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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 12, 1908
Page
7
An advertisement proclaims an infallible cure for rheumatism nervousness constipation and a preventive of appendicitis. The vegetable tablets are 50 cents a box and sold with a strict guarantee through druggists including Porter. Manufactured for T F Trusler Huntington Ind. Compliance with the pure food law is claimed.
David A Myers of Greensburg, a Republican nominee for the Indiana Southern District Appellate Court, has a long judicial record. Born near Logansport, he trained at public schools, Central Normal College, Smith son College, and Union University Albany Law School graduating in 1881. He served as Greensburg city attorney, prosecuting attorney of the old Eight Judicial Circuit, and judge of the Highth Judicial Circuit before joining the Appellate Bench in 1904 and later seeking re election. He is praised as a capable, fearless jurist whose re election would honor the party and state.
The era reports Candida played in Paris to poor reaction while Ethel Levy travels to Paris for vocal studies. David Warfield planned a long California engagement next season. The City Chap would be the new title for Arie's musical comedy version. Irma La Pierre is set as lead for Al H Wilson next season. Katie Barry to headline The Chinese Honeymoon performances under Abcorn management. Fannie Ward to star in Rachel Crothers The Three of Us in London.
The New York Connecting railway will require a new Hell Gate bridge at about 15 million dollars. The New York, New Haven and Hartford railroad expands six tracking and electrification to Harlem River outskirts at a cost around 50 million. Pittsburg street railroad enforces no smoking. a conductor seen smoking off duty was discharged.
A column cites editorials warning against risky swimming and boating as summer arrives. It notes experts replacing the careless and reports fatalities among those who cannot swim or row, highlighting rising drownings this season across major papers.
John L. Peetz, a quiet organizer with eight years in Government and State Statistical Bureaus, is the Republican nominee for State Statistician. Born 1867 in Ripley County, German descent, he lived in Howard and Tipton counties, taught in Tipton, worked in Kokomo, and served in the U.S. Census Bureau before becoming chief deputy of the Indiana Bureau of Statistics in 1907. His nomination promises practical economical administration.
Btella That’s hard. New. Yee.
A witty quip explains why Dorothy begins a novel in the middle sparking debate on narrative technique. The remark suggests two problems for readers: how the story will end and how it will begin.
A London Mail note presents a dialogue between a husband and wife about thrift and temptation. The husband boasts of his unquenchable desires while the wife suggests introducing their daughter to him, illustrating a satirical view of appetite and economic instinct.
Letters claim Swiss Herb Tea cured long illness and boosted recovery for multiple people. Brooklyn residents report a sick neighbor becoming well after using the tea and recommend it widely. An Iowa reader requests 100 packages and another sender sends a $3.00 money order for more.
A Savage joke from Simplicissimus frames a young wife urging charity while her husband cautions the generosity may backfire and bring ruin. The cartoonish exchange plays on risk and prudence in a domestic scene with sharp humor.
A gardener terse reply to a youth asks if a plant belongs to the ar butus family. The curt response says it is part of the county council, reflecting a witty London Globe style.
Infuenga, noted in the text, travels from east to west similar to cholera. The fragment suggests a migration or spread pattern.
On a Welsh railway the brake man announces stations including Ffestiniog Bettwsa y coed Llandegai and Penmaenmawr. The text notes that tourists sometimes fail to understand the pronunciations in this country.
A fragmented rail timetable lists multiple No numbers and routes from St Louis to New York and other cities with unreadable times and garbled text. Burke, a local ticket agent, appears with stray times and partial entries.
Timetable excerpt shows Vandalia and Pennsylvania lines with schedules between Chicago Louisville Cincinnati Indianapolis and Logansport. Notes sleeping cars on Nos. 6 1 3 10 12 7 and parlor cars Nos. 118 119 18 19 plus dining options on Logansport-Chicago run. May 24 1908 timetable effect with coupon book offers and traction line connections.
Egyptian mothers used rocking cradles centuries before Christ. Belzoni copied pictures showing a mother at work with her foot on the cradle.
A claim states that one fifteenth of Spain’s population are titled nobles. The figure implies a high level of hereditary status within the country’s social hierarchy.
A Glasgow advertisement reports a three year old child found wandering on Castle Street on a Saturday evening. Described as healthy with dark hair gray eyes and ruddy cheeks the child can talk a little and is noted to swear. Authorities seek the child's guardians.
A historical note states that large free nostrils suggest large lungs while pinched half closed nostrils imply small or weak lungs, with caveats for individual exceptions.
In 1806 geography was considered indelicate for girls and they were rarely permitted to study it. This reflects historical gender norms shaping school curricula and the cultivation of female education during the period.
The text argues that forest growth has dual climate effects and stresses the need for careful management. It highlights that both excessive and insufficient growth can be harmful and urges precise training and trained care to ensure forests benefit humanity.
Fragmentary piece notes moths drawn to candlelight due to limited vision. The text explains their eyes cannot distinguish objects near bright light, causing them to move toward the flame and collide. The passage ends abruptly with incomplete sentences.
A jumble of unreadable time stamps and odd symbols shows scattered schedule fragments. The text lists various times and labels without coherent context or clear events.
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