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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 30, 1908
Page
2
Notes include a lawyer named Sex throwing an ink bottle at an opponent and injuring a bystander, prejudices about a twenty dollar gold piece, reflections on women and question marks, an Australian doctor praising sour milk, and other humorous comments about robbers, doorways, a Civil War returnee, a land and water automobile, mud cars, and a burglar shot through a door.
A dated projection predicts London reaching 16 million residents by 1960 and hints at expanding the island nation’s footprint as a future goal.
Sixty eight ministers have preached trial sermons in a Butler Pa pulpit and all have been rejected. What that congregation needs is certainly not verve.
An Atlantic City man chose jail over kissing his wife as required by a neighbor's whim, a decision framed as restraint in a local domestic dispute and noted as a sitaution that would have different consequences if the other man’s wife had been involved.
G Bernard Shaw quips that Americans are a nation of villagers and notes many are unaware of the insult. The remark, delivered with sarcasm, targets the public imagination and social identity.
Miss Mary Money, an American girl, seeks a jockey license in France. The quip that money makes the mare go hints Mary may ride to success if the theory holds.
The piece jokes that engaged couples should study courtship law yet this won’t decide who lights the morning fire six months after marriage. It parodies the eagle on the ten dollar coin and weighs the national bird choice against a turkey in witty fashion.
The king selected the first woman to receive the Order of Merit naming a nurse as the recipient. The act is seen as a distinct slap at the profession of the lady novelist and raises questions about Mrs. Corelli’s quiet stance.
New York advances a sensational theory that the nation has more temptations to vice than the city. The idea is linked to a rustic minstrel notion of beetles making beats and bees producing bums in a parodied governance of urban morals.
A New York Weekly recounts the ideal bride traits sought by men, praising girls who balance domestic skill and moral steadiness. The list highlights a mother’s helper, cheerful companion, neat dresser, adaptable social grace, emergency hands, unselfishness, and thoughtful conversation beyond fashion and theater.
A compilation notes Warren Sayre of Wabash after a town in Oklahoma bears his name. Evansville's Christian Epple died from scalding when a steampipe burst at Blount Plow Works. Connersville forms Courier Newslazier Co to publish a daily paper with G H Hamilton as president. Vermillion county residents plan an interurban line Clinton to Danville. Gas City merchants organize a Commercial Club. Wayne County GOP bars candidate treats and restricts use of conveyances to polls. Indiana school year 1907 cost about 12 million. 16,841 teachers and 149 new schoolhouses. Terre Haute merchants urge political action and oppose parcels post and postal savings bank.
Noblesville blacksmith James Wood receives a patent for a mail catcher device for trains. The invention can take up mail bags at stations and release mail when trains stop at non stopping points. The device works successfully.
The Indiana Democratic Club will hold a Brean banquet at the Claypool Hotel in Indianapolis on February 17 with accommodations for 700 guests and W. J. Virwan expected to attend.
Samuel E. and James M. Twigg who sold the Peanvile Record to Walter E. Grant have purchased the Ilant of the New Era at Cicero and plan to revive the publication.
After a long search lasting nearly fifteen years, Ruth Wakelan, a young English girl living in Boston, locates her father in Anderson. The reunion follows years apart and covers a transatlantic journey and a hopeful, emotional meeting.
James Merriweather of Ft. Wayne served as chief clerk for the Grand Rapids and Indiana. He was burned to death in a summer cottage at Rome City during a winter trip.
John Millikan, the eldest Odd Fellow in Indiana and a 61 year member of Laporte lodge, who spent his life as a newspaper publisher, died at Crownpoint aged 94.
George Smith of Evansville was fined $25 and costs in the Police Court after throwing snuff into a theater to make women and children sneeze.
A group of about 100 men women and children lacking work raided a South Bend railroad yard seizing 15 tons of coal with baskets and sacks before police stopped the theft.
A blaze four miles south of Princeton destroyed King's Station and caused an estimated loss of 75000 dollars. Insurance partially covers the damage.
About 25 Indiana city mayors gathered in Indianapolis and a majority voiced opposition to the law barring them from succeeding themselves in office.
Men backing the Frankfort Delphi and Northern Traction Company launch a campaign for early completion of the Frankfort to Delphi line with plans to extend the route to Chicago later.
Marion County records show 625 divorces granted in 1997, up from 583 the year prior. Cruel treatment was the most frequent complaint in petitions filed.
The Laporte Fish and Game Association has secured 3000 acres for a new game preserve and expects to acquire several thousand more, aiming for a 5000 acre preserve making it one of the state's largest.
A six month old baby of Chris Baur in Orwell died after playing with a doll when its arm detached. The child swallowed the limb and died hours later in great agony. two other youngsters were present during the incident.
Randolph County Grand Jury returns an indictment against Ira Porter of New Pittsburg for the murder of his wife by shotgun discharge. Porter contends the gun went off accidentally as she handed it to him.
Mrs. John Black, 63, widow of a sudden death, leapt into a watering tank on the Wabash area farm and drowned herself. The tragedy follows the husband’s death from apoplexy.
On William Thomas farm near Logansport a deep well emits roaring sounds day and night. Neighbors report eerie noises from the earth’s bowels, causing fear and driving people to avoid the area at night. The cause remains a mystery.
Joseph Ballenger, who struck Albert Teeple with a fist, was arrested but released by the coroner. Teeple, 45, died on his mother’s Walkerton area farm. Autopsy showed Teeple’s heart was about one third larger than normal, heart failure listed as cause.
State Senator Clamor Pelzer received twenty German breed partridges from State Fish and Game Commissioner Z T Sweeney to distribute in southern Indiana among reliable ers who will be expected to care for them. Warrick county last season received 500 dollars from hunting licenses. One third funds replace game killed. The birds act as insect destroyers and benefit farmers. Hunters object to licenses yet pay to replace game they killed.
William E. Blakely, state factory inspector, announced a general inspection of all Indiana theaters will begin immediately. He noted 150 to 200 theaters exist and urged stricter checks in smaller cities, warning that accidents can cause great loss of life even in small populations.
Charles Worken of Logansport built a cement basin and an ice house to store artificial ice. He tested water depths to freeze overnight at a fixed thermometer reading, gradually increasing depth from two to fourteen inches. He plans to harvest and harvests ice to supply customers all summer from his constructed pond.
Southern Indiana fruit and berry growers praise the cold spell after a mild winter. Springlike conditions persist as buds swell and early varieties near bloom, with strawberry vines showing signs of growth and concern over premature flowering.
Sunday school lesson on John 3 1 21 centers Nicodemus a Pharisee and ruler of Jews who visits Jesus at night and learns about being born of water and the Spirit The study covers key verses 1 21 Jesus instruction eternal life through belief in the Son and the contrast between light and darkness.
Miss Edith Wamimer writes from Morrison HL Oct 3 706 praising Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills for curing eczema of the head in two sisters and tonic effect in another sister. She credits a friend for recommending the remedies and notes only a single soap and ointment were needed.
An advertisement from John A. Salter Seed Co. promotes Moravian Barley and Speitsz as aids for growing hogs and cattle in Dakotas Idaho and Colorado. It extols Salzer's Billion Dollar Grass Teosinte yielding up to 80 tons per acre and Other rare farm seeds. Readers are urged to send 10 cents for a catalog and seed samples.
A promotional note claims many rheumatism cures failed but St Jacobs Oil may help chronic cases that resist other remedies. It warns the product is not infallible and mocks excessive hope, suggesting persistent sufferers deserve relief.
One hundred dollars reward offered for an incurable catarrh case. Advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo with testimonials from Wallopina Kinnan & Marvin and claims the remedy works internally. Also mentions Take Era Family Pills for constipation and a moral quip about honesty.
PAZO Ointment promises to cure any case of itching, bleeding, or prolapsed piles in 6 to 14 days with a money back guarantee. Also mentions Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup for teething and other household items, reflecting ads and miscellaneous notes.
The Well-Informed world favors a simple laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co. It promotes Syrup of Figs with Elixir of Senna as a wholesome, gentle, and effective remedy. Buy the genuine product only. price is fifty cents per bottle at leading druggists.
In a stark appeal, the piece highlights how many American women bear daily pains and health issues at home in silence. It argues women overexert themselves to keep households orderly, often worsening their condition while acknowledging the need for help.
Satisfied women from Mayville New York and Beaver Falls Pennsylvania report relief from female troubles after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The ad cites decades of claims of curing displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and nervous prostration and invites letters for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A Washington boy, Harry, replies that he might seek the presidency after aging out as a pitcher. A visiting caller asked if he would become president, and Harry replied noncommittally he might try once he is too old for baseball.
A Pittsburg Post snippet shows a grafter’s wife challenging her spouse with a cellar test to shake down the furnace, previewing a tense scuffle or scheme in a rural town.
A new monthly Barcelona paper for Spanish women titled El Feminal is planned with editor Carmen Karr Lascarte. It aims to publish contributions from worldwide women and includes letters poems and articles by suffrage advocates in America and England.
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