City In Brief Highlights Local Happenings And Notes
A stream of short items records visits, sales, social events, travel, and notices in Logansport. among names are Miss Gertrude Johnson, John Ballard, Mrs. D. E. Bennett, and F. L. Sprague. Topics include theater, lost items, real estate, dances, a golden wedding, and local business ads.
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Logansport
D. E. Bennett
Toledo Street
Charles Diasco
Chicago
E. C. Keesling
Baby
Wabash
Arizona
E. C. Rummell
Pittsburg
Edward F. Kelley
Henry Kammerer
James
Ollie Porter
New Orleans
Bert Bishop
Lowry
Walton
William Beall
Nellie Wickersham
Monticello
C. C. Johnson
Isaac A. Helvie
Joseph A. Klein
Ada Bruff
Peru
Phi Kappa Theta
John Ballard
J. W. Ballard
Colorado
Clay Township
Charles Finley
Garrett
Max
Elmer Ginn
Delphi
Cary C
Cary C. Cast
Welch Fined In Court Plea For Assault Charge
Liveryman William Welch pleaded guilty in Judge Smiths court this morning to a charge of assaulting an employee named Mooney and was fined.
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William Welch
Mooney
O. E. S. members plan Peru trip in March
Fidelity chapter No. 58 announces a trip to Peru on March 23 and asks members to register with J. L. Linville at the Pacific Express by March 16.
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Fidelity
Peru
J. L. Linville
Pacific Express
New Spring Skirts Showcased by Otto's Outside Case
Otto's introduces new spring skirts in an outside show case. Materials match the quality of regular two dollar shirts and the pattern is easily identified at a glance.
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Otto
Fire Sale Coal Offers From John Hedde
Advertising a coal sale by John Hedde at 432 High Street with contact phone 1700. Strong commercial notice lacking context for location or date.
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John Hedde
High Street
Canoe Turns End in Drowning Near Beloit
Beloit Wisconsin March 11 Miss Bessie Griswold aged twenty nine and her brother Benjamin eighteen were drowned when a canoe capsized in Rock River at Roscoe five miles from Beloit yesterday morning. Miss Griswold's body not recovered. Benjamin clung to the canoe until pulled ashore by hunters but could not be revived. He worked at the Berlin Machine Works in this city.
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Beloit
Wis
Bessie Griswold
Benjamin
Rock River
Roscoe
Miss Griswold
Berlin
Cincinnati Trade Sale Promos Cut-Price Shoes
The Otto Shoe and Clothing Co. advertises a trade sale featuring fine shoes at reduced prices including tans. Upscale footwear selections offered to customers through ongoing deals.
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Otto Shoe & Clothing Co
Suit sale closes Saturday night in Pendleton auction
The When Clothing Co. of Pendleton Indiana sold to the Otto store at auction for just $6.98. The sale ends Saturday night with only enough stock left for a strong showing.
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When Clothing Co
Pendleton
Ind
Otto
Local Newsitems Trace City Life And Travel
Local notes report ill residents Miss Viva Thompson and Mrs. Charlies Warne, visits from relatives and friends in Chicago, Indianapolis and Peru. Citizens attend meetings, contests and mass gatherings. a funeral is planned for Anna SIlverm an. Also notes on oil stove improvements and a moving wagon advertisement.
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Porter’s
Viva Thompson
Pawnee Street
Charlies Warne
Chicago
C. , Berry
East End
Social Circles Items Highlight Local Birthdays Weddings
A china shower at Mrs. Millie Albers home honors Miss May Wunderlich soon to wed Ross Strong of North Dakota. Guests include Laura Wolf Emily Vandrie Dorothy Probst Florence Albertson Lucile Mackenfuss Lottie Alberline Mary Harish Elizabeth Harnish Sadie Jacobs Lizie Shafer. Also celebrating are Homer Goddard and F C Schroeder on 200 North Sixth Street birthday anniversary with gifts. Teddy Bear club hosts at Race Street for Reita Castle's eleventh birthday. Edna McFann to entertain Queen Esther circle. Mrs Lou Gartman hosts dinner for Lois Doane birthday. Mrs Ernest Pearson hosts Young Ladies' club. bridge at W H Snider and Mary Foreman's gathering.
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Millie Albers
May Wunderlich
Ross Strong
North Dakota
Wunderlich
Laura Wolf
Emily Vandrie
Dorothy Probst
Florence Albertson
Lucile Mackenfuss
Lottie Alberline
Mary
Elizabeth Harnish
Sadie Jacobs
Dakota, N. D
Lizie Shafer
Walton
Reita Castle
Teddy Bear Club
Charles Castle
Race Street
Marriage License Issued For John H Benjamin And Nellie Schreyer
A marriage license was issued to John H Benjamin and Nellie Schreyer of Bethlehem township this afternoon. They were married in Judge Hanawalt's court.
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John H. Benjamin
Nellie Schreyer
Bethlehem Township
Hanawalt
Cox Instructed For Taft At Cincinnati Conventions
Taft first, last and all the time dominated the Republican conventions in Cincinnati. In the first district delegates named were George B. Cox and Julius Fleischmann with August Herrmann as an alternate. In the second district delegates were Wade Ellis and John Cornette Jr. Electors chosen were Norman G. Kenan in the first district and Dr. Brooks S. Beebe in the second.
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Cincinnati
Taft
George B. Cox
Julius Fleischmann
Wade Ellis
John Cornette
August Herrmann
Norman G. Kenan
Brooks S. Beebe
Ever Notice That Rumors Shrink as They Trace Back
A compact meditation on how rumors lose details the deeper you follow them to their origin, noting how initial claims blur as information travels and alters. No specific names or places are provided.
That Good Oil of Moore's For Sale by Cary C Cast
An oil wagon offers Moore's Cast oil as good oil and invites buyers to try it. The seller is Cary C. Cast, and the contact phone is 1714 for sales.
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Moore
Cary C
Cary C. Cast
Moore's
Corn-Hacking Razor Hit Sparks Domestic Tension
A terse verse notes a man’s claim that a safety razor will succeed as a wife attempts to ruin it by hacking at her corn. The fragment hints at domestic strife and misused tools without further context or confirmation.
Socrates and the Dawn of Information Clerks
A quip on Socrates knowing much for his era, contrasted with the advent of information clerks. The exchange suggests a humorous view of knowledge before modern catalogers and data managers.
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Socrates
Papa
MacCorry to Lecture on St Patrick’s Day
Father MacCorry a Paulist missionary is set to lecture at the Dowling theatre on March 17 under the Ancient Order of Hibernians auspices.
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Father MacCorry
Dowling Theatre
St. Patrick’s Day
Ancient
Order of Hibernians
Sleeping Boy Fred Wilson At Broadway Window
North Side boy Fred Wilson slept in the window of Ber wanger Murray after a hypnotic performance by Svingali at the Dowling theatre. He is to be awakened on stage during this evening's show.
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Fred Wilson
North Side
Berwanger & Murray
Broadway
Wilson
Svingali
Dowling Theatre
Mrs Benjamin F Long Takes Daughter to Waukegan Visit
Mrs Benjamin F Long and her daughter departed this afternoon for Waukegan to visit relatives.
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Benjamin F. Long
Waukegan, NL
Light Breaks In and Milk and Postum Help Farmer Improve
A farmer recounts decades of indigestion and bilious colic improved after switching from coffee to Postum. He claims sleep returned, rheumatism faded, appetite and digestion improved, and he stopped drinking coffee within three weeks. He credits Postum with restoring energy for work and notes his wife follows the preparation directions. Read The Road to Wellville.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Beacons Firing in China Echo Old Armada Alarm Tale
In China beacon fires once signaled invasion alarms for England during the Spanish armada era. A legend tells of the emperor with a beloved watching beacon hills and consenting to light the fires, sparking widespread excitement and strategic concern.
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China
England
Beacon Hills
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Josh Wise
Reinhardt
The
Crystal
Erie Avenue
Capt. James
Jack Smith
Jefferson Township
John Burgman
Ludwig & Burgman
Winamac
K. and
Stettiner Hall
Samuel Hart
417 Broad Way
Gertrude Johnson
Red Cross
Closson
Pearl Street
the Crystal
Ira A. Jones
Copeland
Third St
Liberty Street
B. F. Long
Marion Gallagher
Mildred Puterbaugh
Argos
William Jones
Galveston
B. V. Cook & Company
A. T. Bowen & Co
Theodore Walters
Pikeville
Redkey
Jack
M. W. Voris
M. H. Krauss
4Th St
Larry & Mahoney
F. L. Sprague
Pennsylvania
Margaret Worden
Elizabeth Braskett
CL. Y. Rhoades
Indianapolis
T. E. Bulock
John E. Kidd
le Harra
Robert Bickel
Winnipeg
Orlando Powell
S. P. Bevington
Hubler Bros
O. W. Cooper & Co
Thos. Jefferson
St. Paul, Minn
Robert
Jos. Patterson
Mrs. Jefferson
Pattersons
M. Britton
Port Huron
Cora Britton
Frank McGaughey
William Kendricks
Roy Keesey
Richard Carle
WELCH
Alfred Eagan
Ed Roach
J. Pelkey
BurtleVore
East Broadway
Lavina Bennett
Fulton County
W. A. Mucker
College Hill
William Downham
Pearl Champe
Helen Sullivan
Charity Division
B. of L. E
Ben Hur
J. W. Coneys
Elmer Haas
Lake Cicott
James Hanson
George
Charles Lee
East High Street
William Minthorn
Royal Center
Ora
John K. Benker
Mildred
Olympia
Wash
Benker
Western Moccer Works
Anna Elizabeth Silverman
H. W. Silverman
Bates Street
Mt. Hope
German Alliance
Kreuzberger’s
Germania Hall
Pearl St
Moore’s
Homer
Goddard
F. C. Schroeder
North Sixth Street
Schroeder
Charles Lamber
William Purcell
Harry Hines
Charles Linton
Harry Green
Bright Kumler
Charles Myers
Abner Reed
Paul Gepinger
Edna McFann
Queen Esther Circle
Wheatland Avenue
M. E Church
Lou Gartman
Burlington Avenue
Miss Lois Doane
Ernest Pearson
Young Ladies’ Club
First Presbyterian Church
W. H. Snider
Mary Foreman
Bridge Whist
Schreyer-Benjamin
Cox
Foley's Market
Olives
Zoe
Norway
New Holland
New York
Maccorry
Deutsche Amerikanische Vereinigung
Grose
Sonntag den
Maerz Nachmittags
Volks Versammlung
Kreuzberger
Joseph Keller
President
Staatsverbandes Deutscher Vereine von
Staat
Indiana
Thema
der Deutsch-Amerikanische National Bund
Interesse
Lad
Foley
Ket
Colonial Country Club Hotel
West Baden Spring, Indiana
Heywood Shoes
Remumnerative Service
Fourth Street
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