Southern Time Card March 8 1908 Eastern West Bound
Effective March 8 1908 east bound and west bound train times listed for Ferdinand with through connections to Louisville Jasper West Baden Rockport and Canneton lines. Train 9 goes to Louisville via Huntingburg and Jasper. Train 3 to West Baden. trains 12 and 10 connect at Lincoln City for Rockport Canneton branches. H A Hoffman agent.
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Ferdinand
P. Mn
Louisville
Huntingburg
Jasper
West Baden
Louinville
Lincoln City
Rockport
Cannelton
H. A. Hoffman
First use of chloroform story recounted by Dr John M Kitchen
In a reminiscence from the Indianapolis News a young Dr John M Kitchen recalls being among the first in northern Indiana to employ chloroform for a tooth extraction. After the patient failed to regain consciousness, Kitchen drenched him with water and explained that “that, sir, is a part of the treatment,” then the man departed relieved.
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John M. Kitchen
Indiana
Froid
Indianapolis News
Giant Scot preacher tours for peace society
Reverend Walter Walsh of Scotland leads a lecture tour for the American Peace Society on International Peace and Arbitration. A towering figure, he crossed the Saxonia claiming to be taller than the ship’s biggest man and rivaling New York Broadway’s famed height. He previously spoke in 1904 for international peace. He remarked after rail incidents and a boiler explosion in the British navy that he wished they were all sunk.
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Walter Walsh
Scotland
American Peace Society
Saxonia
New York
Broadway
Walsh
The Style That Goes Clyde Fitch Read At Dinner
Clyde Fitch presented one of his scrapbooks at a dinner honoring his new play Girls. He read excerpts from the year’s best sellers to illustrate the style that goes. The passages featured clergy, stealthy intrusions, and revolutionary imagery.
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Clyde Fitch
Mr. Fitch
Supposed Tomb of Eve Stirs Jeddah Curiosity
An English correspondent from Jeddah sends a postcard of Eve’s tomb. He notes the sarcophagus appears immense suggesting Eve stood about 300 cubits tall. He mentions scarce trees in the area and a wily Arab who asks $25 for a leaf of a fig tree souvenir.
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Eve
Jeddah
Mourning Canes Seen By New Yorker In Rome
A New Yorker recalls a distinctive ebony walking cane seen in Rome. The accessory matched mourning wear yet could be carried without overt signs of mourning, noted for its simple, dark, gun metal band near the handle.
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Rome
Think Welsh Gold Mines Rich
Belief grows that the richest gold mines in Wales near Llandilo and Lampeter in Carmarthenshire may soon be worked. Hidden in woods along the main road, they are thought to have been Roman discoveries, once yielding vast material stockpiles now sought for profitable revival.
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Wales
Carmarthenshire
Llandilo
Lampeter
Present Tense Romance Between Heiress and Count
In a refined exchange the heiress demands disclosure of debts before an answer. The count, dismissive of material concerns, pivots to speak of love for the moment, suggesting a focus on affection rather than finance.
Giant gold nugget found near Highland City by John Kern
A 60 ounce 17 pennyweight nugget weighing more than five pounds was washed from an old Highland district placer by John Kern and deposited at W A Clark & Co bank in Butte. Seen as possibly the largest nugget mined around the city, the irregular lump drew miners and onlookers, valued at $1,186.95.
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Highland District
John Kern
W. A. Clark & Co
Butte
Gays
Anaconda
Mont
Troy
Kern
Highland City
Old
Clark Bank
Glory Ever With Its Colors: A Century of the Sixth Infantry
The article marks the 100th anniversary celebration of the Sixth United States Infantry at Fort William Henry Harrison in Montana. It traces the regiment from its 1798 organization through key exploits at Queenstown Heights in 1812, frontier posts west of the Missouri, Indian campaigns, Florida fighting, the Mexican War, Civil War losses, later Indian conflicts, Cuba service, and two Philippine duty periods, highlighting enduring esprit de corps.
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Sixth
United States Infantry
Fort
William Henry Harrison
Montana
Queenstown Heights
Canada
Iowa
Missouri River
Florida
Mexico
Cuba
Philippines
New Light on Pneumonia Cure Claim
Dr. H. M. Fish reports a new pneumonia treatment tested before the Chicago Medical Association. He claims a cure within 24 hours by addressing the nose’s bony framework where pneumococcus germs reside. He says drawing pus from the nasal cells stops the disease from reaching the lungs.
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Chicago Medical Association
H. M. Fish
Fish
Professor Phelps Deden of Yale Sparks Logic Remark
Arthur Deerin Call recounts Yale English professor Billy Phelps remarking on the parade by the Second Company governor's foot guard. While students watched the band and colors, Phelps dryly noted the example of the undistributed middle in class.
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Arthur Deerin Call
Billy Phelps
Yale
Governor's Foot Guard
Wu Ting Fang Urges Chinatown Gambling Crackdown
Mr Wu denounces gambling in New York Chinatown and Uncle Inspector Russel asks for a method to close gambling houses. Wu replies licensing is not allowed and that suppression is the duty of police.
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Mr. Wu
Wu Ting Fang
New York
Chinatown
Russel
Wood sawing bee aids widow in Auburn
A wood-sawing bee at Mrs. Nettie A. Allen's home on Oxford Street in Auburn helped her after the death of her husband. Samuel A. Newton of West Auburn brought a portable sawmill and, with other men, quickly produced enough wood for a year's supply from loads donated by friends and neighbors.
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Nettie A. Allen
Oxford Street
Auburn
Not a Comic Opera Exchange on a Battleship Visit
A light exchange mocks a battleship visit where the chorus is indifferent the captain lacks humor and no lieutenant proves a tenor. The humorous banter highlights dry maritime wit and audience reactions.
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Leutenants
Gift That Pleases The Boy At The Seashore
Two little boys build sand castles on a sunny May beach and spot a ship offshore. A passing cottager calls a jointed spyglass the finest present for a seaside child, noting its yard-long pullout and its sure to delight any shore kid.
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Buffalo Express
Not Cut Out For A Gallant In New Orleans Car
A 19 year old man and a 16 year old girl share a comic moment aboard a New Orleans suburban streetcar. He offers his seat, declines, and she slips into his lap when the car turns. She laughs off the mishap while he stammers and blushes, and they part at the next stop as fellow passengers laugh.
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New Orleans
When is a King Not a King in Biarritz Tale
A funny tale from Biarritz tells of an American lady who kept her seat when King Edward entered a Casino. She argued that if the king chose to sit in cognito it was bad manners to treat him as royalty. The king, while accepting the logic, was not pleased by her stance as others stood. The lady’s name is discreetly omitted.
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Biarritz
Edward
Casino
England
Were Married in Buggy in Rochester and Beaver
John Cresap of Rochester and Ivy Davis of Beaver married recently in a street buggy under an arc light. Rev Harvey L Grimes read the license with no initial witnesses present. After a short wait Mr and Mrs Thomas Hayes arrived and agreed to witness the ceremony.
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John Cresap
Rochester
Ivy Davis
Beaver
Harvey L. Grimes
Thomas Hayes
Creslip
Miss Davis
Mr. Grimes
Discouraging Women Architects in England and Abroad
In England a debate questions if women should study architecture due to perceived male workload and belief that men must supervise. Yet women as consulting architects are in higher demand in England and the United States.
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England
United States
Affinity Post Cards Take Over Souvenir Stands
The affinity fad in newspapers and vaudeville has reached the post card trade. Souvenir stands now offer spring styles with flowers and hearts and inscribed To My Dear Affinity.
Defense of the wide brimmed hat in social etiquette
A reader argues the expansively brimmed female hat defends modesty and decorum. The brim prevents unwanted lip contact between rival women, sparing onlookers from awkward scenes and reducing flirtatious behavior in public social encounters.
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N. Y
The Remarkable Part Higgs I Diggs Remarkable Man
A dialogue notes Diggs dismissing claims about a man while recalling a cold last winter. The speaker recounts meeting him daily during illness and observes he never suggested a remedy. The exchange emphasizes perception and advice given during personal illness.
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Higgs
Diggs
Johnsburg Stars Defeat Peach Grove Sluggers 7 1
A Sunday baseball game at Johnsburg ended with the Stars defeating Peach Grove Sluggers 7 to 1. The Stars, recently organized, elected J. L. Roach as manager and invited challenges. Attendees included local residents Edward Schenhoff and several families from Huntingburg and nearby towns.
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Johnsburg Stars
Peach Grove Sluggers
Stars
J. L. Roach
Baby Mariah Hill Born to Go gel Couple
Maria h Hill a fine baby girl born to Mr and Mrs Frank Go gel. Mr and Mrs Will Dilger spent Sunday with friends at Ferdinand. Andy Jochim back from Ferdinand for a few days visit. Young folks enjoyed Monday at Huntingburg. John Haller Anton Greulich and Frank Jellig of Fulda called Sunday. Margaret Bosler returned from Terre Haute after an extended stay.
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Mrs
Frank Gogel
Will Dilger
Ferdinand
Andy Jochim
Huntingburg
John Haller
Anton Greulich
Frank Jellig
Fulda
Margaret Bosler
Terre Haute
August Greulich
St. Meinrad
George Hensler
Troy
Frank Sehnick
Christ Brockman
Clay City
Fred and
Albert Lehr
Mariah Hill
Our Town
Harvest News From Fulda And Nearby Towns
Harvest nears as Fulda residents note visitors from St Meinrad Troy and Clay City. Notables include George Cramm from Kansas visiting for Evangelical Mission feast. A steel fence planned for Catholic cemetery and a harvest dance by Star Band draw crowds. Local events include birthday surprise for Wm Jo Hlgn and St Boniface celebrations amid holiday chatter.
St Meinrad Notes Postal Change and Local Visits
In St Meinrad town updates residents on a correction to a previous acreage purchase, the Fulda post office becoming a money order site, and a summary of Sunday church and community activities. Visitors include Vincent Lindauer and family, Miss Mamie Smith, and Miss Rosie Seufert. The Y M S met at 2 p.m. and sick benefits were distributed.
Ben Reining Jr Surprised by Carriage Gift
Last August Ben Reining Jr was badly injured when a Burlington engine struck his team. Friends and relatives gathered at his farm to present a fine carriage worth 112 dollars and hosted a long party with food and drink. Names listed include Herman Reining family John Krebsbach Kohmetcher August Blume S H Krebsbach and many others from Lawrence and Ferdinand connections.
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Ben Reining
Burlington
Kohmetcher’s
Julus
Ben
Herman Reining
Gerhart
Theo
Reining
Ben Reining Jr
John Krebsbach
John Reining
Fred Krebsbach
Ben Kohmetcher
Jos. Kohmetcher
Henry Kohmetcher
John Kohmetcher
Herman Reiners
Henry Kitten
John Kitten
August Blume
Clark Phelps
Joe Weinzinger
John Weinzinger
John Beyke
Jake Herz
Christ Benken
Picnic Fourth of July at Senninger's Lion Garden
The St. Eberhard's Society Band will host a benefit picnic on July 4 at Senninger's Lion Garden in Ferdi nand. Proceeds support the society's charitable activities. Join for food music and community spirit in a traditional Independence Day gathering.
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Senninger's Lion Garden
Ferdinand
St. Eberhard’s Society Band
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Minnie
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Josh
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Ida Weaver
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Henry Singer
Dale
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Kansas
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Hosier Hills
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New Boston Wednesday Light
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Adgeville
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Wm. JoHlign
Billy
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Frank
August
Andrew Collignon
Frank Hildenbrand
Joe
Widmer Brothers
Holzmann
Vincent Lindauer
St. Joseph Benevolent Society
Mamie Smith
Rosie Seufert
Valentine Fleig
Kasper
George Leonard
Jacob Buxer
August Drussel
Mr. Gram
August J. Greulich
D. O’donoghue
A. Schnellenberger
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