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Newspaper
The Richmond Palladium And Sun Telegram
Location
Richmond, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1908
Page
8
Union lodges plan a first of its kind memorial in Glen Miller Park if weather permits. Rev T H Kuhn speaks with J B Gordon as master of ceremonies. service may move to First M E B Church if rain. Attendance to gauge feasibility of an annual event honoring deceased fraternal members.
Greenfield Ind June 20 John Foster 22 was struck by lightning while unloading hay with Austin Reason and Clarence Willett at his brother Charles Foster’s farm two miles west of Greenfield. Foster died three hours later from burns. Reason and Willett survived. Foster was unmarried and a Mohawk area native. Also notes Kagura taiko drums in Japanese temples.
A 19th century advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the sole positive treatment for catarrh, a constitutional disease, with a $100 reward for any failure. It explains internal action on blood and mucous surfaces, includes testimonials, and notes availability from F J Cheney & Co in Toledo and druggists for 75 cents. It also promotes Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In Laporte Indiana June 20 the claim that Frank Riedinger, linked to the Gunness case, is alive was debunked, while Ray Lamphere defense seeks a large reward fund for locating Mrs Gunness. Chicago interview with Gladstone Dowie reveals his romantic past and bemused stance on marriage, and other notes cover life saving services, a watch lesson, and a French maid joke.
A housewives superstition favors yellow laundry soap, but evidence shows a white soap named Easy Task is gentler on skin and fabrics yet tougher on dirt and grease. A single five cent cake will prove the claim.
Walter Woodward a nineteen year old clerk at Knollenbergs store nearly drowned at Hawkins Pond northeast of the city after an early morning plunge. Charles Liehl proprietor of the place and Roy Lacey tried to save him when Woodward cried out. Woodward lives on South Sixth street with a Dublin address.
A lawyer advises that simple terms make a will effective and warns against grand phrases. Draft at least two revisions focusing on clarity and lack of contradictions. A will binds only if witnessed by two people in the testator’s presence. Also a light exchange about breaking up housekeeping and the cook’s refusal.
In Town and Country a conversation shows Hewitt and Jewett debating trust in a business claim. Jewett says he is a collector for a gap company and notes tenant concerns about rent increases.
Chicago authorities moved against runaway girls heading to Winnipeg and other cities to join theatrical troupes. Judge Judson F. Going sentenced 18 year old Clara Schulz to a year in a reform institution for running away, while Ruth Harding, 15, faced charges linked to a booking agent with extra details of the case.
Milbury Massachusetts on June 20 celebrates Taft's Chicago nomination news via a special wire arranged for Taft's aunt Mrs Delia Torrie age 70. Her praise for Will as the greatest man the country ever knew tops the town's excitement alongside hometown pride. Foley's Honey and Tar advertised as trusted cough remedy. The Slippery Pronoun and comic panels provide light reading.
A Washington Star quotation presents the improvident man's view that prosperity requires others to possess wealth while he gives three cheers for them. It frames prosperity as a social expectation rather than a personal attainment.
Terre Haute Indianapolis and Eastern Traction announces limited trains from Richmond to Indianapolis with intermediate stops at 6:00, 7:25, 8:00, 9:25, 10:00, 11:00, 12:00, 5:25, 6:00 and 7:30 a.m. Last cars to Indianapolis at 8:40 p.m. and New Castle at 10:00 p.m. Connections at Indianapolis to Lafayette, Frankfort, Crawfordsville, Terre Haute, Clinton, Sullivan, Paris. Tickets through.
A humorous Punch quip about a person quitting a prior position after a spouse warned they would lead a sinful life, making servants unwelcome at the Place. The remark underlines social mores and class in a lighthearted frame.
Griggs responds with a grim pun about tar and feathers as a metaphor for feeling like a bird. The exchange conveys dark humor and a bleak mood.
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