Local notes from Laporte and environs
A digest of regional events includes Mrs. Dreesen returning home from waiting with relatives, Mrs. Shinabarger planning to join her husband at Storm Lake Iowa, and a large enrollment at Westville school. A.J. Behm moved to Logansport hospital. Reunions, school shifts, and a Centennial address at Laporte County Fair are reported along with a barn fire near Holmesville, storm deaths of horses, and travel notes of local families.
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Logansport
Fabian Matotte
Elkhart
Veola Dachwald
M. J. Standiford
Union Mills
Dausman
M. R
Vincent
Starbuck
Gerry LeRoy
Laporte Country Club
Jos. McGinnis
Walcottville
Sarah Williams
Storm Lake
Iowa
Laporte County Fair
John A. Cavanaugh
Notre Dame University
LU. R. Cass
R. W. Street
B. F. Cass
Rochelle
Will Garwood
Clinton Township
Thos
Garwood
Robert Garwood
Pinhook
William
A. G. Webster
Minnesota
Alabama
Henry Spitzer
Sakatoon
N. W
British
Dominion
Spitzer
St. Stanislaus’ Polish Catholic Church
Michigan City
Fred Warnhoff
Vanselow Corner
Jackson Center
Mr. Warnhuff
Roy
Mr. Vanselow
Mrs
Who Must Register First Voters and 1914 Registrants
The notice lists four groups required to register: first time voters, those who did not register in 1914, those who registered in 1914 but did not vote, and men who registered in 1914.
Mission festival a grand success at Westville church
A Lutheran mission festival in Westville marked by German morning service led by Rev. R J Sauer and an English sermon by Rev. C W Baer. Nearly 200 attended a public library luncheon, with the fundraiser yielding a substantial sum for overseas and home mission work.
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Missouri Synod
R. J. Sauer
Tracy
St. Paul
Westville
C. W. Baer
Valparaiso
Mark
Christ
Church
Jesus Christ
South America
Australia
New Zealand
India
Mission Festival Draws Large Lutheran Attendance
Lutheran church held its annual Mission Festival with attendees from Michigan City Laporte Otis and Valparaiso. Sermons were delivered by Rev. A. J. Sauer of Tracy and Rev. C. W. Baer of Valparaiso. Mission funds offerings exceeded $100 and free meals fed over 175 guests served by the Ladies Aid Society in the library basement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan City
Laporte
Otis
Valparaiso
A. J. Sauer
Tracy
C. W. Baer
Ladies Aid Society
Cure for Hiccoughs Suggests Simple Breathing Exercise
The text prescribes sitting erect and inflating the lungs with jelly, then bending forward until the chest touches the knees while holding breath. After slowly rising, exhale and repeat once more to stop hiccups.
Town Board Receives Petition on Home Coming Protest
The Westville Town Board faced an unprecedented audience during a monthly meeting when sixty three residents mainly women submitted a petition denouncing the Home Coming celebration as outside influence and vice. The board denied official responsibility but warned of protests if such events recur. Local opinion urged women to attend meetings to better vote on town matters.
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Board of Trustees
Westville
Indiana
Van
Wilkinger
New Durham
Scipio Township
Joliet Road
van Wilkinson
McGuiggan
Door Village
Lincoln Highway
Giant Cereus Bloom At Mrs Dolman Home Draws Crowd
A giant night blooming cereus at Mrs J F Dolman drew many visitors last week. The six foot tall plant on the east porch produced fifteen wax white blossoms, four opening Wednesday night, nine Thursday, two Friday. The flowers show a ten inch spread with a gold center and a delicate tendril formation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. F. Dolman
Miss Lura Reynolds Teaches at New Carlisle
Miss Lura Reynolds begins teaching duties at New Carlisle, guiding classes and engaging students in local school activities during the current term.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lura Reynolds
New Carlisle
Ancient Flags and Banners in Historical Tradition
A compact discussion traces the origins of flags and banners from ancient Egypt and Rome to later emblems. It notes early standards such as vexillum and labarum, describing their materials, shapes, and methods of display, and cites classical references to illustrate their evolving use as symbols and signals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennyson
England
Mars
Minerva
Livy
John Adams a Hard Loser
John Adams, second president, failed to win another term and faced a bitter defeat. The election went to the House after no candidate earned a majority, with Jefferson and Burr advancing and Jefferson prevailing. Adams opposed Jefferson by filling offices and creating twenty three new judgeships in a late effort to constrain the new administration.
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John Adams
United States
House of Representatives
Adams
Jefferson
Burr
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Norfolk Suits
Monogram High School
Rasxo
Valapisso
Gagral
Visual
Functio
Perarowtee Birowe
Ethelred Curtis
Optometrist
Jefferson Ave
LaPorte, Ind
G. L. Howell
Cedar Oil
Cereus
Howell's
Edison Diamond Disc Phonograph
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