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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 01, 1908
Page
4
A Huntington county aspirant for district chairman Harry Bendel accuses Cass county delegates of being steered by a vest pocket faction and threatens cannibalism. The item labels the claim as absurd and urges Bendel to visit Cass county, withdraw the charge, and pursue fair, straightforward campaigning.
The article argues the Quebec bridge collapse resulted from human error rather than flawed engineering. It notes plans were correct but changes by an aging supervising engineer caused the fault, easing fears that all large bridges are unsafe and promising that the ghost of a mysterious principle is laid to rest.
H. C. Nichols argues in Van Norden Magazine that ten years of prosperity since 1897 have transformed American farming. He notes agricultural fixed capital around 25 billion dollars, over four times manufacturing capital, and claims farmers stand financially secure against external disturbances or crop failures.
Leopold of Belgium has long played a royal joke about his unseemly pranks blaming a Paris double, Mr. Fouret of Hachette plans to sue for libel, saying the joke uses his name and reputation.
The writer argues that West Point remains attractive despite pay concerns and high dropout rates. They advocate a three-tier force structure: a regular army, well trained state reserves as bachelor regiments, and the National Guard, totaling about 100000 frontline troops, with target ranges and rifle training as vital to national defense.
A discussion on shaping boys into responsible men through moral training, handicraft education, and civics. It urges reverence for God and humanity, honesty and lawfulness, and the need for early preparation for public service and participation in city life.
A Cass County jail report covers January 1, 1906 to January 1, 1908. It lists inmates sent to Michigan City Penitentiary Jeffersonville Reformitory Plainfield School for Boys and Long Cliff Hospital with names crimes sentences and transfer dates. It notes one escape recaptured one jail wedding and two recommitted insane cases with overall totals for 1906 and 1907 including vagrants intoxication and other categories.
An essay argues that modern witchery persists in society with spiritual influence over youth and adults. It warns against smoking, drinking, greed, and sexual temptations as paths to ruin and death, citing Chicago's youth as examples of Circe's lure and the peril of seeking worldly pleasures.
Chief Livingston reports December fire department activity seven runs, five from box 23 at Sycamore Street and Miami Avenue. Losses under $100 for buildings and household goods. A prior false alarm incident led to deterrence, with no further false calls. Arnall of Dayton, Ohio visited the city last evening.
The article explains simple methods to craft electric lamp shades using a nickel standard and wire frame. It describes wrapping silk around the frame, adding a four inch ruffle and a top lining, then covering with filet lace for an artistic finish.
A birthday centerpiece idea features a cake at table center with a maypole rising from the cake. The pole is wrapped in bright ribbons and pink tissue, with hanging packages containing small toys. Guests lift packages and ribbons are cut to reveal prizes.
Create a layered baked turkey dish with gravy and minced meat between puffed bread crumbs. Alternate layers of turkey, butter, salt and pepper, and gravy moistened with milk or oyster liquid, finishing with seasoned crumbs. Bake until bubbling and browned. This preparation is said to surpass the first stage of the bird.
A playful exchange notes a man known for hot air. The punchline reveals he leads a large heating company, turning a tease into a local whispered title about business prominence.
Senator Philander Case Knox, driving a friend from a railroad station to Valley Forge, recalled a Pope line after his guest quoted it. He affirmed his lifelong memory training, noting he memorized 1,000 Bible verses as a prize when young.
The passage quotes Morris from The Life of William Morris by J. W. MacKail. It notes his eagerness to read aloud and his praise for Huck Finn as great in art or nature, while showing disdain for refinement and modern ideas as he dismisses Ibsen with a curt remark Very clever I must say.
A playful dialogue unfolds as a young man asks a father for his daughter's hand in marriage. The daughter notes the father's habit of hosting three other sons and hints at his sensitivity to such proposals.
A lady accosts a girl entering a strict New York flat, asking how she lives there. The child replies simply that she was denned in, implying she forced entry or avoided the rules, in a brief, pointed exchange.
A conversation between Mr Smart and Mrs Malaprop debates whether Pearreis weakens his work with excessive alliteration. Mrs Malaprop concedes that in modern times nothing remains pure or strong as people alliterate everything.
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