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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 15, 1908
Page
7
A humorous note on marriage expectations and reactions when a husband stays in town for hours versus leaving on a weekly business trip. It contrasts loud protests with silent tolerance for extended absences.
A church social introduces a game where participants place umbrellas in a barrel and draw one blindfolded. If you draw your own umbrella you are out. The appeal lies in the high chance of losing the umbrella you brought.
Women in Indiana Congregational church societies held their state meetings in Elkhart. Officers elected across the Indiana branch of the Woman's Board of Missions include President Mrs C J Buchanan Indianapolis and Vice Presidents Mrs C K McDonnell Indianapolis Miss B E Warren Terre Haute and Mrs Henry L Davis Kokomo among others with district leaders named in Fort Wayne Michigan City and Kokomo.
Roy Love of Rochester elected president at Greencastle May 15 executive meeting. He is a junior and Phi Delta Theta member. Other officers are Vice-president Lester Asbury Terre Haute secretary Clyde Randle Greencastle treasurer Eddie Troxell Greencastle state delegate Paul Tones Greencastle.
May 15. Smallpox has appeared in Hanover township between Morristown and Gwynneville. Dr. H. E. Phares, county secretary of the board of health, was notified. Mrs. Seymour Sullivan and her brother Noah Ball are ill. They recently visited a brother in Indianapolis who was then said to have a skin disease.
Rochester May 15 Porter Haim Baugh and Miss Clara Allison members of the Rochester high school graduating class eloped to Chicago where they were married and returned to their desks as though nothing had happened. Both are 19 years old. Parents learned of the wedding from a Chicago dispatch printed in a local paper. They inquired for details and the story followed.
Fairmount May 15 Erastus Brewer 35 a resident four miles southwest of town died after swallowing two ounces of carbolic acid. Brewer had recently been convicted by a Marion circuit court jury of assault with intent to kill his nephew Earl Underwood last September and given an indeterminate sentence of two to fourteen years.
Farmers in Rising Sun form a law and order league at Henry Kiser home to protect themselves from night rider depredations after plant beds belonging to Kiser and County Commissioner Turner were destroyed in the county.
Richmond on May 15 saw Fred Davenport arrested in Muncie and returned to face forgery charges. Pleading guilty, Davenport received a prison term from two to 14 years at Michigan City.
A blaze at Barger Brothers' paper box factory in Elkhart on May 15 caused about $10,000 in damage. Officials seek police aid to identify the alleged arsonist and solve the mystery of the disastrous blaze.
The body of David Coleman was found in a corn crib near Hillisburg with a shotgun wound through the heart. Authorities believe his distress over his sister Rosa Coleman’s illness prompted the act.
Crawfordsville May 15. Allen Harrison aged 86 is dead at his Ladoga area home. He credited his long life to never using tobacco or alcohol, plus daily outdoor exercise and living in the open air for many years.
William L. Scott, a traveling salesman from Indianapolis, sues Terre Haute, Indianapolis & Eastern Traction Co. for 5000 dollars alleging serious injuries from an accident near Richmond on May 15.
Indianapolis May 15 William H. Fish president and general manager of Sentinel Printing company was indicted for filing a fraudulent county claim. The firm has been heavily involved in county printing contracts.
Wabash announces a summer chautauqua in the city park for ten days with 28 entertainments scheduled. The event is planned for late August or early September, with preparations nearly finished.
Fred Davenport of Richmond pleaded guilty to cashing a worthless check. He was sentenced to the state prison for from two to fourteen years.
Narrator William J. Dwyer recounts guiding a native couple through Indian hill villages to reach a government encampment. After perilous nights hiding from hill fanatics, a distant army bugle and approaching battery signal rescue, with Dylan riding aboard the first gun carriage.
An advertisement endorses Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin for stomach and digestive troubles urging readers to treat at home with this herb laxative. It cites a Lawrenceville man once diagnosed with stomach catarrh who was considered dying but recovered after using the product, and notes 50 cent and 1 dollar bottle options with a money back guarantee.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable case of catarrh and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure sold by all druggists. The notice includes testimonials, internal use claims, and pricing at 75 cents per bottle along with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The poem playfully surveys aspirations from wealth to a presidential dream and notes top parodied verses. It lists classic poems and suggests readers recall Marys Little Lamb and Maud Muller while mentioning Kipling and Whitmans works in lighthearted contrast.
The ad proclaims rheumatism as the most common cause of suffering and touts Chamberlain's Pain Balm for relief. It notes temporary relief can become permanent for some, while in chronic cases it offers valued pain relief worth its cost, sold by W. H. Porter for 25 or 50 cents.
Ove Gude the new Norwegian minister has reached Washington and was presented at the White House. He succeeds the late Minister Hauge who died tragically in the snow on a visit to his homeland. Gude travels with a striking wife described as blond tall graceful and poised to win favor in diplomatic circles.
Fort Wayne officials on May 14 introduced an ordinance carrying a 20 000 appropriation to provide new equipment for the Fort Wayne fire department at the city meeting.
Last night the council approved an ordinance for two eighty five foot aerial trucks, six horses and harness, eight firemen, one engineer, nine beds, three Glazier nozzles, six shut off nozzles, four life nets and related salaries. Inspectors noted dangerous overhead wires and will push an underground wiring ordinance soon.
Jersey City May 14. The Rev Dr J L Scudder of the First Congregational church preached on How to Treat Your Husband listing rules for married life. He urged wives to show dignity, avoid tyranny, keep temper and mind their tongues, noting scolding wives spoil relationships. He warned against chaotic habits and unfinished housework that irritate husbands.
Limited trains operate to Tipton with all trains except the 11:00 p m service making direct connections there to El wood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and intermediate stations.
Trains depart from the interurban station to Peru Wabash Huntington Port Wayne and intermediate points at 6 35 am 1 06 pm 7 41 pm 6 05 am 3 37 am 2 35 pm 3 52 pm 10 05 am and 6 05 pm For Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points at 6 20 am 11 10 am 10 14 am 5 19 pm Limited cars depart at 11 06 pm Boyd Park only 9 05 pm 11 06 pm Weekday service extends to vice Vayne and terminals 30 mm h week day.
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