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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 23, 1908
Page
5
A Kansas City Star vivid description shows a racing car journey to a new record ending with a grim joke about marriage. The driver experiences extreme exhilaration, jarring bumps, and a near miss with the front seat, while officials verify the run and remark on the folly of married men taking such trips.
Queen Victoria visited Parkhurst female convict prison and was met by a hushed crowd of inmates. The scene grew emotional as prisoners cried out for mercy and the queen narrowly maintained composure while guiding attendants to clear a path.
A Glasgow Times anecdote recalls how news of major triumphs like the Nile and Waterloo traveled by mail coach. Laureled horses and a red flag announced victory while the scarlet guard fired a blunderbuss as crowds flocked through city streets.
A London humorist long urged his town council to fill a mudhole near his home. One night he heard spluttering noises and saw a council member floundering in the mud. The man greeted him, then closed the door, leaving the councilor to extricate himself.
A compiled rundown of residents and visitors around Francesville including R. T. Alkire in LaCrosse, Wade Hubbell in Valparaiso, Mr. and Mrs. Jones in Knox, and Emma Tillett returning from Valparaiso University. Also mentions sales events by Burger & Sons, weddings of Omer Ricks and Lisie Williams, and local travel notes.
Pulaski county Republicans and affiliates are called to a mass delegate convention in Winamac on Saturday July 25 1908 at 1 30 PM to nominate candidates for County Recorder Treasurer Sheriff Coroner Surveyor and two Commissioners Each township gets one delegate vote for every ten votes cast for Fred A Sims for secretary of state in 1906 as listed
Four year old boy suffered a severe dysentery attack and doctors gave up. After giving Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea remedy with castor oil per directions, he recovered. William H Stroling of Carbon Hill Alabama reports the cure. Sold by City Drug Store.
Going to paint call for prices on Indiana Indestructible paint guaranteed five years. The shop also offers metal roof paint with a five year guarantee.
Our plant will be ready to take in pickles at Franceaville on Monday July 27. Ienox Pickling Work-
A tale recalls Dr. Weir Mitchell meeting a German specialist abroad. Mitchell, using the Philadelphia title, is asked if he consulted Dr Weir Mitchell of Philadelphia. The German declares he cannot help, removing his spectacles in mock finality.
Whiskers are not mere decoration but touch organs linked to nerve systems. Even slight contact is felt, guiding a lion through dense vegetation with silent, careful movement.
Two old friends reunite in a prosperous house. The host learns his guest’s wife died two years earlier. The guest shares that his wife is divorced and facing troubles, while the host reveals his son ran away in debt. The host orders the guest expelled.
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