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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 29, 1908
Page
4
Local grain market prices list No 2 Wheat No 7 Wheat No 3 Yellow Corn Mixed Corn No 2 Rye and No 3 Rye Buckwheat Clover seed White oats and Mixed oats with various price ranges, corrected at 5 p m. Prices shown in cents per bushel or per unit.
As I must leave for winter due to my wife’s health, please call and settle your accounts by Nov. 7. C. A. Clark.
The Monticello Herald notes Mrs. Peetz, wife of John L. Peetz, leads a campaign in his behalf for State Statistician. Her backing through the Monon News and circular letters has struck a chord with delegates and voters, presenting him as the best qualified candidate without the faults of the era’s strong minded rhetoric.
A brief recounts how General Lee shared boiled cabbage and corn bread during a food shortage while his officers passed on meat. After the meal, his cook admits the meat was borrowed from a courier to decorate the dish for looks and was returned after dinner to its owner.
In Chicago Record-Herald an unnamed reporter recalls Jeremiah Mason a famed American lawyer. He exposes a witness by forcing a precise, repeated recital and then proves the words were in the pocket of the witness. Mason explains he sensed the handwriting and habit of the witness.
A London World remark predicts that in a century people will only suffer old age as today we suffer bronchitis or tonsillitis. A future grandchild asks why someone has been away and the reply jokes about seedy conditions and an aeroplane trip to shake off old age.
The English town of Great Yarmouth contains a street called Kitty Witches Row that may be the narrowest built up street in the world. Measurements show a maximum width of fifty six inches and an entrance narrow enough to hinder a stout person with only twenty nine inches clearance wall to wall. The town has several such tight streets.
A London Globe quote praises Blaina Flpps as the most remarkable girl, noting no milliner can coax her to spend more on a hat than she planned. The quip highlights her restraint and wit in a humorous context.
In a Baltimore American item a witty exchange questions a son’s derelict studies and a mother’s proud reply. The dialogue mocks school discipline with a sly comment about teachers noting the boy’s poor work yet praising him in jest.
In White county near Francesville, the Burke family reports eight members ill with diphtheria and three deaths. Eva ten and Mabel sixteen died minutes apart, Kate four also died, while others remain critically ill. The oldest patient, a 22 year old, and two brothers are quarantined in a barn as doctors Reagan and Clayton treat with antitoxin in hopeful measures. Woven wire prices noted.
Metropolitan newspapers report shifting loyalties as voters move between Roosevelt Bryan Parker and Taft. In Connecticut Parker to Taft, Roosevelt to Bryan varies by region. Ohio shows Roosevelt to Bryan, Parker to Taft, with South and Times regions similar. Also includes scattered promotions for health and consumer products.
The article traces how early campaigns shunned public statements, citing General Scott’s two gaffes and Lincoln’s silence before nomination. It notes the shift began after James A. Garfield, marking a move from restraint to active speechmaking in modern campaigns.
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