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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1903
Page
4
The Westville Indiana weekly Indicator lists postal handling rules and rates for obituaries and ads, plus notes on Andrew Carnegie library gifts, local saloon fights, school cup provisions, and a garbled montage of world trivia including a 316 million candlepower searchlight, Cuba tariff talk, and travel plans of Dudley Wadsworth.
Lyon & Healy, Chicago’s largest music house, announces a clearing sale of pianos as warerooms are remodeled. Hundreds of instruments including Steinway and Knabe are offered with no reserve, priced from $26 for squares to $220 for baby grands, with new and second-hand models from top makers.
A vintage ad promotes Scott's Emulsion for weak, thin people labeled chronic cases. It claims to form new flesh, strengthen nerves, and restore appetite, with free samples offered and a label image on every bottle. The prod advertises availability through Scott & Bowne and druggists nationwide.
A LaPorte Republican letter describes the tomb of Ex President Zachary Taylor five miles from Louisville as neglected and nearly forgotten. It notes inscriptions citing his 1850 death and recalls his Civil War era exploits and Buena Vista victory. The writer laments low visitation and calls the resting place a forgotten national memory.
Reports include births and appointments such as G H Bradley named postmaster at Heskells, Charley Henton taking a freight brakeman post, and local industrial activity. A major explosion near Actua kills one man, while a gasoline plant at D W Weeds store explodes injuring nearby. Panama is discussed with U S actions and a shifting stance toward a canal solution.
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