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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
7
A testimonial from Mrs. Lou M Churchill of Penacook New Hampshire extols Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills for headaches and general effectiveness. The ad notes instant relief without stomach or bowel upset and offers a money back guarantee if not beneficial.
Seymour police quickly moved a black man accused of assaulting Mrs Harold Dannett near her home two miles south of Seymour. After a mob formed at the jail in Seymour he was sent to Brownstown then moved to the Indiana reformatory at Jeffersonville for safety. Mrs Dannettell remained in serious condition.
In Petersburg a fire at grocer Steve Chappell’s residence was contained when Gertrude Chappell’s valuable poodle leapt into action. The dog dragged its mistress’s skirt away from the blaze and barked to summon help after a lamp lighting accident ignited window curtains.
Terre Haute on December 4 reports five men indicted after grand jury returns to inspect county institutions. Indictments include Charles Pulliam for petit larceny, Mike Magnus for assault and battery with intent to commit murder in the first degree, Henry W. January for grand larceny, John Buddele for arson, and Ed Starks for assault and battery with intent to murder.
State's Attorney Smith and Sheriff Smutzer investigate bones found in a partially burned stump on Henry Wolford's farm in Laporte. Neighborhood rumors say former worker John Kowenski disappeared and may have been murdered and his body placed in the trunk and cremated.
Clark heads physicians in Connersville as the Fayette County Medical Society meets in the Commercial club rooms and elects Dr. J. H. Clark as president and Dr. R. H. Elliott as vice president. Dr. H. M. Lambertson is secretary and treasurer with Dr. L. D. Dillman as censor and Dr. J. R. Mountain as delegate to the State Medical Society and Dr. J. Spilman as alternate.
Claude E. Stitt, fugitive deputy postmaster, sent a package to Postmaster Parmenter containing the post office bank book an uncashed $200 check and papers. The package arrived from the west via the Wabash railroad and renews belief Stitt is in St Louis or Chicago.
In South Bend on December 4 a plan for a $40,000 hospital by the Sisters of Mercy faces failure if Mishawaka with 10,000 residents cannot raise $8,000 in the coming weeks. The society already has $32,000 toward the project.
Columbus December 4 The Indianapolis Columbus and Southern Traction Company has started building a scientific tie treating plant in Columbus the first of its kind in the United States operated by an interurban company This plant represents a pioneering effort in preserving wooden ties for railway use and signals a new era in regional rail infrastructure.
On December 4 in New Albany a mass meeting will be held under the Commercial club to consider enacting a law for a more satisfactory form of city government.
Milo Zolmer, 21, is suspected of involvement in the recent $18,000 robbery of the South Bend post office. He was arrested here Thursday after offering stamps with two cent values for sale.
Lafayette December 4 John E Burroughs 21 of Lafayette a brakeman on the Wabash railroad was killed at West Point when he was crushed between two cars during coupling work.
Several hundred Modern Woodmen gathered in Newcastle for the annual district log rolling event hosted by the local lodge and were entertained by its members.
The jury finds David Custer not guilty of attempting to buy a vote at the recent election in Lebanon. The acquittal ends the case against him.
Elwood December 4 Charles Mastern aged 18 was struck by a freight train and killed instantly. The incident occurred as Mastern walked along the tracks near Temperance Worker. Authorities reported no further details available.
Report indicates athletics are suspended for now at Indiana University due to lack of water for gymnasium bathing facilities. The issue stems from a drought impacting campus infrastructure and daily sport operations.
A plot unfolds as Bergheim claims a sixteen string viola d amour and the Dunsmeir Strad is missing. The narrator visits Jack Buchanan to press for pivotal leverage, while a coded Bergheim letter promises payment and risk. An Ohio confession note concludes with Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement.
A narrator in a Covington Road cottage contemplates the risks of visiting a prisoner wrongfully accused of murder. He wrestles with conflicting loyalties as he weighs his innocence against the dangerous possibility of exposure.
A cryptic line notes that major Atlantic and Gulf coast rivers are led by large cities, followed by a stray brand reference to a grocer and a couple of proper names that appear unrelated to a news item.
A collection of early 19th century child letters to Santa. Annie Peck asks for a doll doll cab broom dishes table nuts and candy and asks Santa not to forget sister Hazel for a rubber doll and candy. Evert Britain mentions being a good boy attending school and requesting a coat sweater air gun games a checker board with checkers a story book candy nuts and fruit.
Ruth Boatman from 1620 Market Street notes seeing fine dolls high in the Trade Palace window, one with yellow hair, as a little friend’s message.
A young reader from 217 College Street writes Santa requesting a sled candy and a small toy car for trips to Monticello and back. He asks Santa not to forget the town's poorer children and signs Walter Porter.
A seven year old writes to Santa promising good behavior and asking for a drum, box cars, and a caboose to accompany a previous train gift. He signs with his name and address at 1311 Miami Avenue.
A five year old girl Irma and her three year old sister Helen Lux request a hand car like Chester Hoffman for Irma, a cradle for their doll, a doll and a cab for Helen, plus a little cradle. They also ask for a Christmas tree and any other gifts Santa wishes to bring.
A handwritten Christmas request from Elizabeth Ulrich lists gifts she desires including shoes stockings rubber shoes gloves candy nuts oranges and other items. The note also mentions Blanch Hawkins who wants a doll a gobleab dishes a bureau handkerchiefs oranges and candy.
A child writes to Santa Claus asking for a big doll as her sole Christmas wish. The note includes her name Rachel Mabry and address 824 Race Street.
A child's Christmas note asks Santa for a hat a coat and gloves an engine and a non biting dog. The letter ends with a playful demand that Santa come down the kitchen chimney since the kitchen is always cold. Address given as 312 Canal.
A one year old child named Donald Schmidt writes to Santa from 118 Twentieth Street asking for a horn a train that runs on track a Christmas tree and ABC blocks for Christmas.
Margaret Ruth Shaw writes a simple Christmas wish asking for a rattle box and a rubber doll and notes she will be back with more next year.
A three year old boy writes a Christmas wish list to Santa. He asks for a doll big blocks a sled a cap candy nuts and oranges and urges Santa to visit the kitchen door to avoid injury. The note signs Wilfred James Anearson 827 Twentieth Street.
Eleven year old child lists desired gifts including nuts candy dishes a table a big doll a red sled a story book and a Christmas tree in a note from Ruth Taylor 207 Sixth Street.
A reader named Otto Hardt from rural Route 4 writes a holiday request asking for a hunting rifle a hunting coat bullets and boots. He signs his message with his name and route number.
A letter from Dewey Schmidt requests a Christmas tree with toys and fruit, a box of candy, a five cent book, a humming top, and a five cent ball. He signs with his address at 606 Michigan avenue and greets Santa as a friend.
A letter from George Smith of R. R. No. 4 appeals to Santa for a pair of boots a rain hat and coat a steam engine a moving picture machine and assorted nuts and candy.
Henry Smith of R. R. No. 4 writes Santa requesting sleds boots a wagon a rubber coat plus candy and nuts. He notes his age as five in the letter.
An eight year old boy writes to Santa asking for a horse and a drum along with candy and fruit including bananas and oranges and a Christmas tree. He signs off as a friend of Santa.
A seven year old asks for a doll set including a writing desk cupboard small table dishes stove chair cradle and tree. She requests candy nuts or oranges and mentions her friend Grinder. Signed Liine Marie Figley 318 Broadway.
A nine year old boy writes to Santa with Christmas on his mind, expressing eager anticipation and hope for gifts as the season approaches.
Three year old Wilma Williams writes a note to Santa requesting a doll and a cab a set of dishes shoes a rocking chair a Christmas tree a new dress and a bag of nuts and fruits from 2130 Spear Street.
A seven year old boy writes to Santa Claus listing desired gifts for Christmas including a rag doll a Christmas tree set cars a suit of clothes a hook and ladder candy nuts and fruits. He signs with his name and address at 812 Wabash Avenue.
A child pleads affectionately for a small piano. The message asks a family member to consider bringing a piano, noting the request is optional and seeks a thoughtful gift.
A child writes to Santa listing desired gifts including rubbers a go cart a small stove and some candy and nuts at 1630 High street signed Tipe Murphy the note reads like a hometown Christmas wish.
A young writer from Willie Street sends a simple holiday list to Santa Claus. He asks for a doll a gun a train candy a teddy bear nuts and a wagon. He signs with his street address at 230 Washington Street.
A letter from a thirteen year old girl to Santa requesting a doll a cab a set of dishes and a burning set. The note expresses hopeful wishes for Christmas and reflects a childlike wish list.
Guidance to treat a cold with a reliable medicine. Chamberlains Cough Remedy is praised for easing symptoms, aiding expectoration, and restoring health. It claims no narcotics and is safe for babies and adults, sold by W. H. Porter.
A damaged text from a historical page contains a farewell and a racist request attributed to Gale Berry and signed by Arnold Wandrie of 107 Colfax streets. The fragment focuses on a hateful stereotype involving a doll and a request for nuts and candy.
The fragment lists varied facts from colonial themes to early US governance. It cites Ben Franklin, a lamb tale, almshouses with 80,000 inmates costing 37 million annually, a 200 year boundary dispute between Massachusetts and New Hampshire, and spinster freeholders in New Jersey backing John Adams in 1800.
A brief ad notes a light cold may start a stubborn nasal catarrh and recommends Ely's Cream Balm applied to inflamed passages. It offers Liquid Cream Balm in atomizer form, claims no mercury, and provides pricing 50 cents or 75 cents with a spraying tube, mailed from Ely Bros. New York.
A list of inconsistent time stamps shows 6:45 a m 5 7:00 a m 6:06 p m 6:45 p mm 7:20 p mm with mixed spacing and punctuation cues. The fragmented data suggests a schedule log or clocking irregularity without clear context or event.
Train times listed for Peru Wabash Wayne and intermediate points include 6 05 am 7 35 am 10 05 am 2 35 pm 4 49 pm 8 50 pm and 10 35 pm with connections to Huntington Fort Lafayette and other intermediate stations. The schedule shows frequent departures throughout the day from the interurban station.
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