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Newspaper
Denver Tribune
Location
Denver, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 19, 1908
Page
6
The California Fig Syrup Co. offers a gentle, effective laxative blend of Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna. Physicians approve it for family use, claiming known wholesome ingredients and prompt action. Sold by leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
Albert Roubick confessed in Starke county Circuit Court in Laporte to killing Emil Krasnicka, a Chicago jeweler, claiming infatuation with the wife of the murdered man whom he hoped to marry. A jury sentenced him to life imprisonment. he had hoped for the death penalty. Roubick will be sent to Michigan City prison. Mrs Krasnicka denied consenting to the plot and said there was nothing improper in her relations with him.
Eight children from Terre Haute were taken to the Pasteur Institute in Chicago after pups fed by a rabies afflicted mother bit them. The mother dog was killed for an incurable ailment. One boy Peter Grosse died. others include Anna and Harry Grosse Cecilia Gary John Gary Lena Endicott and Walter Endicott. Ages ranged 2 to 4. A $5000 relief fund was raised locally for travel.
Two election celebrations in Terre Haute Indiana ended in gunfire. Walter Farrell, a saloon porter, opened fire wounding Alexander Club and Edward Tiley. Belle Dede killed Henry Brockhouse after returns were announced, claiming he tried to shoot her and she took the weapon.
Albert Draper of Cass county was ground to pieces beneath a Lake Erie and Western train at Lafayette. A well to do farmer, married, he was identified by bank records and tax receipts. Fire multiple local incidents follow including rats destroying cornfields near Jasper and a Decatur burglary spree targeting four businesses. A child died after being struck by a streetcar in New Castle and a gas explosion in Vincennes seriously burned Ida Badollet and injured her father.
In Winthrop Williams appointed postmaster at Spraytown replacing W H Slater who resigned. In Dubois county near Evanaville Sherman Apple, 19, died when a limb fell on his head while hunting. In Ripley county Mrs Benjamin died after a runaway struck and mangled her, death nearly instantaneous.
A short testimonial from J. S. Henderson of Hopkinton New York describes relief from hemorrhoids sores and itching after using Cuticura soaps ointments and pills along with injections and suppositories. The note dates to April 26 1907 and highlights medical expense and recovery.
The elderly Lothario muses on popularity of the lover as the world enjoys him, quoting a line about universal affection and amusement. The remark frames a social vignette on romance and public intrigue.
A group of Minnesota editors toured Western Canada and report rapid growth, new railways, and lands now open for settlement. They note 160 acres of wheat land at 38 dollars per acre plus 160 acres homestead rights, with strong yields in 1908 and promising grain exports. Information on free lands and transport is provided by Canadian government agents. Also promoted is Arkansas land along the Missouri Pacific railroad with favorable farming potential and free literature from agent Tl Payne in St. Louis.
A collage of humorous quotes and old time ads features Vikustrieaus Angler and Wipedanks praising Bir Izaak Walpole, plus lines for AVL Up-to-Date Housekeepers, Red Cross Ball, and Al Grocers of New York. Also mentions Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup and a brief war reference with “25 eats a battle.”
The Government of Canada grants Actual Settlers 160 acres free and 160 more at 104 per acre, attracting 300 07 settlers to Western Canada. The land supports 25 to 50 bushels wheat per acre and high yields in oats and barley, with strong cattle ranching. Advertisements urge readers to request pamphlets and rates from agents in Ottawa Toledo and Indianapolis.
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