This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 17 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 07, 1908
Page
8
Tipton Lodge No. 33 F. and A. M. holds a stated meeting this Friday evening with work in the M. M. degree. All Masons invited. A. S. Boyer, Secretary.
Farmers are urged to call John Meyer at 18 North Street for sharpening disc harrows and plows, ground cast points, horse shoeing, buggy painting or trimming, and any new work.
Home seeker and investor urged to buy into a Tramping Lake District scheme claiming Saskatchewan style farm profits. It advertises renting farms with deeds after short rental periods, cites Manitoba prairie yields, and offers a $25 trip from Logansport to view lands at 12 to 15 dollars per acre promising 40 bushels of wheat per acre.
Rural Routes will use a neat inside wooden box for pennies and coins. Patrons with no stamps must place coins in the box for carriers to collect, easing cold weather hardship and simplifying money order receipts nationwide.
Tickets for the Galveston to Lake Maxinkuckee excursion go on sale Monday Aug 10 at listed locations. A special train will stop at Lincoln Walton and Anoka, encouraging prompt ticket purchase.
Riverside Park drivers ignore city speed limit. park frequented by children crossing the roadway parallel to the river. Park Policeman Campbell has cautioned motorists recently. Signs at park entrances proposed to reduce speeding and prevent accidents.
Local briefs record new births and guests visiting from nearby cities. Listings include a son born to Mr. and Mrs. M. J. Bligh and various visitors such as Miss Roxana Leasure, Mrs. Jane Smith, and Miss Flora Grahs. Also notes on travel, hotel employment, real estate ads, and loan offers.
An offer lists good family shoes with prices 48c 68c and 1.28 1.49 dollars. Approval is required and the store is located at 420 Broadway.
Community notices list residents visiting relatives in Peru and Kokomo as well as guests from Fort Wayne Chicago and North Judson. Social calls include Hathaway family trips to Petoskey and trips to Washington and New York. Comings and goings feature housing, loans, and a few illnesses and reunions.
Work on the mile of model gravel road north of the city revealed a dirt bed so compact from fifty years of travel that it cannot be dug by hand. City steam rollers must be moved in first. County council has allotted 2000 dollars but engineers say another 2000 dollars will be needed to finish the mile.
One of the season’s best church entertainments graced Market Street Methodist Church on Wednesday. The program pleased attendees though finances deplored. the little girls’ drill reflected credit on instructor Mrs C W Schwartz and Maud Milburn led piano.
A reader asks for the solution to a fuel query and is advised to call Ed F Leanard, number 1632, for coal coke and wood supplies.
Army post office workers received a quirky note from Roy Bumpus money order clerk and his family claiming they live far from civilization and could not obtain writing material. The Birch bark message sparked disbelief among colleagues who debated its credibility.
Montraville Simmons and his wife have settled their domestic troubles and remain out of court. The petition Simmons filed in Justice Reid's court was dismissed yesterday, closing the case.
County commissioners traveled over 120 miles by car yesterday to visit eleven townships for bridge inspections. When not inspecting bridges they sped along the roads, making the automobile journey a continuous tour.
Livery and saddle horses available for hire with boarding options. D. A. Gillespie operates at 116 12th street and can be reached by phone at 303.
County commissioners spent yesterday visiting several bridges under construction. All work is progressing as fast as possible.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.