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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 31, 1908
Page
2
Brief item noting a $10 bill recovered from a chunk of ice in the St. Lawrence. The rest of the fragment hints at political opinion about Germany, using the expression the wolf at the Kaiser’s door.
A man attempted to end his life by consuming axle-grease but the wheels turned faster, failing his plan. The crude suicide attempt failed as life continued despite the grease.
The article asserts that airship prominence will enable ordinary people to buy cars at bargain prices, framing air travel as a catalyst for broader consumer access and economic opportunity.
The Czar of Russia at the age of 40 is described as an old man. The note suggests that holding the title of Czar is as demanding as any hard job.
A humorous line notes that many longevity tips gain traction only when their advice begins with cutting nine tenths of pleasures. The remark comments on the popularity of harsh self denial as a pathway to long life.
Chicago Alderman Kruger protests that honesty is only skin deep and suggests many politicians are overly thin skinned.
A London publication offers prizes for the correct answer to Why is Parliament like the sea. The riddle hints at depth and vastness, inviting readers to craft a witty solution.
A tire explosion knocked the owner down and highlighted the dangers of a vehicle part. The incident portrays the tire as a treacherous machine that harms those who fuel it.
A survey of 200 Princeton University seniors finds 160 admit they have kissed girls while 40 give evasive responses or deny. The report notes possible underreporting and social factors in survey answers.
The remark notes that if necessary the sultan could sell or pawn a $400,000 diamond to secure comparative comfort for several weeks. It discusses the potential for liquidating royal valuables to cover urgent expenses or emergencies.
A Massachusetts woman plans to raise a 46 year old man as her son noting he may need guidance like other youths. The unusual guardianship highlights unconventional family arrangements.
A witty exchange suggests talking to oneself as a potential sign of insanity yet notes that isolation can push someone to speak aloud. The remark frames self-talk as a social symptom and a coping mechanism when others fail to listen.
A Chicago jury holds that fifty dollar harsh policies are not a necessary household expense unless Mrs. Jones next door has one to keep peace between neighbors.
The Atlanta Constitution notes money as the most successful labor-saving machine ever invented yet observes that most global labor is still performed for money. The remark contrasts efficiency with ongoing work and economic motive.
The request asks those areas where Mrs. Gunness has not been seen to publicly state their positions. Officials urge clear statements from localities lacking sightings to aid the investigation and map the absence of her presence.
A new play titled Stubborn Cinderella presents a humorous take on a woman who insists she can fit the glass slipper despite it being three sizes too small, echoing familiar fairy tale tensions about appearance and practicality.
Dr. Wiley of the Department of Agriculture defends the nation against claims of widespread rascality. He states the belief is a long held supposition now confirmed by his remarks.
A Russian citizen accused as a revolutionist was acquitted in St. Petersburg yesterday. Reports note a judge faces dismissal after the czar reviews the decision.
An Ohio man claims to have invented an airship that will stay up for months. He suggests it will appeal to men who often need to dodge creditors, hinting at practical uses amid financial trouble.
A complaint from a peevish observer that the Filipino assembly talks too long contrasts with the expectation that Filipinos should imitate the American model in governance and debate.
The Atchison Globe notes a quip that a man with a twistable mustache or strokeable whiskers is three times slower to decide than a clean shaven man. The observation playfully contrasts appearance and decision pace in a light, column-like tone.
A Frenchman offers two thousand dollars to any inventor who builds a non balloon flying machine that can stay aloft for fifteen minutes. Paris’s best-known aeroplane experts are reportedly working on the prize.
The text reports Professor G Stanley Hall claiming each woman has two or more souls allowing thieving with several men. It contrasts with male lovers who love multiple women and are said to lack a soul.
Cesare Lombroso, a noted criminologist, states that the Laporte murderess had a male accomplice. Reporters who touted this theory weeks ago may feel their work elevated by his acknowledgment of their discovery.
A humorous line from The Delineator recalls a minister's family with scarce worldly goods. The youngest daughter learns of a baby sister and remarks that there are other things they needed worse, highlighting gentle rural wit.
Ostend Pa questions a bond of sympathy as a poor investment with no public interest. The commentary laments a lack of financial return and cautions readers about speculative bonds supposedly backed by public sentiment.
A terse reflection on enduring ties to one’s father and homeland, emphasizing rooted identity and lifelong connection to origin.
Austin Wampler plans to establish a newspaper in Stinesville. A 7 year old girl Hazel Holderman of Noblesville was bitten by a horse in frightful attack. The Indiana Association of Spiritualists opened its seventeenth annual camp meeting at Chesterfield. William H Whittaker urged life sentences for habitual criminals at the State Bar Association meeting in Jeffersonville.
Gambling paraphernalia from the Brown and Colonial casinos at West Baden has been shipped to a Michigan summer resort.
Terre Haute groom to be Carl Cunningham did not appear at the Covington church where Miss Tula Cheney was to wed. Guests gathered for the ceremony as the arresting moment passed.
Five year old Bonnie Magill was killed near Goshen when a haystack derrick toppled and crushed her as she watched workers stack hay in a field.
Michael Scerezinski of Gary was attacked by a wolf on the town’s main street and badly injured. Doctors fear blood poisoning as his legs were deeply torn.
Mrs. Rhoda Staples, 80, a great-grandmother from Nabb, picks blackberries on her farm and gathers eight gallons per day, earning about one day’s pay.
The South Bend woman Julia Schiller is detained on a charge claiming she tried to hire a hitman to ambush her 16 year old step daughter. The case centers on an alleged plan and includes the identity of the intended victim and the suspect.
The family horse, noted as the most sensible local record by Samuel Johnson, became ill with colic and walked to the veterinary clinic eight blocks away on its own accord.
Mrs. David Stringer threw herself between her husband and his brother Charles near Indianapolis. He fired a shotgun at the husband. she was seriously injured in the attempt to shield him.
Henry Drof a veteran Pike County newspaperman attended a Petersburg vs Hazelton baseball game and rooted vigorously when he suffered a throat hemorrhage and died within five minutes.
A rattlesnake nearly six feet long with twenty six rattles and a button is on display in Nashville. The reptile’s thickest girth measures about twenty one inches as it draws curiosity among visitors.
The Central Christian Church of Columbus announces Rev. Thomas Wallace will be away for four weeks in August on a Canadian vacation. Mrs. Lillian Wallace will occupy the pulpit during his absence and is described as a fluent speaker.
Large Indiana brewing companies stamp checks with red letters warning "A check to prohibition" as a show of money speaking against the anti-saloon movement. The actions signal how financial influence is used in the prohibition debate.
A crowd at an Indianapolis department store misread a man’s exclamation as a call to panic. The man meant the fashion show was over and the crowd quickly surged forward before realizing the confusion.
Jen Shank former county recorder of Marion county rode home in a lap robe after his horse kicked off his trousers, causing the dashboard to give way and leaving him pinned between shafts as the garment tore to ribbons.
Miss Mabel Erwin, a Bedford High School pupil aged 13, passed the regular examination and received a one year teacher's license. She is believed to be the youngest girl in the state to hold a regular teaching license.
Beginning August 31, sons of Brookville and descendants of the town’s founders will gather from every state to mark a centennial celebration, uniting scattered clan members of the community in a historic event.
Clarence Jones of Hillsburg shot and killed Claude Pruitt a farmer and then killed himself within fifty feet of the victim. The confrontation stemmed from a dispute over a card game.
Miss Frances Meyer, 20, of Gas City, pleads guilty to forgery admitting complicity with Eugene P. Lurton in forging endorsements to two checks for a small amount of money at Elwood.
Mark I. Williams of Muncie shot and killed himself after firing two bullets at his wife who escaped unharmed. The incident ends a domestic confrontation with no injuries to the spouse.
The Trojans drag a wooden horse inside their city gates and dismiss it as harmless despite its suspicious appearance. Subsequent events reveal the danger of the decision to accept the strange offering without scrutiny.
Followers of the Rev. William Crabb of Nashville Brown county are embracing a new ceremony within the Church of the First Born. Members may salute each other by kiss on the forehead cheek hand or mouth as a matter of right.
A Princeton jury awarded John Alcorn one cent plus costs after a dispute over his wife’s affections being directed toward neighbor William Riley. Alcorn had sought two thousand dollars in damages for humiliations and discomfort caused by the alleged affair.
State Statistician Stubbs reports 5 214 saloons at year end 1907 down from 5 253 in 1906. Anti saloon forces dry over three quarters of the state yet large cities post gains Terre Haute rises from 180 to 280 saloons East Chicago from 62 to 206 and other cities like South Bend Evansville and Indianapolis also show increases.
At the funeral for Ernest Harker and David Bennett near Greenfield, John Grigsby claimed the two youths planned and carried out a death by own action pact. He testified he knew of the alleged pact but was sworn to secrecy. Mourners were stunned as he spoke from the coffin line. The pair were killed while attempting to cross the track in front of a fast passenger train.
Willis Pratt, a farmer near Farmersburg, dreamed three nights of an improved churn. He built a model, obtained a patent, and started small scale manufacture. A Chicago churn company offered to pay his asking price and planned to send a representative to close the deal.
The United States Geological Survey reports detailed ground water research in Indiana. Researchers F. G. Clapp and S. R. Capps spent months across northern and eastern Indiana surveying nineteen counties from Hendricks to the Michigan line. They praise generally high quality water in the region, noting civilization’s drive to deeper supplies.
Harry A. Barnhart editor of the Rochester Sentinel is nominated by Democrats in the Thirteenth district and pledges to vote for good laws and work across parties if elected.
The Ft Wayne Journal Gazette proposes Samuel Murdock of Lafayette for chairman of the Democratic National Committee and argues he possesses the qualifications for effective leadership.
The Rev. W. H. Boon of Columbus will deliver a sermon from the front steps of his church to reach his congregation as they sit in carriages automobiles or on the library lawn during August hot nights.
Warsaw city with about 6000 male residents and no saloons holds a city treasury balance of 29820 dollars. The report highlights municipal finances and local governance considerations.
City Council approves resolution to install a sanitary sewerage system in Princeton at an estimated cost of 70047 dollars and 75 cents. The move outlines funding and project scope for the municipal utility upgrade.
A compact Kansas City Times blurb notes a girl graduate who studied botany logic Greek and Latin thoroughly and practiced fencing and Swedish gymnastics. She also expressed interest in ironing a shirt indicating practical interests alongside classical learning.
A Civil War era editor recalls using sensational attacks to sell papers. When a colonel and a dancing master accused him, a confrontation led to a street beating and a collapse of bravado. He then moved his paper after a citizen committee criticized the insults to wives and daughters.
A broom peddler and a farmer's wife debate campaign antics. She notes candidates fade with old tricks and urges practical help such as churning milk, washing dishes, and cutting wood to win votes. The exchange reflects a preference for work over charm in political life.
A Pittsburg Post verse notes time’s rapid passage from youth to fifty, likening years to sixty in a compact meditation on aging and the swift march of age.
The paper describes Uppson as a social lion in public life with Mrs Green stating he is a perfect bear at home, reflecting a contrast between his public persona and private demeanor.
The first roller skate was patented by a Frenchman in 1819, and since then improvements have continually refined wheel skates.
A playful exchange centers on reading and weather tools. The dialogue hints at a reader noting the season and temperature, with a humorous back-and-forth about what is being read and what the thermometer shows.
Angelica Ballou, a seventeen year old bride of Ezekiel Ballou who died leaving ten million, uses wealth and charm to reel in Paul Debonair, a carefree heir. He resists but is wooed at a ball, pursued to Rome, then retreats to marriage as the widow wins.
A Cleveland Leader quip questions whether romance or attraction clusters in nearby circles. The verse mocks the idea that one's affinity is most often found in the vicinity, implying social patterns of closeness.
Hongkong harbor is described as one of the world’s finest water areas, surrounding a roughly ten square mile harbor basin. The passage highlights its notable status and geographic scope in a concise depiction.
Judge William H. Taft accepted the Republican nomination in Cincinnati on a flag draped platform at his brother Charles P. Taft's home. A massive crowd hailed the event as dignitaries from across the nation gathered, balloons filled the sky, and Eden Park fireworks concluded the day into the night.
Virginia Harned travels from Atlanta to Chicago after a Camille performance. She learns E. H. Sothern courts another actress, finds them together at the Annex, and a dramatic confrontation ensues.
Riot and fisticuffs erupted at the Hearst convention as an attempt to nominate W J Bryan sparked chaos. Thomas L Hisgen of Massachusetts won the presidential nomination on the third ballot and John Temple Graves of New York was named vice president by acclamation.
In Constantinople the sultan Abdul Hamid proclaims he will appear publicly as a private citizen after thirty-one years of autocratic rule. He asserts the constitution grants freedom to his people and to himself and believes he can now move about in public with safety.
A woman and two men posing as auto tourists robbed Camp Cuneo, a lakefront summer resort, taking all money and valuables. They fled in their auto toward the sand dunes of Indiana after the daring safe blowing.
One million copies of Taft’s presidential acceptance speech will be printed as pamphlets for general distribution in the United States. Distribution will be chiefly through chairmen of Republican state committees.
Nan Patterson, the chorus girl once tried three times for Caesar Young’s murder in New York, fled Pittsburgh after a conference with police authorities fearing imminent return to New York.
Special reports from Kansas indicate the wheat harvest totals 2,000,000 bushels more than previous year, yielding a substantial increase for the state's aggregate crop.
A Milwaukee resident fried an egg on Grand Avenue pavement in six minutes despite the weather man claiming 80 degree heat. The incident highlights extreme pavement temperatures and unusual kitchen-ready heat in the city.
A 200 foot breach on the San Joaquin River levee at Antioch California flooded Jersey Island a 4000 acre tract including 300 acres of celery. Property loss is estimated at 5 million dollars.
A major oil field fire near the San Geronimo River 75 miles southwest of Tampico swelled with flames reaching 1 000 to 1 500 feet. Official reports estimate 90 000 barrels of oil destroyed daily, marking it as the largest oil well ever brought in on the American continent.
Boston special notes Mrs. Nicholas Longworth leads a subscription drive to combat gypsy moths invading the Beverly millionaire colony. The effort has reached nearly 18000 dollars in pledges as residents seek relief from the pest.
With about 30 000 men required for the upcoming harvest, farmers in Minnesota and North Dakota anticipate a bountiful yield in a few weeks while railroads fail to offer cheap transportation to recruit labor.
In the Loetschberg tunnel in the Bernese Alps a sudden breach released a torrent of water and mud. Twenty five workers drilling inside the tunnel were overwhelmed and drowned after a hidden subterranean river barrier gave way.
Milan reports Don Carlos duke of Madrid and claimant to the Spanish throne is gravely ill with a stomach tumor and in serious condition. The illness affects the royal claimant during turbulence over succession. The report notes his condition as critical and ongoing medical attention is required.
Chicago's quadrennial school census released by the Board of Education puts the city population at 1,922,386. Four years prior the count was 1,714,144, indicating an annual increase of just over 50,000.
A blaze at Telebi county seat destroys 300 houses including public buildings and the army barracks and synagogue. Twenty people die in the flames.
The Lord instructs Samuel to anoint a king from Jesse's Bethlehemite sons. One by one the youths pass before Samuel, but the Lord rejects them not by looks but by the heart. At last David, humble shepherd, is brought forward and anointed, with the Spirit of the Lord coming upon him.
A playful exchange quoted from the De troit Tribune has Criticus jeering at a would be artist who insists he is married to his art. The speaker counters with pride in his commitment.
A humorous note from Punch depicts a child blaming darkness for missing pies. The aunt asks how it happened as the child mentions placing three pies and now only one remains. The exchange captures domestic whimsy and a playful mystery.
Fitz William and Dusty Rhodes exchange blunt remarks about a baby at a house raising a lighthearted moment. The dialogue centers on praising the infant and joking about stopping to view the child.
A reflective note describes a man grappling with lingering embarrassment from past foolhardy actions and lessons learned, highlighting personal growth and resilience.
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