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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1908
Page
2
A promotional blast declares a vigorous crusade against patent medicines and urges publishing proven formulas. The first item offers a DIY dyspepsia remedy using bicarbonate of soda and powdered magnesia with specific mixing and dosing instructions.
Angie Frisbie arrives with Chip a tall, voluptuous newcomer attracting strong curiosity in the village. Chip faces gossip at church and school, where Miss Phinney struggles to teach reading and discipline her size and temper. The tale of Chip’s escapades has become a local dime novel.
Old Cy and Ray set traps and gum-gather in swampy terrain near a lake while fearing a half breed. They discover otter theft, track booted footprints, and return to find their canoe overturned with a skull and cross bones carved in mud beneath it. The suspense-of “To be Continued” ends the excerpt.
The Nelson program lists March 28 as Human Hearts with a melodramatic plot of Tom Logan a blacksmith, a ruined marriage, a false murder accusation, and eventual exoneration. March 31 features George M. Cohan's George Washington Jr with a strong cast including Carter DeHaven Flora Parker and Willis Sweatnam.
Community members visit Indianapolis and nearby towns on business. Transactions include lot transfers in Sarah M. Tipton and Anna L. Osmer additions and multiple mortgage filings totaling 11 060 dollars. Probate notes of a funeral and several residents dealing with personal matters are mentioned.
Mrs M I Howard of Star City won the Tribune missing word contest for Thursday. Star City subscribers submitted many correct replies with Mrs Howard the first from that locality. The mising words included the the Bridge City Candy ad 174 Campbell Laundry ad and and in Heddes ad and in Abraham's ad.
Anne R. Brayer transfers property to George W. and Lillie B. Walters as owners. Details show a husband and wife as grantees in a post transfer record.
New York on March 27 Judge Foster in general sessions sentenced William Clark a 35 year old Black man to life in state prison after a burglary conviction. Clark robbed Mrs Ida Clark’s apartments last September and assaulted her. he claimed innocence but the judge said his speech left no doubt of guilt.
Anoka Mrs Rebecca Zahner moved to Logansport. Delbert Turnpaugh builds a screen porch for Frank Keener. Mrs Hannah Moore visits her son Henry Cannady and family in New Waverly. Quince Keener of Michigan visits his uncle Frank Keener and family. Lee DeHaven and family of Washington township spend Sunday with Abner Sisson and family. Tribune ads bring results.
Indiana Union Traction Company named official route for the State Republican Convention in Indianapolis on April 1 and 2. Tickets: one and one fourth cents per mile, valid on all cars and trains with no excess, usable March 31 through April 2. Information from local agents in Anderson.
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