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Newspaper
Mooresville Times
Location
Mooresville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 29, 1908
Page
2
A collection of humorous observations and quips from The Mooresville Times editorials. A London paper’s claim about travel routes is referenced alongside a Kansas city hoax about matrimony curing naivety. The piece ends with a wry note on men preferring giggles over marriage.
A baby hippopotamus valued at 5000 dollars was born recently at the Central Park Zoo in New York City. The note remarks that babies are judged by the exclusiveness of their social station rather than beauty.
The report states Germany will launch six battleships in coming months: two at 17 000 tons, two at 18 000 tons and two at 20 000 tons. It predicts England will respond with several 21 000-ton ships soon after.
A socialite hired a repress agent to shelter her name from papers, triggering coverage about the engagement and a large portrait. The immediate effect showed the columnist highlighting the engagement while still presenting the subject’s image. no explicit salary change for the repress agent is stated.
A St. Louis preacher declares that kisses are unpardonable under any circumstances before marriage. He cautions there is more variety in pre marriage kissing than discretion allows after the wedding.
A Nevada town of 10 000 residents has risen in three months, and its daily papers this week published an extra to announce that two respectable women arrived. The note of congratulations goes to the town, not the individuals.
The United States government approves a $1,000,000 power plant on the South Platte watershed near Denver Colorado. A right of way is granted for transmission lines. The facility will produce 20,000 electrical horsepower.
City Comptroller Metz verifies 102,834,326 in back taxes. Real estate taxes amount to 29,816,153 and personal property taxes to 47,348,499. Corporate real estate taxes total 1,118,662 and franchise taxes 24,521,012.
The speaker questions the jury system and its reliance on twelve people selected at random. They suggest that even the most intelligent in the community try to avoid appearing on juror lists, highlighting perceived flaws in enforced unanimity for dispute resolution.
Bishop Potter eulogized a New York fireman who died on duty saying the man spoke softly to his fellow volunteers. The chief of the brave men noted every big fire risks life and duty drives the department.
The Riverside Drive chamber known as the silent room long admired by chess devotees will stay dedicated to the game after Solomon Schinasi acquired Prof. Isaac C. Rice’s Manhattan residence. The rock-hewn space hosted cables with England and college tournaments, and will remain sacred to chess under the new owner.
Henry Farman, winner of a Paris aeroplane prize, receives invitations to repeat the feat in other European capitals. The public questions whether air navigation will become practical for ordinary people and whether airships will reach common use.
Hoosier city government plans a new Indianapolis city hall with estimated expense near 500000. The update notes a large ginseng harvest around Owensville and a dramatic rescue of an 18 month old in Mishawaka. A senior citizen of Hamilton county is reported dead in Noblesville. The Bass Lake plan aims to remove undesirable fish and flood the lake with bass using a 400 foot seine.
Farmers north of Earlington report cattle deaths from rattlesnake bites. Several animals have been found dead or wounded after snake encounters in pasture and range areas. Authorities urge precaution and careful handling of herds in snake-prone regions.
The cornerstone of Richmond's new YMCA Building, budgeted at $100,000, was laid last week signaling the start of construction on the civic project.
George Hull reports his Redbuck-Joe mare aged twenty six with her eighteenth colt by her side in Greenfield highlighting a long breeding record and active stud.
Richard Higgins of Beckville near Lebanon died by his own action in Pisgah Cemetery. He hanged himself in the toolhouse and was found lifeless several hours later.
Robert Shannon reports his hen has adopted a litter of kittens. The kittens follow the hen about the yard and run to her when she ducks, behaving like a brood of chickens.
Leech gathering by the thousand along the Wabash near Owensville aims to build a supply for medical colleges and physicians. Farmers rush to catch them as a potential market grows among doctors and colleges.
Mrs Elizabeth Steeg aged 81 died in Limedale last week after four decades as proprietor of the Junction House. She was widely known to a traveling public and had a broad acquaintance across the state.
Mrs. William Hoover of Warsaw has given birth to her thirteenth child, with six boys and seven girls all living. Mayor C A Rigdon will send a family photograph to President Roosevelt.
Carl Lindhall, a South Bend locomotive engineer, has devised a safety block system for single and double track railways. He believes the invention will revolutionize the existing block system and enhance railway safety.
Miss Anna J. Rhodes a young telephone operator at Mays Station alerted authorities at 1 am preventing a post office robbery and three general stores yeggmen escaped in a hail of bullets abandoning stolen rigs.
Application filed to import 5 000 000 black bass wall eyed pike and other game fish to the Kanka kee River at Momence this summer. A like consignment arrived from the Government last summer.
John Beatty of Portland a paper hanger was shot by his stepson Earl Mann. The bullet was removed and Beatty will recover. Mann was discharged in Police Court after proving he protected his mother from a brutal assault.
A military company held a dance at a hall in Evansville. All male negroes reporting at the door were required to surrender revolvers and cigarettes to the doorkeeper before entry. A strict order forbidding shooting or smoking was enforced.
The two year old son of Frank Hiski Otis of Valparaiso fell into a tub of water while playing in the yard and drowned. His mother witnessed the accident from a doorway and fell while rushing to help. the child could not be saved.
A forty five horsepower touring car carrying owner John C. Ellsworth and five passengers rolled over after veering from Sumption Prairie road near South Bend. The crash left six people badly injured as the vehicle turned turtle down a steep embankment.
State Geologist W. S. Blatchley travels to Heltonville to inspect a newly drilled oil well. If a rich supply is found, it could spark major mining development in the region, as the site sits over fifty miles from existing wells.
A new pipe organ has been installed at the Indiana Reformatory in Jeffersonville. Funded largely by inmate subscriptions, the organ cost over $1,000 and represents a significant addition to the institution.
The War Department sent Congress an adverse report on building a Gary harbor breakwater to shield the largest steel plant site. It estimates a construction cost of 1,140,000 dollars and an annual maintenance expense of 10,000 dollars.
Walter Vaughn, who recently professed religion at a revival in Evansville, sought county approval to place four bronze tablets at the Court House corners inscribed with the ten commandments. The county commissioners refused the request, saying Vaughn would bear all expenses.
Indiana justices rule sweat box interrogations lawful. A prisoner’s confession from such a session was reversed in lower court, which had deemed it inadmissible as evidence.
Charles Ewing aged twenty two tried to drink beer with a pool ball in his mouth. The ball lodged and three physicians had to remove it to prevent choking. He now faces possible lockjaw and seeks medical care.
Big Indiana coal operators claim the miners strike is the result of a coordinated plan to spread socialism. They assert the movement among miners grows as delegates attend conferences and conventions, forming a united front against operator proposals.
The Central League umpire McKenzie urged removing Merry Widow hats at games while Rev J W Johnson of Eighth Avenue Baptist Church urged they be left off during services. The clash sparked a furore among women and plans for indignation meetings.
Carl W. Riddick, secretary, distributes the most comprehensive Indiana political handbook. The volume, larger than prior editions, is divided into five parts: Republican organization, the nation, the State, the Legislature and general political information, with detailed figures and facts.
Twenty five Lawrence county Indiana farmers send a protest to President Roosevelt against a bill before Congress to authorize a dam on White River for power. They warn 15000 acres could flood and landowners would have no recourse if the federal project proceeds, noting the President’s veto pattern on water rights in navigable streams. The measure is expected to be set aside until next session.
The discovery of Bella Gunness teeth in the burned LaPorte farmhouse debris convinces skeptics she died in the fire. Dentist I P Norton identified the dental work and a tooth stump on bridgework remains with Sheriff Smutzer, challenging alive theory.
The mining expert John Hays Hammond will earn $500000 annually from the Guggenheim Exploration Company for five years for his mining advice. His role forbids speculation in other stocks, and his career includes guiding Cecil Rhodes and shaping South African gold field development. Hammond, born in San Francisco, rose to international prominence after his work in Transvaal and Rhodesia.
A religious primer outlines Mary Magdalene at the tomb, Peter and John racing to the sepulchre, and the encounter with angels and the risen Jesus. It covers the first day of the week, sequence of events, proofs of resurrection, and teaching aims for instruction.
A lapidary splits a yellow diamond removing a taint in the tail section. The tail’s color taint turns the whole stone uniform, and the cut diamond becomes pure white. The cutter notes the phenomenon can recur, boosting value when whites appear. The Philadelphia Bulletin cites the anecdote as a common occurrence.
A stage confrontation ends with Rienzi dragged off stage after audiences cry for “The hook.” He later gains permission to print his address, which circulates publicly.
Carlyle Smith humorously catalogs garden sounds noting bluebells cowslips and tiger lilies. The poem highlights the nightly ritual of the speaker’s dog barking at Johnny-jump ups while he paces the garden at eve.
Knicker notes fishing is cruel while Bocker agrees not to wear them on her hat in a brief New York Sun item. The exchange highlights light social debate and fashion quirks within a city literary page item.
A Pittsburg Post item cites a sharp remark about a “partor Socialist” to illustrate conflicts over courtship and social expectations. The exchange pits a suitor against a claimed rival in a humorous social snapshot.
Letters from Mrs. Williams of Gardiner Maine and Mrs. Sperling of Chicago praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing female troubles and avoiding surgery. Claims span thirty years of sales helping with displacements inflammation ulcers fibroid tumors irregularities pain backache and nervous prostration. Lydia Pinkham invites sick women to write for advice from Lynn Mass. A closing quip notes a man with high ideals.
An 19th century style advertisement touts Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething pain and wind colic in children. It claims to soften gums reduce inflammation and soothe distress while offering the product at five cents a bottle. The ad closes with a moral note about true living elevating the soul.
An advert describes a portable Cascarets enema box as health aid, likening it to exercise for bowel and liver function. It promotes the Sterling Remedy Company product CGC tablets as a preventive for ordinary illnesses and constipation, priced at 10 cents per pocket box.
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