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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 29, 1908
Page
8
A compact city page lists sales and ads from Michael Foley and McCaffrey for wax candles and coffees, theater results at the Crystal, the Olympic rink masquerade, personal visits between Kokomo, Marion, Grass Creek, and Walton, plus train and railroad notes and local condolences.
The 11th district results show Cass carrying 231 for Democrats and Miami 248 in a 479 total, with party feuds and vendetta claims shaping the 1900s contests. Figures detail district-wide Republican gains in 1900 and 1904 as Democrats bend with Bryanites, Landis, and Landis’ districts while later races shift the balance.
Durham Coffee and Spice Mills announces a consumer notice for Peirce's Golden Rio package coffee buyers. Each package now includes a free color stereoscopic view of world sights, randomly assorted, highly colored with oilette finish, and a valuable home addition.
The family expresses gratitude to friends for sympathy and floral offerings after the death of Elizabeth Hager.
Mr. and Mrs. Thom az Eisele express gratitude to friends and neighbors who helped during illness and after the death of their young son.
A Washington correspondent describes an on wheels sterilizing plant used by Uncle Sam to supply soldiers. The mobile filter and sterilizer includes a boiler steam pump boneblack filters and a kept reservoir with fourteen taps to serve four to six mule drawn lines. It renders muddy or germ filled water clear and safe for immediate use.
The Columbia Catering Co opens a grill room and ladies' restaurant in the Elks home building at Fifth and North on Saturday February 1, 1908 at 11 a m. Joseph Brabec serves as manager with moderate prices.
Saloon opponents say they will not file remonstrances this week. County commissioners plan a session next week with Friday as the deadline to file any remonstrance. Gravel roads work will occupy most of the week for the commissioners.
Advert says a fire sale of all kinds of coal offered by John Hedde at 432 High Street contact phone 1700 for details and pricing.
The article explains methods to redden cheeks through quick actions and outdoor exposure. It notes that brisk rubbing, early rising, and cold air can produce a pink glow. It also links spicy foods and blood-building foods to facial color and advises open air for those in good health.
Wax candles priced at 35e per pound and fancy navel oranges at 12 14e and 20c per dozen are advertised. A clearance sale at Trade Palace ends Saturday evening. A. T. Bowen & Co. offers 3 percent interest on deposits of three or more months. Crystal matinees admit all children under 15 for 5 cents daily.
The new L. A. C. basketball squad faces the high school team tonight with Sample Champe Guerner Green Wagner and Gibbard in action. L. A. C. travels to Wabash for a February 7 game with Beatty Green Warvel and McKee among the reserves.
A teacher asks the class the earth’s shape and the students answer round. An army officer’s son adds a playful twist by comparing roundness to a “pound robin,” blending humor with geography in a classroom moment.
Advertisement urges readers with poor digestion to try Grape-Nuts and cream as a light, easily digested alternative to heavy meats and gravies. It claims the cereal strengthens digestion and allows a variety of foods later, urging reading The Road to Wellville in the pamphlets.
Word from Marion reports William Boocock, former county resident, shot in the side during a rabbit chase. Ernie Lytle, who carried the gun, discharged it. Boocock is in serious condition.
Plainclothes officers on duty Sunday are applicants for roles in the police force, not hires by the anti saloon group. The piece notes both men are seeking official positions.
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