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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Apr 16, 1908
Page
6
The Tribune editor quotes thoughts on hard work and presidency. An astronomer predicts Earth drying up someday. A divorce case cites a wife’s thinness. New York courts sentence a boy thief to nineteen years. A critique notes poor mental effort in popular songs with a punny title about sawdust.
A quirky jumble notes diamonds losing value without alarming hotel residents. A St Louis man faces police scrutiny for toe themed misdeeds. Denver showcases July convention appeal with a railroad carload of snow offered for the hall. A California man amputates a foot while chopping wood and jokes about wife duties.
The Washington Post notes a hard truth that friendship tests value when need arises. The Baltimore American weighs in that such testing also erodes ideals and illusions, framing social bonds against practical necessity.
A Connecticut youth narrowly dodges elopement after hot water backfires on his romantic scheme. Other opinions compare American marriages to European money motives, note a French view of bride wealth, and mention a rich Marquis seeking a American bride. The Japanese government curbs immigration as a practical solution, while Mexico asserts ownership of Arcas Keys, with both nations likely to settle the guano dispute peacefully.
The text notes Cape Morris Jesup, the northernmost land, was named for Morris K. Jesup who died recently. Jesup funded Arctic exploration and global antiquities research, shaping science and art patrons of his era. geographies will mark his name as the world’s northern cape’s discoverer.
Marion county courts planned trials on eighty divorce suits in one day. Elwood suffered a $50,000 fire loss in the business district, insured. Indiana towns face inquiries on dope fiends as the State Board of Health probes drug habits. Richmond police sergeant Betzold resigns after 30 years rather than buy a new uniform. Indiana University reports 1200 spring term enrollments, up 200 from last year. The total expected to exceed 2100 for the year, the largest in history.
Mrs. Ben Beichtein, 19, died by self-inflicted poisoning in Evansville. The young woman, weary of married life, took carbolic acid in a suicide attempt.
A blast at the Lehigh Portland Cement Plant in Ledford shattered buildings and rocked the area for eight miles. No injuries were reported despite extensive damage to nearby structures and equipment.
Alonzo Rice, noted Shelby County poet, signs a contract to assemble a directory of forty authors and verse writers from Indiana. The work will include biographies, photographs, and a short story.
The wood temperance workers intend publishing a weekly temper ance paper from a secured pressroom. They state the first publication will be made in a week and the paper will be a campion publication.
Louis die Currier aged 32 was found suffocated in a bathroom at his bachelor quarters in Fort Wayne. Fumes from a stove caused the death. He was wealthy and leaves a large estate.
Fire wiped out the Methodist parsonage at Wakarusa. No rumor links arson to saloon supporters. Rev. Parker has aided efforts to keep Wakarusa dry.
Hamilton county commissioners award contracts for twenty eight gravel roads under the new law. Total value of the contracts is 151644.35 dollars.
The State Board of Health condemned fourteen schoolhouses last week as inspectors sweep the countryside for unsafe buildings. Officials say thirty or forty more could be closed after further surveys.
Harold Spillman, six, and his four year old sister Helen are involved in a family incident in Burney. Harold bit off Helen's index finger after she ate too many oranges, drawing medical attention and concern from the parents Mr and Mrs John Spillman.
Charles Naught aged 55 died in a flouring mill at Noblesville while attempting to shift a belt. His coat sleeve became caught in the shafting and he was badly mangled.
Dr. W. W. Dailey aged 60 a prominent Southern Indiana figure was found dead in his Selvin home embracing a strong box he kept his fortune in he distrusted banks and reportedly died before authorities reached him.
The initial consignment for the 4000 acre Gibson county game preserve has arrived. It comprises twenty English ring neck pheasants. A later shipment of Hungarian quail is planned by State Game Commissioner Sweeney.
The United Consolidated Charity Society of New Albany secures five acres for a charity farm to produce goods for the poor and to employ worthy needy residents in cultivation and distribution.
The remains of Worth Merritt of Indianapolis were found in the Imperial Desert in southern California. Merritt had disappeared about two years ago while on a prospecting tour. Cowboys Robert McCann located bones and a silver watch near the body, identifying the remains.
Charles Russell 27 of Alexandria pleads guilty to a burglary in the city committed a month ago with Ora Danforth. Russell testified Danforth proposed the robbery and threatened to kill him if he refused to join.
Miss Edna Laemmermann an ironer at a Ft Wayne laundry suffered a fatal scalp injury when her hair was caught and drawn up over a shaft. The accident highlights dangers faced by workers in industrial laundries.
Three hundred forty four lots sold in one day at Anderson, raising over $100,000 for a fund to locate factories locally. Efforts continue to raise $360,000 to attract manufacturers to establish plants in Anderson.
Matthew Pyke a 53 year old bachelor and wealthy farmer in Rushville area carried out a suicide by leaping into a cistern on his farm. Authorities report he used a determined act to end his life. the motive centered on his mental state and personal despair.
Local hunters face a grim outlook as Chicago and Indianapolis clubs lease thousands of acres in the Kankakee marshes. The leases lock out native hunters and have already secured more than 24 400 acres, with hunting cuts covering the lands.
Professors ban the large straws after the trend spreads through Bloomington classrooms. Before spring vacation the hats were rare, but upon return many coeds wear them, filling the campus with oversized headwear.
Purdue University advances its agricultural experiment station with a $100,000 appropriation from the last General Assembly. The new structure, near completion, will be the largest and best equipped of its kind at any American college.
Melon growers in the southern watermelon belt honor an spring agreement not to kill non poisonous snakes. The policy curbs mice that burrow into hills and eat seeds. This year few mice are seen, and fields suffer less damage in a night.
Wealthy men of northern Indiana contribute to a $25,000 to $30,600 highway fund aimed at improving the Goshen to Chicago corridor. Work will begin this month on the direct South Bend to Goshen route used by travelers from New York and Chicago.
John E. Huntsberger, an agent for the C H D railroad at Cottage Grove, admitted setting fire to the depot to conceal fraud. He claimed Marewell bucket shop of Cincinnati was his client and kept margins for himself, then reported the money was in the building after the blaze.
W. J. Springborn president of Cleveland public service board. He traveled to South Bend to secure a Florida game preserve deal. He says a gang of sharpers swindled him out of 10000 dollars by staging a fake wrestling match and faking injuries as the crowd vanished with his cash.
The junior class at Columbus High School has voted against holding cards and dancing events. No further details were provided on alternate activities or the student government decision.
In a Houston Post quotation, discussions reveal Jinx’s improved dressing and reduced expenses aided by his wife, who was divorced a year earlier but has since remarried, eliminating further alimony. The exchange highlights humor about alimony and remarriage.
Fashion editor outlines popular Paris styles in dark blue serge and covert cloth coats for ladies and misses. Highlights include three-quarter length and semi fitting coats in multiple sizes, with contrasting silk collars, braid trim, and options in cheviot, broad cloth, and Venetian cloth. Pattern numbers and sizes span ages 14 to 17 and up to 42 bust.
The article explains water content in everyday items and living beings, noting water's role in opal, plaster statues, air, and foods. It details body composition, hydraulic compression, plant transpiration, and sap as a fluid pump, with examples from sunflowers, cabbages, and wheat.
The clairvoyant sways under strain during a séance in Cincinnati Enquirer style. The skeptic challenges her to conjure any soul and make it speak, prompting a brisk finish as the seance ends.
A Chicago News cartoon caption shows an irate flat dweller rushing into the gas office asking if the bill reflects last month’s gas usage. The clerk replies it only represents the amount due.
A brief verse from the Philadelphia Ledger laments a man whose fatal cough occurred as he took off his flannels, a stark morbid quip reflecting seasonal mood.
Uncle Henry quips about his nephew's transformation since meeting Miss Hope. The exchange hints at a romantic change and lighthearted humor in a domestic scene.
The lesson centers on Jesus at Bethany six days before Passover. Mary anoints Jesus’ feet with costly spikenard, Judas objects, and Jesus approves. Many come to see Lazarus whom Jesus raised, while chief priests plot against both Jesus and Lazarus, fearing belief.
A Denver area Band of Mercy class hears a child recounts a kind deed she did. Emily explains she untied a tin can tied to a dog’s tail after she previously tied it on to remove it.
A brief dialogue shows a child admitting a black eye after an exchange with another child. The examiner questions the motive, and the boy explains the other child provoked him by striking first. The piece reads like a terse parental or schoolroom vignette.
A Pittsburg Post reader asks the timeless question what people want most and a plain citizen replies that what people seek is something to worry about, reflecting on everyday concerns.
A humorous exchange in Life ponders a governess need. A manager of intelligence office recalls supplying one last week and replies that the client does not require a governess but a lion tamer instead, reflecting wry social commentary.
Miss Esmeralda responds to a playful inquiry with a candid remark about never marrying due to a deep sense of care. The brief dialogue captures a personal moment of romantic hesitation between two characters.
A fragment notes that moral behavior should not mislead others and mentions laundry products. It states clear white clothes come from using Red Cross Ball Blue, Large Yoz. package, priced five cents.
A promotional note extols a world renowned health product, Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna, as a trusted ethical remedy for families. It emphasizes genuine manufacture by the California Fig Syrup Co. and urges purchase through leading druggists.
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