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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
7
A vintage medical ad touts Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills as fast relief for headaches neuralgia rheumatism and other pains with no bad after effects. The copy cites testimonials from a station agent and Mrs Hamilton and promotes a 25 cent price with a money back offer through Miles Medical Co.
Richmond citizens face higher local telephone charges as of year start with $18 for residences and $36 for business lines. Rates are maximum under ordinance favoring underground wires and pole removal on Main street. Bell company declines provisions of the franchise.
Richmond January announcement by Charles E. Shiveley a Wayne county bar member runs on the Republican ticket for judge of the Wayne circuit court. He meets opposition from incumbent Henry C. Fox. Shiveley has held senior roles including state senator and supreme chancellor of the Knights of Pythias.
An organization named The Young Men's Educational Society is formed in Jasonville to advance members education. All young men are eligible join. educated members will teach others to reduce the cost of instructors. Literature and mathematics receive primary focus with other branches also studied.
Elkhart January 8 report says H J Mitchell a Lake Shore construction gang cook at Porter was cut with a dagger after refusing bread to an Italian tramp who entered his car. Railroad men arrived to help but the assailant fled, doctors fear possible death from wounds.
Philip H. and Herman T. Cohen, proprietors of Indiana Iron & Metal, found guilty of larceny and receiving stolen goods in the superior court. Each sentenced to 60 days in county jail and fined ten dollars by Judge Vernon Van Fleet. Accused of taking brass from the Grand Trunk railroad.
Richmond officials seek to deter jail break ins by forcing comfort seekers like Frank Murray to one week of solitary confinement in the city jail to curb recurring winter incidents at the county jail.
John L. Partlow, using the alias J L Russell, was arrested in Mishawaka on a desertion charge. He failed to obtain release via habeas corpus in the Noblesville superior court and will be sent to Noblesville. Partlow ran a transfer business in Mishawaka. Noblesville authorities traced him and issued a warrant.
In Elkhart on January 8 a five year old girl, Vera Miller, daughter of Mr and Mrs Perry Miller, residing southwest of the city, was fatally burned when she tried to lift a coffee pot and boiling liquid spilled over her. The burns were severe and skin peeled away as clothing was removed.
Marion report states 24 year old electrician Patterson of United Telephone Company was killed instantly when a grounded telephone wire crossed with an electric light wire. He was a prominent Y M C A member.
Redford January 8 Mitchell moves into a new period with officers ordering an audit of city books P D Orchard an expert accountant is hired and is currently conducting the examination to set the financial record straight for the new era.
A south bend fire started by gasoline instead of kerosene leveled the home of Harry Teel and burned $182 in currency. Teel, described as bank anxious, faced the loss.
A crude note suggests Japanese forces are moving from Vancouver but the text offers little detail on destination or scale, leaving readers unsure of the exact plan or route.
Lord Ravenspur confronts Silva over a murder misdirection in a Gothic study. A Corsican dagger and a diary drive revelations as Silva confesses to the death of Delahay, with Ravenspur deciding how to seek justice and forgiveness before the tale continues.
Kgeshby abandons his cigar-band collection and pursues a new hobby collecting all issues of clearinghouse certificates. The sudden shift shows his appetite for varied collectibles and a humorous endnote to a curious hobbyist.
A humorous exchange features a falsetto snore for Miss Democracy and W. J. Bryan replying with a stereotyped yes. The scene lampoons political clichés in a light, dated quip.
Secretary Wilson cites the Pure Food Law to require labeling of habit forming drugs. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy is claimed free of chloroform opium morphine and similar substances and is touted as safe and effective for coughs and colds sold by W. E H Porter druggist.
Rome reports the great white plague harming all ranks with the Duchess Helena of Ada among the latest targets. The Princess turned Duchess travels to Cairo and Khartoum for health, diagnosed with incipient tuberculosis for a year, with two young sons, Amadeus and Aimone.
A fragmented remark notes that many husbands feel secure from the era’s main risk in 1908, implying a social or economic threat discussed in the periodical.
The Thaw case draws family unrest as Countess Yarmouth faces an English annulment suit on her marriage while her brother Harry K. Thaw undergoes a second murder trial in New York. Protests from Yarmouth relatives underscore the scandal.
The Wabash announces daily eastbound and westbound schedules from St Louis to New York and local routes to Toledo Kansas City and St Louis. Timings include 6:39 am 9:53 am 3:10 pm 10:12 pm 7 20 pm and 11:01 pm with M Burke as Local Ticket Agent.
In Benton Harbor Michigan the First Christian church wired by scandal as three pastors faced trouble. McHenry sent a note to a parishioner’s wife, Hall married then divorced, and Gilbert Gish died mysteriously amid poisoning suspicions on his wife.
Dalton H Brown of Evansville is missing and his whereabouts are unknown after he left his residence. police and family seek information on his location and condition.
The advertisement explains kidney function and illness linked to kidney weakness, claiming Foley's Kidney Cure strengthens damaged tissue and alleviates heart and stomach troubles. It advises a 24 hour urine check to detect disease and cites Peter Frey's recovery after three bottles.
A Chicago physician argues the human body functions as a dynamos powered by internal electricity, suggesting life prolongation may be possible. The notion foresees enduring vitality beyond aging as a future possibility.
Effective May 21 1907 limited trains run from Logansport to Indianapolis with multiple daily departures at 1 45 pm 3 00 pm 3 45 pm 5 00 pm 5 45 pm 7 00 pm 9 60 pm 11 20 pm 5 00 am 6 45 am 7 00 am 7 45 am 9 00 am 9 45 am 11 00 am 11 45 am and 1 00 pm. Connections at Tipton for Elwood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and other stops. Trains except 7 45 pm and 11 20 pm run direct to Tipton with limited service for Indianapolis and connections via Kekomo.
For sale by local agents at 10.00 dollars, 12.00 value in transportation coverage. Includes over 32 traction lines across Indiana Ohio and Michigan, totaling 807 miles of track.
At Indianapolis for Lafayette Crawfordsville Columbus Shelbys ville Rushville Greenfield Knights town New Castle Cambridge City Richmond Dayton C and intermediate stations At Muncie for Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City Greenville O and points beyond
Important timetable change effective January 2 1908 lists train departures from Interurban Station to Peru Wabesh Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points at multiple morning and evening times. Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points show additional departures. Special cars to Huntington Boyd Park and buffet service east and west. Through freight between Ft Wayne and Lafayette. R T Gunn Supt Transportation Ft Wayne Ind.
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