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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
7
One application of We STOVIK keeps stove black for over a month. STOVIK won’t burn off or rub off, costs 25c. No smell and not explosive. Easy for a child to apply. Sold by A. Eberrein and Flanegin Hardware Co.
A terse exchange at a restaurant follows when a guest is asked to leave after failing to settle the bill. The owner muses on where a boy named Jimmie might have learned a harsh phrase. The scene highlights a tense confrontation over payment and decorum.
An 19th century style advertorial claims Orion Laxative Fruit Syrup cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and restoring natural bowel action. It asserts the product does not nauseate or gripe and is mild to take with refusal of substitutes and availability through H Porter druggist.
In Newcastle on August 22 the Johnson family heirs and St. John’s Evangelical Lutheran Church settled a dispute over church property. Seven heirs receive $50 each totaling $350 while the church covers about $65 in costs, the compromise totaling just under $420.
The dramatic scene follows Tina Terrington as she confronts heartbreak after abandoning a planned marriage. She pays off a debt, frees her lover from jail, and finally rejects a costly arrangement to pursue genuine affection from the man she loves. The couple admits painful truths as dawn nears.
A collage of trivia and quotations cites coin heads, insanity recovery rates, love as a woman’s entire existence, a drowning death, lion training odds, public executions, heat tolerance by red-haired people, prohibition politics, southern Democrats, a 276 round prizefight in 1825, a court dialogue about marriage proposals, America’s first play, and lines from a Shakespearean insert and Gold Medal Flour ad.
In Farmersburg at the Hudson mine President Lewis of the United Mine Workers urged a return to work, but the vote went 61 to 8 against it. Indiana district leaders Van Horn and Curry sided with the men, showing strong local resistance.
Ruth Kelley fourteen, daughter of farmer Robert Kelley, stood in the barnyard with her father as he cut cornstalks for the cow. The cow moved suddenly. The father turned to shield her and, forgetting the knife, the blade pierced the girl's stomach, leaving a very serious wound.
In Anderson on August 22 in circuit court J A Van Osdall filed suit for an accounting against M M Robertson A W Mishaw of Cincinnati and the Union Gas Light and Fuel company of this city The plaintiff was the attorney who engineered the consolidation of all city gas companies into the Union firm and its later sale to Robertson and his New York partners.
Mrs Julius Kahn warns of a surplus of educated women and under educated men as more females enter colleges. California restricts female share in universities while national education data show female enrollment rising sharply. Debate grows on co education and whether women will seek home duties or continue pursuing higher learning.
An old promotional notice offers one hundred dollars for an incurable catarrh case and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as internal medicine. Endorsements from Walding Kinnan Marvin and others claim trustworthiness and financial ability of F. J. Cheney & Co. Price is 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available.
Princeton reports William Lambert, a mussel fisherman, recovered a large washboard shell containing a pearl-like object. It is a peeler needing several layers removed before sale, but after peeling it is valued around $500.
Twenty Italian laborers employed by the Chicago Cincinnati and Louisville railroad went on strike near Williamsburg and rioted due to labor conditions. They threatened to set fire to the depot and damage other company property.
A man in Crawfordsville passed a 17.40 check at Fell & Lovatt hardware, bought a coal oil stove and a butcher knife, endorsed the check with the name P. J. King, then disappeared. Police seek suspect and report the incident as a check cashing scam.
The colored Masons of Indiana concluded their state encampment in Evansville on August 22 and elected officers including J. A. Cain as grand master, W. H. Russell as deputy grand master, D. F. Brown junior warden, W. F. Taylor grand treasurer, F. D. Blake grand secretary, and Rev. W. H. Anderson grand chaplain.
Princeton Aug 22 Gibson county Democrats here nominated the following ticket Charles Stevens representative W T Roberts auditor Edgar Mauck treasurer Chief of Police George Skelton sheriff Dr E D Bid dle coroner Harry Morrison surveyor Joseph Yochum Gerhardt Frohbiter commissioners
Richmond report: Thomas Long, 55, a painter, was fatally struck on Main street by a automobile driven by Skiles W Bricker. Long stepped into the path of the car and in his excitement grabbed the lamp before the impact.
Shelbyville on August 22 reports veterans and Sons of Veterans uniting to organize a statewide military association. The effort aims to create a local chapter and coordinate activities among veterans groups.
Crawfordsville August 22 The annual old settlers gathering of Tippecanoe Fountain and Montgomery counties took place at Meharry's grove seven miles north of Crawfordsville with residents in attendance.
Marion August 22 The corner stone for Marion s 125 000 Federal building under construction will be laid Wednesday September 9 in the presence of the Grand Lodge of Masons.
Claude E. Greenles of Muncie locked his store doors and departed for California without notifying customers or staff, leaving his business in limbo and prompting inquiries into his whereabouts.
Mr A Robinson of Drumquin Ontario recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the best medicine for indigestion after years of trouble. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price 25c. Samples free at W H Porter’s drug store.
Logansport to Indianapolis excursion offered by L U T company lines next Sunday round trip 1.25. Special tickets valid on trains leaving Logansport at 5 00 5 45 and 9 00 a m.
Special Correspondence describes the diverse diplomatic corps at a White House reception with ambassadors and ministers from 39 nations. It highlights the Turkish minister Mehmed Ali Bey’s children who study in American schools, wearing fez or veils as they age, reflecting cross cultural adaptation.
Concerning homestead lands the secretary of the interior in Washington DC states that old soldiers may file their applications through agents and are not required to appear in person.
A compact quotation attributed to Longfellow extols simplicity as the supreme standard in all endeavors, highlighting clarity and restraint as guiding principles.
The article explains kidney function with blood filtering every three minutes and daily removal of about 560 grains of impurities. It links kidney health to many ailments and shares a testimonial by W. W. Dehaven of Logansport Ind praising Doan's Kidney Pills, with sale details and the slogan Remember the name Doan's.
Limited train service runs from 7:00 am to 1:00 pm with direct connections at Tipton to MB wood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and later stations. All trains except 11:00 pm connect at Tipton for indirect routes to Indianap olis via the komo.
In effect June 1 1908 trains depart the interurban station for Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points at 6 05 am 7 35 am 3 38 am 10 05 am 1 41 pm 1 35 pm 10 06 pm for Delphi date points at 5 10 am 9 10 am 1 19 pm 5 10 pm 9 40 pm 11 35 am 3 05 pm 7 35 pm 1 06 pm 6 05 pm 8 50 pm 11 35 pm Lafayette and intermediate car leaving at 10 05 pm June to Huntington only car leaving at 11 35 pm runs to Boyd park only Improved Freight Service Between Fort Wayne Logansport and Lafayette East bound 8 36 pm and 1 30 pm West bound 8 18 am and 3 00 pm
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