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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 06, 1909
Page
2
A narrator recalls wandering through strange places and longs for home. The old house opens its arms as evening colors fade and garden scents drift. Sleep beckons in a familiar bed while distant bells, birds, and whispers frame a tranquil homeward dream.
Henry Bolam schemes to win Miss Holbrook by using a tramp as a suitor. The plan backfires when the tramp turns out to be Denham Druce, the real author, who reveals Bolam's deception. Druce marries Miss Holbrook and presents Bolam with a check to cover expenses.
In New Guinea women initiate marriage, sending string messages to the man's sister or mother. If the man agrees they wed after a private meeting, with betrothal marked on the woman’s skin. Breakups lead to little punishment, but wives endure harsh, unequal treatment under male authority.
Tornadoes and hurricane-like storms kill twenty to thirty and injure scores across Tennessee Mississippi and Arkansas. Deaths are reported in Youngs Crossing Medina Horn Lake West Marion Raleigh and other towns with widespread property destruction and downed telegraph lines. An Aurania steamer wreck near Whitefish Bay is noted amid a fierce Lake Superior gale.
A chronological list recounts notable milestones from 1607 to 1908 across nations and regions. Entries include exploration, battles, legal changes, fires, royal actions, and tributes such as Georges, empires, state reforms, and philanthropic gifts.
Harvard President Eliot to be decorated by the Mikado with the Rising Sun. Minnesota College of Agriculture grants 108 diplomas as James J. Hill delivers the commencement address. Minneapolis plans a university club for about 400 graduates. North Dakota Agricultural College reelects George H. Hollister as president. Fort SnellingLieut Burnett proposes school drill in St Paul. Frances Benning, a Minnesota State University junior, has disappeared. Michigan students raise funds to buy a loving cup for retiring President Angell. Robert Ogden opens the Southern education conference in Atlanta urging a federal department of education. Marion Le Roy Burton named Smith College president. Wisconsin relay team expected to join Pennsylvania games. Osthoff may accompany to compete. Athletic council grants $100 toward travel expenses.
A period marketing item touts Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin as a mild liquid laxative suitable for women and all ages. It claims gentle action, stomach and bowel benefits, and provides a free test bottle by writing to Dr W B Caldwell in Monticello Illinois.
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