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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 11, 1908
Page
7
The Sutton hotel at 525 Broad Way Logansport Indiana is for rent. It features a large office dining room twenty two bedrooms and four bathrooms. Contact Logansport Daily Reporter at 525 Broad Way for details.
A brief notice highlights a married man's happiness at the birth of twins. Details on names or locations are not provided in the readable text.
Unknown individuals ransacked the roof of William McAtee’s farmhouse ten miles north of Princeton, poured coal oil, set it afire, and drove off a carriage at breakneck speed. Neighbors pursued 15 miles but could not recover the thieves. The home and belongings were completely lost. McAtee suspects no known enemies.
Professor Carruthers conducts a mock scientific experiment on love between colleagues. A note prompts a moonlit meeting with Prof Baker, only to reveal jealousy and a staged embrace. Her classroom report touches on propinquity and Cupid in a humorous, cautionary lesson.
Lincoln Nebraska August 11 Charles W Bryan brother to William Jennings Bryan drives a campaign designed to place Brother Bill in the White House. He will steer the effort from his own newspaper with editorials and arguments distributed to the nation’s Democratic press. He handles vast mail, telegrams, visitors and political inquiries and works from morning till night at age 42.
Gambling resurgence described as "playing on the green" after city gambling rooms shut. Poker and craps reportedly flourish, especially on Sundays, with groups of men and boys seen dealing hands near the city's edges.
Clifford Karneham, a driver for a city beer wagon, has not drunk water in four years after an accident during construction of a canning plant left him ill from tainted water. He now drinks beer to cope and fears Indiana going dry.
Newcastle August 11 Judge Jackson in Henry county circuit court heard two divorce petitions and denied both decrees. Bertha S Ball vs Frank Ball and Aretha J Tice vs Alexander Tice were presented with statutory complaints, the latter moved from Rush county.
David L Adkins a 55 year old general merchant of Sellersburg lies in a sanitarium in Jeffersonville with three knife wounds after an incident at his store. Michael Moore posted 500 bond to appear for hearing on a stabbing charge arising from a dispute over a can of baking powder.
Adjt Gen Perry, summoned from Indianapolis by locals near the armory, has exonerated members of Company M Indiana National Guard. They were accused of creating a din on a plane in the headquarters late at night.
At the Wabash County Horse Thief association reunion held at Lukens Lake north of here about 2 000 attendees heard speeches by Dr Charles H Good candidate for congress and Judge A H Plummer. Attendees came from Wabash Miami Kosciusko and Fulton counties.
Shelbyville reports the First Presbyterian church building committee has let a contract to Edward Mines for an addition and for remodeling and refitting the present church. The total expenditure after work is completed will reach $18,000.
A large barn on Ed Canady’s farm one mile west of Frankton burned destroying grain and farming implements. The fire, believed incendiary, prompted a call to Indianapolis for bloodhounds. Canady faces an estimated loss of $5,000.
Carl Harshbarger an 18 year old local youth son of Mr and Mrs Samuel Harshbarger drowned at Shriner lake Tri lake resort while attempting to swim from a boat to shore. He sank immediately after leaving the boat.
Martinsville on August 11 Arthur N Bergen a local photographer died at his home after a four week illness of typhoid fever He was 36 and the son of A G Bergen of Franklin He leaves a widow three sons and a four year old daughter
Jeffersonville reports the marriage of Frank L. Watson clerk of the Louisville police court to Miss Addie Martin of Louisville. The ceremony was performed by Justice Kerwig on August 11 as local officials kept a busy schedule with two pairs of couples.
J A Bowles and family living near Martinsville lost their home and all belongings when a fire destroyed the residence leaving them homeless and with no possessions.
The piece extols the healthy woman as powerful and inspiring, capable of pushing men to greatness through ambition and magnetic influence. It contrasts this with weak or ill women consumed by pain, nervousness, and melancholy, noting such behavior for thirty years.
An old advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a long standing remedy for female ills. It includes testimonials from Mrs Louise Jung of Detroit and Mrs Emma Wheaton of Vienna West Virginia plus an invitation from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for sick women to write for advice.
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh cure that Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot perform. Endorsers Walding Kinnan & Marvin certify F. J. Cheney is honorable and able to fulfill obligations. Cure taken internally and sold by druggists at 75 cents per bottle. Also Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The For maggini di Lecco is a small two ounce cylindrical dessert cheese from Lombardy Lecco region. It is enjoyed fresh and sweet through ripening, becoming very piquant. Variants include mixtures with salt pepper sugar cinnamon and sometimes oil and vinegar.
On May 19 1885 A A Hylton of San Francisco pushed a fifty pound dumb bell from shoulder to full arm length ninety four times establishing a world record that has never been beaten.
Eugenia reports the claim that Gold Medal Flour is sifted ten times through finest silk, a detail highlighted by Lreretta as a mark of quality.
At the Boston conclave Mrs Nellie E Merriam of Muskogee Oklahoma was elected supreme chief of the Pythian Sisters. The selection marks a new leadership for the order.
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports suffering three months with a summer cold and hay fever symptoms. He says a doctor’s prescription failed to help and medicines worsened his condition, but Foley's Honey and Tar quickly cured him and his wife, now using it successfully. Sold by W. H. Porter, druggist.
Billy Neill, manager of heavyweight champion Tommy Burns, reports from Monrovia California that he plans a December return bout and will fight Ketchel if promoters guarantee the right money. He urges Ketchel to sign only if Burns would meet him.
The bride accuses the jeweler of overcharging for the wedding ring while the groom reveals he bought four engagement rings from the same dealer. The exchange highlights a sting of frustration and suspicion over jewelry purchases.
Mr A Robinson of Drumquin Ontario has used Cham berlain s Stomach and Liver Tablets for years and calls them the best medicine ever used If you suffer indigestion or constipation try them They are easy to take and pleasant in effect Price 25c Samples free at W H Porter s drug store
A judge quotes inquiry about finding a cook through Mrs. Smith of the Current Invents club who knows what is happening. The exchange notes social club knowledge as a source of domestic help.
The distance from San Francisco to Honolulu is stated as 2 080 miles.
Local advertisement proclaims Dean's Ointment relieves and cures itchiness from eczema and other skin diseases. Attorney Frank Swigart testifies it cured a long standing eruption on his hands. Sold by dealers for 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY is sole US agent. Remember the name Dean's.
In effect June 1 1908 trains leave the interurban station for Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points at 6 05 am 7 35 am 8 38 am 10 05 am 11 35 am 1 41 pm 6 35 pm 10 05 pm for Delphi points 5 10 am 9 10 am 1 10 pm 6 10 pm 9 46 pm Limited 1 96 pm towm stops TM rons to TM m runs to.
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