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Newspaper
Abbeville Press And Banner
Location
Abbeville, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Jan 08, 1908
Page
7
A fragmentary poem scene sketches a princess fire keeping warmth inside while a cold rainstorm rages outside. Princes Fire sits in a gown of red as the wearers sing and dance, offering comfort against the northern wind and sleet. The verse contrasts bleak weather with domestic warmth and regal grace.
Jack the Giant Killer seizes a haunted castle from a terrorizing Giant. He returns with three treasures the Harp, the Gold, and the Men. The Harp sings to reveal his destined wife, unlocking a hidden mother and a royal lineage as the tale ends with reunion and revelation.
The Washington Star recounts a tale where a mother princess faced grief after losing her child, shrinks into her harp, and is released when the long-lost child returns. The prince dies, the castle rejoices, and a golden harp pedestal allows music to sustain them for life.
The New Haven Register warns that rising wood pulp costs threaten newspaper production. It notes daily consumption of timber and Sunday peaks, risking higher prices or prohibitive costs for papers. The piece calls on inventors to develop substitutes urgently to avert a future without pulp paper.
New York Times reports Nebraska Experiment Station tests 100 bleached flour samples. Bleaching can whiten loaves without altering texture or aroma but excessive nitrogen peroxide harms color and market value. Some methods like nitric acid bleaching are condemned as unhealthy.
The World reports a prime underground space in the Dew Hudson Terminal complex near Cortlandt and Dey streets is leased for years at the globe’s highest per foot rate. A. Schultze will occupy the 21 by 9 foot site, with an annual rent about 7500 dollars. Two-for-a-quarter cigars are expected to be main sales, with 188000 cigars needed to offset rent, profits may start after substantial sales.
A little girl, after prayer, fears a bee sting as she sleeps. Her mother reassures, then a tiny upstairs voice reports angels are buzzing and one has bitten me, prompting gentle faith and calm before bedtime.
Beira, a life town in Africa, features a distinctive construction style using galvanized sheet metal for most buildings and shelters, shaping a stark, utilitarian urban landscape.
Cromwell Dixon a fifteen year old from Columbus Ohio designs and builds two airships inspired by the St. Louis Exposition. With his mother’s aid he tests a foot powered model and later a motorized version. A wire fork device helps locate water and he demonstrates its use to Mr Franzius and others in a described test setup.
An inventor describes a silk gas bag airship with a 32 foot by 15 foot sail, a four inch mesh net, hydrogen generation, and a bicycle frame driving a two blade silk propeller. He notes successful ascents and details of the boat like spruce frame and bamboo rudder.
A skeptical writer discusses the divining rod and a Danish article describing a test with a wire fork that located water as accurately as a willow rod. The piece explores electricity related explanations and calls for scientific investigation into the phenomenon and whether a scientific indicator could replace the divining rod.
An exceedingly neat device shown here holds tooth powder and brush. It is so contricted that by simply operating a…
An inventor explains a device that delivers tooth powder onto a toothbrush via a top receptacle feeding powder through rolls of paper and a movable lever. The brush is positioned, powder amount set, then the bristles receive the powder as the roll closes the opening. Rev Dr Curtia Lee Laws has completed a US tour of about 11,000 miles. Japan contains 2227 banks with capital of 298,344,234 dollars and five new banks opened since February.
The item surveys varied topics from Peru’s seed distribution to ambergris origins, Greek temple building in Lowell, copper coin talk, and a Missouri farmer's popcorn earnings. It notes alfalfa’s wealth, cocoa pearls from Philippine trees, a French detective’s purse cord trap, and declining game birds with European imports and propagation.
A digest of nautical etymology tracing admiral from Emir el Bagh and caput from Captain, mate from Icelandic, coxswain from Welsh, and commodore from comandatore. Explains larboard and starboard origins, jury mast from jour meaning day, and notes playful misnames and outdated terms in Tit-Bits style.
An elderly Lowlander visits London and returns home to share the city’s impact on him. A pompous host seeks amusement from the traveler, who notes the greatest impression was his own insignificance. A separate note mentions England’s herring catch valued at $15,000,000.
Garzoni notes lords rely on fools as mirrors and cures for melancholy the bond between master and jester is strong across eras. Kings such as Francis I and Charles V kept jesters linked to power with gifts and ritual bonds, while Charles VI used humor as solace and even Pope Leo X shared a close, intimate pairing with a favorite buffoon at the papal court.
The Emperor Mene lik announces plans to adopt European systems and to appoint a ministry. He lists Affa Negus Naalbu Pitau rari Habta Giorgis Gabra Selass Bejirond Mutugata Likeama quas Kata Nagadras Hails Giorgis Kantiba Walda Sadils as appointees, signaling a major administrative reform.
A ship at San Francisco discharged a frozen nitre cargo by plowing the hold. Fifteen tons formed a solid mass. explosives could not be used and shoveling was slow. A bystander joked about using a plow. The captain bought a plow, using block and tackle and a steam winch to pull it through the hold, loosening the mass for quicker shoveling into steel buckets.
Two Highling farmers Douglas Donald argue over the price of a hit sheep as they meet on the way to church. Dougal plans to ask fifty shillings, while Donald calls it charity rather than business, reflecting the scene’s Scottish vernacular and humorous tone.
In a Chicago Tribune excerpt a dramatic exchange unfolds as a disappointed man requests the return of gifts given during a failed engagement. Miss Berkenhead counters that he cannot reclaim them, suggesting only sixty days notice might restore confidence between the two.
During a DC National Guard camp a captain orders Private Mooney to one day on bread and water for a heavy turnout. The sergeant objects noting Mooney is a vegetarian. The captain relents suggesting meat and soup instead. A humorous exchange captures flagging discipline and dietary note.
In a nod to English history, the chief exhibitor at the Norwich cattle show is the King, whose prominence in 14th century lore mirrors English storied reputation, per Landon Outlook.
The Chicago Record-Herald notes a man who is consistently seen as a major edge in achieving success. The item highlights traits or behaviors that create an enduring personal advantage in competitive environments.
The Mississippi Valley faces costly road building as distant materials must be transported by rail. Experiments show broken stone roads offer better durability and long term value. Property along macadam routes rises fifty to sixty percent, prompting higher road taxes to attract settlement and investment. The piece highlights regional materials, costs, and future continental mobility by automobile.
A. L. Cushman, director of the Office of Public Roads, warns that poor roads and poor citizenship go together. He notes dust from rubber-fired wheels damages macadam, cites only seven percent of the U S 2 000 000 miles improved, and urges public education and investment to cleanse dust and elevate moral standards.
In Portland a Willamette citizen hands a conductor a $3 clearing house certificate asking if it is valid. The conductor replies it is good, noting paper money is in use. The passenger receives $4.98 in transfers for passage.
A Common-Sense musician Moecholes, famed Vacuay pianist, bristles when an American pupil presses unusually hard. He claims the piano keys are red-hot pokers and should not be touched. The pupil dryly replies that if so they would avoid touching them entirely.
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