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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 25, 1908
Page
6
Quotations show hogs at 5.30 to 5.35 dollars and lighter hogs at 5.15 to 5.25 dollars. Medium and heavy hogs quoted up to 5.35 dollars with calves from 3.00 to 5.50 dollars. Corrected Daily by Cook & Co reflects local market activity and price ranges.
Chicago May 25 Peter F Dailey longtime popular American stage comedian died of pneumonia at noon in his Auditorium Annex apartment. He contracted a severe cold after joining Joe Weber's Merry Widow company and performed on opening night with a high fever, then faded. New York May 25 Boyd Putnam leading man for Lilian Russell company died Sunday at his brother in law’s Irvington New York home from Bright's disease after a nervous breakdown.
Special to the Reporter Rogersville Ohio May 25 Alta Weiss a remarkable eighteen year old girl pitches for the Weiss All Stars a Vermilion Ohio team. She excels against men and draws crowds with her curve and control. She plans to tour the country if her early season form holds.
In San Francisco on a Sunday shortly after noon two crowded trolley cars on Sacramento street collided at the foot of a steep hill. The crash killed Henry Baer a traveling salesman and injured 20 others, one fatally. Most patients were taken to St. Francis hospital and are expected to recover except for one child. A Devisadero street car ran out of control and struck the Sacramento car as it turned onto Devisadero street.
Secretary Root will meet Tuesday afternoon with a delegation from the republic of Liberia traveling from the west coast of Africa. They seek counsel and aid for the ongoing difficulties in the effort to colonize the freed slaves of America who began arriving in the late eighteenth century.
In Brooklyn, Lipman Kessler killed Miss Nina E. Doane in her grandmother's home on Saturday night after she rejected him. He then shot himself in the breast on Fulton Street early Sunday, ending his life.
The remark notes that the spreading of chocolate eclairs to Matteawan inmates has no bearing on Harry Thwaw’s sanity. It adds that he himself does not favor the confections.
An honored town citizen suffered a severe dysentery attack and credited Chamberlain s Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with curing him after a prompt supply from druggist M J Leach of Wolcott Vermont. Sold by W H Porter.
Colonial Country Club Hotel at West Baden Spring Indiana advertises mineral water claiming cures for kidney liver stomach ailments constipation nervousness and related complaints. It offers five gallons mailed with physician guidance for $2 and invites patients to state symptoms and enclose payment.
In Lexington Ohio near Mansfield George W. Frye develops omsite a rubberlike substance from skim milk through electrical treatment. Patents granted to Enye claim control over milk treatment. Omsite is nonconductive heat and acid resistant and reportedly bulletproof at close range, with potential to replace vegetable rubber in vessels.
A novel substance withstands 48 000 psi, can be worked as wood, vulcanizes into any form, and sheets resist heat. It can be plastered onsite into shapes, with plans for hull use in Cleveland near company plants. Patent covers milk solid precipitation by electricity and related production. Frye is cited as a pioneer in this field.
New York May 25 correspondent reports that while John Bull appears to dominate the heavyweight quince crop he is restrained by unspecified factors leaving room for competition and variation in the market outlook.
The American publicist circles report Charlie Griffin of Australia, 23, 128 pounds, born in New Zealand, seeking a title fight with Abe Attell. Griffin beat Jem Bowker and drew with Driscoll on a foul, and Harry Pollock touts him as one of the great English fighters with a Corbett like punch. Cupid and cupidity—the La Porte, Ind., angle noted.
A fragment suggests a metaphor that curiosity yields insight when minds are opened. It compares a closed persona to a clam releasing pearls of wisdom as ideas emerge through examination and reflection.
A note explains the LoGAnspOrt business directory groups all listings alphabetically by name with printing services found under P and other categories arranged similarly in the local listing.
Office of Carl J. Horn located in the Stettiner Building offers prepared plans and specifications for projects. Telephone number listed as 700.
Columbia Brewing Co makers of the famous Columbia beer advertise a family trade solicited with telephone number 40.
The Merrill and Son ad promotes coal oil priced at 10 cents and gasoline at 14 cents from 422 High Street. They claim not to be in the trust and invite trial orders.
The ad promotes Ed F. Leonard at 222 Heath Street listing telephone 1632. It proclaims low coal prices and offers wood and coke with a motto “The best coals for the least money.”
C L Dilley & Co at 515 Market street offers the highest grade coal horse feed lime cement and sewer pipe with telephone access at number 87.
Carriage and wagon building painting and repairing. General blacksmithing. Goood work reasonably priced.
Cleaning and repair service for cloth items advertised at H. Weber located at 10 Pearl Street. Items described include pressing and repair work.
Local merchant I Flour and Feed Co. L Dilley & Co. operates at 515 Market Street supplying flour feed and hay with telephone service listed as 87.
Merri and Son at 432 High Street advertise high test gasoline and coal oil that resists gum. They claim not to be in the trust and offer best gasoline at 14 cents and coal oil at 10 cents with an invitation to mail a trial order.
Ed Osborne successor to John M. Thompson at 122 Sixth Street advertises expert horseshoeing with prompt and satisfactory work guaranteed.
Local ad promotes honest goods at reasonable prices from Young & Custer. Mentions two outlets at 310 Fifth Street and 315 Market Street with contact numbers.
C. J. Knouff promotes prompt settlement of claims and offers 5 percent money through George H. Gise. They operate from rooms in Spry block and over Bowen bank respectively with office and residence phones 482 and 238.
Dr. F. M. Bozer DO D S announces dental parlor at the corner of Fourth and Broadway over City National Bank with office phone 363 and residence 1463 for patient calls and appointments.
Office at 404 Market Street stairway east of Ray's Grocers provides contact. residence listed as 1918 North Street. Phone numbers 253 and 622. Satire satisfaction.
S LUMBER Parke and Johnston advertise interior finishing and store fixtures. Yard mill and office at Spencer and Berkley streets. Telephone 112.
C A Price at 3115 Court Street offers granite and marble monuments with artistic work at reasonable prices. Prospective customers are invited to visit and obtain estimates.
Reporter Office-525 fhroadway advertises all kinds of job printing. It promises prompt service and samples available by telephone.
4000S. D. C. Mathews sells new and second hand house furnishings and a range of bicycles and sundries at second hand prices. Highest prices paid for second hand goods. Motto focuses on satisfaction, many sales, and small profits at 207 Sixth Street. Phone 636.
H Weber, merchant and agent tailor at 210 Pearl Street announces spring and summer patterns ready for inspection. Suits start at 15 dollars and up, trousers at 4 dollars and up. Come and see.
H. J. Trah, phone 62, advertises practical tinning and metal work at 2311 Fifth Street. Slate, tin and metal roofing, guttering, spouting, flue tops, furnace repair, and general repairs promised with best possible workmanship.
John Mehaffie offers galvanized iron services at 218 Fifth Street including skylights tin iron slate and iron repairing roofing and spouting all kinds of tin work for projects and repairs in the local area.
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