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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1903
Page
8
The report lists local happenings including a new span of horses for Dewey and Merrold, cemetery leveling in the old part of town, various visits and farm work, plus community notices about health, travel, and court updates from Porter County and nearby areas.
Laura Webster spent centennial week in Chicago. Ben Flood and grandfather drove to James Flood's on Saturday. Glen Wooley works for Lon McKellips in North Dakota. Burl Noxaeher visited his sister in Chicago during the centennial. Mrs Wilkinson entertained a sister and her children from Walkerton. Mrs Stella Anderson of Laporte visited her parents last Miss Ora White of Crisman stayed with E Geist's. Joseph Crvist and wife from Chicago visited his brother here. Mrs E Geist returned home after a stay with her daughter in Englewood.
Mr. and Mrs. Shane of Chicago were guests over Sunday in the family of E. 5. Smith.
Governor Durbin designates September 15 as Indiana Day with Hoosiers as guests of honor at the world’s fair. The Indiana fair commission plans a program featuring addresses by prominent Indiana men.
Fulton county farmer Daniel Overmeyer, who advertised for a wife and got fifty letters, has married Miss Mildred Smith of Noblesville. The 63 year old groom, father of eleven, sought a young, unostentatious partner not tied to church or society. The 27 year old bride was met at the state fair and the couple plan to start a life together.
The State Tea Company offers cheap good tea and coffee with a quick sales motto and small profit. A. J. Bastein, proprietor, promises biweekly visits and urges trial orders to prove value.
An ideal place for invalids with well equipped facilities and special appliances for rheumatism and nervous diseases. Superintendent H Wardner.
Corrected weekly market list shows wheat oats corn and other farm goods with quoted prices. Includes hogs hides butter eggs potatoes bacon lard chicken turkey duck and live weights for market reference. Prices listed in per bushel per hundredweight and per pound formats.
S Le Quin of Cavendish Vermont was troubled by chronic constipation until De King’s New Life Pills allegedly relieved his symptoms. Pills priced at 25 cents and sold by E T Scott’s Drug Store.
While opening a box J C Mount of Three Mile Bay New York ran a ten penny nail through his hand. He applied Chamberlains Pain Balm and the injured parts healed quickly with no lasting pain. Sold by E T Scott.
Advertisement extols Scott's Emulsion as the cure for rickets in growing children. It claims daily small doses straighten bow legs strengthen joints and firm soft heads, urging a free sample and noting availability from Scott & Bowne at 409-415 Pearl Street New York and druggists for $1.00.
The Louisville and Nashville Railroad announces October 20 sale of round trip tickets from St Louis Evansville Louisville and Cincinnati to New Orleans Atlanta Mobile Montgomery Birmingham Pensacola and more at low rates valid for 21 days with south of Kentucky Tennessee line stopovers. Proportionately low rates extend west to Houston and to Jacksonville and St. Louis further details and literature available from C L Stein, General Passenger Agent, Louisville KY.
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