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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 09, 1908
Page
3
A vintage ad urges readers to try P. and G. Naphtha Soap and follow wrapper directions. It argues the soap’s quality can be judged only by users rather than chemists and promises continued use if it proves as good as claimed.
Mrs. A. G Busick from Tipton honored host Mrs. W. C. Thomas over Sunday. L. W. Mubbell of Francesville visited friends and attended to business. Miss Maude Walker, on a rest from Lincoln Nebraska via Toronto, resumed homeward today. Broadway M E church Foreign and Home Missionary societies plan their annual bank offering and anniversary services next Sunday evening with Mrs. J. C. White delivering the address.
Tyos sells a broad array of toys and household items including chairs desks beds velocipedes magic lanterns trains pianos and locomotives at 50c and 98c, asserting the best selection in the market. The ad highlights diverse goods from games and books to mechanical toys and dolls.
Local merchant advertises goods with free delivery and low prices to attract customers. Emphasizes easy terms and a ready stock with items set aside for shoppers, inviting community support regardless of ownership of children or personal ties.
The fifty fifth annual session of the Indiana State Teachers association will be held in Indianapolis December 29 to 31. Notable speakers include Dr. E B Bryan and George W Benton with topics on education of girls moral and religious education and the teacher in a republic. Book er T Washington will address on industrial education in the south and W H Sanders leads the organizing committee.
Peru Chronicle reports the county clerk received commitment papers for Mrs. Theresa Wurtzbaugh to be admitted to Longcliff asylum in Logansport. She is reportedly unwell and will remain in jail until health improves, with her claim doctors would not deem her insane.
The city treasurer reports rapid payments on old orders, with over 2000 dollars paid since the last call. The latest call requested all orders issued to May 31 1904 be turned in. About 4000 dollars remained outstanding for orders from April 1 to May 21 1964, with half already paid.
A social tonight at the basement of the Market Street M E Church charges one egg admission. Young men bring scissors and pins, girls bring newspapers. Girls shell corn and boys peel potatoes for prizes. Winners receive honored guest status at next week’s church entertainment.
Testimony before the public service commission cited subway slot machine mirrors aiding vanity as causing frequent delays in the Wall Street and Atlantic Avenue stations. John J. Rorke logged times of commuters stopping for gum, fixing hats, and adjusting outfits, hindering pedestrian flow.
Knights of Columbus hold a regular meeting and plan a December 27 city event. A class of sixty candidates will be initiated and all forty lodges in the state invited. Grand lodge officers J. J. Crowley Chicago C Daffin Terre Haute and John Ls Joyce Kokomo will attend. A banquet follows in Stettiner hall after initiation in the K of C hall.
Miss Jessica Wetrzbaugh, who resisted sending her to an orphan asylum, arrived with her mother in Longcliff and was placed under care of Rev. Barton B. Bigler. She received employment and a home with Mrs. Rachael Williamson at 922 Broadway and will be cared for by church members with weekly visits to her mother.
The Aubrey Stock Company staged a superb performance of A Midnight Marriage drawing a large Nelson crowd. The program promises Why Girls Leave Home tonight and When the World Sleeps tomorrow with The Sheriff of Silver Creek to follow. A 20 pound turkey raffle is set for Saturday night and the cast includes Lulu Wells Sadie Livermore Andy Gray Arthur Gibson and others in a sixty-strong chorus.
Maplecamp No. 2 Woodmen of the World elected officers for the ensuing year at a Monday meeting. Officers include Past Consul Commander Luther Wade and Consul Commander Ernest C Barker with a slate of clerks bankers escorts watchmen and physicians led by N A Irvine Julius Wagner and Dr J A Downey.
P T Bradley of Powell and Bradley was chosen as sergeant at arms of the Indiana State Association of Journeymen Plumbers Steam Fitters Sprinkler Fitters Gas Fitters and Steam Fitters Helpers at the Indianapolis meeting this week. The group is a new organization.
The regular quarterly church meeting will be held tomorrow evening in the church. The business of the church will be discussed and all members are urged to attend as the meeting will interest everyone.
Coroner G D Miller searches for Vincenzo Saratas widow after his death on the Panhandle to return a small Polish prayer book found with the body. The case centers on locating the wife to deliver the artifact and complete the inquiry.
County and White County commissioners held a joint morning session on a county line road project and later inspected the Georgetown Bridge in the afternoon.
Charles Boone of Third Street restaurant fame went hunting yesterday and returned with twenty one rabbits.
An advertisement asserts Rexall Orderlies cure constipation with regular use, offering a money back guarantee if unsatisfied. It touts tasteless odorless tablets suited for children and elderly, claiming no habit formation and gentle action without griping, available in 36 or 12 tablet packages from W. H. Porter, druggist.
The Men's Brotherhood of the First Presbyterian church met last evening with fifty five members attending. Visitors from Cumberland and Broadway Presbyterian churches joined, and Harry E. Rose from Chicago spoke on boys living Christian lives. A banquet followed with toasts by Rodney Strain, A. J. Martin, J. A. Little, J. Z. Powell, and John Gray. The next gathering will be at Robert Reed’s home on Tenth and North streets in a month.
Deventer the hatter and furnisher urges shoppers to spend on reliable trunks suitcases and bags as the wisest investment. He emphasizes value and reasonable prices for durable goods.
A joint committee meeting in the new I O O F building laid plans for a January 14 dedication. Further arrangements were not completed at last night’s session.
On Monday night December 14 the Nelson hosts a top tier match between Bemetr al The Great Demon and Martin Lewis The Strangler. Both fighters train hard for the bout promising a genuine treat for patrons.
The article lists the original cast for George M. Cohan and Harris presented The Talk of New York at The Nelson on Wednesday December 16 with actors Kid Burns Victor Moore Dudley Wilcox and more including Joe Wilcox Osborne Searle Freddie Stevens Jo Smith Martha Martin McKadden Mrs Dudley Wilcox Isabelle McPadden Geraldine Wilcox and The Jockeys in the lineup.
Patrick Paley, a known local figure, was arrested by the sheriff and charged with public intoxication. He appeared in Justice Haag's court, found guilty, and fined the usual amount, but could not settle and was returned to jail.
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