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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
6
A Houston Post excerpt urges readers to choose happiness and spread joy through song and cheer. It stresses that lifting spirits brightens others and the world around, promising personal happiness follows communal positivity and song.
A rugged narrative recalls Two Moons, a dreamer Sioux youth, and his brother Little Chief chased by white cowboys after stealing horses. The agent and ranch foreman Farrell clash over authority as a night siege forms, with tensions rising toward a possibly violent confrontation at the coulee, while a potential surrender offers a fragile resolution.
A Velvety tour of priceless jewels traces the Countess Hendel’s necklace set valued near 250000, comprising three historic strands once owned by royalty and empires. Other famed pieces include a Duchess of Matte’s 412 pearl necklace sold for 50100 and Empress Frederick’s 32 pearl necklace worth about 200000.
A scene recounts Two Moons offering his body to cowboys to spare his people from suffering. The boy pleads, is met with initial hostility, then earns respect through truth and sacrifice as the clan, white and red, watches. Farrell jokes, then the gray pony is mounted to dramatize the moment before the cowboys depart.
A New Jersey farmer explains to a Dock Street merchant that eggs near forty cents a dozen and butter high reflect the farmers saving eggs for incubators. He says hens work hard, some take a vacation, but the main reason for scarcity is producers stockpile eggs for incubation this time of year.
H J Thiede presents aphorisms on frugality virtue and self discipline. Advice covers saving, debt avoidance, and moral character with cautions about deception and careful spending.
A fragmented clipping notes growing acceptance of vegetarianism, linking dietary choices to social reform and popular culture while hinting at debates within intellectual circles about its implications. No clear events or individuals are fully readable.
In a forty year span he has baked 394000 pies and 4000000 doughnuts marking a remarkable career in confection. The note hints at a transfer or shift involving Moston and Henalun, with potential implications for production and local industry.
A funny local exchange on raccoon hunting dogs from Sparkill New York recounts a barber knight arguing for a silent terrier over noisy hounds. The tale notes terrain matters, cites the Hudson river area, and ends with a claim that no good coon dogs exist locally, reflecting hunting lore and regional pride.
A collection of aphorisms and advice from Beech er, Scottish Reformer, Kingsley, MacDuff, and Green's Fruit Grower. Emphasizes inner riches from giving, personal influence on truth, outdoor recreation, spiritual nurture, and fruit as disease defense. Includes guidance on lemon water and proper fruit consumption for health and digestion.
Swiss postal department plans winter distribution of walls in inaccessible mountain districts using skis. Two corps of postmen have been training for service, enabling year round mail delivery in snowy regions.
A periodical excerpt outlines religious and legal arguments on alcohol control. It cites biblical warnings about drunkenness, then surveys Supreme Court and state cases on public health, morals, and the right to prohibit liquor. The discussion includes John the Baptist’s testimony about Jesus as the Lamb of God and the baptism of the Holy Spirit as central Christian belief.
An街 retired reader recounts a tale of a grand residence funded by allegedly benevolent men who donated clothing, pianos, carpets, and even food to the owner and his family. The piece questions the true nature of such generosity and who benefits from these ostentatious gifts.
Experts clash over why prohibition spreads fast in Southern states with one observer calling the trend endemic and warning it could become epidemic nationwide. Liquor interests fear rising momentum and anticipates anti alcohol planks in major party platforms next year.
The Great Council of the United States Improved Order of Red Men, in its sixtieth annual session at Norfolk Virginia, adopted an amendment to prohibit future membership for saloon keepers and bartenders. The ruling is not retroactive and does not affect current members.
Hon C W Trickett assistant attorney general Kansas has wiped out 165 joints in Kansas City Kansas. The South stripped of intemperance will forge ahead. Saloons in Portland Maine may be identified by unpainted partitions and a sinful smell. The Independent Order of Good Templars grows strong in Hungary, prompting a grad lodge. Rock Island Illinois has ninety five saloons, about one per 250 people, reflecting rising temperance tide and broader prohibition moves since 1890 across counties districts and ships.
The National Museum in Washington displays a thornless cactus specimen developed by Luther Burbank of California. The plant aims to yield a versatile forage crop usable in arid or moist regions. The flattened stem measures up to nearly three feet long, a foot wide, and three inches thick with a watermelon like surface.
The article notes the United States consumed about 35 percent of global graphite but imported 20 percent of it. In 1906 imports chiefly from Ceylon were valued at 1,254,012 dollars, while domestic production reached 240,229 dollars.
Abraham Shank of Onaba Neb ages seventy five was married to Miss Josephine Miller in a small town ceremony. Details are sparse but indicate a simple marriage event with local interest and standard vows.
Fragmented text references faith and endurance in God during dark times, urging reliance on divine guidance. It mentions waiting upon the Lord, keeping faith in His word, and the anchor of Hope amid dreary moments. Strong biblical imagery appears with mentions of wisdom and eternity.
A relative senses urgent danger to a person in temptation and prays through the night. She later writes to explain the felt urgency and the protective call of intercession. The account describes a life teetering between virtue and ruin and the believed power of prayer to avert tragedy.
A reflective meditation on death as beautiful in God’s time, arguing it grants rest for the weary and completes life’s purpose. The piece cites Phillipa Brooks and H. M. Couden, contrasting hope, invention, liberty, and eternal life with modern world shortsightedness, urging recognition of the Gift of God.
A brief reflective line from Archbishop Leighton questions why strangers often meet and part without discussing home or its path, pondering communication and distance between people.
A Trumbull remark by H Clay contrasts views of life. A man who drowns in money making is called enterprising. A politicized man is a wide awake citizen. A pleasure seeker is Uttia fast. But one devoted to Christ and saving souls is labeled religious enthusiast or fanatic.
San Francisco turfman Carman sent his betting commissioner to place ten thousand dollars on a horse. The official mistakenly backed the wrong racer, which won, doubling Carman’s money and sparking note of a costly error in the betting ring.
A government bill restricts bakers from night shifts and imposes a heavy fine. The collected penalties go to a fund for aged workmen.
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