Bryant Poem Study At Westville Teachers Institute
A report on a November 16 1895 teachers institute at Westville High School. Miss Honn Miss Jacobsen and others present discussions on General Method Language Current Events and Arithmetic plus readings on Bryant Hawthorne and the poem Thanatopsis. The work ends with reflection on life death eternity and readiness to meet the Unseen Judge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K Gregorst
Miss Honn
Cleon O. Burner
Mabel Irwin
Teachers’ Institute
Westville High School
Bryant
Eaking
Grant
Hawthorne
Longfellow
Little Early Risers Pills Sell Cure in Small Doses
E T Scott touts DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as the smallest pills that perform a cure and are the best. The claim emphasizes efficacy in minimal doses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
DeWitt
E. T. Scott
Remarkable Corn Yields Reported by Local Growers
A Wabash county man asserts extraordinary corn harvests with one farmer showing ears with double rows of grains and others claiming every stalk bears four large ears with a cup shaped top the size of a peck measure filled with shelled corn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wabash County
Frankfort
One Minute Cough Cure Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure by E. T. Scott claiming immediate relief from hacking coughs and warns of dangers if the ailment is left untreated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. T. Scott
Record of Strong Midwestern Fish Haul and Trade
The Michigan City Fish Company reports solid week gains with 2,500 pounds Sunday 4,000 pounds Monday and 3,000 pounds Wednesday. Weather allows a 3,000 pound expected haul as nets require ten hours to lift. Whitefish and trout have vanished while herring dominate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City Fish Company
Chicago
Indianapolis
Louisville
Nashville
Murderer Bell Sought Woman In Death Duel
The Chicago press last week covered an attempted murder and the suicide of William J. Bell, a printer. He shot his wife fatally wounded her, and many locals suspect he is the W. J. Bell who ran a College Hill printing office a decade ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Valparaiso
Chicago
William J. Bell
Bell
W. J. Bell
College Hill
Indiana Supreme Court Defines Duty at Railroad Crossings
The Indiana Supreme Court rules that crossing a railroad track requires caution as a matter of law. Public crossings obligate both travelers and the railway company to exercise care to avoid injury, with intertrack usage labeled trespass and fault presumed to be the traveler's unless proven otherwise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court of Indiana
Local Resident Praises Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve
A. G. Bartley of Magic Pennsylvania states the salve cured his eczema and his son’s running leg sore in a letter to the public. The note is signed by E. T. Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
A. G. Bartley
Magic, Pa
Dewitt
E. T. Scott
Laporte Circuit Court Docket Totals 181 Cases November Term
The Laporte circuit court docket for the November term lists 181 cases: 13 criminal and 168 civil. Civil items include on account, partition, attachment, replevin, dissolution of partnership, quiet title, contract, bastardy, will contest, garnishee, deed contest, divorce, damages, foreclosure, and other actions with various parties named in the State and divorce dockets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte Circuit Court
A Little Girl's Escape From Nervous Disease
The case details Bertie Barber of Edgerton Kansas recovering from a nervous ailment believed to be St Vitus dance after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Her father L L Barber credits marked improvement from the first box and urges others to use the remedy. Notary H Kelly swore to the affidavit dated August 14 1893. Pills sold by druggists or Dr Williams Medicine Company Schenectady NY at 25c per box or 2.56 for six boxes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Vitus
Kansas City
L. L. Barber
Edgerton
Kan
Bertie
L. L. Barbor
H. Kelly
Notary Public
Ine
Schenectady, N. Y
Aix
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Paresine
Ansley
Eagle Brand
Arbuckle’s
Jersey
Lion Coffee
Arm & Hammer Soda
Chenelle
California
Pettijohn
Jemima
la Porte
Masonic
Westville
We Or
Liar
New Boot and Shoe Store
Wm. A. Punsky
Chamberlain
St. Paul
Dr. Miles
Leonard Wells
East Brimfield
Mass
Holden
American Farmer and Womankind
LA Porte Circuit Court
George St. Clair
Thomas Hay
Frank Floto
Otto Floto
Frank Wilson
John Meyers
Frank Thomas
Wallace Armstrong
John Myers
Frank Ross
Jack Row
Lewis Johnson
Henry Cook
Hal Baker
Mary E. Baird
Henry Baird
Rosa M. Welch
Lorenzo Welch
Rosetta A. Jones
William J. Jones
Josephine Young
Frank Young
Champ Carson
Clara Carson
Susan Padden
Almiron Padden
Wanda A. Rosenbaum
Gottlob
MM. Rosenbaum
Susan G. Wright
Thrace G. Wright
Martin Creviston
Jennie Creviston
Chris Fisgus
Lizzie Pisgus
Edward L. Brink
Alive Brink
Maud Slaght
Craig W. Slaght
Rosina Weidner
Franks. Weidner
Martha T. Porter
George M. Porter
Elias Thompson
Frances Thompson
Ray Phelps
Beg
Clark
Call
C. T. Dibble
Mott Block
Michigan City
Ind
Wait
Detroit
Mich
Board of Trade
H. B. Herrold
Westville, Ind
Indiana
Jackson Hill
Mghols
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