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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
6
A column of humorous observations and quips touching politics, society, and famous figures. Jokes about Lincoln, Washington, finance, coal, and court rulings parade in brisk, jocular style across various public topics. The note preserves a playful, period voice.
The Atlanta Constitution calls for united effort to restore industrial confidence and credit, arguing that good wages are essential to maintain public interest and economic stability.
The New York Sun urges immediate Maine funding with a direct appropriation and presidential execution. It mocks the Mississippi battleship as antiquated and unable to endure real naval combat. London gas meters drive copper coin shortages as the British mint coins four tons daily.
A 7 year old Harold Bunn dies from ptomaine poisoning after eating prepared bologna purchased in a South Bend grocery. The article notes other items: a Bulgarian student's anarchist speech at Terre Haute and a calf preying on chickens near New Albany, with ongoing missing poultry.
Shelbyville jurors sentenced Leslie Brundrant to life imprisonment for the killing of Charles Coleman in Rush county last March.
County tax assessors report a decline in assessed values this year by more than one million dollars compared with the previous year, signaling a broad downturn in property valuations. The forecast suggests reduced tax revenues for the upcoming year.
All candidates on the Republican and Democratic state tickets and members of both state committees are invited to attend this year’s annual State Mouse picnic.
Dr flelene Knabe acting director of the state bacteriological laboratory says a hydrophobia epidemic exists in the state and has been increasing since Christmas.
After a long wait since 1871, Maj. Julius Waldschmidt of South Bend has received a government check for 2.97 dollars. The sum represents a rebate on income tax.
A disastrous blaze struck Ft Branch last week destroying houses and other property valued at noon in the area. Thousands of bushels of grain and flour were burned.
Mrs. Mary Hinshaw mother of Rev. W. E. Hinshaw serving a life term for wife murder in Michigan City died at her home seven miles south of Winchester. She was 82 years old.
Floyd, three, of Shelbyville, was accidentally shot and died within twenty minutes. His six year old brother, who found a shotgun on the porch, fired during a game of soldiers.
Figures by R. B. Oglesbee head of the bank department show that in the three months ending May 14 the assets of the State banks of Indiana increased from 59,204,787.32 to 61,286,206.71 dollars.
Cy Huber of Connersville was fined 50 dollars plus costs, disfranchised for five years, and sentenced to the Indiana Reformatory for petit larceny. He was convicted of stealing a chicken valued at 25 cents.
Sunday and Day are farmers near Martinton. Sunday has five sons and Day five daughters. Three of the Sunday boys have already married Day girls. With the other two brothers courting the remaining sisters, it looks as though every Day would be Sunday.
Robert Moore of Logansport shot Rastus Brown, a negro, at the scene over Roosevelt's nomination at the Chicago Republican convention. Brown lies in St Joseph's Hospital with a broken leg. Moore is a fugitive from justice.
Republicans of the Tenth district announce a planned barbecue at the Brook farm of Geo Ade in early September with a likely invitation for President Roosevelt to attend and speak.
Clarence Asbey aged 51, originator of the plan to represent famous statuary with living models and a noted poser, died in South Bend after a two year illness. He spent nearly twenty years traveling worldwide with P. T. Barnum's circus.
Richard Thomas aged 70 a retired capitalist collapsed and died of heart disease while composing a letter at his Columbus residence. He was noted for charity and was once the most widely read man in Indiana.
Haynes Hackett former switchman in Monon Railway yards at Monon lost his legs when a train cut them off a year ago. A Chicago jury awarded damages totaling $40,000 for the injury.
F. Thompson of Tippe, a poultry raiser, sent a pen of white Plymouth Rock chickens to Honolulu. The birds have been awarded first prize in the poultry exhibit there.
At Brown's Corner near Huntington a band of married women gathered by the lodge room windows during an Odd Fellows meeting. They planned to climb trees and ladders to watch the ceremonies but fled when discovered. The lodge voted to prosecute them.
Arthur Thomas, son of a London multimillionaire, was fined by Indianapolis police court for violating the automobile speed limit ordinance. He remarked he would vote if he were an American dummy and recover the fine.
Earl Stone nine and Paris Hatta baugh nineteen fished Richland creek near the old water mill in Bloomfield. They freed a large catfish snagged between a log and a stone as water receded. Paris sat on the fish while Earl threaded the gills with a shoelace from a stray hat and pulled it ashore. The 33 pound catch was the season’s largest.
A marriage in Newcastle was halted when a court insanity decree for the bride, Pearl McCormmick of Kennard, had not been dissolved. Minister began the ceremony before Clerk Burgess learned of the record and notified the Rev. Clark Hosier. The couple will wed after dissolution of the decree.
Purdue University students and faculty agreed at convocation to replace the old tank scrap with a controlled format. The plan keeps favored features while banning brutality and ensuring oversight by the faculty. Vanquished students will be paraded to a bonfire and required to perform traditional stunts, under new restrains.
Evelyn describes a man as very learned and Natica confirms it with fatigue. Natica complains the learned man makes her tired, highlighting the humorous tension in the illustrated Bits exchange.
A Boston mother asks why her baby cries while LT evasively responds that he cannot say he has never indulged in introspection. The exchange appears in the Pittsburg Post.
Banana skins are burned to ash to extract alkali for soap making. The ash is mixed with water and palm oil to produce a cleanser in demand among both whites and natives along the west coast of Africa.
The Philadelphia Press notes a clash over concise speech. Kwater champions brevity while an observer cautions that conciseness is not always commendable though it remains desirable.
Fashion editor in Indianapolis presents Paris pattern suggestions for children. Patterns include a Bishop style one piece dress, a jumper with guimpe, a reefer coat, a low necked yoke dress, and a Russian style dress with bloomers. Sizes range from two to twelve years. Enclose ten cents with size, address, and name for pattern numbers 2361 1741 2351 2332 2330.
In Kingston Jamaica two women argued loudly then hurled Kingston dust and dirty water at each other. They wrestled on the street, creating a dust cloud before both stood laughing and declaring they were just fooling, observed by a bystander.
The tale recalls Prince Joseph Poniatowski who died in Paris and his son Prince Stanislas. Napoleon III named him a French senator after naturalization from Tuscany. Despite opposition claiming he was not French, the senate president cited Marshal Poniatowski at Leipzig to justify the nomination.
A couple debates marriage and the fairness of a coin toss to decide between two suitors. He proposes heads versus tails with hidden meanings, then tests her resolve as the coin lands and revelations unfold. She hesitates, then offers a final bid for decision before he risks a new attempt.
A suburban quarrel escalates as a man shakes a fence and a neighbor cleans an ax. The dispute over garden seeds ends with violence, highlighting a lethal feud between two households.
A Life excerpt recalls a clerk asking who the stout gentleman in the boss's room was and learning it was Secretary Taft. The clerk reveals he has only worked there two years.
A terse Philadelphia Ledger item notes a man seeking a cure in Kentucky, where he engaged in a feud and died suddenly. The brief implies a fatal outcome following his meddling with longstanding tensions.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet questions whether a man who recites plays into a funnel for a new theaterium machine fits the label of actor. The dialogue explores how to classify his involvement, noting ambiguity about his professional connection.
This religious card summarizes John 21 15 to 23 where Jesus queries Peter about his love and repeats the charge feed my lambs feed my sheep and follows with guidance on Peter's future death and role. It outlines preliminary questions time and place expository points Pters work Peters death and Peters curiosity with practical notes for teaching including connection time place and practical follow up.
A light anecdote notes a young signal service officer planned balloon travel leaving his wife anxious and unsettled. The Baltimore American reports the humorous domestic tension as the officer prepares for an experimental ride aloft.
A playful exchange from the Chicago Tribune depicts author Borus and editor Naggus debating a recent book. Naggus remarks the work was so dull it put him to sleep within five minutes, while Borus notes the reader’s surprising reaction.
A cheeky Chicago News item notes a monkey declares plans to move to the city next week and work as a cashier for an organ grinder. The exchange frames urban life with a comic twist.
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