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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Jul 01, 1909
Page
2
A poem portrait of a country boy from youth to old age. It contrasts bright mornings and green pastures with simple honest living. The speaker notes the boy's clear eyes, rosy cheeks, connection to nature, and preserved childhood innocence as years pass.
In a Waverley Magazine tale set at a Southern mansion, Rastus spies a brawl over a daughter’s hand and overhears a planned theft. He warns Charles Gordon, foiling Richard Harrol’s robbery scheme and earning praise from Squire Harford, while Mammy contemplates punishment for jam theft.
The text explains how Oxford colleges arrange a central quad with a grand gateway and warden residence over it. It notes Moorish influence in introducing quadrangles to Europe via Spain and describes surrounding facilities such as chapel, library, hall, lodgings, buttery, and kitchens with student rooms above. It cites William of Wickham for placing taller structures on the north to shield from cold and sunnier south facades. Money may move the mule but cannot start it down the road.
A blast at the Lackawanna Coal and Coke mine in Wehram Pennsylvania stranded 100 to 160 workers underground. Early reports describe many fatalities and severe injuries with the explosion affecting multiple mine sections. Families thronged the mouth of the shaft as rescuers moved to confirm the extent of the disaster. Superintendent Johnson warned of a long death toll and large injury count while authorities tried to gather details amid chaos.
In Ulysses Nebraska a mob forced Bishop Bonacum of Lincoln and two priests to leave town after a long feud with Father Murphy. The bishop and clergy were escorted from the hotel by a livery rig as a crowd protested and threats arose, with pursuit by Father Murphy’s followers.
The Chicago Baptist Ministers Conference expelled Professor George Burman Foster of the University of Chicago on grounds of alleged heretical beliefs in his book The Function of Religion. The 40 to 10 vote removed Foster from conference fellowship but did not affect his ministerial standing.
The May trade report from the Bureau of Statistics in Washington notes a rise in imports of manufacturing materials and a drop in exports of foodstuffs compared with May of last year. About fifty import items account for two thirds of import value, and a similar number of export items cover about three fourths of export value. The bureau cites increases in raw silk hides and skins India rubber wool copper lumber and chemicals, with months and cumulative figures showing imports exceeding those of the prior year, while food exports remain mostly lower.
Practical guidance on choosing productive hens by observation and activity, breeding for strong layers, and removing inferior stock. Includes notes on sheep economics, farm poultry care, and improving cow stables, with tips on scaly leg treatment and odorless coop practices.
London opens Lambs inn on Jermyn Street differing from its New York counterpart. Glass blocks are now common in Silesia.
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