Popular Excursion to Detroit via Wa Bash Sunday June 7
A special round trip excursion to Detroit via Wa Bash departs Logansport at 1.04 am Sunday June 7 and arrives 7 am. Round trip fare is 2.25 dollars. Return tickets valid on special trains leaving Detroit at 8 pm or any regular train June 8. Area attractions include Belle Isle and nearby islands. M Burke ticket agent phone 158.
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Detroit
Michigan
Wabash
R. R
Logensport
Peru
Belle Isle
Boys Blanc
Windsor
Canada
Star Isle
Sugar Island
St. Clair Flats
Proof of Girculation From Government Records Daily Tribune April
record shows Tribunes mailed through Logansport post office during April with 3,927 paid and 3,212 free pounds total 7,139. average daily mailings 274 pounds. nine papers to allot 2,466 copies mailed daily. Tribune's county circulation exceeds city and county of any other transport daily.
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Tribunes
Logansport
Daily Tribune
Allo
Tribune
Torsnsport
Still a Hero to Women Says Kubelik the Violinist
The married violinist Kubelik, father of twins, remains a magnet for female attention. He replies that courageous American women stand out, and marriage has made no difference in his appeal.
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Kubelik
Kubeliki
America
Color blind federal official in a tie wager story
A Washington federal official who is said to be color blind faces a playful test at table when his wife guesses his tie color. He claims the tie is blue and reveals he warned a clerk he would throw him out the window if blue was not given. The anecdote appears in Harper's Weekly.
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Washington
Harper's Weekly
The Best Wedding Present
A humorous dialogue features a mother warning against a marriage to Robert and a daughter turning the warning into a wedding gift by requesting it be put in writing. The exchange showcases playful betrothal tensions and witty wordplay in a translated piece from Transatlantic Tales.
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Robert
Megaenderfer ‘Blatter
Swindler in Chicago Station Fakes Reuben Out
Reuben lands in town with cash and meets a smooth talking confidence man at a Chicago railroad station. The stranger flirts with a scam, but the mark tests him and the con artist collapses fainting, leaving Reuben to seek a more capable swindler.
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Reuben
Chicago News
Jake Luscomb
Immense labor in casting a bronze statue
A sculptor explains the lengthy process of bronze statue production. Plaster models are covered with 1500 to 2000 sand lumps to form a mold, then filled with clay. The core is shaved by a quarter inch, kept centered by iron rods, and cooled bronze fills the space. After cooling the mold is removed and the interior clay is extracted.
Why His Speech Was Strange on the Egypt Tour
A Baltimorean recalls George Ade wintering in Egypt and the mock seriousness with which some tourists studied Arabic. At Assouan a St Joseph student lamented not understanding her guide, then Ade quipped that she should hire a younger guide, as the toothless old ones speak gum Arabic.
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George Ade
Egypt
Assouan
St. Joseph
Ade
Disinfection of Blankets and Woolen Goods
The London Hospital notes disinfection of woolen items after infectious fevers is tricky as moist heat damages blankets and clothing. If an electrolytic process can destroy anthrax bacilli while preserving wool fiber, it may offer a method to sterilize woolens after scarlet fever and other fevers.
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London Hospital
Women as natural explorers say Dr Shaw
Biologist Dr Charles Shaw reports seven of ten women are innately suited to exploration. He led women on challenging mountain trips and found they perform as well as men and possess a latent love for wilderness that sustains them both spiritually and physically.
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Charles Shaw
A Bum Affinity Mystery Grows Quiet
Characters discuss Gwendolin's rumored affinity and a fake com taralal rating. The dialogue hints at a shifting dynamic as one character laments the lack of talk about her power while another confirms the dubious evaluation affecting her reputation.
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Gwendolin
Won Member for His Church Quoits Gambler Preacher
The Rev J H Roger pastor of Oxford Methodist Church was found gambling in a game of quests against Squire S H Smith The stakes were whether Smith would attend a series of special meetings Roger won and Smith agreed to attend with others The contest boosted church attendance and public image of the preacher.
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J. H. Roger
Oxford
Pa.) Methodist
Roger
Mr. Smith
Squire Smith
Criticism of American Cooks by Prussian Chef
Albert Neumann, chef to the Prussian Crown Princess Cecelie, returns from America disappointed. He sought superior culinary delights but found American cooking lacks novelty, with clam chowder as the sole standout. He notes American hotels rival European palaces in kitchen arrangements.
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Albert Neumann
Cecelie
America
Germany
Herr Neumann
Europe
Combs Made of Old Shoes
A chemist explains turning old boots into combs in a factory yard. Leather is cut, sulfured, washed, dried, ground, mixed with glue, and pressed into comb molds. The narrator notes a preference for rubber combs over those made from former footwear.
A Queer Objection to Flats Near Breweries
A city renting agent cites a common complaint about flats near breweries. He notes that the beery atmosphere supposedly tempts drinkers and provokes temperamental behavior. Women often raise the concern more than men, fearing male temperance risks.
Illiteracy Rates Around the World in 1900 Report
The United States commissioner of education reports illiteracy percentages for 1900. Nations range from Germany 0.11 percent to Romania 89 percent. The United States uses a 10.07 percent standard, noting no fixed international benchmark.
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Germany
Switzerland
Scotland
Holland
France
England
Belgium
Ireland
Austria
Hungary
Greece
Italy
Russia
Spain
Portugal
Servia
Roumania
United States
Danish Queen Louise Inherits Vast Wealth
Queen Louise of Denmark is described as extremely wealthy due to inheritances from both her father and her mother, Princess Louise of the Netherlands. The Danish royal couple, still young in appearance, marked their silver wedding in 1894.
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Queen Louise
Denmark
Princess Louise
The
Netherlands
Conservative man weighs wedding during war rumors
A 70 year old man, having dyed hair and whiskers jet black, chats on a streetcar about news from Japan. He plans to propose to a widowed farmer on the Connecticut shore if tensions stay calm. otherwise he will delay and dye his hair and shave.
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Japan
Widder
Connecticut
Hairpins and Their Many Uses
A humorous note on hairpins noting Zola’s remark about pins strewn in England and listing diverse uses from paper cutter to toothpick. It cites a hotel anecdote about a reader using a hairpin as a bookmarker and the comic misplacement of bookmarks in a novel.
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Zola
England
Dry Rot In Men Described As Lurking Indolence
The Roanoke Times outlines dry rot in men as a tendency to lurk and lounge at street corners with no clear purpose. The observer often links the behavior to a previous hard living and then notes a gradual decline in appearance marked by slovenliness, not poverty or illness.
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Roanoke Times
Poor Prospects for a St. Joseph Sweetheart
Ex pugilist Norman Selby known as Kid McCoy buys a 350000 dollar New York office building and jokes about another couple with poor prospects in St. Joseph. A friend visits a sweetheart embroidering and sees a jewel case, but learns she keeps pawn tickets for the fiancé.
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Kid McCoy
Norman Selby
New York
Mr. Selby
St. Joseph
George
Long Spell of Bad Weather Delays Reunion
Two women who had not seen each other for years meet in the street. They greet warmly and remark how little each has changed. When asked why they never visited, one replies that the weather over the years explains the absence.
Perilous Wire Walk Ends Safely Near Denver
Ivy Baldwin became temporarily blind while crossing a 550 foot long rope suspended 583 feet above the ground in South Bowlder canyon near Denver Colo. He steadied himself by talking to the person at the far end and completed the walk without harm, described as perhaps the most dangerous feat of its kind.
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South Bowlder Canyon
Denver
Col
Ivy Baldwin
Drop the label and name the person not their job
A dialogue about how society insists on addressing people by their occupations. The speaker notes weariness at constant use of titles like doctor professor general and asks if a handle to a name is always necessary. The conversation shifts as the professor grows reflective and changes the subject.
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Harvard
Japanese doctors refrain from charging fees to the poor
A Japanese medical proverb ties poverty and disease to robbing a home of its aid. Dr Matsumoto notes physicians freely give time and medicine and even money, with patients or friends presenting gifts as compensation. No formal doctor’s bill exists in Japan, reflecting strict honesty and customary gratuities.
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Japan
Dr. Matsumoto
Train Schedule Fragments From Early Morning Lines
Fragmented timetable mentions routes from St Louis to New York and St Louis to Toledo with times such as 8 37 a m and 4 daily trains. Partial names include D Bl and M Burke in a local ticket context.
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St. Louis
New York
Kansas City
Toledo
Seeaee
Pennsylvania Lines Timetable Between Chicago and Logansport
Vermont era timetable details list passenger and freight schedules for multiple routes among Chicago Logansport Cincinnati and Louisville with notes on sleeping car services parlor dining car availability and daily versus Sunday operations. The Vandalia Time Table from May 24 1908 shows north and south bound trains with distinctive numbers 46 40 42 50 118 119 126 7 6 and more and includes connections to Delphi Lafayette and intermediate points.
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Louisville
Cincinnati
Indianapolis
Columbus
Pittsburg
Logansport
Springfield
South Bend Acco
South Bend Mall
South Bend
Love on Persian Cushions Is A Sign Of Enduring Courtship
A New York Press snippet notes young women embroider Oriental cushions for their beloveds. Persian lines weave birds and flowers, hinting that true love outshines rubies even if the recipient cannot read Persian. Translation aid suggests college professors or Persian rug merchants.
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Maine's Three Footed Bear Falls to Hunters in Kennebec Chronicle
The Kennebec Journal reports the death of a famous three footed bear near Vanceboro killed by Jed Johnson and Bob Crocker after a dead fall trap. The bruins age and injuries are noted with scars from many bullets, and it roamed Musquash Lake Topsfield Lambert Lake Orient Horseback within fifty miles.
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Maine
Vanceboro
Jed” Johnson
Bob” Crocker
Kennebec
Bruin
Musquash Lake
Topsfield
Lambert Lake
Orient Horseback
School for Waiters in Lausanne
London Truth notes a Lausanne school trains waiters in foreign languages and hotel management. The article argues foreigners make better waiters because many aim to rise in hotel careers, not just serve.
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London
Lausanne
Verdict in Accord With the Evidence Questioned
In a courtroom exchange reported by New York Weekly a judge asks a juror to deliver a verdict strictly per the evidence while a defense lawyer objects for cause. The dialogue illustrates courtroom procedure and juror readiness.
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New York Weekly
Train schedule notes for Indiana routes and Sundays
A list of rail services with numbers and routes including Logan, South Bend, Terre Haute, Mitchell Butler and Logan accommodations. Details show Sunday only services and multiple express and East West bounds with times like 7 10 am and 4 56 pm.
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Logan
South Bend
T. Haute
St. Louis
Terre Haute Express
Logansport
Terre Haute Ace
Nets
Butler
Butler Ace
Gouna
Logan Ac
Kokomo to Marion timetable snapshot
Timed travel slots listed for Kokomo to Marion and return service. Early morning to late evening departures with assorted times and prices noted in a dense sequence.
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Fort Wayne
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Delphi
Iate
Lafayette
Huntington
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Supt. Trans
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Monon
Delphi, Ind
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Frank J. Reed
Kokomo
Tipton
Elwood
Alexandria
Fairmount
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Muncie
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Montpelier
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Farmland
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Marion
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