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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 17, 1908
Page
8
A collage of short items lists resignations, visits, sales, and social events. Beloved locals such as Hadley & Co. furniture, Stalnaker dentist, and the Hagenbeck-Wallace show are noted along with road repairs, bank savings hours, and upcoming ramage sale by Trinity Church.
An advertisement touts Pape's Diapepsin as a harmless remedy that digests all meals within minutes. It claims to cure Indigestion, Sour Stomach, Heartburn and prevent misery from belching, gas, nausea, headaches, and other stomach complaints. One candy-like triangle after eating allegedly mimics a healthy stomach.
Mapl Flake brown bread blends Boston brown bread goodness with a new taste. The recipe uses Mapl Flake corn meal graham flour molasses sour milk soda salt and is steamed three hours. It serves as a full meal and can be used in many healthful desserts and entrees.
Fire sale advertisement for coal contracts offered by John Hedde at 432 High Street. Buyers urged to compare other prices then choose Hedde. Contact via phone 1700. Beaver Creek markets soft coal as a winter supply option.
A special train leaves Jogansport at 6 50 a m for Indianapolis on October 18 for the annual Woodmen of the World celebration. Return from Indianapolis is at 7 p m the same day for a $1.00 excursion fare.
Mrs. Mary J. Franklin 78 died last evening at her daughter Mrs. Charles Goddard's home on North Sixth Street. Born January 16, 1830 in Virginia, she came to the city by canal boat and had previous marriages. Funeral Sunday at the residence. interment at Hope Cemetery. Also listed: Margaret Saylors 70 died of apoplexy at Weston. funeral Sunday in United Brethren Church. And two weeks old infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Swisher died, funeral at Mt. St. Vincent today.
Mrs Jamin announces ready for inspection at 416 Market Street with beautiful styles priced low. The note promotes affordable hats and fashionable headwear available locally.
Local grocer Etmire at 501 Market Street invites shoppers to test a claim of saving money on good quality food. The ad notes a payday incentive and provides a phone contact 216 for more details.
Phi Sigma Chi members held a hay ride to William Searight’s home west of town with games then returned home at dawn. Georgetown church ladies hosted an all day social at Mrs Matthias Farrow’s home drawing eighty attendees and netting over 25. Local plan a L A to O R C tea at 710 North Street next Wednesday. Alfred and Mrs Fitzer invite guests for their twentieth wedding anniversary. Pisgah Church hosts a masquerade social at Edward Buchannon’s home in Jefferson township Halloween night.
Mrs. Benjamin advertises special low prices on fall millinery hats for payday trade, urging shoppers to save money on new headwear.
One lot of Shorthorn registered cattle sale including four cows two year old heifers two year old bull two bull calves and two heifer calves. Former owner D J Mahoney. High class stock. Apply W H Porter or telephone Farmer board M9A1 Logans.
A union of church notices lists Union Sunday School 10 a m and preaching 11 at North Side hall, Dunker Mission. Cumberland Presbyterian 9:45 Sunday school, 11 a m and 7:30 p m worship. Evangelical, Ep worth League, and Bible school events detailed. Bethel African Methodist posts 11 a m and 7:30 p m sermons. Universalist, Baptist, Broadway M E, and First Presbyterian cloaked in service notes and sermon topics with guest speakers and prayer meetings.
Mrs. Charles Cook and her daughter Frances of Matthews are visiting Mr. and Mrs. John Sears on Linden Avenue.
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