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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 08, 1908
Page
6
Ten municipal officials of Mile End parish were convicted on graft charges after a month long trial in London. The case drew wide interest as such trials are rare in England despite small amounts involved.
Wheat steady to firm with mixed blends across grades while corn weakens and oats firm. butter and eggs show varied wholesale prices with creamery and firsts rates listed. potatoes and poultry prices noted. New York commodities echo unsettled flour and firm spot wheat against futures.
Prices listed for cattle and hogs in Chicago markets. Cattle ranges include steers and heifers with various quality tiers. cows bulls and calves priced. Hogs show margins for heavy packers mixed butchers barrows light barrows sows including throw-outs and pigs.
Cattle market steady to strong with native steers $4.25 to $4.70 and cows and heifers $2.50 to $4.75. Hogs quoted down about 10 cents with bulk sales around $6.35. Sheep market slow with lambs at $5.75 to $6.25 and yearlings $3.50 to $4.40.
Railways carried 73,905,133 passengers in the last year across national lines. The report highlights growing rail travel and the transportation network's role in regional movement and commerce.
A spoof in dialect targets J S Sherman as a “good mixer” while insulting his looks and campaign strategy. The piece features Osgar and Adolf challenging Sherman to a nominating interview on his porch, ending with a warning of future political targets and a plan to pivot to John W Kern next week.
Foulis Durham, in Red uniform, won the highest percentage of games in the American Association this season. He debuted in a double header against Milwaukee then beat Columbus and later defeated St Paul, guiding his team with strong pitching as reports note his standout performance. In Richmond, the wild man case ends with Charles Kissell of Newark identified as the missing patient from the Ohio Hospital for the Insane. His father J B Kissell confirms the discovery.
A family dialogue playful on hybrids in vegetable life probes whether a cantaloupe cucumber and leek are fruits or vegetables. The mother interjects with education on oysters and bivalves as Edwin asks why watermelons are named for water while potatoes have eyes, ending with a playful, chastening turn.
The notice presents bid ranges for cattle and sheep including steers and heifers per hundredweight and calves cows and old sheep per hundredweight with prices from 86 to 6.40 and 34.00 to 5.10 and 2.50 to 3.50 4.50 to 5.00 and 2.50 to 3.00. It ends with an unclear line about bard per pound and a note see.
The market shows hogs mixed per pound from six twenty to six forty nine with some six ten to six thirty nine for lighter to medium hogs and heavy hogs six twenty to six fifty while calves range from three to five fifty.
Clara and Jack discuss forming a secret society with Clara promising to reveal the details after her initiation. The dialogue captures a light, juvenile plotting moment in a judge’s excerpt.
Corrected daily trade notice for B. V. Cook & Co. listing hides and wool items with pricing and stock updates. Details appear as a terse catalog entry showing quantities and unit costs for various hides and wool types.
L. P. Newby left Knightstown today for York Beach Maine to join four other Knights Templars forming a committee. The group will rewrite the constitution and laws governing the Knight Templar branch of Masonry in the United States. Newby serves six years on the committee. The revised laws will fill two books of 290 pages each.
Batesville Indiana resident A J Nusbaum reports a three month summer cold and hay fever relief after using Foley's Honey and Tar. He notes a doctor’s remedy failed and adds his wife achieved the same success. Sold by W H Porter druggist.
Javelin throwing may become popular among American athletes after Olympic interest. Several Americans bought javelins in Europe and plan to learn the sport. Ralph Rose and Martin Sheridan can throw about 160 feet, while the Olympic record stands at 279 feet Ten inches.
A note explains the directory organizes all listings in alphabetical order with examples, stating printers and products like printing mice would appear under the letter P. The entry emphasizes systematic organization for easy reference.
Columbia Brewing Co maker of the famous Columbia beer advertises the family trade and solicits business. Telephone number 40.
An advertisement from Merrill and Son 432 High Street touts coal oil at 10 cents and gasoline at 14 cents with a claim of independence from a trust and a call for trial orders.
L Dilley and Co at 515 Market Street advertise high grade coal horse feed home recent sewer pipe and telephones number 87. The notice highlights coal and feed offerings from a local business.
Peek and Kandler offer carriage and wagon building painting and repairing services at 514 North Street with phone 673. They advertise reasonable prices and quality workmanship for general blacksmithing tasks.
H. Weber offers clothing cleaning repairing and pressing services at 310 Pearl Street. Tailoring also provided for garments and alterations.
F M Bozer D D is listed at the corner of Fourth and Broadway over City National bank. Telephone office 363 residence 1463.
Listing for D. E. Deizeli includes office at 40444 Market street with stairway east of Ray's grocery and phone 253, residence at 1918 North street with phone 622. Botire satisfaction.
Local supplier at 515 Market Street offers flour feed and hay products with telephone line 87 for orders and inquiries.
Merrill and Son advertise high test gasoline and coal oil that does not gum stoves. They claim not in the trust and offer best gasoline at 14 cents and coal oil inc. Readers are invited to drop a card for a trial order.
Ed Osborne offers expert horseshoeing at 122 Sixth Street, successor to John M. Thompson. Prompt and satisfactory work guaranteed.
An old reliable dealer, Young and Custer, advertises honest goods at reasonable prices. Listings include 310 Fifth Street with phone 729 and 318 Market Street with phone 948 for harnesses, buggies, and wagons.
George H. Gise offers 5 percent money and writes insurance of all kinds. Office phone 482 and residence phone 238.
Parker and Johnston advertise a specialty in interior finishing and store fixtures with high quality workmanship. They operate a yard mill and office at the corner of Spencer and Berkley streets and can be contacted by telephone 128.
Carl Nick Um proprietor offers nickel plating oxidizing bicycle and generic machine shop repair model and novelty work wood and metal patterns at 313 Sixth Street.
H. Weber at 319 Pearl Street offers tailor and merchant services with spring and summer patterns ready. Suits start at 15 dollars and up, trousers at 4 dollars and up. Visit to see selections.
H J Trah offers slate tin and metal roofing guttering spouting and furnace repairs at 311 Fifth Street. General repairs and top quality work promised with best methods.
Local handyman listing offers galvanized iron cornices skylights tin iron slate roofing and spouting All Winds of it and iron repairing services at 218 Fifth Street contact telephone 59 for estimates and repairs.
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