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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 12, 1903
Page
1
The Kankakee wolf roundup urged for the day before Thanksgiving invites every dog and gun in Laporte County to join Samuel Lambert of Union Center as the lead organizer. Officials expect widespread participation and a significant reduction of wolves across the dry accessible river region.
Mrs. Geo T Benson of Kallar Virginia used Chamberlain's Pain Balm on her child burned by a hot stove. The balm calmed the child within thirty minutes and he was well in two weeks. The antiseptic ointment is sold by Ik. T. Scutt.
Judge Lucius Hubbard and ex City Attorney O M Cunningham lead a party including W A Jackson from South Bend Daniel White and Mark L Brummitt from New Carlisle and Frank Birchim from Rolling Prairie as they depart Wednesday for Enfield county in northern Wisconsin. The group will spend three weeks camping twenty nine miles from the nearest village to hunt deer and bear and stock up on supplies.
Nashua Iowa night officer J N Patterson writes of persistent lung coughs last winter. After trying several medicines and two doctors with no relief a friend advised Foley's Honey and Tar and two thirds of a bottle cured him. He calls it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world. For sale by all druggists.
State wide coroner compilations show 2156 inquests in 1902 with 227 murders. One lynching and 299 personal crisis reports are listed, along with 756 accidental deaths. Among autopsies 175 were people of color and 108 of the 299 suicides were women or girls under 21.
Governor Durbin issues Thanksgiving proclamation urging Indiana residents to abstain from work, attend worship, and give thanks to God for a year of prosperity, peace, and harvest. The document cites national and state blessings, urging a homecoming spirit on the holiday.
The 1903 International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago aims to recognize breeder and feeder work and promote breed improvement. Western attendance is expected to surge as stockmen seek progress in public standards, with special low rail rates on November 29 to December 1 from the North-Western Line to facilitate travel.
For a bad cold this remedy loosens and relieves symptoms while easing throat and lung irritation. For sale by E. T. Scott.
A 19th century ad touts remedies for croup, praising Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as safer and quicker for stopping the cough. It claims hive syrup and tulu are outdated, cites fast phlegm clearance, and notes availability from E. T. Scott.
Mrs. H. G. Sargent visits Kettle Falls Washington as guest of James Reed and family. Letter from Mr. Sargent notes the area’s beauty rich crops, large sunflowers and fruit trees, abundant wildlife, and dry conditions followed by rain. Reed reports a healthy climate and his son Bert’s father recovering from rheumatism.
A runaway bicycle cut J B. Oner of Franklin Grove Ill. The leg ulcer persisted four years until Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it. Also effective for burns scalds skin eruptions and piles. 25 cents at E T Scott's Drug Store.
A vintage advertisement touts Dr. King’s New Life Pills as a cure for dyspepsia jaundice fever and constipation. It promotes the pill as effective regardless of age and notes a 25 cent price at E. T. Scott’s Drug Store.
Mrs. Sarah C. Petro aged 56 dies at Longcliffs asylum and is buried at her fore noon service at 10 30 at H. P. Cole home. Maiden name Sarah C. Cole she leaves three daughters with first husband Daniel Jessup two children with James Petro and Albert with William Corquest. She is the first of five brothers and sisters to die, all longtime local residents.
In the circuit court on Tuesday Mary Christman vs Lake Erie & Western was dismissed by the plaintiff. Witnesses for the defendant appeared from several line locations. The Daweon will case entered a second trial as the jury was summoned. After attorney Weir spoke, Judge Richter proposed settling disputed points in Rachel Dawson's will. An amiable agreement was reached with each side yielding, the will set aside, Irving Dawson named administrator of Rachel's estate, and costs and compensation settled. Joseph McCabe sues for divorce from Laura McCabe.
A classic 19th century style advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a universal remedy for catarrh, claiming a constitutional cure that works through internal consumption. The text promises $100 for any failing case and urges readers to request testimonials from F. J. Cungy & Co of Toledo, with sales via druggists at 75 cents.
Miss Mary Medaris visits baths in Battle Creek for health. Mrs J F Wickersham hosts dinner for her California brother Marcels Thomas. Charley McKellips and family visit Wm Baird. Mrs Brooks and daughters visit Theodore Armitage of Westville. Rev Smock holds revival at our church. Gaylord Jessup considers buying a corn dredger. Mrs Pease of Kankakee visits her parents the Bartmese. The Morman funeral held at our church. Will Garwoods plans a new poultry house. Elias Benson returns to Longcliffe. Lela Cathcart from Michigan City visits. Ivy and Earl Goldsmith of Indiana Harbor visit Rose Herrold. Mrs Eva Slater laid to rest Oct 30 in our cemetery. husband, three children, father and two sisters survive. Children to be taken to Soldier's Home. Dora Herrold visits Chas Baird family. Pearl Bartmas visits Lulu Burner of Beaver Dam.
Ju st¢ what you need. When you feel dull after eating or have no appetite or a bad taste. For liver torpor and constipation headaches biliousness. They improve appetite cleanse stomach regulate liver and bowels. Price 25 cents per box. For sale by E. T. Scott.
Hutchinson & Co have nearly finished macadam paving across the county except the Westville road. About twenty miles laid with progress to push on Westville as weather allows. The movement is expanding, improving transport to market and boosting farm values. costs are repaid by land value increases.
Anxious hours arise when children suffer croup but Foley's Honey and Tar is praised as the most effective remedy. The medicine is a household staple for throat and lung troubles and contains no opiates or poisons, making it safe for young patients.
The community notes mild winter weather but expresses hope for upcoming rain. Dr E C Johnson was seen out Sunday with three ladies and appears to be enjoying good times. Numerous local residents and visitors from Michigan City are noted in social calls and gatherings across Sunday.
A dramatic claim that carelessness causes wrecks and lung diseases, praising Dr King s New Discovery for consumption and coughs with Mrs Lois Cragg of Dorchester cited as a life saved. The remedy is sold with guarantees and trial bottles are offered.
An old-time замет mentions Rocky Mountain Tea priced at 35 cents and sold at E. T. Scott's with lines about youth lingering on the face and a gentle cheek touch in a nostalgic tone.
St Joseph and Laporte counties approve issuing about 16 000 and 30 000 dollars in six percent bonds to fund a 20 mile ditch from Walkerton to the Baltimore and Ohio railroad. The plan mirrors street bond pay through installments and will drain Mudlaka and reclaim 20 000 acres at an estimated 240 000 cost. Mayor Darrow of Laporte leads the effort. once done the Kankakee hunting grounds may fade into history.
All are invited to a spelling match in our room on Friday evening November 20 to win Reading Circle books. Admission is 10 cents. A prize will go to the best speller. Pupils prepare for the upcoming tri monthly exam in two weeks.
Fielding McKonnpn aged 91 files for divorce from his 89 year old wife in Marion. The item notes local social events and brief community updates including a revival meeting at Pinhock and the ongoing civic improvements like cement sidewalks.
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