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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1908
Page
2
An advertisement touts Trusler's Rheumatic Tablets as an infallible cure for rheumatism nervousness and constipation and a preventive for appendicitis. Easy to take and purely a food product priced at 50 cents a box sold by druggists including Porter with manufacture credited to T F Trasler Huntington Ind.
A discussion on lunar gravity suggests a person weighing 140 pounds on Earth would weigh about 20 pounds on the Moon. If trained muscles stayed the same, he could perform extraordinary feats, such as lifting an elephant or leaping over a 24 foot wall, due to buoyancy and reduced gravity.
Ziem, the queer painter, resided at the top of Rue Lepic in Montmartre. His castle like dwelling had a bell‑linked upper window for visitors, a cord‑lowered basket for messages, a swinging bed, and a museum of illuminated Persian manuscripts he would not sell. His gilded gondola stairpost guarded his studio as he painted Venice scenes unbothered.
A London Tribune anecdote recounts Irish belief in St Patrick as a pied piper. An Irish emigrant to Australia fortunes, but snakes troubled him until he requested soil from old Ireland to spread around his home. The tale blends folklore with a humorous consolation.
The piece notes that painters in suburbs or cities struggle with brush disposal after work. An authority suggests placing brushes in a water-filled bucket to keep them soft and ready for reuse. The writer endorses the method, claiming it works well.
The fire that destroyed the old Houses of Parliament occurred on October 16 1834. The current palace of Westminster opened on November 4 1852. It sits on a twelve foot thick concrete bed and spans nine acres with 1100 rooms, 100 staircases and two miles of corridors. The Great Victoria Tower rises 346 feet at the southwest end.
A newly installed mistress of the house shows firm ideas on industry as a visitor asks for food. She points to the wood pile and insists on bringing the ax, but the visitor reassures with a calm remark that his teeth are fine.
A couple's exchange after marriage reveals the wife asks her husband to return an engagement ring and exchange it for one with a diamond at least half as large. The lines depict a playful, intimate moment between the newlyweds.
Inexperienced voice quips that eating six apples will ruin Johnny dinner appetite. The line targets Johnny and implies his bachelor uncle made the remark. Critics say a grocery bill veteran would avoid such error.
An OCR snippet lists events on December 3 involving Monte Calo Girls and December 5 featuring TM Good Fellow. Details are fragmentary and not fully clear from the text.
The Monte Carlo Girls, a burlesque organization of about twenty five performers with singers dancers and comics, come to the Nelson on Thursday night December 3 for two new burlettas The Kidnappers and The Maidens Dream featuring the full company led by Mary Martin and Jack H. Sutter with acts by Golden and Collins Sullivan and Burns and others.
Dolly Sevier secretly marries and wears a boyish dress to visit her husband in bachelor flats. A mistaken card player, a vigilant policeman, and a combinaton of visitors spark two hours of screaming comedy. A Good Fellow plays matinee and night at the Nelson on Saturday December 3.
Beginning Monday December 7 the Aubrey Stock Company performs daily at the Nelson theatre with matinees and evening shows. The touring company travels with a sixty foot baggage car of scenery and presents ten city melodramas with own settings and electric effects. Six vaudeville numbers rotate at each performance and opening play is Owen Davis 4 Great Temptation.
The house opened for vaudeville in June and this week presents a highly entertaining lineup. The credit goes to a clever group of entertainers assembled for the bill at the Broadway, surpassing many big act claims. It is hard to pick the standout among such a strong company.
The crowd favored multiple acts including The Four Andersons, Master Ivan Anderson, Knox Brothers and Helen, plus Eddie Ross the banjo virtuoso. Ross delivers refined music as audiences applaud a lively program of comedy and entertainment with songs and moving pictures titled Any old time at all My Lady's Choice and Work Made Easy.
At the Harmony Court No. 304 T B H tonight officers will be elected and other business discussed. A banquet follows. Woodmen Circle meets in regular session at East Ben Hur hall Thursday evening. Lorain Council No. 10 Daughters of Liberty holds a 2 PM meeting with nominations and officer elections. Members urged to attend.
A historical note recalls Lieutenant Beresford hopping across a crocodile tank assisted by islets of reeds while Sir Richard Burton previously muzzled a crocodile with a lasso and rode its back in zigzag fashion. The tale highlights bold feats by explorers during a visit to the tank.
The text explains that bones contain blood vessels and nerves, and describes pain differences in amputation, marrow nerves, and how bone structure adapts to an animal's lifestyle with examples like sloths, deer, antelope, and ostrich. It notes hollow leg bones aid speed and that skeletons reflect mechanical principles discovered through long invention.
The finger pillory is described as an ancient curiosity at St Helen parish church Ashby de la Zouch. It features two upright posts and a beam with bored holes to insert and hold the first finger joint, secured by a hinged beam and rock fastener.
The piece argues that it is physically impossible to kill oneself by holding the breath. It notes variation in individual breath-holding ability and cites divers as examples. It explains that prolonged apnea causes unconsciousness and that breathing would resume naturally, preventing a fatal outcome despite intent.
The passage describes Mme Scarron later Mme de Maintenon as a striking girl and a sedate figure in adulthood. She was dark with piercing eyes and wavy hair. Contemporaries praised her gravity despite the era’s gayety and noted she did not smile often yet was not gloomy.
Ruins in Mexico reveal ancient teocallis or god houses. One near Cholula resembles a truncated pyramid with a base side of 1423 feet, a height of 177 feet, and a base area of forty four acres. It eclipses the Great Pyramid in base length by nearly double.
A Philadelphia Press item quotes Mrs Starvem urging a magistrate to rule on a chicken soup case. The magistrate replies he has tried it and finds the dish has proved an alibi, preserving the humorous courtroom moment.
The fragment hints at a calm, well mannered figure named Matias, possibly contrasted with a chaotic setting. It suggests a youthful character observed or described with restraint and poise. No clear events or affiliations are provided.
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