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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
3
A historical note argues that many happy marriages begin with a woman denying a suitor who then recants. The lover should become indispensable by being helpful, discreet, and attentive so the final withdrawal creates a sense of loss. The comparison extends from courtship to siege warfare as a metaphor for persistence.
The Jacksonville Times-Union extols the mosquito as a tireless foe responsible for about 250,000 deaths annually. It questions why nations honor warriors while smaller insects shape human settlement, arguing for recognition of the mosquito alongside great conquerors.
Security note advising readers to install a small plain hinge on the upper window sash to block the lower sash. Attach the hinge at the lower right corner of the upper sash above the flange, ensure it is near the casing, and pivot the free side back to cover the lower sash. The hinge remains invisible from outside and does not interfere with raising the window.
In Sarnia Ontario a town clock stopped when two sparrows tied the hands with twine and grass to build a nest. The birds linked the hands to each other and the frame, delaying the clock's run and showing surprising engineering effort for avian builders.
A Saturday Review piece argues that killing authors cannot stop a country from producing writers. It compares a writer to a bird that must lay an egg and notes that one cannot predict who will write a successful book until after it is written.
A renowned author set to write a short life sketch of a man noted for service to his country. The subject began as a wood chopper, but the family urged tempering the claim. The author proposed wording him as connected with the timber industry to avoid the blunt label.
A Chinese police court punished a woman for assaulting an elderly man by dragging his pipe from his mouth causing two front teeth to be lost. She was ordered to pay the expenses of a Chinese theater for two days at the temple near the main cully.
A young reporter new to the staff of a Philadelphia paper tries to obtain an accident list by forcing a hospital side door with a push button. Doctors escort him to the sign reading In case of accidents push and warn him not to repeat the trick.
A dated editorial on kissing notes that closing the eyes is essential to perfection. It argues thinking and kissing seldom mix and urges readers to value the charm of closeness to keep a loved one near and reduce risky absences.
The article traces the phantom hounds famed in Conan Doyle to regional legends across England and Wales. It cites names like Gabriel's hounds in the north and Cron Annwn in Wales, noting their spectral howling, nocturnal sightings, and belief they hunt souls. It concludes the origin lies in the sounds of wild geese.
A 91 year old Copenhagen widow, mother of a high government official, killed herself after an unrequited love affair by leaping from a fourth floor window. A few days later 106 year old Josef Szarkas reportedly hanged himself at Szatonar on the Hungarian frontier amid fears of eternal punishment.
A W C T U speaker warns that sugar cargoes release fumes that intoxicate workers and cause dangerous behavior. She notes authorities air holdings for two hours before stevedores enter to prevent "sugar jag" driven by the gases.
The writer muses on time saved by replacing deep bows with quick nods as a labor-saving improvement in greetings. They doubt whether machinery’s efficiency beats the speed of casual impoliteness and lament the loss of ceremonial form.
Isaac Coffman of Hatton Pennsylvania sold a coffin he made twenty years ago because his wife said it was out of date. He built it from chestnut to be cozy and kept it in the garret awaiting his death. Now he plans to buy a modern casket but feels attached to his old coffin.
The Engineering Magazine argues sales success abroad requires men fluent in local language and culture, able to converse about weather and theater, and to answer questions rather than push goods. It notes South Americans are deliberate and sensitive, and that patient, adaptable reps outsell aggressive hustlers. European rivals exploit American missteps.
A Philadelphia doctor notes Pennsylvanian Dutch home remedies in Bucks County. Toothache relief from alum held in the mouth. chest wrapping to ward off colds. cobwebs for cuts. ivy infusion with lemon juice as a tonic. stewed onions and snuff rumored to treat influenza. hop pillows for insomnia and puffball powder for bruises.
The miserescope advances with a six inch high power lens allowing whole objects to be observed at once. A common house fly appears as large as an ostrich within an open space, enabling unprecedented study of its movement and behavior. Vast microscopic worlds become visible, promising valuable discoveries for science.
The Lounger in Putnam's recalls Byron's first shoes, given to my father by a nurse who cared for the poet. She cut them down for a doll. the braided soft shoes befitted a large child. I entrusted them to the Players, and they now rest under glass at 16 Gramercy Park.
A Baltimore American note praises Ida Lewis for half a century guarding a lighthouse and saving nearly twenty lives. The piece contrasts her selfless service with the era’s widespread selfishness, highlighting her personal sacrifice for public welfare.
A shoemaker named Wegner from Strasburg sent a grandfather clock made entirely of straw wheels pointers and case to a Berlin invention exhibition. It took 15 years to build. The clock keeps perfect time but under favorable conditions cannot last longer than two years.
A woman explains that living alone aids crying cessation after marriage. She recalls crying often in her former married life and notes the sadness of hearing oneself cry in solitude with no one to offer comfort.
A historic Latin Bible, likely from the late 9th century, resides in England’s Cottonian library. It contains the four Gospels in 217 leaves and was used in coronations about 300 years before the stone’s Westminster transfer. The Bible survived the Ashburnham House fire of 1731 and may have belonged to King Athelstan who gave it to Dover church.
A County Gentleman extols London’s autumn sunset, noting the Thames red sun, red cloud over shipping, gold reflections on water, St Paul’s dome in colored mist, and Bond Street’s silhouettes, praising the city’s remarkable visual panorama.
The 1836 Housekeeper’s Guide outlines a ringworm cure using the grease from a church bell as verdigris mixed with unsalted lard, applied as a plaster twice daily. It notes the remedy was kept secret and later openly shared as equally effective.
An elderly man travels to the city to buy furniture and buys a chair after inspecting shelves. Days later he returns with the chair in several pieces. The shopkeeper deduces that someone has been sitting on it, sparking a humorous misunderstanding from Tit-Bits.
A trolley car stops to pick up a bright-eyed, middle-aged woman with six hatless boys. She jokes she will not fuss with hats, saying there isn't money enough to tempt her to look after six boys and six hats.
A discussion on how a good reciter or painter reveals beauty in poetry and painting. It contrasts the precision of skilled performers with mediocrity marked by sameness and lack of taste.
Harper’s Weekly recounts a tale of Alfred Lord Tennyson at Farringford where a brave American schoolmaster, unafraid, refuses to promise not to repeat a personal anecdote. The poet, brusque and exacting, yields a rare moment of candid storytelling.
Henry Clews cites Canal Street tale from the New York Times about a young jobbing firm that overbought coats and failed to raise cash. An old trader advised splitting stock into thirteen and billing twelve, hoping customers would accept stealing one coat each. The plan backfired as buyers kept all coats except the unbilled one.
St Albans houses the oldest inhabited building in the country, the octagonal Round house now the Fighting Cocks inn near the River Ver. Built as a boathouse for a monastery founded by King Offa around 795, it is over 1,100 years old with a subterranean passage to the monastery ruins. It is also linked to Oliver Cromwell, who reportedly slept there.
A German physician tried hypnotism to simulate a warm climate cure for a poor patient. He chalked a sun on the ceiling and suggested the sun’s presence would heal. The patient died of sunstroke despite assurances from the doctor and friends.
A school of character argues that medical training may not create saints but should build manly qualities such as self restraint courage gentleness and forbearance through routine five year curricula and opportunities to practice virtue.
A disjointed speech from a suave minister and a sexton follows a cryptic exchange about water and a long name Augustus Philip Ferdi nand Codrington Chesterfield Livings ton Sneaks. The garbled text suggests a baptism scene with odd phrasing and interruptions.
Flora R. D. Callane and Dr B E Blickenstaff travel on business to Logansport and Chicago. Charles Munick is ill. Dr E L Peters and Dr Kerns return from a Chicago medical meeting. George Bell visits from Colorado where he works in manufacturing. John Myers and wife plan a Des Moines trip via Elgin Jr. Waterworks mains are finished and tools shipped. contractors promise an efficient water supply.
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