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Newspaper
Westville Indicator
Location
Westville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 26, 1911
Page
2
Editor and publisher details listed with post office entry and publication schedule. Advertising rates, obituary charges, and professional cards outlined. Copy deadline noted as Wednesday noon for all items.
Battle Creek report says M Rumely Co of Laporte aims to form an 18 million dollar combination with Advance Thresher of Battle Creek and Gaar Scott of Richmond. HQ will be in Laporte. details include capitalization figures and consolidation steps. Judge notes at least 50 similar firms exist.
Burglars broke into Charles Berringer’s Crumstown general store near Mill Creek on Saturday night and stole cash jewelry shoes and clothing totaling about 3200. The break in was found Sunday morning after a window was discovered broken. Four gold watches about 10 each were taken along with shoes shirts and overalls. The cash register weighing 150 pounds was removed from the village and damaged. A five dollar gold piece lay near the register. Two strangers, one a young boy and the other a middle aged man, are suspected.
William Senderson known as Sid Henderson, once a top middleweight contender, died at St. Anthony's hospital in Terre Haute of tuberculosis at 37. Born in Indianapolis, he fought in the 1880s against Jack McAuliffe and Bob Fitzsimmons and left a police records mark in Laporte. His brothers Harry in Chicago and Samuel in Winnipeg survive. The obituary notes his rough career and mixed reputation as a square, combative figure in boxing circles.
The case in the Laporte circuit court asserts a possession claim and seeks 22500 in judgment. William W Salisbury sues Frank R Hollis over a rented Strauglen Illinois farm whose crops were sold, with proceeds misused on an automobile and Hollis fled. His wife claims he is missing and ill.
Tailored suits for ladies priced at 15 during Lowenstines' fall festival sale. The event highlights available wardrobe classics and in-store discounts for the season.
A newspaper-like column lists quirky animal behaviors. It notes flies crawling on window panes, hens scratching with the sun behind them, cats favoring left paws, dogs using fore paws, and a mouse avoiding easy meals to risk nibbling long goods. It also mentions harmless snakes, coldfish swimming rightward, and goldfish ignoring others.
The article extols Frutte de mer as sea fruit, celebrated in Marseille and along the Riviera with echoes in Leghorn and Naples. It notes Bouillabaisse as a famed dish and mentions Thackeray praising southern France’s fish literature and cuisine. It highlights the Marseille market as a hub and hints at evolving tastes along the Italian coast.
Fragmented text hints at a phrase about palate and stopping to investigate. No clear人物,地点,机构,或事件 readable.
The article traces bottle history from ancient skins to glass bottles over four thousand years old, noting bronze and porcelain containers in early exodus era. It reflects on bottle making as a modest craft, mentions literary references to bottles in fairy tales, and recalls old drinking customs and vessels like flagons and demijohns.
A 1908 report notes government efforts to aid rural inhabitants in snake warfare. Authorities provided a simple knife-based device to enlarge bites and inject permanganate solution, reducing fatal outcomes. Of 140 snake bites that year only six were fatal, with 278 600 snakes destroyed and most belonging to a feared species.
The text urges doing as much as possible for others in the present rather than postponing happiness. It warns that focusing on a vague future may waste time and that when the future arrives it becomes the present, often leaving no time to be happy.
Statisticians estimate about 2750 languages are in use globally with many more likely unknown due to uncharted regions. The exact total is impossible to determine as unexplored tribes persist in remote areas.
The author argues that until ethnological surveys cover every nook and cranny of the world it will be impossible to classify all languages. The statement emphasizes the vast diversity and unfinished work in linguistic study.
Julia E Brown administratrix files final settlement in Laporte circuit court September term 1911. Final examination and auction set for October 2 1901 require heirs creditors or devisees to appear and show cause why account should not be approved. Witness clers zeal of Laporte circuit court at Laporte Indiana September 26 1911. George ps By Clerk
Guaranteed cures for wounds, burns, and sores with money refund option. Barbed Wire Liniment offers 50c and 1.00 sizes for various ailments and family 25c size. Dr Cox’s Painless Blister promises relief from spavin ringbone curb sweeny splint and bone enlargements with refund. Sold by all druggists.
A carriage maker in Amesbury notes a trend of novelty wagons shaped to reflect a business. He cites examples including a wagon in Old Orchard Maine built to resemble a large yellow peanut for a peanut candy seller.
Cap Carroll, town stable master, levied on a blind aged horse and buggy driven into town. A second black woman claimed two wheels of the buggy while a black man claimed the remaining wheels. The dispute centers on control of the vehicle and its components amid the town action.
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