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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 10, 1908
Page
7
A new chemical STOVINK claims to protect stove tops by painting on once, lasting months even under heavy use. It promises to keep stoves in fine condition with minimal effort and is sold for twenty five cents by C. A. Eberlein Finnegin Hardware Co. and George M. Hadley.
A Washington Herald item features a candidate noting Farmer Whiffietrees and a joking exchange about a golden wedding. The reply mentions a $10,000 breach of promise suit and a confusion over a card index.
In 1904 Roosevelt polled 7 427 052 votes Parker 5 086 054 Debs OH 587 Swallow Prohibitionist 260 203 Watecn Populist 114 657 The figures show Roosevelt ahead with Parker and Debs following in the national contest.
A framed notice from Mrs. M. Summers of Notre Dame Indiana offers a free home treatment for bed wetting claiming constitutional causes and success for children and adults. Readers are urged to write for full instructions without sending money and to avoid blaming the child.
Eugene F. McDonald was found guilty of conspiring to obtain money under false pretenses. He faced two to 14 years in state prison and a $25 to $5,000 fine. The case arose after he left July 6 a package with Adams Express containing a sponge treated with phosphorus that ignited in the office. He allegedly planned to sue for the supposed destruction of his property valued at $10,000.
Princeton October 10 Judge Welborn paroles Rush Tewalt the youth jailed for alleged forged check attempt of 1232 dollars at the American National bank. He had a good reputation before. Tewalt a grocery clerk fell in love and overreached financially to buy presents for his girl.
Wilbur Hobbs 17 was injured during initiation at Beta Phi High School. Blindfolded runners surged, a rope broke, and his head hit a tree leaving him unconscious for over two hours in Blomington on October 10.
Anderson Oct. 10 The Boyville movement seeks a state wide interest with plans by Charles B Hahn who has returned from Salt Lake City to organize a federation of cities named Indiana Boyville. Boys will elect state officers.
Princeton reports Festus Skelton aged about 19 is indicted as accessory before and after the murder of Conrad Kohlmeier. John Allman has begun a life term for the shooting. Skelton was recased on a $1,000 bond.
Anderson Oct 10 The grand jury concluded its probe into the killing of Mrs John Glasco and returned an indictment against her husband John Glasco charging him with murder in the first degree. The prisoner recovering from earlier injuries.
Wabash report states Milo Long of Culbertson Montana was convicted of complicity in the Hayes murder and received a 12 year sentence. His brother Walter Long was found guilty of second degree murder in the same case.
The Indiana Synod of the Cumberland Presbyterian church convened at Jefferson Avenue church in Evansville. Rev. Thomas Ashburn of Knoxville delivered the welcome address. Committees were appointed.
Wesleyan Methodist Theological Institute at Fairmount opened its fall term with the largest enrollment in history. The expansion includes seventh and eighth year work and the first year of high school studies, broadening the curriculum and attracting more students.
Thomas O Neil, an Elwood tinplate worker, received one to three years in the Jeffersonville reformatory for wife desertion. He told Judge McClure he would rather serve time than return to his wife.
James F. Chung, a Chinese man, and Ethel Hashbrook, a white woman, were married in Crown Point at the office of Justice H. B. Nicholson. The bride stated the Celestial was her third husband.
A man whose name is unknown and described as deranged due to exposure was found in a half starved state on an island in the Kankakee river at Laporte on Oct 10.
October 1916 search extends nationwide for John Hunter a severely crippled veteran who vanished from the Jonesboro residence of his cousin John Barnett investigation underway across the country seeking the man and any clue of his whereabouts
Jeffersonville resident Paul Nowak 30 was sitting on the track and was killed when a Pennsylvania freight train struck him in the city.
Charles Wolf of Decatur killed his employer Jacob Mangold during an argument over unloading a wagon load of stone. The incident occurred as tensions rose while discussing the unloading method.
Gen Rolleston parts from his daughter Helen as the Proserpine sails for England with Rev John Hazel securing a berth. Hazel pleads for passage in vain. Helen weeps, while Rolleston vows to join after three months and reflects on duty, sacrifice, and the ship’s departure.
The article notes the nerve strain dressmakers endure during busy seasons and its toll on health causing prostration dizziness and sleeplessness. It asserts a single tried remedy exists for overworked women, implying a proven solution to restore well being.
Mrs. Ella Griffin of Park Street Canton New York writes that three years of female weakness backache side pains and headaches vanished after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restoring her health and morale.
The ad touts Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for female ills after thirty years. It claims to cure displacement inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pains backache and other symptoms and invites women to write for advice at Lyna Massachusetts.
An advertisement claims catarrh cannot be cured by local applications and must be treated internally. It touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a physician prescribed, blood purifying tonic that acts on mucous surfaces, with testimonials available and a noted price.
A witty exchange on the challenges of car maintenance contrasts ease of keeping a vehicle in repair with the trouble of getting it out of the repair shop.
Daily passenger routes include No 2 St Louis to New York No 28 Kansas City to New York No 4 St Louis to New York No 6 St Louis to Toledo West Bound No 9 New York to Kansas City No 1 New York to St Louis No 5 Toledo to St Louis No 3 New York to St Louis detailing a broad network of daily trains.
An old advertisement promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup claiming it improves complexion by aiding digestion and liver function. It asserts the product is mild and non nauseating and urges readers to remember the name Orino and avoid substitutes. Sold by W. H. Porter.
A collage of whimsy and statistics cites dream lions and teddy bears, then shifts to life insurance payouts and policy counts. In one year Germany paid 50 million dollars to 871 thousand invalid workers in old age pensions, while the United States and Canada boast over 24 million life insurance policies in force.
An advice note urges balanced eating to maintain health and avoid stomach, kidney, and rheumatic troubles. It recommends Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets to ease indigestion and claims quick recovery with diet control and a few doses. Sold by W. H. Porter.
Logansport, Ind resident Mrs. Frank E. Vance testifies in 1897 that Doans Ointment relieved five year itching hemorrhoids almost instantly. Nine years later she confirms no return. Sold by all dealers at 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan’s.
A mother proclaims Gold Medal Flour as the sole best flour in a brief note stating Jessica and John are mentioned in connection with the claim.
Interurban timetable lists trains from Fort Wayne to Peru Wabash Huntington and intermediate points with departure times from 6:35 a m to 9:16 p m and additional runs to Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points. Eastbound departures 8:30 a m and 1:39 p m. Westbound at 8:19 a m 2:00 a m and 3:00 p m.
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