The Boss Pledges Service for German Customers
The boss notes a German telephone is installed to receive orders in German or English. The driver will deliver in English. He adds that business remains brisk with lots still selling.
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Newspaper
Logansport Daily Tribune
Location
Logansport, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
1
The boss notes a German telephone is installed to receive orders in German or English. The driver will deliver in English. He adds that business remains brisk with lots still selling.
A brief notice advertises millinery goods at unusually low prices inviting readers to consider purchasing headwear. The fragment suggests ongoing sale pricing and a focus on affordable hats.
An ad-like piece suggests oil stoves as cooling choices and warns gasoline units riskier. It invites readers to visit and discuss options, framing the topic with a light, playful tone.
A special excursion Sunday June 7 offers a round trip fare of 2.25 from Lo Newsport, leaving at 1.04 a m and arriving in Detroit by 7 a m. Return on Detroit trains by 8 p m Sunday or regular trains. Visit Belle Isle Windsor Canada Star Isle and St. Clair Flats on the trip. M Burke ticket agent.
The text extols newer lenses offering a larger field of vision with reduced reflections and improved comfort. It emphasizes smoother wear near the eyes and an enhanced aesthetic, claiming benefits over older flat lenses.
A family gathers as a storm rages. the mother checks on Dorothy in the nursery. Lightning lights the room and the child sits upright, clapping and shouting joyfully for more thunder and light.
The Panhandle railroad may cut a channel from Lake Ci cott to Burnett's creek to lower the lake about ten feet amid spring floods and a 16 inch tile drain feeding 500 acres. Landowners eye relief but fear lack of concerted action. past destruction of a drain near the railroad shows the dispute.
Special correspondence lists visits and family gatherings among residents of Young America including Mrs Peter Enyart Hugh Flood Jessie Flood and Roy Kinzie. Decoration Day at Bethlehem church and an ice cream festival at Tyson's store are announced along with a Mormon street event and B Y P U festival June 6.
Georgetown reports A J Smith and J T Wiley remain ill. Miss Francis Green is employed by Mrs A J Smith in the meantime.
Miss Lena Beamer made a business trip to Kokomo on Wednesday. An ice cream festival will be held at the U B parsonage Friday evening May 29.
Two boys build sand castles as a seashore scene unfolds. A passerby praises a jointed spyglass as the finest gift for a seaside child. Other passengers share a light moment and a mishap occurs in a carriage before a wedding ceremony proceeds with Creslip and Miss Davis’s marriage.
A breezy Buffalo Express note captures the scene as beachgoers soak up sun and laughter. Families cheer as waves sparkle, promising carefree days and neighborhood joy for all visitors.
A 19 year old, gawky and self conscious youth in New Orleans offered his seat to a 16 year old girl entering a suburban car. She declined, smiling, and said she would transfer a few blocks further on. The moment amused other passengers.
A humorous Biarritz tale about an American lady who kept her seat as King Edward entered the casino and, after being told off, said if the king of England chose to stay she deemed it bad manners.
The narrator notes a woman who remained seated as all others stood, and the king asks her identity, but her name is discreetly omitted from the tale. The scene highlights courtly decorum and royal curiosity without naming the participant.
John Creslip of Rochester and Miss Ivy Davis of Beaver were married recently in a street buggy. They appeared before Rev. Harvey L. Grimes who read the license by arc light with no witnesses present.
The article notes discussions in England about whether women should study architecture. It argues there is insufficient work for male architects to justify women entering the field, yet it acknowledges strong demand for women as consulting architects in England and the United States.
A fragmented note notes the affinity craze impacting hobbyists and columns as enthusiasts adopt novelty cards. The brief mentions social interest, collector activity, and fashioning cards for personal exchanges amid a growing fad.
Souvenir postcard stands showcase spring styles with flowers and hearts and carry inscriptions like To My Lear Affinity. The fusion of fiction and branding has finally been recognized by the postcard trade as new themes emerge for seasonally themed cards.
A dialogue between an analytical questioner and Senator Sorghum highlights confusion over public questions. The exchange suggests many see public questions as mere topics for discussion rather than actions or policies.
The electric incubator now in use in Europe promises surer results due to finer control of heating and ventilation. Fresh air enters from underneath after preheating by radiators, with adjustable lateral top slides governing ventilation to keep the germ alive without drying out the eggs. Automatic management of heat and air is highlighted as a key advantage.
A Good Health writer argues most homes hold excess furniture and textiles. Curtains and carpets are blamed for dust and poor air, urging removal of bedroom carpets and simpler, cleaner homes.
The piece argues that human affection tops all gifts from God. It calls friendship priceless, lasting through trials, storms, and life’s darkest hours, sustaining us when our craft falters and we struggle to simply live.
In a Chicago court a bookmaker on trial for gambling was pressed by the third sub-assistant district attorney. The prosecutor urged a conviction while the bookmaker stood by his testimony under oath. When asked to confirm, the defendant asserted firm certainty and even offered to bet a hundred on his statement.
The article explains coal forms from vegetable matter, noting growth rates yield less than one eighth inch per layer and a million years for a ten foot bed. It cites U S coalfields cover 440000 square miles and over 100000000 tons mined last year, enough to circle the earth at the equator. It adds scientists claim U S coal reserves could last about 2000 years for the world.
An elderly Glasgow couple in despair over dull trade wrote to their son in America pleading for help or they would be forced into the poorhouse. After three weeks they received a letter from him offering assistance, reversing their dire situation.
An exchange between Pulsatilla Corkins and Orlando Spoonamore ends with Orlando departing into a dark night after a violent incident aboard a dining car. The fragment references train time table details for routes between Logansport, Chicago, Indianapolis, Springfield, and Cincinnati, dated May 24, 1908.
A timetable lists multiple Kokomo to Marion departures starting at 4:30 a.m. with intervals through 11:30 a.m. It also shows return times from Marion to Kokomo from 6:30 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. indicating a full daily service window.
Timetable snippet lists multiple eastbound and southbound trains with numbers routes and times including No 2 from St Louis to New York at 3 42 am No 28 Kansas City to New York 8 37 am No 4 St Louis to New York 3 10 pm No 6 St Louis to Toledo 7 06 am No 9 New York to Kansas City 11 01 pm No 1 New York to St Louis 2 11 pm No 5 Toledo to St Louis 7 00 pm No 3 New York to St Louis 11 01 pm No 41 Terre Haute St Louis Mail 7 20 am No 43 Terre Haute St Louis Fast Line 1 00 pm No 45 Terre Haute Express 7 26 pm No 47 Logansport Sunday only No 49 Terre Haute Ace Sunday only No 59 Logan accommodation Sunday only 9 20 pm 10 05 am 6 15 pm M Burke local ticket agent schedules shown for South Bend and surrounding lines.
A detailed list of Pennsylvanian and midwest railroad trains with departure times routes and car services. Noting sleeping cars on No 6 and No 1 among others and parlor dining cars on Nos 118 and 119 between Chicago and Cincinnati Indianapolis and more.
Express service runs daily except Sunday with specific departure and arrival times. Frank J. Reed, G. P. A., notes morning and afternoon slots for Mail Express and Accm services with distinct times listed for weekdays and Sundays.
Interurban and freight schedule lists multiple daily train times between Fort Wayne Lafayette and intermediate points. Limited cars run to Boyd Park at 11:05 p m. Express freight service operates between Fort Wayne and Lafayette with weekly weekday departures at 9:30 a m from Fort Wayne and 6 30 a m from Lafayette. R T Gunn is superintendent of transportation in Fort Wayne Indiana.
March 12 1907 timetable shows Logansport to Interurban Station services with multiple daily departures from 5:00 a.m. to 11:00 p.m. including limited trains to Tipton and connections at Tipton to Elwood Alexandria Fairmount Anderson Middletown Muncie and other intermediate stations. Interchangeable coupon books offer 12 dollars worth of travel for 10 dollars across 32 traction lines covering 1807 miles. Connections at Muncie link Hartford City Montpelier Bluffton Farmland Winchester Union City Greenville and beyond.
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