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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
7
In Wisby Gothland Sweden researchers found what may be the oldest organ in existence. The 11th 12th century instrument survives as a case with pedal and manual holes matching modern layouts and a bellows chamber. It was repurposed as a sacristy and kept in good repair for holy vessels.
The halo arose in the eleventh and twelfth centuries during church building. Statues of saints sheltered by wooden disks spilled rain discoloration, inspiring Giotto to paint disks as luminous halos. His early works show circular shapes evolving into the recognizable circle of light emblematic of sanctity.
Dr. William Stevens argues insomnia is not a disease but a consequence of unhealthy mind or duty. Remove the cause and sleep returns. many stubborn cases require seasonable changes of air or scene. Digestive problems and improper or insufficient meals commonly spark sleeplessness, while lettuce and celery are two diets often suitable for many sufferers.
A sailor recalls a tropical life in Samoa and a war ordeal. After being shaved and tattooed with a scout’s message on his skull the narrator notes how hair growth concealed the words. He jokes that tattooed scalp messaging could be a secure method.
A reader ponders why safes bear rural images such as a lake with trees or a field and fence. He suggests the art may imply country peace inside the safe and soothe the viewer, noting the origin and meaning remain unclear.
Senor Jose de Minaldez of Nueva Leon says desertions are rare because fugitives are swiftly recaptured and flogged publicly. Observers note the harsh punishment deters others, leaving soldiers with little incentive to quit.
A Woman s Life piece argues that brothers act as match makers more than mothers. It notes many women owe their marriages to a brother who brings a suitor to the home, and that sisters might have remained unmarried without him.
A customer remarks after paying his barber and leaving that avoiding a risky situation was like stepping out a door. He credits moving promptly to safety for keeping him out of a mighty bad scrape.
A Kansas City Journal clip quotes a poet singing of love in spring while noting cheaper prices and popular stock theater tickets. The fragment contrasts seasonal oysters and wildflowers with a note on theater pricing trends.
Hamlet Fatt asserts he has inherited Kemble’s mantle while Yorick Hamm notes the clothes question is settled and a free lunch route will fix the situation.
Scientists estimate fertile land at 28 million square miles, steppes 14 million, deserts 1 million, limiting population to 6,000,000,600. With 207 persons per square mile on fertile lands, ten on steppes, and one on deserts, Earth's capacity is reached around 2072 if census growth continues.
Health column advises camphor as an effective early cold remedy. Consume three drops on leaf sugar every 15 minutes for four to five doses, while warming the feet. For children use a single drop per dose and five to six doses total.
A New York American note states that a century ago the sun was four miles wider and ten thousand years ago 400 miles wider than today while the present diameter is 860000 miles. It adds that a shrinkage to 10000 miles would be imperceptible to ordinary observers though precise measurements might detect smaller changes.
A letter to the Japan Chronicle laments dog disappearances and dog skin demand in Japan. The writer reports two missing dogs and notes foreigners experience similar losses. a sea captain reportedly had his dog poisoned after arriving on shore.
The passage argues that notorious monarchs faced downfall from poor crisis judgment. It cites Charles I and Mary Queen of Scots, noting their critical errors led to their executions.
The Baltimore Sun remarks on a bass singer whose mind is sound yet voice ventures into extreme ultravoice. He towers with a tremulous Adam's apple and a long unseen hum, producing hoots and howls that shake buildings and stifle crowds. The piece urges brutal punishment.
The Musendam peninsula at the Persian Gulf entrance is described as the hottest place on earth. Telegraph island once hosted a cable station that was abandoned after deaths and madness. Malcolm inlet shows no life. The landscape features red foreground rocks, brilliant blue sea, and distant purple mountains. Locals are described as primitive Arabs in stone huts relying on fish.
An American recounts sharing pork pies with a cadaverous boy near a Derby booth in England. After the boy eats two pies, the narrator gives a sixpence and learns the bystander calls him a brick, but the boy calls him a Yankee, praising the act over the race.
In a quiet Suffolk village a lady visits an elderly couple living by the fire. Darby, the husband, is missing from his chair and the old woman explains he died during a punishment by the oven in a grim quip.
At the Selkirk fair Sandy and his sweetheart Jennie stroll arm in arm. They spot a smart pie shop and enter. Sandy buys a pie and begins to eat as Jennie watches, with Jennie shyly inquiring if all is well and Sandy affirming.
A dialogue gag about tramping through Switzerland on the level. Stangey claims he did it, Dowter challenges him, and the exchange ends with the claim of impossibility. The Catholic Standard and Times uses a playful banter tone.
An official states that men who serve the country deserve recognition. Farmer Corntas sel retorts that some deserve respect but many would be better off if they could access the payroll in disguise.
Dialect and character banter dramatize a scene as Eva reports a riveting revelation and Dick reacts with astonishment. The exchange hints at gender stereotypes and improvised social tension in a city paper excerpt.
The article describes a struggle with the water hyacinth clogging southern rivers. Hunters found acid sprays killed plants but harmed cattle, leading to congressional ban. Current control uses cutting, machinery, and towing away mats. A parasitic fungus may offer a safer control pathway for future study.
Old parish records recount yew plantings in churchyards. Thomas Ken, later Bishop of Bath and Wells, planted a yew at East Woodhay where the trunk now spans seven feet seven inches. At Portchester Castle a yew replaced one killed by French prisoners smoky kitchens during Napoleon era. the current trunk around seven feet two inches.
A rancher in Bloody Neck Wyoming set out poisoned cabbage which lured a jackrabbit to eat it and die. A wolf and a bobcat then fought over the carcass, both animals devoured the rabbit and died. The rancher reported the scene to Thompson's place urging protests against cruelty to animals.
A life-saving course for women students at Columbia University trains them in grips, breaks, towing to shore, and artificial respiration. A fully dressed instructor is submerged at one end of the tank and rescued by peers from the opposite end, accomplished in 57 seconds. The program, a co education novelty, has become immensely popular.
The board of education asks the throne to order Chinese students abroad, currently funded for short studies, to continue their studies for five more years. After completion they will be examined and may receive suitable titles and appointments if they pass. Imperial sanction granted.
John Larkin of Lane County Oregon becomes chairman of a self organized school committee with his wife as clerk and teacher. The five Larkin children attend school taught by Mrs Larkin who is paid by the state.
The notice lists train numbers and routes from New York to Kansas City St Louis and Toledo with daily service times including 8:37 am 3:10 pm 11:01 pm and 7:08 am and identifies BURKE as the local ticket agent.
The Vandalia time table effective May 24 1908 lists numerous trains between Chicago Louisville Cincinnati and other points with sleeping and parlor cars on Nos 6 1 3 7 10 18 19 126 118 119 127 240 328 329 331 332 and services including dining car privileges on certain routes. Northbound No 46 No 40 No 42 and express connections run daily or with Sunday exceptions, detailing times from South Bend to Delphi Lafayette and nearby points.
A clipped list shows passenger train numbers and routes such as Logan Ace South Bend Ace Terre Haute Express and Butler Acc with Sunday limits and times like 7 28 am and 10 03 am plus 12 40 am 7 00 pm. The text reads as a timetable excerpt for multiple stations including Logansport Terre Haute and Butler with ex Sunday and Sunday only designations.
Schedule snippets show express service hours for weekdays and Sundays with timing gaps. Entries list 8:57 a.m. 5:34 p.m. 1:48 p.m. 4:37 a.m. 7:57 p.m. indicating daily operation blocks and exceptions.
Timetabled calls listed from 5:45 to 7:20 with service to Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City Greenville and beyond from Muncie on the traction line.
Train schedule fragments show times between Kokomo and Marion with multiple departure and arrival slots listed in a scattered order. The readable items appear as a sequence of early morning and afternoon times without complete context or dates.
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