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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 22, 1908
Page
6
A New York wrongdoer was convicted after identification by his voice alone. The odd claim is tied to a punishment suggestion involving a clove. TheChicago News notes a German lottery agent received 1461 years in prison, an unlucky tally.
New York socialite attended a charity entertainment dressed as Salome with a large snake coiled around her neck. Reporters believed they saw the snake, though confirmation was uncertain.
Twelve New York jurors were fined $50 each after they admitted tossing a penny to decide a verdict. The incident sparked concerns about respect for the law and judicial process.
The New York suffragettes abandon open-air parades in favor of teas and bridge whist gatherings. Leaders warn this shift signals a blight on the crusade and concerns over public perception.
In Pennsylvania a youth died by his own hand following reprimand. The incident highlights concerns over discipline and the impact of harsh or lenient punishment on youths.
The Chicago Journal notes a Brooklyn rug manufacturer has led a double life, implying his exile from an ordinary existence. The piece suggests that Brooklyn life inspires desires for a different existence.
An Englishman contends American men make ideal husbands while the Chicago Record-Herald notes that such ideals are not what American heirs require, signaling a clash of views on marriage expectations.
The Baltimore American notes the noiseless gun has been invented but emphasizes that the greater demand lies in a bloodless form of warfare.
The Chicago Record-Herald laments that people struggle to see justice in a law that interferes with schemes for acquiring wealth. The piece critiques public perception of legal actions targeting profit driven schemes.
The Louisville Courier-Journal asks who cares if the British government passes a bill forcing Englishmen to walk six miles for a drink on Sunday. The Briton is fond of both.
London arbiters of fashion decree that men's silk hats must be an eighth of an inch taller. They urge the public to comply, noting the additional cost of ten dollars for the upgrade.
The article argues Napoleon’s lack of equestrian skill is not linked to his genius and notes railroads may adopt a 2 cent fare to compete with trolley lines, asserting no constitutional issue with the proposed rate if competition demands it.
The Baltimore American argues that parents bear grave responsibility for giving firearms to underage sons. More vigilant supervision could reduce sadness from boys with guns and the carelessness behind such tragedies.
The Baltimore Sun condemns anarchist propaganda and argues that such enemies of society, murderers in heart if not in fact, should be excluded under immigration laws, stating restrictions are inadequate or not enforced with sufficient severity.
The New York World states few women dress for comfort or to please a man, while most imitate peers in hats gloves and coats. It says women judge each other more on appearance, and men judge women by voice and how she speaks, not just feathers.
Impure Milk blamed for 600 infant deaths in Indianapolis last year as physicians push a campaign for pure milk. A man named Erich Kurtz, 66, drowned after falling from a Michigan City dock, the season's first drowning.
Farmers in Ohio county meet to organize a law and order league to guard against night rider depredations and protect property and families.
August Buses near Morgantown suffered a likely fatal head injury when a blast struck him as he worked on stumps. A piece of stump fractured his skull in the accident.
Arthur Esserman aged 13 of Woodville Porter County fatally shot himself while showing a gun to companions. The gun had been presented to him by his mother.
The Clauss Shear Works with over 600 employees will relocate to Anderson due to activity by Andersons Commercial Club. The plant is described as the largest of its kind in the country.
George Hill killed his wife at her mother's Logansport home and shot himself. He is believed to be fatally wounded. Domestic trouble is suspected as the cause.
The Chicago Lake Shore and South Bend interurban line will open to traffic on June 1 with cars extending to Chicago by July 1.
Mrs George Metsker of South Bend was charged with the murder of Carlton W Morgan of South Bend at Cassapolis Michigan on April 10. The jury acquitted her after being out an hour.
David Detrick celebrated his 101st birthday last week at his home in Elizabeth Southern Indiana. He enters the second year of his second century in good health and spirits.
John Snyder unearthed a body while plowing a melon patch on the Joseph Rousch farm south of Vincennes. Coroner Beckes and Sheriff Westfall identified the man as Charles McCormick, a farmer who had been missing for over three weeks.
Bedford filed suit last week against Ed C. Tirey former clerk treasurer of Mitchell and his bondsmen to recover 7000 alleged due the city. The action follows an expert accountant review of Mitchell books and public records.
A Henry County grand jury uncovered evidence of a Monte Carlo gambling operation centered in Mooreland. Six suspects have been arrested and about $200 in fines paid so far.
Crawfordsville veteran J. L. Deitrick aged 72 achieved 96 of 100 targets while Ed Voris, the mayor, hit 93 in a match. The event drew attention as a possible world record for shooters of advanced age.
An Evansville source reports a $35,000 furniture purchase by the Palace of King Edward in England. The deal was closed at the Furniture Exchange in St. Louis, with manufacturing to occur in Evansville and Louisville under an official royal representative.
Adjutant General Oran Perry states the state will not dispatch militia to Southern Indiana counties to handle night rider violence. He returns from a tour of the tobacco district and says militia would be useless as tobacco beds are mysteriously destroyed at night.
The 1901 law prohibiting city or town officials from selling supplies to their own city was upheld in Lowell Lake County v McKay. McKay, former town board president, must repay 133.84 dollars for coal he received, even though the town later burned the coal. Judge C C Hadley wrote the opinion.
Duncan Davidson of Huntington, once a policeman, died after taking carbolic acid to avoid jail. He had been fined $100 for assault and battery but could not pay the fine.
Officers suspect arsonists started the blaze that leveled Maroney's opera house in Chesterton causing about $12,000 in damage. It marks the sixth fire in the business district since January.
John Trinkle aged 24 and married was shot and killed in Jeffersonville by Jesse Aldrich a lifelong friend. Aldrich says Trinkle attacked him with a knife.
A jury of entirely Black members in Princeton Indiana last week acquitted both defendants in an assault and battery case between two Black families.
An electric coupe driven by Mrs. Theodore P. Frank of Terre Haute broke through a heavy plate glass show window with a crash that startled hundreds. Her quick steering kept the car from striking a crowd of traction employees.
Erastus Brewer, 35, of near Fairmount, took two ounces of carbolic acid and died within fifteen minutes. Brewer had been convicted by a Marion Circuit Court jury of assault with intent to kill his nephew, Earl Underwood, in September and received an indeterminate sentence.
Anderson a prominent young farmer near Jasper is forced to plow at night due to beehives on his land stinging him and his horses. He abandoned daytime field work and now tills under moonlight to avoid the stings.
Edward Abshire, an 80 year old farmer owning 225 acres, filed injunctions in Circuit Court to halt open air country dances on illuminated platforms every Saturday night near Muncie. He says the gatherings disturb country folk and allegedly corrupt youth.
J. T. Brown a Galveston stock buyer was shot and killed by tenant Robert M. Cotterman on Brown’s farm during an attempted eviction. Brown had reportedly been struggling to regain possession when he went to the farm to eject Cotterman, who then killed him.
Southern Michigan and northern Indiana fruit growers foresee a record harvest as trees bloom heavily and signs point to the largest yield in all fruit kinds. Growers Aaron Hartzler and John Milburn near Goshen estimate extensive acreages will deliver a bumper crop.
Dr. J. N. Hurty secretary of the State Board of Health will send charts and photographs to all counties showing deaths from tuberculosis smallpox typhoid and other diseases how they spread and how to prevent them as part of a health crusade.
Os Brambaugh of Elwood shows a dog can locate mushrooms. He releases the animal in the fields and it scent finds mushrooms and points them like a bird dog, then howls. Neighbors press for proof after reports of baskets of mushrooms found.
Indiana gains funding for several cities with specific amounts: Columbus 65000, Connersville 60000, Jeffersonville 50000, Kokomo 75000. Rep Adair, once active, appears removed after proposing six bills each at 50000 for Alexandria Winchester Decatur Elwood Bluffton and Portland.
Fashion Editor in Indianapolis notes dresses for children featuring long waistlines and simple lines with guimpes and jumper designs. Listings include Boys Russian Suit, Girls Jumper Dress with Guimpe, Girls One Piece with Guimpe, Childs Tucked French Dress, and Plaited One Piece Dress across sizes 2 to 12 years.
A Minneapolis Journal item recounts anecdotes about William Jennings Bryan showing a humorous side. It contrasts his public, earnest persona with jokes about politics from 1896 to 1907, noting how readers misunderstood his serious proposals as mere jest.
A Rubotown weekly item reports a cor respondent at Hike's Corners striking for a salary raise. The editor notes the proprietor questions the value given in hard times as the correspondent threatens resignation unless he receives a pencil a month raise.
A Pittsburg Post quotation notes water expands wood and humorously observes a novelist wrecking a skiff yet floating timber to a desert isle to build a town. The remark plays on floodward carpentry and storytelling craft.
A poetic note on love overcoming obstacles yet hindered by money. The speaker reflects that affection may endure but practical limits strain the couple’s path, as the lover’s mind wrestles with finding means to cover costs.
Sunday School lesson recounts Jesus crucified at Golgotha with the title JESUS OF NAZARETH, THE KING OF THE JEWS in Hebrew Greek and Latin. It covers the cross scene, burial details, and a study section outlining events, times, places, and expository questions.
A reflective note contrasts two manly joys money brings, one reveling in spending and the other in saving. It highlights varied attitudes toward wealth, thrift, and value different from wasteful excess. The piece probes personal finance mindsets and practical prudence.
One of the essentials for happy homes is reliable health products. The Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna is promoted as an ethical remedy approved by physicians and trusted by the Well-Informed of the World as a wholesome family laxative. Buy the genuine California Fig Syrup Co. product from leading druggists.
A brief Chicago News exchange shows a father warning his son that age brings humility and less certainty. The flippant youth admits he may forget much as he grows older, reflecting on wisdom and ignorance with humor.
In a Minneapolis Journal excerpt, Borem questions why she was out when called, while Miss Cutting asks for clarification. The exchange centers on her knowledge of the caller’s arrival.
John A. Enders of Pen Argyl Pennsylvania suffered six years with back pain headaches and dizziness. A specialist said kidneys were fine but urine showed brick dust sediment. After using Deans Kidney Pills his kidneys began to act regularly and he passed a few gravel stones. Sold by dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
In a brief exchange, a visitor questions a noise in a building. They settle on the sound coming from the Popleys' baby teething, after guessing the dentist nearby. The moment shows light humor in a city paper.
A historic advertisement offers a $100 reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure claims to treat by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. F J Cheney Co Toledo is named with mutual testimonials from wholesalers KrinMan Marvin. Price 73 cents per bottle with free testimonials and other laxatives.
A humorous exchange has Edgar claiming he attends Sunday School voluntarily while a teacher jokes Baptists only require coercion. The light moment reflects church and education social norms.
Ask your dealer for Allen's Foot-Base A powder to shake into your shoes. It rests the feet and cures corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrown nails. Allen's TFoot-base makes new or tight shoes easy. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25c. Sample mailed free. Address Allen S Olmsted Le Roy N Y
A clipped exchange questions how people’s habits shift after marriage. The speaker recalls a time before marriage when the other stayed by their side for long hours in quiet company referenced by the Houston Post.
An advertisement touts Red Cross Ball Blue laundry aid to whiten fabrics. It notes a large 207 packaging and a price of 5 cents.
Nell and Belle discuss Miss Passay. Belle says she looks at least ten years younger, claiming she was in a motor wearing a mask. The dialogue appears in the Catholic Standard and Times.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer vignette notes Blitherton, known as the professional aeronaut, habitually gazes at the pavement as he walks, prompting curiosity about the reason behind his downcast look.
A Cleveland Plain Dealer quotation comments that the inventor of the stockticker died wealthy and implies he did not play it. The remark satirizes wealth from invention and the fate of risk and reward in finance.
An old advert notes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children tooth eruption soothes gums reduces inflammation and allays pain. It claims to cure wind colic and offers a bottle for sale.
A Baltimore American line depicts a tense exchange where a man accuses a woman of attempting mockery and she replies that she never uses anything ready made. The dialogue hints at strained relations and personal pride.
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