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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 05, 1908
Page
2
The Tribune notes a flood of famine affected Turks seeking entry to the United States and jokes about public concerns from price drops to apples. It quips on unlikely items from trance singing to Trilby and Svengali while commenting on public health and currency debates.
Arkansas Senator Jeff Davis declares he will never eat from Mammon’s hands and urges a return to virtue. The remark frames a religious moral stance amid political discourse.
The Shah of Persia faces resistance as his new constitution aims to limit royal power. Officials and citizens alike hesitate to accept the constraints on the monarchy, sparking a clash over constitutional limits.
A professor proclaims radium can extend a woman's youth and beauty by as much as a century. He suggests gifting a neat little radium package to the beloved to preserve charm and appearance longer.
A Pittsburg man endured seven years with a broken backbone, while the New York American notes many men reach old age with “no backbone” at all.
A Connecticut statesman who supports capital punishment for grafting is criticized by the Washington Post for underestimating the impact on national population statistics.
The piece notes how lawyers' ethics depend on personal principles and practices. It reports Pullman car rate findings in St Paul showing lightweight upper berths. porters paid only 25 dollars monthly with tips. It contrasts Pittsburgh’s population ranking after consolidation with Allegheny and recounts Roosevelt's age and presidency milestones. It cites hunting accidents caused by familiar, preventable errors.
A new Good Citizens League forms in Anderson to oppose saloons. Diphtheria forces school closures in Urbana and other Wabash county towns. Indiana oil at 99c after a 5 cent rise. Peru post office project favored at 80 000 dollars. Bluffton anti-saloon group files to close 15 saloons. Alonzo Bell of Morocco earns wolf hunting honors with a repeat rifle claiming eight gray wolves since January 8.
The Civic Improvement Committee, a coalition of representatives from public improvement institutions, has organized to create a plan to make South Bend a more beautiful city.
Morocoo attorney M. E. Graves owns a flintlock rifle with a stock bullet said to be fired from an Indian. He notes relatives preserved the firearm through the Revolutionary War, War of 1812, and Black Hawk War.
A large arm bone from Verne Wolfe fourteen from Oaktown was removed and the bone from a large St Bernard dog’s leg was substituted. The operation was successful and the boy had suffered rheumatism.
A notice from Rockville reports the death of Emmet L. Batman editor of Progressive Country Life of Rockville. He had gone to California recently seeking a health return.
After selling all new bonds from the last county council session Marion County will owe about two and a half million dollars. The county treasury holds no funds to cover current expenses.
Martin Coulson a 55 year old farmer from Jay county near Walnut Corner killed himself by slitting his throat with a corn cutter. The act was witnessed by his young son who could not intervene.
William Berger and Edward J. Schellhasse, employees connected to the Evansville street car lines, were arrested on charges of stealing nearly 200000 tickets from the company, with an estimated value around 10000 dollars.
Over three weeks reports claim Governor Hanly plans to run for the United States Senate after his term ends. Hanly states he is not a candidate for any office.
Andrew Mohr of Batesville was convicted on an indictment claiming he attempted to kill Prosecutor Davis last July. The sentence ranges from two to fourteen years in prison.
The Home Telephone Company at Bloomington accepted a $1.35 rate instead of $1.50, resolving the dispute. About 1,000 telephones were ordered disconnected when the rate rose on January 1.
Stephen Biro, 15, shot and killed Louis Turok, a former South Bend firefighter, while Turok fired to kill his wife at her mother’s home. The confrontation ended with two fatal shots. The boy was released from custody.
Mayor James Lucas reveals a list of Hartford City women who played prize cards during the blue law ban and winners since the restriction began. He says the evidence was supplied by a woman attendee and may be sent to the grand jury.
S. H. Morris of Shelbyville arranges to receive 5000 small mouthed black bass from Michigan government fisheries within weeks. A second 5000 fish delivery is planned for the fall to stock larger Shelby county streams.
The Indiana State Federation of Clubs plans to join a crusade against tuberculosis. Organizers urge public participation, with local chapters coordinating campaigns and health outreach across communities.
Morris Crail, three, of Shelbyville, suffered headaches for days before a physician found a sprouted soup bean occupying his ear. The sprouted seed pressed on the eardrum and was removed with difficulty.
Mrs. John Harkins of Mishawaka opened an oven door and caused a fire that burned her clothing and hair. She acted quickly leaping into a snowdrift nearby to escape, leaving her with severe burns but surviving the incident.
A Sheridan couple, A L Hickson and Chloe Sims, are reassigned to Philippine teaching posts funded by the War Department Insular Bureau. Hickson accepts a $1200 position while Sims is appointed to a $1000 post so they can be together in the islands.
Mrs. Olive Woolen of Franklin has patented an invalid's bed and has attracted offers up to $80,000 from Western capitalists. She awaits a better bid or plans to form a manufacturing company while continuing to hold the invention.
The young women of Mineral City near Linton threaten to register a complaint with the United States army unless action is taken to prevent local men from enlisting. In the past month twelve young men from the town joined the infantry.
Mrs. Rosa Lamphire of Columbus consulted two attorneys about a legal separation from Lorenzo Lamphire and two lawsuits for divorce were filed in Circuit Court.
The text presents Jesus as the Bread of Life from John six 35 and follows with a Sunday school lesson structure asking about the sequence of events, the crowd's motives, and the true bread from heaven. It pairs the dialogue with questions on belief, labor for eternal life, and the Father’s will regarding resurrection.
A letter from Coaldale Alberta dated November 19 1907 reports 349 acres of grain including 197 acres of spring wheat and 152 acres of oats. Wheat averaged 38 bushels per acre and oats 74 with values of $38 and $37 per acre respectively. Hay 50 tons at 13 a ton and potatoes 500 bushels at 60 cents.
A foreign born eminent singer dined with the host’s mature guests and the nineteen year old daughter. He offered a Latin compliment in private, calling her “a flower among vegetables,” then failed to reply when she quipped about first place in his thoughts at dinner.
In a brief exchange the idea of a very exciting bridge game is teased with playful bets about cooks, suggesting a social challenge or pastime feature in Harper's Bazaar. The dialogue hints at rivalry and amusement rather than a formal match result.
A fragment from Berliner Flegende Blaetter features a flirtatious exchange where one partner imagines Ostend while the other prefers shared time at home. The dialogue hints at longing, travel dreams, and domestic affection.
Pittsburg Post reports Tired Tiffins in jail for the winter period. The exchange shows surprise at his detention and reflects local reaction to the case.
A Pittsburg Post quotation notes a line about an American family story from fifty years ago with a European immigrant father and a present return carrying many trunks and a duke.
A collage of health cures, comic quips, and travel ads from a Chicago era page. Garfield Tea promises liver and blood purification while a joke about counting sheep entertains. North Western Line tickets offer $7.00 double berth Chicago to western points with March April sales.
An advertisement extols a healthful home, highlighting Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna as a trusted family laxative manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co. It urges buying genuine products and notes broad physician approval and world informed endorsement.
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