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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
6
A collage of editorials and snippets lampoons issues from politics to science. Witty quips touch on Roosevelt, suffrage, and inventions, while notes from the era cite a misprinted spelling reform and local curiosities in Francesville.
The Kempton Gas Company is being organized to enlist sufficient capital to drill for natural gas. Indiana to War on White Plague. A request for a $300000 appropriation for a State hospital for consumptives will be made to the Legislature. Water at Twenty Cents a Gallon. Bloomington merchants import distilled water for drinking at 20 cents a gallon amid a water famine. Typhoid Epidemic at Reformatory. Typhoid fever continues to plague the Indiana Reformatory at Jeffersonville with little relief. Bremen Dry Remonstrance Train. A special train will run to Laporte to certify signatures opposing saloon remonstrance in Bremen. wet forces challenge each signature.
P. W. Kennedy of New Albany found a gold ring on a rabbit while skinning it. Jewelers who examined the ring say it is pure gold.
Editors from across Indiana and members of the Indiana Associated Weeklies will gather in Winona Lake this Friday. President H. P. Harris of Pierceton has issued 300 invitations.
Democrats of Whitley county plan a banquet and love feast in Columbia City on December 16 to honor Thomas R Marshall who will depart soon for Indianapolis to assume the duties of Governor.
Carl Medricker narrowly avoided death when a bullet ripped through a telegraph station window in Wabash as he sat after standing. Authorities investigate the shot’s source.
John Huber a farmer hunting west of Goshen discovered two pouches of first class mail hidden in brush. The pouches contained mostly Michigan mail addressed to Eastern cities with all valuables taken. Government officials pursue several theft crews.
A massive blaze at Peacock Coal and Mining Company's stock yard in Itamaffies burned for days. The burning coal pile was cut in two to isolate the fire, with about 400 tons expected to be lost as the blaze continues.
Indian princess Kil-so-quah living near Roanoke is seriously ill with asthma at nearly 99 years old. She resides with her son Anthony Re varre on a forty acre tract believed to be part of a large reservation along Little River.
Edward Klager 16 petitions Evansville Circuit Court to annul his marriage to a 24 year old woman claiming she inveigled him into wedlock a year ago. He notes he wore his first long trousers at the ceremony.
Prof. G. J. Christie, secretary, says the Indiana corn commission appointed by Governor Hanly is planning a special train to the National Corn Exposition in Omaha. He notes the exposition is an educational movement and many residents have signaled their intention to join, ensuring the trip's success.
A $1000 certified check from Pittsburg arrived for Miss Helen L. Stapp of Indianapolis. Signed by the Carnegie Hero Fund Commission officers, the award honors her act of saving Miss Lulu B. Breedlove during a March 3, 1906 fire at F. A. Rathburn & Co. plant.
The largest civil engineering effort in Hamilton County aims to span White River with a hydraulic dam to generate electric light and power. Three miles north of Noblesville construction is underway after years of advocacy by local capitalists and manufacturers with several dam plans considered and some work begun.
A Manila based report states a U S infantryman from Indiana had been lost for fifteen days in jungle on a small island and feared dead. Mary Keller, his mother, learns he is alive and recovering after a perilous period of starvation and separation from his unit.
Great rejoicing at Purdue University over the agriculture school triumph at the international livestock exposition in Chicago as Fyvie Knight was crowned king of steers. The entire faculty and university farm staff shared in the pride as Purdue finally secured the sweepstakes championship after years of effort dating back to 1900. President W. E. Stone expressed high gratification at the university’s success.
A court of inquiry led by Prosecutor Walter Wood confirmed the existence of jags in Sullivan County. The northern and southern towns Farmersburg and Carlisle report widespread use with dealers selling far more lemon extract this past month than in any prior year. A dealer testified selling over forty five quarts in the period.
Jesse Woodruff, charged with killing his wife, was convicted of second degree murder in Brookville. The penalty is life imprisonment, and jurors said they would not seek clemency. The case followed a stormy marriage with prior suits and a violent scene at the Woodruff home.
The Chicago Tribune reports Senora Inez Mendosa y Aguillo, heiress to a Mexican coffee fortune, was banished to a distant convent for four years after a saga in which four lovers killed themselves claiming to gift their hearts to her. Each heart was kept in a shrine behind a hidden mirror, with candles burning before the macabre display. Her father, upon learning the tale, arranged punishment by church rather than criminal charges, and Inez must endure four years of penance including solitary confinement and four nightly four hour penances each week.
A Kansas City Star account describes a salesman at the Midland Hotel lobby demonstrating a marking machine for linen during a Middle and Western States Laundry men's Association convention. Delegates react to collar misprints and puzzled initials, with humor and frustration over lost or misdistributed collars and damaged stock.
George Spriggs, former spiritualist medium and now head of the Psycho‑Therapeutic Society, described seances and spirit forms at City Temple Debating Society. Reports included weight changes during séances and a white gown mediumized form, with observers noting natural heartbeats and no ink transfer on contact.
A fatherly figure addresses his son Jabez urging restraint and discernment in speech. He warns that constant talk exposes ignorance and invites criticism, while quiet, purposeful speech builds character, self control, and respect. He cautions to speak only when necessary and to keep thoughts clear and concise.
A Harper's Weekly retells how Daniel O Connell once denounced parliamentary coverage amid acoustic gaps and chatter, leading to anger, apologies, and a report ban. It notes Lord Lyttleton in 1871 and Lord Monteagle whose names were omitted from London papers after controversial remarks.
The Sons of the American Revolution now has international branches with chapters in France England Germany Hawaii Philippine Islands Alaska and forty states in the United States expanding worldwide reach.
A New York Sun reader comment labels the system as a double role where the manufacturer gains profit while the consumer bears the duty. It critiques trade practices and hints at public concern over cost distribution.
The notice lists multiple pattern numbers for ladies tucked shirt waists with variations in plastron yoke peplum or sleeves in sizes 32 to 42 and materials like flannel silk mohair or voile. It includes a center piece chrysanthemum design and directs readers to send ten cents with Paris Pattern No Size Address Name to the Fashion Editor at 400 Century Building Indianapolis Ind.
A Detroit court declares that a wife may search her husband's pockets, stoking debate on marital privacy. The ruling follows a humorous verse about a wife rummaging for a “little dollar” and reflects ongoing tensions over wives’ rights in domestic life.
Fragmentary line from Chicago Record Herald humor page notes a quip about women and hair. The garbled text hints at a joke suggesting women may be punctual when hair is involved. No further context or identifiable names present.
Fragmentary item references the Uplift Commission backing gymnasiums for farmers and mentions alarm flocks for roosters. Includes stray phrases about Roosevelt, Uncle Tom's Cabin finish, and a odd comment on earth and heaven. Readability is limited by garbled OCR.
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