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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 06, 1908
Page
7
Friendwood Indiana mourns Joel Jessup a longtime business leader in Hendricks County. He owned a large farm a store a flouring mill and one of the central Indiana dairies and led the Friends community until his death from heart trouble at home aged 76.
Seaton, a gardener by station, is injured and hospitalized as Miss Rolleston pursues love with her intended, Wardlaw. Helen Anne Rolleston engineers Seaton's gratitude through care while he learns she will wed Wardlaw, prompting a tender farewell as Hexham notes the implied consent.
In Bloomington on Oct 6 Rev Father M H Bogeman Prof James A Woodburn and Samuel W Collins led a non partisan citizens committee urging remaining candidates to sign the anti doodle pact. Most contenders on both sides have signed. only two or three yet to commit.
Representatives of the Anti-Saloon League spoke at Newcastle churches on October 6. R. C. Minton, the league attorney who drafted the county local option law, and Rev. B. E. M. Barney were the league's notable representatives in the city.
In LaPorte on October 6 a grand jury indicted the Lake Shore and Michigan Southern for building a fence across a public highway at Otis. County officials had ordered removal, but the railroad refused to comply.
Bloomington October 6 Monroe county fair grounds hosted a merchants and farmers fall carnival with over 50 race horses. Caleb Powers of Kentucky was engaged to deliver a lecture titled Might Upon Throne Right Behind the Bars the Story of a Battle for Life Against a $100 000 Prosecution.
Columbus news reports Mary Hyde of Nashville Brown county aged 73 nearly blind and inmate of the poor asylum denied a marriage license to wed John Poling of Needmore Brown county aged 80. The incident underscores state rules on licensing and health status for marriage.
Evansville on October 6 reports Patrolman John Stark shot Wil Cosby while resisting arrest. Captain Covey ruled the act justifiable after examining Stark and accompanying Patrolman Scaes at the scene.
Theodore A. Bell of California and Frank E. Hering of South Bend spoke to a gathering of Eagles secret lodges at the Eagles Theater in Wabash. The event occurred under the auspices of the Eagles.
In northern Indiana the 25 year high grape yield comes with good quality fruit. Growers report strong harvests and solid earnings from the season in South Bend and surrounding areas.
Richmond reports farmers believe the drought did not harm corn as widely feared. They say crops are superior in many respects to 1907 and only a small percentage will be poor.
Shelbyville organizers led by J. B. Carney and 14 other farmers arrange a November 25 corn show in the city.
Roy Knabenshare piloted a single passenger airship over Evansville on October 6, making a pass around the courthouse tower and drawing attention from onlookers.
Wallace Dye of Bedford was accidentally shot and killed by Charles Harvey who was inspecting a revolver in Dye's store. The incident occurred as Harvey examined the weapon leading to a fatal discharge.
Thousands of American women in our homes sacrifice their lives to duty. Women overdo to keep the home neat and children well dressed, often suffering in silence from pains and aches. They need help to overcome daily burdens and improve their health.
A Mayville New York and a Beaver Falls Pennsylvania resident praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for aiding female ailments. The ad claims thirty years of use and cure of disorders such as displacements ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities and backache urging sick women to write for advice.
Seaton is tracked by a determined police officer Hexham who confronts him at his stairs. A letter in a feminine hand arrives, excusing herself for extraordinary measures to find Seaton and claiming gratitude for a deep obligation. Real estate transfers and ad hoc notices appear amid the fragmentary text.
An advertisement asserts catarrh is incurable by local means and must be treated with internal remedies. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F. J. Cheney & Co. of Toledo Ohio as a nonquack prescription using tonics and blood purifiers. Also urges Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The text cites Roosevelt beating Parker in 1904 by 2 547 578 votes and 409 822 more than McKinley in 1900. It notes New York results for 1904 and 1900 with and without context. Additional remarks include editorial quips and a Georgia editor anecdote about hogs and newspapers.
A historical medicinal claim certifies Foley's Honey and Tar as authorized refunds if ineffective. It promises cough relief, lung healing, and pneumonia prevention with no opiates, noting a genuine yellow package and urging refuse substitutes. Sold by W H Porter.
In a double boiler heat a quart of milk thickened with four tablespoons corn starch dissolved in cold milk. Gradually fold in one cup real maple syrup. When almost stiff pour into a mold. When cold turn out and serve with whipped cream.
An article notes that excess food harms health and suggests a diet revised by reason. It recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for indigestion and states they are for sale by W. H. Porter.
Logansport resident Mrs. Frank E. Vance testifies Doan's Ointment relieved five year hemorrhoid itch within a box. She recalls using it since 1897 and confirms no return of the trouble as of 1996. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo is sole US agent. price 53 cents.
Limited trains run with connections at Tipton for indiana cities. Morning and afternoon departures listed include 5 00 am 6 45 am 7 00 am and 9 08 am with late 9 46 8 00 pm 11 00 pm. All trains except 11 00 pm connect at Tipton forAk wood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and intermediate stations.
In effect October 1 1908 trains leave Fort Wayne interurban station for Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and other points at 6 05 am 7 35 am 10 60 am 12 35 pm 2 35 pm 4 gg pm By 7 05 pm 8 50 pm For Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points at 6 40 am 9 10 am between 1 10 pm 3 19 pm 10 98 m 7 10 pm Car times include 8 5 pm and 10 35 pm with service to Boyd Park only and improved freight between Fort Wayne and Lafayette eastbound at 1 30 pm 3 00 pm.
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