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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 15, 1908
Page
7
Advertisement for a vegetable cure all tablets claiming to treat rheumatism nervousness and constipation while preventing appendicitis. Priced at 50 cents a box and sold by druggists including Porter the druggist. Manufactured for T F Trusler Huntington Ind with a strict guarantee.
Earl Johnston visits Walton while Logansport guests call on the Funk family. The list covers visits, sick lists, farm losses, and a birth. A lengthy item notes the death of Miss Melinda Stephen at 29, burial in William cemetery, funeral held with Rev. Hoover officiating. Several kin and neighbors named.
Adamsboro Mrs. Harrison visited Peru the past week. Mrs. Butcher and children of Ko komo spent Sunday with Mr. Ma-50n's. Miss Florence Coons took her Sunday school class to Spencer Park Thursday and spent the day. Frank Livingston and wife of Lo Sunes.
Mr and Mrs W E Packard Aaron Packard and Mrs Carter returned home from Freeport Illinois where they were called to attend the funeral of Mr Packards son's child. Regular Baptist church services are held Sunday with preaching in the morning and evening by Rev Tedford.
Flora Indiana August 14 Moses Plank one of Carroll County s oldest residents died in Flora after a long life of public service He held one office for 38 years and served the community in multiple roles his passing marks the end of an era for local governance and civic life
Obituary for Walter Moore of Kirkland and a review of town life with visits, picnics, and church activities. Mentions Bringhurst landholdings, long service as justice of the peace, and upcoming Flora game against the Lewisville Giants.
A social will be held at Stacker's Hall on Wednesday evening August 19. Ice cream and cake will be served and music provided. Frank DeFord and James R. Stacker present a beautiful gift to the most popular young lady. Mr. and Mrs. Dantel Larimer are authorities for the event.
New Waverly residents and relatives gathered Sunday including Dr R H Quick and family from Peru and Ray Roberts from Michigan. A new barn east of town owned by Frank Myers burned early Sunday at two o clock with unknown causes. Several other local visits and a dog sent to Lagro were noted along with minor theft and travel to Auburn for auto repairs.
Anoka Misses Edna White and Pearl Howard of Logansport return home after a week with friends in the vicinity. Mrs. Harry Persinger called to Galveston due to her son in law Lawrence McDonald’s typhoid fever. The Anoka Stars host the Logansport colored Giants Sunday on Anoka ground. Mrs. William Harrison of Adamsboro visits daughter Mrs. Bert Turnpaugh. Mr. and Mrs. Gob Harrison host Mrs. Reed and children of Logansport.
Aldermen were first appointed for London in 1242 and Milton’s autograph on a 1623 marriage contract recently sold for 322 pounds. Government tests show temperance drinks in England yield 2 to 12.3 percent alcohol. Of England’s 44 county chief constables only three rose from the ranks. thirty-three are ex army officers and one ex-navy. A lunatic named Bedlington died at Morpeth asylum after lighting gunpowder from mouth with a match.
A trimmed set of domestic tips suggests remedies and routines. Vinegar with butter and sugar eases hoarseness, salt in burning refuse removes odors, cold cream on nail bases, gloves during dusting, and water in boiling milk to prevent scorching.
Barnes-Howes recalls a lively night while Shedd notes it explains Howes thriving last evening. This morning Howes appears deeply despondent and says he feels friendless despite the prior revelry.
Sunday August 15 ticket price set at 1.25 dollars for travel on any train up to the 9:45 a.m. departure from the station. Return on all trains scheduled for that date.
Fragmentary timetable lists No 2 4 6 and 9 lines from St Louis to New York and Kansas City to New York with listed times 0:42, 8:37, 3:10, and 11:01 p.m. plus west bound No 68 South Bend Sunday service and local agent Burke.
A garbled OCR fragment lists scattered railway or line designations such as Pennsylvania LINES and East Exp with multiple numbers and abbreviations. The readable content is minimal and lacks coherent events or context.
Freight and passenger schedules for routes between Chicago Cincinnati Louisville Indianapolis Logansport and nearby cities. Notes list sleeping cars parlor dining car privileges on Nos 6 1 3 10 118 119 18 19 126 12 and 7 with limited dining options. Eastbound and westbound freight departures at Ft Wayne Lafayette and Logansport outlined. R T Gunn superintendent announces improved service and terminal departure times.
Travel magazine offers 250 page book with three stories and half tone illustrations of the D. C. Line coast to Mackinac. Sent free on ten cents prepaid postage to D. & C. Navigation Co. Detroit address provided.
South bound service details show Express and Mail Express timings with a 2:58 p.m. Express and 2:15 a.m. Express, plus accommodation times 6:13 a.m. for weekdays, note FRANK J. REED as General Passenger Agent.
Logansport to Indianapolis interurban timetable shows multiple daily departures from 6:00 am to 9:45 pm with connections at Tipton for Elwood, Alexandria, Fairmount, Anderson, Middletown, Muncie and other stations. Limited and all trains noted with exchangeable coupon books offering $12 value for $10 on 30 traction lines across Indiana Ohio Michigan totaling 1,807 miles.
Fragmentary schedule text shows times like 4 30 am 5 00 am 6 30 am and 7 40 am with inconsistent punctuation and stray digits. No clear destinations, events, or structured data can be confirmed.
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