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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
7
A brief note from Chizazs News recalls a customer paying a dollar to a fortune teller who predicted a future wish to regain the dollar, illustrating skepticism about readings that promise results.
A jeweler named Charte Loveday jokes with an assistant as he asks for a tray of Grigagemtut rings, adding playful comments about spare moments.
South Bend records three suicide attempts in 24 hours. Charles Eisler, 46, died after ingesting poison to support his large family. Charles Holstein, 29, shot himself in the head with a .22 revolver. May Nash, 25, survived a failed attempt without giving motive.
Newcastle reports Mrs George McClish consumed laudanum during a personal crisis in a tent in the east part of the city. Neighbors say the McClish domestic affairs were unhappy. She took enough to kill several persons but confessed when her husband arrived. A physician treated her for hours and she was declared out of danger.
John Gertz of Goshen reportedly kicked like a chicken and was barred from his home by his wife. He left for Auburn where authorities arrested him on a wife desertion charge and he was brought back to Goshen for trial.
Madison August 21 Judge Perry E. Bear D A Roberts and Grand Army State Commander Alexander led the annual reunion at Camp Joe Wheeler. Attendance was large. Thomas R. Marshall, Democratic nominee for governor, spoke.
South Bend reports Rev. H TI Davis of Valparaiso has been selected as pastor of the First Methodist church, succeeding Rev. M H Appleby who is expected to be transferred when the conference meets at Attica on September 2.
Columbia City on August 21 issued by City Marshal John W. McNabb following advice from Dr. C L Souder, secretary of the city health board. The directive requires all dogs on streets to be muzzled to prevent hydrophobia spread.
Luke Jackson the Ingalls marshal and Constable Cop Persmith paid fines in Justice Lanes court for taking part in a fight at Ingalls. Four other men involved left town.
Brookville August 21 The young daughter of Adam Sahm was instantly killed by a lightning bolt at the Sahm farm six miles south of town. The bolt struck the barn causing a fire and another daughter suffered serious injuries.
Mrs. Charles Junker suffered serious injuries when her hair was caught in a launch’s machinery while washing aboard the vessel in Lawrenceburg on August 21. The incident tore the scalp and broke the nose.
Crawfordsville August 21 The famous Shannondale telephone case began in Montgomery circuit court over two years ago and has now been appealed to the appellate court.
Columbus reports Marshall Petorff a carpenter died from a spinal injury received last summer while assisting in remodeling his home in Elizabethtown.
Rushville reports Mrs. Frank Redman wife of ex Sheriff Frank Redman dropped dead at her home while speaking with a neighbor. This sudden death occurred in the city on August 21.
Aug 21 in Noble township Shelbyville reports the second annual reunion of former residents of Sodom a settlement in Noble township.
Arthur MacDonald describes three studies of juvenile criminals: physical defects in 65 youths, with high rates of hereditary nervous disease 95 percent and lung disease 64 percent. alcoholism 62 percent. insanity 47 percent. epilepsy 32 percent. mental backwardness 29 percent. A second study covers 200 children aged under 12 in a reformatory, noting many were not criminals and some were abandoned. The third presents the history of a single criminal case.
Ethel Berkley a Rushville schoolgirl attempted death by her own hand after her father forbade her to accompany boys. The incident underscores family conflict and youth dating norms in the town.
Jerry Mulvaney a veteran York and Dauphin trolley motorman applies deduction like Sherlock Holmes to a romance involving his ward Jim Dawson and Sally Powell. A streetcar collision stirs worries and the pair’s feelings, leading to a hopeful reconciliation as the narrator follows daily humdrum and small acts of affection along the line.
Real estate transfers listed include William Rowe to Karl F Lee dy for section lot 46 J P Usher add with $2 309 and Harrison Rody to J M Million etux for lot 9 Mary E Washburns add Royal Center at $1 500. Million to Samuel A Joyer and Grace Oden to Edgar E Phillips detail similarly. Mortgage activity shows four real estate mortgages filed totaling $3 000 six chattel mortgages filed for $743 13 and three releases of mortgage filed totaling $712.
Sunnyside Washington August 21 children and pumpkins thrive in Yakimo valley pumpkins weigh several hundred pounds and grow on land once deemed useless local growers report the unusual bounty in the Yakimo valley scene
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an incurable catarrh cure by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It states F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo backs the remedy with 15 years of trust, and Walding Kinnan Marvin endorse the firm. It notes internal use for blood and mucous membranes, free testimonials, price 75 cents, and that Hall's Family Pills treat constipation.
The piece mocks a campane for president with a large candidate rumored at 400 pounds and a crowd backing him. It notes a schemed bid by Bill Aimt and a hunting trip to Africa while promising not to take a third term. It mentions rival candidate Bill Bryan beginning his run.
A fragmented reminiscence recalls Kevin and Bryan era politics with Democrats backing Bryan and a dour judge. William Randall Hurst engineers a new party with a flashy candidate and a tailored platform, prompting chatter about additional third parties beyond Prohibition and Socialist groups.
A collage of human interest notes spans topics from blind counts in Britain to 1907 money orders, ear trumpets, and rainy linen showers. It cites sports figures Burns and Squires, a planned match in Sidney, and remarks on anarchists, morality, and a Norfolk surgeon’s lineage.
The estimate states cycling fifteen miles requires less effort than walking three miles. It suggests bicycles offer greater efficiency in distance travel compared with walking, based on energy expenditure concepts.
In Cordelia and Euphemia dialogue, an advertisement promotes Gold Medal Flour as the cheapest and best choice with more leaves to the sack, emphasizing value and quality of the product.
Mrs Edward E Henry of United States Express Chicago says Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy cured chronic diarrhoea for many on trains. She notes she served four years in the Twenty third Ohio Regiment with Rutherford B Hayes and William McKinley and has no ailment now. Sold by W H Porter druggist.
The schedule lists morning and afternoon runs with limited service. Trains connect at the komo for Indianapolis and run to Tipton only. Except for the 11:00 p m train, all services connect at Tipton for multiple intermediate stations including Muncie and Anderson.
Trains depart interurban stations for Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediates at set morning and evening times. Delphi and Lafayette service listed with multiple departures and limited routes. Improved freight service runs Fort Wayne Logansport and Lafayette with eastbound and westbound timings.
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