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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
7
A dialogue discusses people speaking loudly in public across cultures. The speaker notes foreigners and Americans alike raise their voices in conversation in public spaces and eateries, recounting a street encounter and a remembered incident with Italian speakers. The comment ends with a view of cross cultural bluntness.
An Ohio flood anecdote shows a sawmill operator exploiting a rescue moment. He promised half the vast upsteam logs if the crowd saved people and property, provoking laughter as rescuers saved about 100 logs before realizing the folly of his offer.
In Hanover a staged production of Wedekind's The Awakening of Spring draws a sold out crowd amid censor debates. A police officer interrupts to demand a license for the child on stage only to discover the apparently underage role is played by a mature actress of high standing and notable makeup.
A New York attorney recounts prying open a faulty electric berth light with a pocket knife aboard a Chicago bound sleeper. The blade melted away, burning his finger and requiring a surgeon. He warns of the powerful danger of electricity and quips about being electro cute.
The Melbourne Pastoralists' Review notes long term profits from livestock remain weak as rising production costs shrink interest on pastoral capital. Investors increasingly willing to sell when prices return to a satisfactory level.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer quips that new directoire gowns promise nothing for freeing wearers from attempting to board streetcars improperly. The humorous exchange notes any hope for behavior change remains slim.
A determined man asked for a revolver and insisted on a nine-chamber model to use one cat next door. The salesman confirmed a six chamber would suffice but the buyer persisted for a larger capacity.
A New York teacher reports pervasive money carrying by students and rising thefts. Some children bring only a cent for a treat while others conceal large sums, including one girl who daily arrived with 20 to 30 dollars hidden in her clothing, prompting attempts to curb allowances and use as a family bank.
A timid girl says a man has followed her and loiters in the hall. She asks the hall boy to turn him away, but the boy notes the man lives on the third floor and has a right to be there. She plans to complain if he persists.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a stash of 50 to 60 kid gloves at Union Station ticket office, mostly lefts. Men leave gloves behind after paying with left hands, and many gloves lack one or more fingers, leading to mysterious waste as staff try to match missing fingers to gloves.
In Lorraine during the Napoleonic wars, locals recall the Woman of Stenay who served Austrian soldiers a cup of wine from her store. They drank and soon 400 men suffered agony. She declared them poisoned and cried Vive la France before collapsing dead.
The note compares Greenland to an ice box and explains that New York’s area is small next to Greenland’s vast size. It describes glaciers moving from Greenland’s center, implying Greenland is the birthplace of most icebergs feared by mariners.
A long haired man asks about purchasing poetry. The editor declines, noting no big buys, only small consignments to aid friends, never less than ten-pound lots, as the caller leaves.
A letter carrier greets an auctioneer with a foreign phrase. The auctioneer replies in a fiendish grin. The letter carrier says he will bid as directed. The exchange hints at a hidden system guiding the sale.
A reflective piece urges weighing all advice, recognizing that even poor input reveals a question's sides. It stresses listening to strong arguments, weighing horizons, and valuing criticism to strengthen weak points for wiser decisions.
A St Louis clergyman predicts bells for church use will disappear in years. Trustees already favor metal tubes hung in steeples struck with a hammer, offering a clear full tone that resists temperature changes and never goes out of tune, unlike some chimes in the city.
Two women seeking a fortune told by a seer praised as splendid are advised to visit on Friday. The clairvoyant notes many fear Friday as unlucky and urges them to come that day when she will have time and not rush their cases.
Early Mesopotamian peoples viewed all heavenly bodies as gods with the moon seen as supreme due to its changing shapes. Reverence surrounded the moon and major temples at Ur and Haran were dedicated to its worship. The crescent symbol was believed to avert evil and, with the star, formed the word for incantation.
A young man tipping generously to all in a restaurant finds humor when his date asks if the doorman was given anything. He realizes she implies he should have tipped the doorway attendant most, since he let them out.
The Word Post explains the origin of post as placed or fixed station derived from Latin positus. It traces the term to an established conveyance of letters between stations and the postoffice there. It notes post-haste as a Shakespearean term meaning speed like a courier.
Walter, who had been collecting coins, asks at breakfast if his father goes downtown to make money and requests that he be given a set of United States gold dollars.
Charles described his first dance as unlike his expectation. He told his aunt at home that he thought dancers would jump up and down but noted they simply held each other by the waist and moved together.
Ancient Mesopotamian scripts show a crescent and star as early charms to drive out evil spirits. The symbol appears on clay tablets documenting exorcisms and influenced later oriental beliefs. Winged guardians and talismans guarded gateways as protective icons across eras.
The article notes two early spring fern stages nicknamed the cotton fern and fiddle head. Cottony tufts appear on ground in low lands resembling scattered cotton, concealing young fern fronds labeled cireinate by botanists. After an inch or two of growth the cottony look fades and fiddle head form becomes prominent.
Train numbers and routes listed for St Louis Kansas City New York Toledo and New York with daily departures and times. A local ticket agent named M Burke is shown.
Time table from May 24 1908 lists trains between Chicago Indianapolis Cincinnati and Louisville with sleeping car routes No 6 No 1 No 8 No 10 No 118 No 119 No 18 No 19 No 126 No 12 No 7 and connections. It notes daily service and exceptions with arrivals departures and car types including parlor dining and sleeping. The North Bound and South Bound sections show locomotives routes and transfer points at Vandalia Logansport and South Bend with various express and mail trains.
A well dressed man intoxicated from a spree buys flowers from a florist near city hall. He asks the name of the hyacinths and then requests roses, revealing drunken behavior and aim to take flowers home as a domestic peace offering.
A legend says Pixodorus herdman’s rams fought on a hill above Ephesus. One ram struck the marble crust with its horn revealing a whitish stone. The peasant carried the specimen to Ephesian citizens, won praise, and his name was changed to Evangelus. The stone was later excavated for Diana’s Temple and paid to him.
A London Spectator quote contrasts military reasoning with the endless chain of conquests. It notes the desire to secure one hill range leading to the need to seize the next, creating a perpetual cycle. The remark echoes Lord Salisbury's line about resisting endless soldier demands.
A list of railroad timetable entries shows No. 48 Logan Acc Sunday service and No. 68 South Bend Acc Sunday only, with several departures for No. 41 T. Haute to St. Louis and No. 43 T. Haute to St. Louis Fast Line on Sundays. Additional entries include No. 45 Terre Haute Express Sundays, No. 47 Logansport Acc Sunday only, No. 49 Terre Haute Acc Sunday, No. 59 Logan accommodation Sunday only, and Butler Branch services No. 140 and No. 142 ex Sundays, plus No. 143 Logan Ac ex Sun and No. 2465 Logan Ac ex Sun with evening times.
Movements listed include times from 5:00 a m to 9:45 p m for traction line connections. Stops include Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City Greenville and points beyond in Ohio and surrounding areas.
Malta’s goats may vanish as their milk spreads Malta fever. A 1907 commission traced the fever’s origin to goat milk in garrison and ship crews. Prohibiting this milk eliminated the disease where enforced.
A student named Katie Smith is asked what image the song Three Cheers for the Red White and Blue evokes. The teacher’s chant about three chairs corresponds to the colors red white and blue and prompts imagination.
The Brooklyn Eagle quotes two women describing a man named Mr. Dasher. Miss Oldgirl recalls not being alone five minutes before an offer to kiss. Miss Caustique calls him the most charitable man in the city.
A jumble of times shows travel segments between Kokomo and Marion with early morning and afternoon departures. Several time pairs indicate round trips and varying durations across the day.
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