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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
7
A new product named STOVINK can be painted on the stove like polish and lasts for months even with daily red heat. It’s guaranteed to keep the stove in fine condition with no additional work. STOVINK sells for twenty five cents and is claimed to outlast many boxes of polish. For sale by A. Eberlein and Finnegin Hardware Co.
Experts dispute long held summer diets of raw fruit three times daily. They warn raw fruit worsens blood disorders unless cooked. Indigestion and heat intolerance blamed for many summer ills as readers wonder what to do with melons and cantaloupes.
Samuel Thepeck of Chicago, freed on a $200 bond for a September trial on a charge of driving a horse without feeding it, was caught minutes after boarding a train and forced to pay for the hire of the rig. He plans to sue Washington township for damages. Rev A J Feeger reports the Lutheran synod authorized a new orphanage building in Appleton at under 20 000 with next session set for Richmond in 1910.
In Fairview on August 29 a yellow canary valued under 50 cents led to a dispute on School street. William Hopkins asked police and the prosecutor to compel neighbor Reuben Wise to return the bird, which Hopkins says escaped his cage and was captured by Wise.
Elkhart Aug 29 Local stockholders in the Buena Vista Plantation company of Vera Cruz Mexico now under receiver protection will not lose their investments totaling over 100000. Voluntary bond subscriptions of 250000 are to salvage the sugar plantation project.
South Bend August 29 Professor W G Schroeder formerly head of language studies at Notre Dame university has recovered the title to lands valued at 25000 after two Chicago confidence men were convicted and sentenced to prison for swindling him.
William A. Shane, a Big Four fireman, suffered a severed nose when a loose tin from a passing car struck him as his head was outside the cab window while trains ran side by side near Princeton on August 29.
Bloomington on August 29 reports Mayor Mallott fined $50 and sentenced 30 days in jail to Ben Giringo and Nick Scott after guilty pleas to running a blind tiger at stone quarries north of the city.
An unknown man was killed near Waldron when struck by an Allen and C traction car as he sat asleep on the edge of a bridge one and a half miles west of Waldron. The incident occurred August 29.
In the collapse of a new concrete bridge over the Patoka river in Princeton on Aug 29, Edward Carnahan and his six year old son were injured. The boy was fatally injured while the father, though hurt, swam ashore with the child.
Newcastle August 29. Thirteen township trustees of the county were guests at the annual Henry County Teachers Institute held at the courthouse. Prof Richard Boone and Miss Maude Willis delivered lectures.
Kokomo August 29 The board of Associated Charities plans a baby show at Athletic park Friday September 4. The bachelors of the city are patrons and a special display of twins will be featured.
Columbus transfer reports Mrs. H. J. Hauptoff a Marion bride of two months tried to end her life by drinking carbolic acid. Dr A M Kirkpatrick used a stomach pump to save her life.
Aug 29 plan for a large Labor Day event in Mount Vernon where labor organizations and the Society of Equity will joint create a demonstration and picnic at Black's grove northwest of the city.
Marion notes the One Hundred Sixtieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry reunion from the Spanish American War will be held at Golthwait Park in the city on Tuesday September 15.
Aug 29 report: Mrs F M Dice home south of Crawfordsville was saved by heroic efforts when a field fire spread toward the house from an unknown cause in a nearby field.
The clergy retreat of the Archdiocese of Chicago at Notre Dame University ended with 350 priests resuming travel to Chicago on a special train.
A host schemes to pair two authors at a country house, insisting on a proper ending. Morse and Miss Knight defy him with an ending of their own, leading to a comical revelation about pen names and marriage.
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In New York on August 29 two men named William A Varity obtained marriage licenses to wed Kate E Gottheld, sisters with Kate and Genie as nicknames. The couples share family ties with fathers and uncles named Varity and Eugene, all connected through Havana roots and a tangled web of names.
In a vivid quip from Puck, a man praised to the skies neglects his parachute, hinting at a fatal reversal of fortune. The line captures the danger of overconfidence when fame blinds caution.
An old advertisement promises one hundred dollars for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. It cites F J Cheney Co Toledo and Walding Kinnan Marvin druggists endorsing the product and notes a 75 cent price with testimonials available. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
Several boys sail a boat that springs a leak. A block full of holes serves as the plug. By whittling the block as shown, they obtain a plug just under one fourth the block’s size to stop the leak.
Mr A Robinson of Drumquin Ontario reports long standing indigestion and praises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the best medicine. If troubled with indigestion or constipation try them. They are easy to take and pleasant in effect. Price 25c. Samples free at W H Forter’s drug store.
From Diana's Diary the tale follows Mile Lallapazza of Paris reappearing as a local fashion folly in Beeleysport. A town council meeting deems the offense grave yet redeemable, as a chorus of ladies urge repentance with hymns.
A compact note highlights Joanna's achievement earning a gold medal in the real economy arena, emphasizing prudent conduct and recognized excellence.
Mrs. Margaret Flynn of Peru Indiana details a backache and urinary troubles progressing to diabetes and Bright's disease. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills, taken after a friend’s suggestion, with dramatic relief within a week and two years of improved health. Sold by Foster Milburn Co New York sole agents. remember the name Dean's.
Incomplete timetable lines show E Trains to Peru and Delphi with interurban points and times listed. Entries include 6:05 a m 10:05 a m 1:41 p m 6:35 p m 10:65 p m and 7:25 a m 11:35 a m for Hunting station plus Fort Points and other stops with various morning and afternoon times.
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