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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
7
Mrs C C Gorkey of Northfield Virginia says five years of heart trouble ended after starting Dr Miles Heart Remedy. She reports left side pain, breathlessness, and severe palpitation subsiding within weeks after taking six bottles. The ad claims fluttering indicates nerve weakness of the heart and promises a money back guarantee if no relief.
Indiana State Teachers association will stage its 55th annual meeting in Indianapolis December 29 to 31 with all sections meeting December 29 except history. Caleb Mills hall hosts the first session at 8 p.m. Leaders include Dr. E B Bryan and George W Benton. Also a talk on educating girls for the home by L D Harvey.
Night riders destroyed the barn of W. H. Gossar in Warrick county near Evansville early Tuesday. The barn housed tobacco valued at about 3000 dollars, with insurance of 1000 dollars. Gossar had recently moved from Kentucky and reportedly refused to pool his tobacco there.
Notre Dame observed President's Day with a solemn high mass by Rev. John Cavanagh in the morning. A luncheon followed at noon attended by many prominent people, and in the afternoon the senior dramatic club presented The Corsican Brothers under Prof. supervision.
Crawfordsville Dec 2 Harry N Fine Montgomery county prosecuting attorney received a letter from Governor Hanly stating he refuses to remit the $1000 fine against Jacob Wolverton of near Browns Valley. Wolverton was found guilty two years ago and sentenced to jail 25 days with the same fine.
George Bowman aged 27 and Henry Holtz aged 30 escaped from the Peru jail after breaking a lever that controlled cell doors. They pounded a hole in the wall beneath a window to gain their freedom, leaving one prisoner behind when Sheriff Wolpert went to feed them.
Union City reports Al Frey of Darke county Ohio fatally hurt and ten others seriously injured when an Indiana Union Traction car near Arcanum jumped the track and overturned after traveling at high speed.
In Newcastle on December 2 William Pipher a saloonkeeper whose place was closed by a blanket remonstrance shot Clayton Brewer a former employee in a restaurant near the Union depot. The bullet pierced Brewer s left arm between the wrist and elbow and shattered the bone.
A man finishes a letter and leaves in a tremulous turn as sweepers near, while Knowlton and Miss Dunsmeir greet servants. Amid the bustle a familiar figure, Ashton, appears with the party at the front, shocking the narrator who recalls recent secrecy.
In Toledo 1886, Knowlton and Ashton discuss Miss Dunsmeir’s return and a reopened house while a narrator plans his exit. References to a secret chamber and suspicious figures surround the event as the tale nears a continuation.
The piece sets rules for children's winter attire focusing on color non black for daily wear unless mourning, hats with picture-line shapes allowed, and minimal jewelry until adolescence. It advises plain gold baby pins, gold bar collars, no precious stones, and restricts veils to older ages or special occasions. Gloves should be dog or buckskin, not kid or suede.
Peru December 2 E B Wetherow Miami county school superintendent reports irregularities in township funds and says $1200 has been misappropriated while the advisory board audits township books for irregularities and accountability.
Bedford dispatch reports Emmett Short a 31 year old resident died by self poisoning in an upstairs room. A letter said he had lived 31 years and thought that long enough. The note followed a brother's suicide by shooting a year earlier.
Danville December 2 The Bell Telephone Company sues the Farmers Co Operative Company for 2500 dollars in an account suit to recover money. The Farmers Company has filed an answer and cross complaint.
Noblesville on December 2 54 year old Elies W Miller a well to do farmer died at his home four miles southeast of the city from injuries after tearing down a shed His back and two ribs were broken in the accident
The new Richmond Y M C A building, costing 100000 dollars, is scheduled for dedication on Sunday December 27. The event marks a milestone for the organization and the local community.
An advertisement extols Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as the best cure for constipation affecting overall health. It claims a free test bottle by mail, cites testimonials from Eaton Rapids Michigan and Lebanon Tennessee, notes prices of 50 cents to 1 dollar, and offers free medical advice from Dr W B Caldwell at Monticello.
The Hoard saloon building at Oolitic owned by the Terre Haute Brewing Company burned in an arson case.
Maurice remarks the tea cakes sent were made from Gold Medal Flour. Rosaline confirms the flour used.
A promotional note from the Century Magazine extols its forty year leadership among American magazines. It praises uplifting content, avoids muck, and urges readers to send for a prospectus and special subscription offers from New York.
Poem praising the United States' landscapes and landmarks with mentions of inland seas capes giant trees plains canyons mountains prairies main domes and the golden gate. expresses love for the land and its beauty with vivid imagery.
Princeton professor Dr Henry Van Dyke writes two more stanzas to America following Samuel Francis Smith's 1832 line My Country Tis of Thee. The verses extend the national scope beyond earlier Mississippi era boundaries toward a broader ideal.
A fragment notes no proof that the earliest discovered animals were the first to exist. It adds a mention of camel steaks in Paris under a new name meharis and an aside about whisky fires in Kentucky fought by a bucket brigade.
An advice piece praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy for treating colds and preventing pneumonia. It notes the medicine relieves the lungs aids expectoration opens secretions and restores health with no narcotics and can be given to babies. Sold by W. H. Porter.
Olin centre advertises a European plan at a cafe in the Theatre shopping and business district. Rates shown 1.50 dollars per day. Proprietor L W Tuller and manager M A Shaw listed.
A collage of remarks on country life includes a farmer blaming summer city boarders for woes, a notice about Bat Nelson and Packey McFarland, a refresher on ancient theory of matter, note of meteorite minerals, a smart boy remark, a purse theft during police interview, and a temperance ad milk reference.
A cold may start an obstinate nasal catarrh and Ely's Cream Balm is advertised to drive out the infection by applying it directly to inflamed passages. The solid form costs 50 cents. a liquid atomizer version with spraying tube is 75 cents. No mercury is used and it is available at druggists or by mail from Ely Bros. New York.
The Logansport interurban timetable lists departures to Indianapolis with limited trains. It notes connections at Tipton for Wood, Alexandria, Fairmount, Anderson, Middletown, Muncie and other intermediate stations and includes several morning and evening times.
Interurban service notes for Fort Wayne to Peru and Lafayette list daily departures and intermediate stops with times from 1908. Details cover eastbound and westbound trains, special freight runs, and connections to Boyd Park and Improved Freight Service.
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