Governor Durbin to Start East Chicago Ship Canal Work
Governor Durbin will press a button on October 24 to start dredging for the East Chicago ship canal. He will travel from Chicago to East Chicago then to the work site, where the first mile should be done in a year and the full 3.5 mile canal twenty feet deep and one hundred feet wide in two years, linking Lake Michigan to Wolf Lake. The project will boost northern Indiana shipping facilities.
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Durbin
East Chicago Ship Canal
Chicago
Indiana Harbor
Lake Michigan
Wolf Lake
Foley's Honey and Tar Restores Husband Wife's Health
Plainview Nebraska resident W. W. Baker reports his wife suffered fifteen years with lung trouble and spent over 8100 without relief until Foley's Honey and Tar revived her health. Refuse substitutes. sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. W. Baker
Plainview, Nek
Foley
Selfish landowners threaten town building projects
The piece warns that towns struggle to grow when citizens exploit advantages for personal gain. Land prices soar, amenities vanish, and concessions are blocked until financiers are satisfied, prompting nine out of ten projectors to pull out and seek elsewhere for capital.
Foley's Honey and Tar cures fall colds quickly
Pall cold remedies hang on, risking pneumonia or bronchitis. Foley's Honey and Tar cures quickly and prevents serious results. It is old, reliable, safe, and contains no opiates. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
hotel manager Mrs Chittenden faces ouster over slot machines
In Indiana Harbor East Chicago the South Bay hotel manager Mrs Chittenden allowed a buffet and slot machines. The East Chicago Land Company fought her removal. A jury ruled Saturday that neither the buffet nor the slot machines harmed the hotel's reputation.
Saving Lives with Dr Kinga New Discovery
Mrs W K Haviland of Armonk New York reports our daughter survived a near fatal attack of whooping cough and bronchitis after Dr Kinga's New Discovery. A neice with advanced lung consumption recovered fully using the same medicine. Desperate respiratory threats yield to this remedy. 50c and 1.00 bottles, guaranteed. Trial bottles free.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Haviland
Armonk
N. Y
Gains Forty Pounds in Thirty Days with Stomach Tablets
Our younger brother suffered indigestion for months. After trying remedies, Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets were tried and within thirty days he gained forty pounds and fully recovered. Sold by Hulley Bros. merchants Long Branch Missouri and E. T. Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Hulley Bros
Long Branch
E. T. Scott
Waukesha YMCA Campaign Targets Profanity with Cards
The YMCA in Waukesha Wisconsin starts a novel effort to curb public swearing by handing out cards bearing the third commandment and ten reasons to swear less. The plan aims to reduce profanity while allowing private swearing to continue, and is praised as a commendable step toward cleaner public language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Young Men’s Christian Association of
Waukesha
Wis
Sheridan
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Praised In Letter
Otto Dodd of Ponder Missouri writes that a year long sore healed after using Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He calls it the best salve on earth and notes it sells for 25 cents at E. T. Scott's Drug Store.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Otto Dodd
Ponder, Mo
E. T. Scott
Porter Victim Identified as Bolden From New York
The man killed on the Michigan Central near Porter Wednesday forenoon was named Bolden and believed to be from New York. Porter county coroner held an inquest and efforts are under way to locate the dead man's relatives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porter
Bolden
New York
Porter County
Bring Along Your Old Books for St Louis World’s Fair Exhibit
FP A Cotton state superintendent issues circular to teachers and county superintendents urging best effort to prepare the school exhibit for the St Louis world’s fair. Eighth grade pupils write histories of their township and counties gather oldest textbooks from Indiana for exhibit selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FP. A. Cotton
Indiana
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted as Cure All Cough Remedy
An advertisement urges readers to avoid unproven medicines for coughs and colds and to ask for Foley's Honey and Tar, claimed to be the best throat and lung remedy. It notes availability from all druggists.
Good Deeds Outweigh Real Estate Worth
A Chicago man extols kindness over deeds and urges help to others. He cites the comfort of a kind word and notes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as a cure for colds, sold by E. T. Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Chamberlain
E. T. Scott
Mortgage deduction case argued in U S Supreme Court
Indiana seeks to uphold mortgage deduction law through the state’s brief in the U S Supreme Court. The case pits auditor Harry B. Smith of Marion County against the state, with Judge Allen’s unconstitutional finding overturned and the matter advanced to the nation’s highest court. The brief warns against a ministerial officer assuming judicial power and delaying tax collection across government levels.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry B. Smith
Marion County
Indiana
Supreme Court of the United States
Hadley
Smith
Allen
State Supreme Court
United States Supreme Court
Crow Nuisance Spurs Farmer Clubs in Laporte County
Crow damage prompts farmers in Laporte County to plan eradication clubs. Years of unchecked crow infestation have caused widespread crop losses, devouring corn and oats from planting to harvest and even after stacking, threatening yield and profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Lees
Train delay sparks risk of damages in Michigan Central suit
In St Joseph circuit court Alberta Vancamp sue s Michigan Central for failing to run a Kalamazoo to Grand Junction train. Four Ypsilanti students previously filed similar actions, claiming they were forced to stay overnight in Kalamazoo. The case tests the railroad’s duty and Michigan Central defends vigorously.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Joseph
Michigan Central Railway
Alberta Vancamp
Benton Harbor
Ypsilanti
Michigan Central
Kalamazoo
Grand Junction
Me Then Central
Kidney Cure Claims to Restore Sound Kidneys
Dr. Abernethy cautions that kidney illness endangers life while promoting Foley's Kidney Cure as restoring healthy kidneys. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Abernethy
Foley
Money to Meet State Bills Through Advance Settlements
State Treasurer Hill and State Auditor Sherrick urge county treasurers to settle for the year ending October 31 to cover legislative appropriations. Taxes for 1902 due to the state, though collected in 1903, will fund about 150000 for state institutions and 870000 for other obligations. Final settlements on December 15 should leave a surplus of 250000 to 300000 to reduce state debt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hill
Sherrick
Confession of a Priest Credits Electric Bitters Cure
Wake Ark clergyman Rev Jno S Cox says twelve years of yellow jaundice ended after using Electric Bitters. He praises the remedy for liver and kidney trouble and general debility. Sold by E T Scott for 50 cents with guarantee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jno. S. Cox
Wake, Ark
E. T. Scott
State Board of Health Adopts Quarantine Disinfection Rules
The state board of health has formally approved new quarantine rules, to be promulgated and then active. They require health officers to report typhoid and consumption cases, and mandate student health actions in schools. Estimates indicate about 200 of last year’s 10,009 teachers may have had consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Board of Health
Miller
Chamborlain's Cough Remedy Promoted as Curing Colds
Reprint notes John Wesley story about repeating messages and endorses Chamborlain's Cough Remedy. It claims the remedy cures colds and grip, counters pneumonia risk, and is pleasant and safe to take, with sale by E. T. Scott.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Wesley
Mistress Wesley
E. T. Scott
Typhoid Spread Across Indiana With Few Exceptions
State Board of Health reports typhoid fever prevalent across Indiana, with 166 deaths in 66 counties. Marion County records 160 cases and 25 deaths. Smallpox precautions after six cases reported in Brazil.
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State Board of Health
Indiana
LaGrange
Franklin
Hurty
Marion County
Brazil
A Dozen Times A Night Kidney Cure Claim
Mr. Owen Dunn of Benton Ferry West Virginia writes of years of kidney and bladder trouble causing waking twelve times nightly. He claims Paley's Kidney Cure permanently cured him after using two bottles, and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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Owen Dunn
Benton Ferry
W. Va
Paley
All Druggiata
Laporte County Leads in Butter Output in Indiana
State Statistician Johnson reports Laporte county as the top butter producer in Indiana with 2,035,521 pounds last year. Allen, St. Joseph, and Kosciusko counties followed with 1,017,458 402,119 and 602,578 pounds respectively. The county produced no cheese and modest egg figures, but excels in fine butter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson
Laporte County
Indiana
A'‘len
St. Joseph
Kosciusko
General Lew Wallace and son tramping the Kankakee marshes
General Lew Wallace and his son Henry are on a multi day outing through the Kankakee marshes. The Wallace trips to the Kankakee began before the Civil War and have continued twice yearly without interruption, except when the general served in the army in New Mexico and in Turkey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lew Wallace
Henry
Kankakee
Wallace
New Mexico
Turkey
Joy of Buggy Riding Opinion Piece
The piece argues buggy riding fosters tender feelings better than horseback travel. A sopdish hat wearing youth arrives in a rubber tired buggy to a home where a suited woman greets him and they ride, sharing intimate comfort as the horse and journey grow longer and more private.
Grant's Supreme Courage in Spottsylvania Fire
A National Magazine contributor recalls General Grant remaining calm under Confederate shellfire at Spottsylvania Courthouse. With HQ gear cleared except a camp stool, a shell narrowly missed him while he requested the shell be retrieved to inspect its ammunition.
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Grant
National Magazine
Spottsylvania Courthouse
Reward for catarrh cure case and testimonial note
A one hundred dollar reward offer is cited for a catarrh case that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notice includes endorsements from Wast & Troax and Kinnan & Marvin in Toledo Ohio, claiming F. J. Cheney & Co. are honorable and financially able. Hall's Catarrh Cure is sold for 75 cents per bottle and purportedly acts on blood and mucous surfaces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney &Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Something About Their War Record
The 128th regiment muster ed in Michigan City on March 18 1864 and joined Sherman's forces for the Atlanta campaign. It fought at Resaca Dalton Buzzard's Roost and Ricky Face and later in the Nashville and Columbia operations. Colonel Richard P. DeHart was wounded on June 6 1864 and Lt. Col. led the unit thereafter. Surviving officer W C Weir of Laporte is noted. Gen Jasper Packard previously commanded.
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Michigan City
Nashville
General Hovey
Charleston
East Tenn
Schofield
Atlanta
Dalton
Buzzard
Ricky
Hood
Sherman
Allatoona
Resaca
Rome
Gaylesville
Chattanooga
Pulaski
Tenn
Tennessee River
Columbia
Franklin
G Son
Jasper Packard
W. C. Weir
Laporte
Beaver Dam Notes and Local Updates
Mr Neacher travels to Ohio after telegram announces his sister's death. Amelia Cole brings her mother Mrs P Williams home for a visit. Mrs Williams returns. Mrs Williams buys a driving horse and buggy. Frank Faulkner and Mrs Georgiana Tennis visit Dan Hibbard. Judy Flood-Smith loses a pony to a broken leg. Edmons hosts a small party. Ezra Gerat boards bridge workers. Gaist hauls tile from Valparaiso to drain North Lake into Beaver Dam ditch. Stormer couple visit John Larson. Kate Standiford and Grace Metcalf visit Chas Baird. Brantia gummin it. dentist Hixon blamed for it. Thos Baird and wife travel to Chicago for anniversary of Wilbur Benson and gift exchange for daughter Bessie's marriage to Ira Hutchins of Fenoyville Michigan. James Swadley sues wife for abandonment citing her NY crusade. Valparaiso school bonds approved after review. bonds sold to Farmers Bank with premium of 1 033.05. funds 42 988 to rebuild Central School.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Amelia Cole
Blue Island
P. Williams
Brantia
Hixon
Thos. Baird
Chicago
Wilbur Bensom
Bessie
Ira Hutchins
Fenoyille
Mich
James Swadley
Laporte
New York
Valparaiso
Farmers Bank
Central School
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Attorney-General Files
U.S Supreme Court
Beaver Dam
Neacher
Ohio
Ezra Gerat
Beaver Dam Ditch
E Gaist
North Lake
Mrs. Stormer
John Larsons
Kate Standiford
Grace Metcalf
Westville
Chas. Baird’s
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