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Westville Indicator

Location

Westville, Indiana, United States of America

Date

Sep 20, 1917

Page

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Burgoyne at Saratoga The Turning Point of the Revolution

The Saratoga campaign altered the war's course as Burgoyne's siege ended in surrender on October 17 1777. Clinton's delayed relief hastened American victory while French involvement followed, securing American independence and reshaping global alliances.

Bunker Hill Burgoyne Saratoga Ackland Gates Grenadiers Twenty-fourth Arnold Red Treat Clinton

Card Sharp Trick Involving Four Kings And Hidden Jacks

A Cleveland Plain Dealer description outlines a card trick using four kings and two jacks hidden behind a king. The performer places the kings on top of the pack with two jacks concealed behind the first king. After revealing the top king, the two jacks are inserted at different pack positions, leaving three kings at the top and one at the bottom. When the pack is cut the kings appear centered.

Cleveland Plain Dealer

Telling time with watch and sun

Instructions explain using a watch to track sunrise by drawing an imaginary line from the hour hand to the dial. The opposite side indicates sunrise time after sunset. Examples show sunset at 8 yields sunrise at 4, sunset at 7 yields sunrise at 5, and sunset at 5 yields sunrise at 7.

Treasures of Tours Cathedral and Towers Noted

Medieval splendor centers on Tours Cathedral of Saint Gratin begun 1170 and long unfinished. Towers of St Martin and Charlemagne honor Saint Martin and Charlemagne, commemorating Clovis era deeds and burial sites respectively.

Tours Saint Gratin St. Martin Charlemagne Gaul France Clovis Alaric Luitgard

What Webster Said About Education and Self-Government

The quote asserts that America has shown it is possible to elevate the laboring class through education and knowledge, enabling self-respect and competence for self-government. It frames education as a profound example for humanity, contrasting it with past conditions of birth and class.

America

Indiana Banks Promote Livestock Clubs For Youth

Indiana banks through the agricultural committee and state council of defense push livestock conservation and education. Banks supply pigs and feeder calves to 4H like clubs in Tipton Monticello Vigo county Sullivan and other counties to encourage pig and calf raising and share market proceeds with banks.

Indiana Banks Council of Defense Indianapolis Indiana Bankers’ Association State Council of Defense

Multiple Local Briefs Chronicle Indiana News Bites

A long row of terse notices covers crime, elections, and public life across Indiana towns. Notable items include Florence Morris, 15, admitting self-inflicted wounds and disposing of a revolver in a river. coroner election in Miami County. the Elkhart water company safe robbery. various city council and parish updates. and a wide array of incidents from farm demonstrations to saloon fights and a Purdue scholarship.

Dinner Guests Spark Noisy Tire of Quarrels

A dinner at the Bartons reveals constant bickering between Mr. and Mrs. Barton as guests observe caustic exchanges over cooking, cigars, and household habits. The women report similar tensions at home while hoping for civility in front of others.

Winterbottom Praises Indiana Defense Council Work

John H. Winterbottom of Michigan City praised the Indiana Council of Defense during a meeting with Will H. Hays and other council members. He commended the coordination efforts of state and national defense councils and their overall performance.

Defense Council John H. Winterbottom Michigan City National Council of Defense Councils of Defense Will H. Hays Indiana Council of Defense Council Winterbottom Indoneil Defense

Indiana Apple Show Planned in Evansville Coliseum

Indiana Horticultural society announced the Indiana apple show will be held in Evansville at the new coliseum from November 21 to 27. It marks the second time the show shifts from Indianapolis, moving to West Baden last year at the Tri-County Fruit Growers Association’s request, then returning to a central region. The release notes Indiana apple crop prospects are strong, nearly double 1916, thanks to modern spraying and orchard management, with praise for Hoosier growers who adopt progressive practices. Officers of the Indiana Horticultural Society include F. J. Heacock of Salem as president, Co. G. Woodbury of Lafayette as vice president, W. W. Richards as secretary treasurer, and an executive committee of E. A. Teas, C. E. R. Smith, W. M. Walton, and Walter Vonnegut. Also reported is the 1917 average tax rate in Hoosier cities and counties, with statewide figures by Henry A. Roberts.

Peru Florence Morris Anderson Shelbyville Star Mills and Hilligos & Son Petersburg Goad Terre Haute Estelle Potts West Terre Haute Greenfield Sheldon Bottle Emmerson Dunlap Farmersburg Muncie Associated Charities Jeannette Neighly Indianapolis Madison Bremen Chris Grose Elkhart Elkhart Water Company Bicknell Woman's Relief Corps M. L. Wagner Miami County Indiana States Federation of Labor Jeffersonville United Gas and Electric Company Goshen Elmer E. Mummert Columbus Emma Newsom Hadley American Bible Society Gary Eli Folger Columbia City Auburn Cr. Hoyt Ives Buffalo Greencastle Angola Alexandria Lippincott Glass Brazil Joseph Koch Mary B. Austin Battle Creek Mich Bartholomew County Hagerstown H. C.knode William Beasy John Smith Lafayette Senate John Goldofsky Cleveland Winchester Ralph White Indiana Horticultural Society Indiana Evansville Tri- County

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