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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 29, 1908
Page
5
A mother from Rfooresville reports her son’s epileptic spells ending after June 1906 with Dr Miles Nervine. She cites a long specialist trial and says he had no spells after August 28 1906 and took no medicine since January 1907. Public notice promises nerve medicine efficacy and offers letters of testimonials.
A rat crafted from hair and other materials was found in the Logan’s Port post office lobby. Workers noted its lifelike disguise and handled it with care. The article is held for the owner and, if unclaimed within ten days, will go to the dead letter office.
A veteran explains why players and grinders prefer left to right motion in sports and daily tasks. He cites sun worshipers who believed actions should proceed left to right, from turning screws to churning batter, and notes reversal is seen as disruptive.
Fragmentary notes discuss who is named as the tallest actress. The jumbled text hints at a historic discussion about stature in theater, with unclear references and no definite conclusion.
Henry Tucker, West Side grocer, was found guilty of assault and battery on celery dealer Fred Lehman in Justice Reid's court. Tucker was fined one dollar plus costs. testimony noted inconsistencies due to witness separation and Tucker admitted pushing Lehman. Lehman and his three children testified Tucker struck twice. Tucker followed Lehman and pushed him.
Swayzee high school protests Galveston high school to the State High School Athletic Association board in Indianapolis over officiating and crowd interference during a signed fall football game. Galveston defends the referee decision on a run-ended score and argues crowd actions were not their fault or grounds for barring them from state contests.
Martin Keever Seagraves born near Greentown Howard County left home after a brutal beating and adopted the name Robert Cromer. He served in the Thirty ninth Infantry then the Twenty first, later in the light artillery, never revealing his real identity even to his wife.
A Catania wine dealer launches a novel plan offering sixty minutes of drinking for 15 cents, with wine priced at 5 cents per liter. The merchant bets on the bettor's stomach to finish three liters of Etna wine in one hour as locals watch the spectacle.
A shipment of additional Hungarian pheasants, about five thousand, is expected to be released in Indiana's Jefferson Township game preserves this spring. Deputy Warden E. E. Earle extols their suitability, hardiness, and thrift, noting they are larger than Bob White quail and excel in sport. The article discusses release procedures and calls for adequate licensing funds and law enforcement support.
A brief note from Richmond Indiana reports the final session of the year by Wayne County Commissioners. Committees from Sol Metedit were discussed as part of the agenda.
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