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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 25, 1908
Page
9
A sprawling jumble of notices, announcements, and brief items from Logansport and nearby places. Mentions include theater shows at the Crystal, dances by the Knights of Pythias, travels of D D Fickle and others, car and train news, oblique business notes, and various residents visiting or traveling.
Fire sale on all hard coal with April prices listed. May and June delivery options available. Contact John Hedde at 2 High Street or by phone 1700 for details.
The Flyer de Lis club meets tomorrow at 2 PM with Mrs. William M. Simms. The Ladies' Christian union gathers tomorrow at 2 30 PM with Mrs. Samuel Keever. Charity division 4 meets tomorrow at 2 30 PM in Ben Hur hall. Logansport area No 3233 F O E holds a regular meeting tonight with important business.
Harry Ward offers up to the minute Gibson Girl Oxfords in hand turn chocolate ties tan button welts and every style and last in patent and gun metals Light and heavy sole in Gibson tan Oxfords at Ward's.
Local itemized notes report Mrs. Cal Cromer and John W. Bridge recovering from illnesses. Mrs. Daniel Blouser visits Kokomo. Mrs. Graves visits Huntington. Peterman's Roach Food advertised. Red Cross Pharmacy sells litter top cans. Miller & Son trade store for J. H. Cope land livery barn at 10 000. Jubilee services at M E church Galveston next Sunday. For Rent a furnished or unfurnished suite at 606 Market Street. Y M C A secretary Pendleton at Indianapolis. Fireman Beachley returns to duty after wedding in Chicago. Antiseptic cleaner polish 25c.
Miss Katherine May Stuart and Louis Allen Conrad wed on Friday March 13 at 8 13 with 18 members of the Thirteen club present. The next day Conrad lost his brokerage job but the couple laughed it off and began new business plans. The mother forgave them and they move forward happily.
Miss Hazel Lee of East High street will host a house party Friday and Saturday for several out of town girls. They will attend the Galloway assembly dance in Stettiner hall Friday night. Attendees include Miss Hazel Bennett, Miss Glee Migrants Kokomo, Miss Fanny Faulk, Miss Minnie Levi Peru, and Miss Neenah Heiney Monticello.
The Schweir couple thanks friends and neighbors for their help during their bereavement.
A teacher asks children to name those in mail suits from ancient times. Johnny eagerly answers that they were called letter carriers, eliciting a simple classroom moment about historic messengers.
The Logansport division of the B L F and E plans a social for wives and families at Ben Hur hall with dancing and cards and speeches by Donaldson Pittsburg, nonihan Indianapolis, and Baugh Fort Wayne. Engagement announced for Harriet Sewell and Will Murdock with wedding date not set. Mrs Manders hosts Trinity Guild. luncheon by Mrs Frank B Wilkinson at 907 North Street.
John Gallagher died suddenly yesterday morning. The funeral will be held at 10 o clock tomorrow from Killian and McCloskey’s parlors on Third Street with interment at Mt Hope. Civil War veterans invited to attend.
The annual Wilder's brigade Civil War veterans reunion will be held in Lafayette next September with General Wilder in attendance. Local resident Joseph Guthrie is expected to attend.
The new town of Gary will host a Lake County convention, signaling a merging of local governance and political activity. The event brings together county officials and residents to discuss regional issues.
The record lists delegates and alternates for Noble, Tipton, and Washington townships. It names chairpersons secretaries and assigns deputies for each township including W. R. Moore C. E. McCoy Marion Casebeer A. O. Brandt Z. W. Dritt William Hurd A. J. Shorts Ira Phillips BE. E. Phillips J. M. Campbell John Miller John P. Martin F. L. Justice.
A health note on aging and diet promotes Grape Nuts as ideal for the elderly, noting easier digestion and brain nourishment from whole wheat and barley. Testimonials include a 74 year old man and a 92 year old customer who credit Grape Nuts and Postum with health and regularity.
A customer asks for gooseberry tarts and the clerk replies none available but offers tart gooseberries as an alternative. The exchange preserves period tone and humorous back-and-forth between a service clerk and shopper.
Questioning the luck of debt collection and moral risk in lending, the speaker muses on catching the borrower who owes money rather than the lender pursuing repayment. The line reflects worry about financial entanglements and trust.
A quirky verse recalls New Year’s Day bravado with a fur clad digger of worms declaring prowess. It frames a bold regional boast and a playful antagonistic stance in a rural setting.
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