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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 30, 1908
Page
7
A. Eberlein and Flanegin Hardware Co. advertise STOVINK a paint on stove coating that requires no polishing and lasts months even with daily heat. Priced at twenty five cents the product allegedly surpasses stove polish and dissolves like salt in water.
Indiana church drives centennial effort to wipe out debts nationwide. Local church built a $25,000 edifice with $5,990 remaining. Committees solicit subscriptions to cancel the debt by October 1909.
Warsaw June meeting of the Indiana Pharmaceutical association endorses establishing an infirmary for consumptives and forming a state fund for prevention of tuberculosis. Dr J N Hurty praised the proposal and others supported the plan at Wawasee lake.
Richmond on June 30 reports a milk inspection led by deputy inspector John Owens uncovering shocking conditions in the milk supply. Several dairies were condemned and others ordered to make improvements.
Prentiss, smitten by Erma Lane, overcomes his fear of height to pursue the tall beauty. A thunderstorm sparks a bold proposal as their kiss seals a budding romance, with Prentiss discovering his long dreamed cuddly sweetheart in the process.
Mrs. Hettie Ford widow of Emery Ford former New Albany resident died at her Detroit home. Her husband, who died in Italy five years ago, was a son of Capt. John B. Ford formerly of New Albany, who died in Pittsburg leaving an estate valued at 10 million dollars.
Noblesville reports the death of Judge Thomas J. Kane age 78 at his country home one mile north of town after a three week illness. Kane was the oldest Hamilton county lawyer and a leading central Indiana attorney for four decades.
A touring car driven by George Lauderback overturned along a roadway south of Anderson. Five passengers were aboard including Mr. and Mrs. Lauderback, David Durbin, Mrs. W. Bowman, and J. W. Grey. A strong wire fence nearby helped prevent disaster.
Edwin T. Brown wealthy real estate owner and merchant of Huntington died by taking carbolic acid likely caused by grief over his wife’s death a year ago. He lived alone since her passing and owned several farms business blocks and homes in the city.
Pastor Melvin Putnam of the First Christian church preached in shirt-sleeves to a hot weather congregation. He had urged men to feel comfortable and many attendees gathered without coats or vests during the June 30 service.
John McCalip aged 22 from Crawfordsville Indiana drowned in the Potomac near Alexandria while diving from a sloop at anchor. He worked as an electrician in the new House Office building.
A bold sign on Lydia E. Pinkham Medicine Co shows laboratory inspection and honest business practices. It invites any reader to verify statements in advertisements about Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and questions its ingredients and efficacy. The message appeals to skeptical women to gain confidence while affirming widespread use by many customers.
Local doctors long treated catarrh as a local ailment but science classifies it as constitutional. Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. Toledo is promoted as the only constitutional remedy. it is taken internally and claims to affect blood and mucous surfaces with a $100 prize for failures. Sold by druggists for 75 cents, with accompanying Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
A witty exchange notes Miss Wellalong’s age assertion as she jokes about exhausting her teens and declaring she is turning twenty. The dialogue frames a light social quip about aging and self-perception.
A Sunday school rally involving all Warne county schools will take place in Richmond on August 22. The event is incident to the chautauqua and will be held on the chautauqua grounds.
Huntington reports Mrs Ella McNown wife of a merchant in Andrews was killed when a hack with her daughter and a male passenger was struck by a Wabash train en route to the traction station a mile away.
John Coble age 75 dies of pneumonia in Wabash on June 30. His sister, age 84, died recently. Surviving siblings include David Coble, 94, and Mrs. Sarah Nieeum, 70.
Richmond June 30 sixty three teachers registered for the examination conducted by County Superintendent Cc W Jordan the largest group ever to submit to the test at one time.
South Bend capitalists organize the South Bend Baking company and plan a large new plant. Capital stock is set at $59,000 in shares of $500 each.
Mrs Harriet Standoun Sree formerly chorus singer with Richard Carie was granted a divorce from her husband Thomas Thornton Snell of Eikbart in South Bend on July 30.
Alva Graves, longtime mathematics instructor at Itarian High School, has been promoted to principal this year. Graves is noted for steady leadership and commitment to student achievement within the school community.
A bustling mock column revels in small town life with observational quips about trains townsfolk and a Chicago convention. Jokes about a Beeleysport booster club a bee swarm on Si Skates and a curio Fairbanks button punctuate the piece.
London on June 30 reports a new directoire bathing suit as part of the season’s fashion novelties. The design follows the directoire dress line with a close upper part and a side-slit skirt fastened to knickerbockers, creating a smart look for a slim figure. A cream serge model features pale blue silk braid trim in a Greek key motif.
An advertised claim from Galorial Country Club Hotel offers drinking water and baths to cure kidney liver and stomach ailments with baths and mineral water shipped to homes. Subscribing readers are invited to send symptoms and $2 to receive five gallons plus physician guidance for home treatment.
Efforts to cure coughs and lung troubles succeed with Foley's Honey and Tar. J N Patterson of Nashua Iowa credits it with stopping his cold on the lungs after trying many medicines and two doctors. W H Porter, a druggist, calls it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world.
The article describes shell pink and white embroidered bathing outfits in delicate colors such as pale pinks and hydrangea blues. It notes the new poxe bonnet for sun protection, waterproof caps, and waterproof silk hats, plus sunshades with silver frames and porcelain handles as luxury novelties.
A remedy for sore nipples advises applying Chamberlains Salve immediately after nursing and wiping before the next feed. The note says many trained nurses use the salve and that W. H. Porter sells it.
Blood passes kidneys every three minutes as they filter impurities. When healthy they remove about 500 grains daily. illness leaves impurities in blood causing back pain headaches nervousness rheumatism gout gravel eye and ear problems dizziness heart issues and dropsy. Doan's Kidney Pills praised by W M Dehaven of Logansport Indiana after three years of back pain with lasting relief since 1906. Sold by dealers at 50 cents with Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY as agents. Remember Doan's.
A string of morning times appears as 5 00 a m 6 45 a m 7 00 a m 4 00 a m with an anomalous dollar sign and stray punctuation suggesting a timetable or clock-related notice.
The notice lists train times from El Trains lea Peru to Huntington Fort Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points with multiple daily departures starting early morning and continuing through night. Limited cars make town stops at designated times.
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