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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1908
Page
7
A bold ad claims STOVINK will keep stoves black for over a month without work, won’t burn off or rub off, and costs 25 cents. It pledges no odor and non explosive safety and asserts even a child can apply it. Sold by C. A. Eberlein and Flanegin Hardware Co.
A fragment notes drinking by mortals and the hopeful spirit of allied companions. The lines hint at social gathering and mutual support among friends amid uncertain times.
Chinese minister to the United States Wu Ting Fang toured South Bend and Michigan City prisons by imperial order. He praised reform over punishment in American jails and urged moral and social improvements to influence China’s own reform efforts.
Alexandria June 13. Demonstration of a new device by J F Harrell will show coal oil converted into fuel gas the bent tube burner. The Standard Oil company promises ten thousand dollars if the device works with no share in patent profits. Harrell crippled from a parachute accident will demonstrate at his home including cooking dinner.
A second group of capitalists completed a site inspection of the Danville to Rockville traction line. They praised the dense population and potential profitability from the outset. The Parke County State Tubercular Hospital location along the line boosts interest and strengthens confidence in the road's eventual construction.
Fire engulfed the Tri State Grain elevator in Hammond, destroying 250000 bushels of corn and causing $200000 in damage. A hot box on a grain belt hoisted the grain when the blaze started. Over twenty freight cars were wrecked. The elevator was owned by Richard Fitzgerald, president of the Chicago Junction railway.
Bloomingdale reports the death of Mrs Eliza beth A S Coffin aged 10 after a week long illness. She was born in Berkshire Massachusetts in 1828 and christened by Rev David Dudley Field. A schoolmate of Field s youngest daughter Mary, she knew Agrippa Hull once in George Washington s household.
Ada Levick of a theatrical company shows improvement after pneumonia in Palmer hospital. Once considered critical, she is out of danger and expected to leave the hospital in about two weeks.
The Whitey County Live Stock Insurance association has been organized with headquarters in this city. It will insure all kinds of livestock against loss from accident or sickness. Officers are Charles H. Sickafoose president John C. Pentz secretary Samuel F. Beeson treasurer and Benton E. Gates attorney.
Bloomington June 13 President David Starr Jordan of Stanford University will give the commencement address to Indiana University graduates on June 24. He replaces Gov Cummins of Iowa who cannot attend. President Hogan received a telegram confirming Jordan's appearance.
In South Bend on June 13 wireless telegraph messages were sent and received locally. The apparatus was set up by two schoolboys, Earl Hoelm aged 13 and Henry Leiser aged 14. Hoelm is named as the inventor after years of electricity study.
Maj M H Kidd, longtime ally of former Senator D W Voorhees and a noted Indiana Democrat, died at his daughter Dr Helen Macllvaine’s home in Huntington after a life of political military service.
Bedford June 13. After a protracted struggle in the courts between saloon and temperance forces Mitchell is officially dry. The ruling ends intimate debates and marks a full prohibition within the town limits. The outcome underscores local shifts in public policy and temperance sentiment.
George Harwood of New Castle has filed suit against Krell-French Fianc company seeking 5000 dollars in damages for personal injury.
A Georgian tale unfolds with Ka Miss and a deserting suitor as a dance looms. He longs for her but learns she must ride away within a week. Sara Slidell notices the tension and follows the drama to a door on the upper floor as events edge toward a continuation.
A tense ballroom scene unfolds as folding doors merge rooms into one, leaving Miss Lanier and Jenifer torn by unspoken regrets. He withdraws in abrupt fashion after a failed gesture and a late-night dance request, seeking his hostess amid a crowded, unwelcoming hall.
There is more catarrh in the country than any other disease and for years seen as curable only by local treatments. Hall's Catarrh Cure from FE J Cheney Co Toledo claims to cure constitutionally by affecting blood and mucous surfaces. It is sold by druggists for 75 cents with a money back offer for any case it fails to cure. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A playful query ponders whether a notable forecast will revive attention to Baraboo and Kalamazoo as Timbactoo awakens, sparking curiosity about regional visibility and mapping.
New York society buzzes as Mrs Frank Gould relocates to the St. Regis apartments amid reports of a forthcoming divorce from her husband. The Goulds have lived apart months with Gould showing interest in her movements while she attended events such as the Philadelphia horse show. Once inseparable since school days, their six year marriage ended amid family rumors and jealousy over Mrs Gould’s admirers. Gould’s fortune is said to reach several hundred thousand dollars.
Returns from South Dakota primaries show Governor Crawford leading insurgent Republicans to a likely statewide victory over the Kittredge faction. Insurgents may win by 3000 to 5000 votes, and Crawford appears set to be the next senator’s successor amid a four year, heated Republican clash.
A professional balloonist dies in a fatal ballooning accident as shifting winds complicate a routine ascent. Investigators consider weather conditions and equipment failure, noting rescue crews responded promptly but could not save the pilot.
A brief note celebrates a triumphant bake with golden biscuits and berry flour, praising the quality and taste of the Gold Medal mix.
Advertises mineral water from the Colonial Country Club Hotel at West Baden Indiana with claims to cure kidney liver and stomach ailments. Promotes five gallons shipped with physician’s advice for home use for a $2 fee including symptom submission.
Efforts to find a better remedy for coughs colds and lung troubles fail. Foley's Honey and Tar is praised by J N Patterson of Nashua Iowa for curing a severe lung cold after trying many medicines and two doctors. W H Porter a local druggist endorses it as the greatest cough and lung medicine.
A compact portrait of a man from a humble setting who tends a garden with care, finding solace and purpose in plants. The piece contrasts his simple devotion with a broader gaze toward beauty, offering a gentle, reflective slice of life.
Logansport resident Mrs. Charles E. Livingston credits Doan's Kidney Pills with curing her kidney trouble after years of backache dull kidney secretions and poor sleep. She reports seven years of good health since treatment and urges buyers to remember the name Doan's. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY distributes the product.
U T system operates limited trains from early morning to late evening with connections at Tipton for Ed Wood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and other intermediate stops. All trains except 11 00 p m run direct to Tipton for connections.
John Blakeley, who struck it rich in the Klondike after leaving Miss Millie Andrews seven years ago, has started his return to the mountains and valleys he called home. He declares he will stay where there is little chance of being holed again by a woman. They had corresponded regularly until a year ago.
The notice recommends Chamberlains Salve to ease sore nipples after nursing. Wipe off before the next nursing and many trained nurses report best results. Sold by W. H. Porter.
In effect June 1 1908 the Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company lists daily train departures from interurban stations to Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points at marked times. Limited services and special runs to Delphi Lafayette and Boyd Park are noted with rider details and new freight schedule between Fort Wayne Logansport and Lafayette.
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