr. King's New Life Pills as a perfect remedy that cuts off maladies from dyspepsia to jaundice and fever, claiming effects regardless of age and urging purchase at E. T. Scott's Drug Store for 25e.
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Dr. King
E. T. Scott
Cement Walk Laid Before Thomas Property on Jefferson
A cement walk is being laid in front of the Thomas property on Jefferson Street. The work is under local supervision and expected to progress through the week, improving pedestrian access and street appearance.
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Font
Thomas
Jefferson St
Immigrant Family Reports Route to New Seattle Home
Ephriam Jardine of Seattle and family describe their journey to a new home. He details Des Moines state house, Council Bluffs Omaha along the Missouri, Lincoln plains, Colorado Springs Pike’s Peak, Salt Lake City Mormon tabernacle, and train route boulders. They express satisfaction and request the Indicator to stay in touch with their childhood home.
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Ephriam Jardine
Seattle
Wash
Eph
Des Moines
State House
Council Bluffs
Omaha
Missouri River
Lincoln
Bryant
Colorado Springs
Salt Lake City
Mormon Tabernacle
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promise Of $100 Reward
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh, claiming it treats the constitutional disease from within to cleanse blood and mucous surfaces. It offers a $100 reward for any uncured case and directs readers to send for testimonials, with a Toledo address and 75 cents price for the cure and Hall's Family Pills.
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Halls
Hall
F. J. Chenry & Co
Toledo
Sobriety Argument Bars Damages Against Saloonkeeper
Clinton circuit court and appellate court hold an intoxicated man who injures himself after unlawfully obtaining liquor cannot sue the saloonkeeper. If death results, the administrator cannot recover. the right lies with the spouse and children.
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Clinton
Harry S Couchman
Cyrus A. Prather
Family visit from Hatchin Mills grandparents
Capt. A. B. Austin and grandson fia Austin of Hatch'n Mills visited yesterday with Richard Imes and wife, the maternal grandparents of the small man.
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A. B. Austin
Fia Austin
Hatch’n Mills
Richard Imes
Texas Ranchman Caught in Worthless Land Swindle
Hanson B. Hartsdale of Estacado Texas lost 8640 acres of Indiana land to forged deeds after meeting Charles F. Brown and Robert M. Barton in New Orleans. He had exchanged a 10000 acre Sherman County cattle ranch worth about 50000 for the purported Indiana lands and plans an injunction to block filings and regain his cattle property.
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Winamac, Invd
Hanson B. Hartsdale
Estacado
Tex
New York City
Hartsdale
Starke
Laporte
Pulaski
Indiana
Charles F. Brown
Robert M. Barton
New Orleans
Sherman County
Texas
Passes Away in An Quid Resident James O Burner
James Oscar Burner of An Quid died after a five year illness on a Wednesday evening at his home. He was born June 23 1842 in Westville and married twice, leaving four children and a sister and two brothers. Funeral services were held Saturday at 11 a.m. from the M E church in Westville under Westville Lodge No 136 I C O F. Rev Sanders of Laporte delivered the consolation. Burner had lived in Wanatah Westville Otis Michigan City and Arkansas Kansas before returning to An Quid. He previously ran a drug business and later the restaurant and hotel enterprises.
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James Oscar Burner
M. E
Westville Lodge No. 136
Sanders
Laporte
Mr. Burner
Burner
Westville
Abram
Mary S Burner
Celessia Jessup
Carrie Belle Burner
Wanatah
Otis
Michigan City
Missouri
Arkansas
Kansas
West
Jacob Herrold
Shout
Voting Machines in Favor in Indianapolis Precincts
Voting machines were used in ten precincts of the Indianapolis election and quickly reported results within twenty minutes after polls closed. The system proved accurate and secure the News notes, and advocates say universal adoption will reduce delays and errors, placing Indiana with progressive communities.
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Indianapolis
Indianapolis News
Buffalo
Indiana
Anxious Moments and a Safe Croup Remedy
A mother's anxious hours with croup are eased by Foley's Honey and Tar praised as the most effective treatment for throat and lung troubles. It contains no opiates or poisons and is safe for household use.
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Foley
Old man Stumpff jailed for perjury in Gretna Green scheme
Fenny R. Stumpff, age 16, received at the prison to serve 2 to 14 years for perjury in a Gretna Green marriage bureau fraud once run in Jeffersonville. He admitted taking pay and drinks to false certify residence and age for an eloping Kentucky couple, leading to a forged license and marriage. The bride’s father had Stumpff and James Keigwin arrested. the son-in-law was also indicted but killed in a family feud before trial. Keigwin likely to follow to prison.
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Fenny R. Stumpff
Stumpff
Gretna Green
Jeffersonville
Kentucky
James Keigwin
Keigwin
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Bigelow
Clarence Slade
Chamberlain
St. Louis
Country Press
Union
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