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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
2
In Francesville the 1908 view shifts from horse racing to social issues. The column notes racing’s decline, saloon struggles, looming divorce costs for the middle class, and a quip about German baseball. Senator Grady cites racing origins, while southern lumbermen discuss a 300 million pine combine.
Charles M. Schwab shocks London society by appearing in a toy hat and short coat while vowing he never wears tan shoes or a clawhammer. The remark follows captions and social chatter surrounding his latest public appearance.
A Chicago resident has regained hearing after twenty years of deafness. Neighbors celebrate the breakthrough and eagerly share years of gossip the woman missed, highlighting community relief and renewed social connection.
An Ohio scientist asserts he has skimmed milk yet notes many would prefer rubber derived from Mexican rubber plantations. He suggests a method or connection to produce rubber from that source, though details are unclear.
A Memphis lawyer obtained a 507 dollar judgment from a girl who ended their courtship. The sum reflects the jewelry given during dating. The case is noted as an early, if not first, legal recognition tied to leap year dating.
A French physician says he photographed his wife’s soul eighty hours after she died, producing a cloudy globe image that, he argues, proves corsets could not affect the soul.
The fragment notes Grantland Rice muses on writing a book where his heroine is a cook and Houston jokes that a policeman becomes the hero in the final chapter if a marriage occurs. The item reflects humorous literary banter in a past era.
Mr. Edison attributes his success to 2 per cent genius and 98 per cent hard work. He contrasts with men who claim 98 per cent genius and 2 per cent effort yet earn only $2 a day.
A collage of brief notes cites Mrs. Hetty Green living incognito in Hoboken in a costly $19 month apartment, calls for public school fire safety funding, offers a Philadelphia clergyman’s cautionary domestic drink proposal, questions Wall Street speculation, and reports a Paris leopard tail amputation after it bit its own tail.
Mitchell becomes dry following a lengthy court battle between saloon and temperance factions. Wabash organizes a cavalry company expected to be perfected by September. Peru reports Otto Wolfe’s death by arsenic and his father’s similar suicide two years earlier. Kokomo man T R Hicks wrecks a $5,000 automobile to avoid hitting a child by crashing into a tree.
Arthur Munroe of Columbus reports a fifty pound shovel-head catfish in the White River. Golden Hill and John Hunter claim a forty pound catfish in Filat Rock River.
George Pregee of Hvansville woke after a dream of burglars to discover $50 missing from his room. He found the money placed in a shoe under the bed.
The cornerstone of Terre Haute Lodge No. No. of the Fiks was laid last week with John K. Tens Grand Foxabed Ruler of the United Staties in charge. The project will cost about $110,000.
Daniel Williams twenty and Minnie Thlighes were shot while boat riding on the Ohio River near Vevay by a shore shooter using no shotgun. They were wounded but will recover. No arrest has been made.
William Howell, a married man with extensive land in Jasper and Porter counties, died by suicide in Wheatfield. Authorities attribute the death to stress over his land holdings. The incident raises questions about property disputes and local land ownership.
After an all day session Lake county commissioners endorsed Sheriff Smutzer's effort to thoroughly investigate the Belle Gang mystery. They affirmed continued pursuit of leads and promised resources to complete the inquiry.
William Skimmerhorn of Harrodsburg planned his funeral in advance including pallbearers. He died by suicide using a rifle shot to the head.
At a meeting the State Tuberculosis Commission with Governor Han Jv decided to condemn forty four acres of land near Rockville for the new hospital. Land owned by William and Charles Britton, who refused to sell at the commission totals, is involved in the action.
Robert T. Green vice president of the Farmers and Merchants Bank Waynetown got one to fourteen years and a $10 fine for stealing two horses from Judge James McCabe Williamsport. His career as a horse thief was described as brilliant and sensational. He allegedly turned to horse stealing to cover gambling losses in stocks.
Sheriff George Freeman lauded Mrs William Shepherd as the greatest heroine he knew after she chased and captured John Harrison with a loaded shotgun until officers arrived. Harrison had robbed a home and received an indeterminate sentence.
J F Harrell, a paraplegic inventor in Alexandria, will demonstrate June 20 a bent tube burner that converts coal oil into fuel gas. The Standard Oil Company offers $16 460 if the device works as claimed, with no patent or profit share. The test includes cooking a dinner at Harrell's home.
Mrs. Edward Heichlein, 19, found drowned in Pigeon Creek near Evansville. Initially thought a possible self-inflicted death, but coroner now recalls a theory of foul play. Her married life was unhappy.
Elliott Cheesman aged 59 died in Noblesville from blood poisoning after being horned by a catfish he caught in Cicero Creek. He was survived by his widow and four children.
The Savoy Hotel in Gary recently built and furnished at a cost of 10000 dollars was set ablaze by incendiaries. The blaze caused extensive damage to the newly completed hotel.
Campaigners push to change Shelby from a wet to a dry township in Shelby county, seeking to halt alcohol sales in the community. Local groups mobilize and call for votes to redefine the county's liquor laws.
The Whitley County Live Stock Insurance Association is organized with headquarters in Columbia City to insure all kinds of livestock against loss from accident or sickness.
The men of the Wabash Methodist Episcopal Church abandon coats for summer worship after pastor Rev. J. J. Fred invites them to seek comfort in service.
Three infants born to Mr. and Mrs. Perry Rule east of Delphi have attracted visitors from near and far. At six months their combined weight is fifty nine and a half pounds with James Perry and Paul Whitcomb at twenty pounds each and Paul Riley at nineteen and a half pounds. Named in honor of Hoosier poet James Whitcomb Riley the trio stands as a local curiosity.
In Clark near the Chicago bandits last stand a large Knickerbocker Ice Co storage house burned, costing 20009 dollars. A high wind spread sparks to the post office and other buildings as residents in nightclothes formed a bucket brigade from the Calumet River. After six hours the 300 resident town was saved with total losses around 30000 dollars.
In South Bend two school boys drive a local Marconi wireless project. Earl Holem promotes the plan with sending from his home and receiving several blocks away at Henry Leiser's home. The apparatus nears completion and the boys expect the system to operate soon.
Miss Ea Thomas, a Murdock Hotel waitress in Logansport, sparked a courtship with Lew E. Glover, a Rochester tobacco millionaire, after noting missing sugar tongs during tea. He pursued the dainty handler, she resigned for Columbus, and they wed in Pittsburg, amid rumors waitresses hid the tongs hoping for a millionaire match.
A London Globe note says a forthcoming column titled The Prettiest Girl in the Town triggered a flood of post cards from about a hundred young ladies warning the editor against using their real names.
A brief humor item from the Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a cheerful father who forgot to collect a fare from the conductor, prompting a playful family moment.
The Paris pattern page presents pattern numbers 2377 2380 9104 1582 with items including a corset cover, chemise, petticoat, and nightgown. Sizes range from children to plus 46, with fabrics listed such as nainsook cambric lawn and taffeta. Fashion Editor at 400 Century Building invites readers to send Paris Pattern No Size Name Address.
A man seeks to interest a woman by listing travels writing and theater life of a famed correspondent. She stops him with a single question asking if he is married, turning the exchange into a witty test of what truly matters to her.
Edward Boston takes a $5 wager to work 10 hours at Fifth and Decatur without speaking. He piles six bricks each way on the curb and back, enduring taunts from several hundred onlookers until he stays mute and wins at 5 p.m.
A historical note outlines the Sunday school weekly topics for April May and June, listing Bible passages from John and Ephesians, plus guiding questions for each lesson. It includes the Good Shepherd Lazarus Bethany humility and post resurrection themes with outlines and suggested Word Pictures for teaching.
A playful Puck sketch shows Freddie Jones stuttering over the word altitudinosity as Georgie and his mother react with concern and humor. Bobbie races twice around the block, adding to the lively scene.
A brief humorous exchange appears in the New York Press where a missionary asks for a quicker end to his meal. The cannibal responds, seeking a fast lunch rather than a long course dinner.
In Belgium at 6 o clock every cottage joins in prayer with father mother children and servants, a scene echoed again at noon as voices rise in calm devotion across the countryside.
In the Cleveland Leader quotation a speaker admires a new fountain pen but warns that the minister nearby may overhear. The exchange captures a hush tone during a moment of informal chatter.
Strong winds and sand storms irritate the eyes, causing granulation of the eyelids. Pet Titts Eye Salve offers quick relief, priced at 20 cents, available at Howard Bros. druggists in Buffalo, New York.
The San Francisco Examiner quotes debate over wealth creation noting that “they say he made money speculating” while contrasting it with others who were speculating. The fragment reflects a historical view of speculation and gain.
An advertisement for Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product from 2007 offers a large 35 cent package claim to whiten faded clothing. The brief notice emphasizes effectiveness and price for households seeking brighter fabrics.
Aunt Loeezy questions Lige Potter’s success in Chicago while Uncle Liphalet recalls his former sharpness. The Chicago paper has never mentioned Lige, even when the Potter family visited. A Puck humorous observation on local reputation vs. distant coverage.
A customer asks for Anthony and Cleopatra but offers fifty cents. The clerk sells a copy for one dollar, and the customer jokes about “just give me Anthony” implying a playful mix up of the titles. The item comes from Harper's Weekly.
A fragment from a St Louis Republic poem contemplates a world where everyone ruled and no one followed, underscoring the irony of unchecked authority and obedience. The piece hints at political reflection typical of late 19th century journalism.
Mrs Lizzie FE Sledge of Selma Alabama describes a four year battle with dark facial spots and severe itching. After two doctors failed to help she used Cuticura Remedies for six months and every splotch disappeared three years ago leaving no symptoms since October 28 1906.
The article discusses wireless typesetting as a future method for composing text. It envisions editors and compositors using wireless stations to set columns while away from the home office, reducing on-site labor and leaving only cleaners and the night watchman needed at the plant.
Mrs. A S Payne of Columbus Miss endured years of back side and loins pain and kidney symptoms. She credits Deans Kidney Pills with fast relief and restoration to health, noting dealers sell them for 50 cents a box through Yester Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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