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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Reporter
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 1908
Page
7
A Liberty Maine reader describes long travels causing nervous prostration and sleeplessness. The ad urges rebuilding the nervous system with Dr Miles Restorative Nervine, claiming relief and money back guarantee if unsatisfied.
A copper disk rotates slowly enough to be cut by a steel tool, but at high rotational speeds it reverses the interaction and cuts the tool itself. This behavior highlights the dependence of cutting action on relative motion and material strength.
Bloomington hosts the annual District No 3 Women's Relief Corps convention with over 100 delegates from Salem Shoals Browns town Seymour Scottsburg Orleans New Albany and Lalford in attendance. Indiana Union Traction officers return from the Atlantic City meeting of the American Steel Interurban Railway association with new officers and committee appointments.
Locomotive sparks caused fires along county railroads with dense smoke in Peru. The muck lands in the northern part are burning and only heavy rain can extinguish the flames.
The Warsaw and Winona Lake Ministerial association adopted a resolution praising Mayor Charles Rigdon for refusing to post on his billboards in Warsaw and vicinity advertising the Terre Haute Brewing Company.
Bloomington reports that the committee on student affairs summoned Indiana University students once more for the Harris Grand theater riot. The panel informed the students they would be held responsible for paying $38 as restitution.
In Kokomo on October 21 Noah Massey was convicted of running a barn gaming room with padded doors and a sawdust floor. Patrolman Meeker arrested him and Judge Cooper sentenced Massey to 30 days in jail plus a $25 fine. patrons included teenage boys.
Rushville reports Marshall Hollowell who shot himself and Miss Mary Ertle last spring. He later regained her affections after both recovered and was operated on for the old wound. doctors fear he will die.
One hundred passengers on Chicago and Erie train No 9 were endangered near Wilders in Laporte county when the bridge burned and the train nearly plunged into the Kankakee river.
Mrs. D. F. Smith died at the county infirmary in Wabash three weeks after she was reportedly thrown or fell from the Big Four bluff. The death leaves the incident and circumstances unresolved and under local inquiry.
After surviving a perilous voyage in a leaking cutter with dwindling provisions, Wylie and companions reach the whaling brig Maria captained by Slocum of Nantucket. The crew had faced calm, cold nights, distant land, and uncertain rescue before their dramatic boarding.
The longboat lay a hundred miles from the cutter as Wylie faced a tough choice. He weighed running to the island against uncertain prospects and finally ordered luff and tack, bringing him near the target by daylight.
Bloomington residents report the sixth annual convention of the Women s Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist church underway at College Avenue Methodist Church on Tuesday and Wednesday with focus on mission work and church activities.
Mrs. Anna Power, wife of George C. Power, died from burns after attempting to move an exploded lamp into the yard to prevent a house fire in Kokomo on October 21.
An old advertisement touts Dr Caldwell's Pepsin as a safe liquid laxative for children and family use. It claims benefits for constipation indigestion and related ailments, promises a free trial bottle by mail and urges writing for medical advice.
Catarrh cannot be cured by local remedies advised to take Hall's Catarrh Cure internally as it targets the disease at its source. Marketed as a prescription from reputable physicians, it combines tonics and blood purifiers to treat mucous surfaces. Testimonials are available, and the product is sold by druggists with a price given.
A mother questions Sammy after shoving his brother into a gutter. Sammy replies with a grim joke stating that little boys who ignore others' rights become automobilists.
A vintage style ad line pairs Abigail praising Gold Medal Flour with Martha present but unnamed, creating a brief humorous exchange about quality and searching for the best flour.
A humorous monologue by F. W. Schaefer portraying a candidate in a mock political race. He jokes about an entry fee, front porches, free silver, and quips about ballots and reform, aiming for a satirical local campaign tone with exaggerated political theater.
A patient man stands outside a home as a policeman asks if he is waiting for his wife to wake up. The Belated Party on the doorstep explains he is waiting for her to fall asleep before entering.
Charles Over jost is bound over to the December court for the killing of his brother Henry on October 10. The defendant pleaded not guilty. In Decker district justice Charles Glenn tried to arrest John Mc Kinney by the Wabash river when a pistol duel ensued and an officer’s hat was shot from his head.
Officers and general agents from the Hoosier Empire and Kentucky branches of the American Seeding Machine Company gathered in Richmond for their annual meeting.
Roy E. Harding of Indianapolis attempted to break the world piano playing record in an electric theater in Shelbyville on October 21. He aimed to set a new standard in endurance performance.
William Thornton, a Black man, died at Reid Hospital in Richmond after being shot by Sherman Kellar, another Black man, in an incident that sparked a local investigation on October 21.
More than 250 students involved in the Indiana University theatre damage case must cover the costs. The university officials say restitution will be collected from those implicated.
The speaker urges keeping discourse calm and within rules, avoiding claims of others’ fault and halting further challenges. No external party is named. the emphasis is on restraint and adhering to boundaries.
Quirky fragmentary lines mix fiction and musings about California diamonds, a Panama Canal misattribution to Samuel Champlain, and quips on death, thirst, and polite talk. The piece reads as an odd collage of culture, humor, and dated persona.
Sufferers are urged to consult their physician or pharmacist W H Porter about reports from patients using oil of wintergreen liquid as mixed in D D D Prescription for eczema treatment.
An old warning states ordinary colds can lead to pneumonia chronic catarrh and enable germs for diseases like diphtheria scarlet fever measles and whooping cough. It promotes Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the quick cure and notes it is sold by W. H. Porter.
The principal gas pipeline supplying Richmond ruptured yesterday morning causing widespread outage and cold breakfasts for most residents. The incident disrupted heating and cooking as crews worked to isolate the leak and restore service.
The Fort Wayne and Wabash Valley Traction Company announces October 1 1908 timetable. Interurban routes depart from the station to Peru Wabash Huntington Fort Wayne and intermediate points at several morning and afternoon times. Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points have additional departures. Special runs to Boyd Park and Improved Freight Service areas noted. Eastbound and westbound service times listed.
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