Popular Excursion to Detroit via Wabash R R
A Sunday excursion from Logansport to Detroit via Wabash R R departs at 1.04 a m with no stops after Peru and arrives in Detroit by 7 am The round trip fare is $2.25 Tickets are valid for return on the special June 7 evening trains or any regular train June 8 The trip offers visits to Belle Isle Windsor Canada Sugar Island and St Clair Flats with M Burke as ticket agent.
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Logensport
Peru
Detroit
Belle Isle
Boys Blanc
Windsor
Canada
Star Isle
Sugar Island
St. Clair Flats
Circulation Report Claims Tribune Lead in Local Reach
The record shows Tribune mailed through Loransport post office in April totaling 1,139 pounds with an average of 274 pounds daily. Nine papers required a pound factor of 2,466 copies mailed daily, asserting the Tribune's county circulation exceeds all other local dailies.
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Tribunes
Loransport
Daily Tribune
Tribune
Logansport
Alaska Sees Surge in Demand for Gold Dredgers
A New York dredger manufacturer отправленный to Tacoma to study Alaska markets reports eager orders. He notes shipments to Alaska will exceed current northern camp operations this summer as inquiries rise from previously unreached regions.
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Alaska
Mary
New York
Tacoma
Aska
Francisco Chronicle
Bishop wisecrack at dinner nets Cognac joke
A Gallican bishop recounts his diocese to a Roman prince, first naming Angouleme then Charente, finally declaring Cognac. The guests chorus Cognac, Cognac, noting a comic saving of geography revealing a bishopric.
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Rome
Angouleme
Department
the Charente
Services No Longer Needed
A flippant young doctor praises the patient’s recovery but the nurse reveals the patient is dead. The scene exposes arrogance and reluctance to admit failure as the grim nurse silently bears responsibility.
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Illustrated Sunday Magazine
Women First Graduates Highlight Glasgow Ceremony
The article recalls the graduation where 50 women and 59 men earned MA degrees in Glasgow. It notes women’s rise from four in the classroom twenty years earlier and recalls Edinburgh appearances in the late 1880s. Professor Tait’s natural philosophy class included eight young ladies.
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Glasgow
Edinburgh
Tait
Dime Novels in Spain Report by American Consul General
Benjamin H. Ridgeley the American consul-general in Barcelona reports that French translations of dime novels sell at newsstands in Barcelona. The books go for 4.1 to six cents American each according to the New York Sun. He concludes there is little profit potential for Spanish editions due to existing French editions and limited reading public outside Barcelona and Madrid.
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Spain
Benjamin H. Ridgeley
Barcelona
New York Sun
Madrid
South
Central America
Inventor of Envelopes and Early Use
The piece notes envelopes as a 19th century invention with Brewes of Brighton credited for the modern design about 100 years ago. It explains how letters were once written on one side, folded, sealed with wax, and addressed on the blank side before envelope adoption around 1850.
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Brighton
Brewes
Has Two Signatures Protects Against Forger
A New York businessman explains that two distinct signatures on checks provide strong protection against forgery. He notes the forger would need an actual bank check to act, and signatures on letters or hotel registers would not be recognized by banks. He says the method gives him extra safety and suggests others adopt it after learning the technique.
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New York
The Policeman Helps Woman Across Street
A tall policeman assists a timid woman across the street and receives thanks. He quips that policemen rely on women as well, waiting for the next passerby needing aid.
Luminescent Birds: Great Blue Heron as Bird Lantern
The Water Birds of North America notes a luminous plumage in the great blue heron. Its breast feathers may carry a light emitting substance, giving the bird the nickname bird lantern. Luminosity could help attract fish and aid the bird in seeing them.
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North America
Timely Joke About Clockmakers Business
The quip notes a clockmaker’s trade is uncertain as it runs on tick and faces a daily prospect of a windup, implying frequent strikes. The joke hinges on wordplay about timing and labor.
Spectacles For Dogs Spark Fashion In New York
A London trend spread to New York where dogs receive cosmetic treatments from dentists to manicures. Lady Aylesford’s Piccadilly poodle wears gold rimmed spectacles after an oculist fitted them for eyesight. The piece notes extravagant pet care including sealskin coats and diamond collars, hinting at a future bulldog with a solitaire eyeglass.
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New York
Lady Aylesford
Piccadilly
New York World
Salvation Army anti-death by own action bureau findings
Report from the Salvation Army bureau in London shows 1125 men and 95 women applied in the last year. Financial embarrassment caused distress for men, with alcohol, sickness, and accidents also cited. two thirds of women suffered melancholia from poverty. The bureau offers advice and encouragement, not direct financial aid.
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Salvation Army
London
Bureau
Watch Little Weaknesses Paradox of Pursuit
A Home Chat meditation on human nature notes that people strive hard yet self sabotage success. It argues pride, doubt, fear, and poor thoughts derail efforts after years of effort and lead to repeated climbs and tumbles without lasting achievement.
Plague of Black Mice Ravages Carson River Valley
Officials estimate $250 000 in damage as a swarm of black mice devastates alfalfa, potatoes, and shade trees in the Carson river valley. Government workers are in the field to exterminate the plague using strychnine, with prior outbreaks in Humboldt county and near Genoa.
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Department of Agriculture
Carson River Valley
Carson River
Danberg Rangers
Here
Humboldt County
Genoa
Word Has Changed Meaning in Australian News Folklore
The term bushranger once meant a skilled bushman and was used in ads like wanted a good bushranger. It now denotes the ultimate villain, a bank robber who terrorizes the countryside until capture or death, reflecting a shift in language and perception.
Origin of Common Words and Humorous Etymologies
The article traces words such as alligator from el lagarto and notes Shakespeare misclassifying the animal as fish. It explains how hyaena means sow and ostrich derives from Latin and Greek roots meaning bird or sparrow.
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Romeo
Maiden Sings World Song Sparks Neighbors’ Outburst
A woman upstairs sang a tune for the tenth time causing a neighbor below to shout that she does not own the world and should consider others. The exchange occurred in a Detroit Free Press report.
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Detroit Free Press
Rulers Who Carry Firearms in European Monarchies
A New York Times report notes kings and princes across Europe habitually carry revolvers. It cites Edward VII in Biarritz and other monarchs, including Carlos of Portugal, the German emperor, and the Servian king Alexander, each linked to pistols or hidden arsenals.
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Biarritz
Edward
New York Times
Prince of Wales
Carlos of
Portugal
Alexander of
Servia
Alexander
Tiny British Cannon Ball Linked to Bunker Hill Find
Frank M. Everett of Penacook New Hampshire preserves a four pound British cannon ball said to have been fired from a war vessel during the outbreak of the revolutionary war. The artifact rests as an heirloom backed by a careful record noting Col. James Savage uncovered it during Bunker Hill monument excavations.
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Frank M. Everett
Penacook
N. H
Mystic River
Everett
Col
James S. Savage
Bunker Hill Monument
Mr. Everett
Col. Savage
Return to Old Conditions Loom Opens Home Textile Revival
A near Chemnitz powered hand loom reconstruction enables home textile work beyond Saxony. The wood loom measures 101.4 by 7 by 7.5 feet, weighs 4 500 pounds, needs .5 horsepower, and uses Jacquard control to avoid a heavy lifting box. It sells for 50 dollars, cheaper than iron factory looms, with weaving costs half those of early experiments, and will be adapted to weave manifold threads.
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Chemnitz
Saxony
Arab Marksmanship and the Moroccan War
A French journal recalls Canrobert’s Zaatcha remark as Arab marksmen in the Moroccan conflict now hit soldiers more precisely. The piece notes that French troops suffered in last stages, where officers in full dress attracted targeted fire and Moroccans proved better shots than in earlier campaigns.
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Morocco
Canrobert
Zaatcha
Pure Air Call for Open Ventilation in Public Spaces
The article urges ventilating indoors and outdoors during warm days. It notes people should air living and working areas freely and urges owners of halls churches schools and other public spaces to do so to purify premises and safeguard health.
Mary Cassatt Receives Legion of Honor Decoration
The French Order of the Chevalier of the Legion of Honor is awarded to painter Miss Mary Cassatt. Noted for portraying children's portraits with noble physiognomy as described by a French writer, Cassatt stands among few women honored.
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Mary Cassatt
At the Theater Ladies Told to Remove Hats
An usher announced that ladies should remove hats and offered free derrick in the foyer, a quirk noted with grim reaction by the audience in this brief theater exchange.
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Derrick
The Baritone Blacksmith With A Troubled Anthem
A visiting Unitarian minister recalls a village choir in L e where a powerful bardtone blacksmith, unable to read music, sang the line And dying brides are filled with fire by mistake during a new anthem. The error surprised the choir and shows how raw voice can clash with words.
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Roxbury
Boston Herald
West
Barytone
Nut Planting Tramp Sets Example for Farmers
A Virginia Pilot summary recalls a Pennsylvania tramp who plants thousands of nuts as he wanders. He seeds rocky hillsides and creek edges, aiming to grow future trees and reduce nut losses. The piece also cites Apple Tree Johnny, famed for planting apple seeds in fence corners and other nooks.
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Pennsylvania
Virginia Pilot
Apple Tree
Johnny
Farmhand George Debates Local Ministers in Central New York
A farmer in central New York questions which minister to prefer as his employee George weighs two nearby pastors. George mocks Mr Gor man for lack of preaching while criticizing Mr Carney for bragging about his father’s mansions.
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New York State
George
Mr. Gorman
Mr. Carney
Railway Ham Sandwich Tale Revealed by Special Assistant
Mrs M G Quackenbos a New York lawyer and Bonaparte special assistant recounts a comic railway ham sandwich tale. A man puzzled by a dry ham sandwich asks the maid if there is any ham. She quips that he has bitten past it, ending the anecdote with a pun.
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M. G. Quackenbos
Bonaparte
Trusts
New York
Forestry School Opens in South Africa at Tokai
A year after its founding, the South African government establishes a forestry school at Tokai Cape Colony. The two year program trains men for government forestry service across provinces with the first year at the South African college and the second year at the Tokai estate with extensive forest lands and diverse trees.
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South Africa
Cape of Good Hope
Tokai
Cape Colony
South African College
Forestry School
Bargain Hunt Sparks Moms At New York Store
A sign outside a New York department store delights mothers and boosts rush at bargain counters. A fatherly doorman watches the children as mothers duel over discounts, marking the scheme a notable success.
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New York
Helena Keller and Dr Furness on Shakespeare Facts
The brilliant blind and deaf Helena Keller met Dr Furness who warned against assuming facts about Shakespeare life beyond baptism marriage and death. She replied that he seemed to have done all the essential things.
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Helena Keller
Dr. Furness
Shakespeare
Rail timetable snippets for St Louis to New York routes
A fragmentary rail schedule lists multiple lines between St Louis New York Kansas City Toledo and New York with varying daily and partial times. It notes agents and times like 3 42 a.m. and 8 37 a.m. and 2 11 p.m. and 7 00 p.m. with local ticket agent M Burke.
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St. Louis
New York
Kansas City
St.Louis
Toledo
Vandalia Time Table and Union Schedule Highlights
Vandalia Time Table in Effect May 24 1908 lists north and south bound trains with varied stops between Chicago Cincinnati Louisville and Indianapolis. It notes sleeping and parlor cars on Nos 6 1 3 10 and details limited express and dining services. An added section covers daily and Sunday operations, interurban connections, and express freight between Fort Wayne and Lafayette.
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Chicago
Louisville
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Columbus
Pittsburg
Loursville
Logansport
Springfield
North Bound
South Bend Acco
South Bend Mail
South ‘Bend ‘Express
Huntington
Boyd Park
Fort Wayne
Lafayette
R. T. Gunn
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Limited Trains and Connections Reach Indiana Traction Network
Limited trains run to Tipton and connect at Kokomo with routes to Elwood Alexandria Yorktown Anderson Middletown Muncie and other intermediate stations. Interchangeable coupon books offer $12 worth of transportation for $10 usable over 32 traction lines across Indiana Ohio and Michigan totaling 1807 miles. Muncie Interchange links Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City Greenville and beyond.
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Koakomo
Indianapolis
Tipton
Elwood
Alexandria
Yairmount
Anderson
Middletown
Muncie
Indiana
Ohio
Michigan
Hartford City
Montpelier
Bluffton
Farmland
Winchester
Union City
Greenville
Train schedule references for Logansport and Terre Haute routes
A historical timetable lists train numbers and routes including Loganport and Terre Haute connections. It notes southbound and westbound services with Sunday restrictions, showing arrival and departure times and train types such as Express and Fast Mail. The entry names Frank J. Reed as G P A in Chicago.
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T. Haute
St. Louis
Terre Haute
Logansport
Logan
Butler
Mail Express Express
Frank J. Reed
Chicago
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Wabash R. R
M. Burke
Joseph T. Bahr
Third and Broadway
Indiana Union Traction Company
The
New Hampshire
Solo
Traveler’s Guide
Agt
Pennsylvania Lines
Losi
Ansport
East
Accon
Wees
CIA
Keys
Chi
Ccceceese
Bradford
Lonansport
Maid
Ccceenes
Effner
Fort Wayne & Wabash Valley Traction CO
Effet
Wabash
Delphi
Intermed
South Bend
West Sound
Logan Ac
Monon
Delphi, Ind
North Bond
Kokomo
Marion
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