Loganport Daily Reporter publication and delivery terms
The Loganport Daily Reporter issues afternoons except Sundays with subscription rates for daily and weekly editions. Delivery by carrier costs 7 cents per week. monthly 40 cents. US delivery 40 cents monthly in advance. Weekly editions Tuesdays and Fridays at $1.26 yearly in advance. Office contact at 525 Broadway. phone 76. Entered as second‑date matter. Anonymous and rejected communications not acknowledged.
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United States
Daily Reporter
Logansport
Ind
The Usefulness and Uselessness of Christmas Gifts
An essay argues for giving useful presents to those who need them and useless ones to the well off. It urges sparing poor children from needless gifts and emphasizes charity and the true spirit of Christmas as shared humanity.
Keiran Known As “Good Fellow” Amid Fidelity Funding Collapse
New York December 15. Patrick J. Keiran of Fidelity Funding drew praise for generosity and service to staff, with daily dinners and rides to work. His firm later failed, leaving millions in liabilities and a few hundred in assets, as Receiver Gilroy moved operations to 42 Broadway.
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New York
Patrick J. Keiran
Fidelity Funding Company
Patrick Keiran
Broadway
Keiran
Gilroy
Niwts
Lorena C. Davis
Buffalo
Davis
Real Christmas Gift Not Charity Says Editor
The piece argues that giving any aid to the poor should be a genuine gift rather than a cheap charity tactic. It urges thoughtful, substantial presents for every child regardless of wealth, condemning hollow December gestures aimed at saving money or optics.
Eastern Stars elect officers for Fidelity chapter 58
Fidelity chapter No. 58 of the Eastern Stars elected its officers at the meeting. Names listed include Mrs. Elizab eth Jenks as worthy matron Chauncey M. Custer worthy patron Miss Sallie Horn secretary and Miss Mary Wood conductress among others.
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Fidelity
The
Eastern Stars
Elizabeth Jenks
Chauncey M. Custer
Grace Ramp
Sallie Horn
Jennie Cornwell
Mary Wood
Ella Smyser
Elizabeth Brown
Carrie Linvill
H. C. Cushman
Eelsie Warne
Mildred Winter
Adah
Mabel Kemp
Ruth
Effie Bridge
Esther
Grace Barnett
Martha
Sadie Young
Electa
Kate Jenness
J. J. Briggs
Sentinel
Letters Held At Logan Post Office December 14 1908
Advertised list shows names of men and women with letters overdue at Logansvert post office for the week ending December 14 1908. Recipients urged to call within ten days to avoid forwarding to the dead letter office in Washington D C.
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Logansvert
Department
Washington
Local Pensions Granted for Indiana Soldiers
Pension claim agent M. M. Gordon reports allowances for John Martin of Logansport private in Company B 128th Indiana Volunteer Infantry at 17 dollars per month from October 28 1908 and William A. Clouse of Royal Center private in Company B 60th from November 4 1908 with Col.
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M. M. Gordon
John Martin
Logansport
Ind
One Hundred and Twenty-eighth Indiana Volunteer Infantry
William A. Clouse
Royal Center
Sixtieth Indiana Volunteer Infantry
Col
Hadlock Honored With Monthly Pension Mention
Alva C. Hadlock of this city once held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the First Kentucky Infantry Volunteers and received a pension of $25 per month starting November 11, 1908.
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Alva C. Hadlock
First
Kentucky Infantry Volunteers
Kaiser Struggles With Insomnia A Comic Night Watchman
A wry remark notes the Kaiser’s insomnia and quips he would make a dandy night watchman, implying vigilance despite restlessness. The line toys with imperial figures and crowds reactions in a playful, tongue in cheek tone.
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Kaiser
Marathon Runner’s Relevance in Age of Automobiles
A reflective piece questions the value of endurance racing in an era dominated by cars. It weighs tradition against modern speed, exploring athletic identity, public interest, and shifting priorities in sport and transport.
Newbro's Hair Vigor Heralds Germ Destruction Claims
Advert shows Newbro's Herpicide as a dandruff and baldness remedy. It asserts it kills the dandruff germ, nourishes the scalp, and serves as a daily hair dressing. The firm offers samples for 10 cents and lists two sizes 50 cents and one dollar through agent H C Tritt.
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Newbro
Herpicide Co
Detroit
Mich
H. C. Tritt
Deaths in Indiana November 1908 Fall Short of 1907 High
Indiana monthly health bulletin reports 2,068 deaths in November 1908 versus 2,701 in November 1907. Respiratory diseases dominated with 515 deaths led by consumption and pneumonia, with influenza adding to the toll. Typhoid, diphtheria, scarlet fever and other illnesses are listed along with epidemic concerns and quarantine issues.
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Indianapolis
Ind
State Board of Health
Health Department
Earl Park
Laura W. Green
Knox County
Peter C. Grosse
Vigo County
Letters To Santa Claus From Early 1900s Children
A collection of handwritten holiday requests from several children detailing toys and gifts they hope Santa will bring. Names include Harry Hartwick, Henry Rothermel, Charley, and Mary Rothermel, with addresses on Wilkinson Street and 1318 Smead Street.
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Santa
Harry Hartwick
George Snider
Santa Claus
Smead Street
Dear Old Santa Letter From a SevenYearOld Boy
A boy named Robert Rothermel writes from 687 Wilkinson Street asking Santa for a sled drum horn picture book blocks candy and nuts for Christmas. He requests no Christmas tree with tinsel and signs off politely.
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Santa Claus
Henry Rothermel
Wilkinson Street
Charley
Santa
Robert Rothermel
Little Girl Writes Santa for Help this Christmas
A child asks Santa for a doll, a dish set, a cab, and a picture to brighten the holiday season, hoping her mother receives support and joy.
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Santa
Dear Santa Claus Letter From Helen Conrad
A child asks Santa for a pig doll a new dress hair ribbons shoes handker chiefs a sweater jacket candy nuts and oranges. She signs as Helen Conrad and provides an address at 1507 Market Street.
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Santa Claus
Helen Conrad
Market Strees
Santa letter from four year old Stanford Dodds
A child writes to Santa asking for ad s morn an engine and cars a little chair a picture a little book tar Blass and candy and nuts He signs off as Stanford Dodds with the address 1817 High street
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Santa
Stanford Dodds
High Street
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