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Newspaper
Albion New Era
Location
Albion, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 28, 1908
Page
6
Henry F. Cope reflects on the parable of the sower and how good resolutions wither without deep motive. He urges rooting resolutions in reason and repeated right action, cultivating habits to sustain virtue, friendship, and universal goodwill.
A reflective essay on the true nature of friendship contrasting selfless bonds with selfish motives. It cites Emerson and argues that genuine friendship requires giving rather than taking, with examples of culture and wealth paired with a virtuous peer. The piece urges sincerity, mutual support, and a happiness born from making others happy.
A collection of aphoristic reflections on virtue, humility, and social conduct. Themes include courtesy, selflessness, honesty, patience, tolerance, and the role of religion in genuine service. The piece contrasts moral integrity with self-serving motives and warns against moral complacency.
The text argues faith is proven by present power not prestige and urges practical effort over self sufficiency. It warns against narrow views and praises diverse denominations as temperament driven. It emphasizes love for fellowship, humility, and reverence as paths to God, quoted from Rev. Lyman Abbott of Brooklyn.
Rev. W. W. Bustard of Baptist Boston extols life over wealth and dress as a model of virtue. He praises Old Glory as symbolizing liberty equality and fraternity of body mind and soul against any un-American or anti Christian politics or pedagogy. Rev. G TL Morrill of People's Church Minneapolis joins in defending patriotism and faith.
The Troy Times urges voters to make a final push in the presidential race in the remaining three weeks. It endorses Taft and associates his program with progress and sound policy. It affirms Bryan favors protection but cautions against free trade shocks to industry.
The article discusses farmer sentiment on tariffs, contrasting Bryan’s view with the protection tariffs provide to agriculture. It lists tariff duties on cattle swine horses and sheep, noting ad valorem rates and per head charges that shield domestic producers from Canadian competition. It argues the tariff supports livestock farmers by reducing external competition.
Articles from Chicago Post Norwich Bulletin Buffalo News and San Francisco Chronicle debate the 1908 presidential race. They condemn Bryan as an opportunist and praise Taft for protectionist policy and administration experience. Proposals on tariffs and labor aid frame the choice as essential for American prosperity.
The Toledo Blade argues that independent papers betray the Bryan cause and warn that a Bryan election would lead to a tied hands presidency. It contends reform and prosperity have been achieved under Republican rule, and a Taft victory ensures ongoing labor, industry, and honest living, with Roosevelt's legacy at stake.
A collage of political jabs and campaign lines featuring Bryan Taft Roosevelt and Haskell with remarks on Maine New York headlines and a London dispatch. It highlights party tensions, speeches, and public sentiment plus a note on a railroad pass and a porter wage protest.
A vivid Maine fishing scene follows a ten pound salmon leap and a tense battle, ending with a captured fish and fond memories. Shifting to a domestic drama, an impoverished cousin Linnie gains shelter with Frank and Caroline, only to face friction when Madge accuses Linnie of exploiting charity and questions the fairness of guardianship.
A review of men's wear trends reports cautious interest in greens as a potential vogue in Europe and among some U.S. manufacturers. It notes green suits remain rare on Broadway, with neckwear and shirts showing more uptake but fashion risk persists for full green outfits.
Cousin Linnie, age fifty, found power with a new school board and had been teaching since nineteen. She pursued usefulness through a gentle, literal, and imaginative instructional style across generations.
A historic table converts pounds of various feed items into the equivalent of one hundred pounds of hay. Turnips, beets, clover, carrots and leaves, mangolds, potatoes, oat straw, lucerne, wheat, corn, oats, barley, rye, oats and other feeds are listed with relative values. The piece notes hay is more nutritious than potatoes and beets and then includes a series of quoted expressions about dogs and a Philadelphia Press style aside.
A brief Pittsburg Observer dialogue shows Mrs Exstead declaring ease in pleasing her spouse while Nora, the new maid, agrees. The column ends with a quip about marital earnings versus what a wife wants neighbors to think.
A young woman brought to a city mission in a severe state suffering from scabies incipient paresis and rheumatism after exposure. Six weeks of care yielded little progress until Cuticura products were used leading to recovery in five weeks allowing her to seek work. Laura Jane Bates New York reports the case dated March 11 1907.
The National Magazine argues city workers toil harder and live more monotonous, strained lives than farmers. City folk seek rural happiness but most endure poverty and few holidays, while farmers are deemed wiser and happier with the “real thing.” The Baltimore Sun echoes this verdict.
In Lonelyville residents petition to cut train runs to keep servants longer. The superintendent quips the motive shows the residents want servants kept longer, as noted by the judge.
An advertisement invites readers to obtain a free sample of Allen's Foot Base from Allen S Olmsted in Le Roy New York. The powder relieves tired hot swollen feet and helps fit tight shoes and treats corns and bunions. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
The painters and decorators prepare to work while the professor relocates his books and papers himself. He quips that he is only three fourths of the man he once was, recalling a past as a reporter and noting he is now only a porter.
A humorous exchange features a physician urging deep breathing and a caller admitting work in coal. The dialogue promotes Red Cross Ball Blue laundry product in a small 2oz pack priced at five cents.
An American woman tips a Constantinople beggar with a gold piece by mistake. The beggar leaves his post. a colleague reveals his home. A servant says the master will come down soon, and the well groomed beggar returns the gold, noting such errors are embarrassing.
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