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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Nov 26, 1908
Page
2
Touchstone recalls a figure of godlike craft who turned water into wine and did well what others only attempt. He rose above doubt, stirred hills aside, and moved observers to tears as beauty and grace brushed time. His gift, divine yet shared with humanity, leaves us with reverent awe.
In a Chicago Daily News fragment, Wallick and Griffin joke about aging at a club and reflect on youth. Wallick, noting his friend’s wrinkles, suspects he’s aging and fears losing vigor while coexisting with his wife’s teasing hints about Susie and a growing middle age.
Wallick starts with a bright morning after a playful remark and a red necktie. He notes his fitness, contemplates clearing a fence in a week, then heads to the station where he meets Miles Crewson and a charming Miss Crewson, amid a tense domestic mood.
Willie Holt, a 17 year old from 1644 St Mark's Avenue Brooklyn, built a toy airship with his brothers and alcohol engine. The craft lifted in a yard test but collided with him due to an unrefined rudder, injuring his upper lip. He received six stitches at Dr Meyer’s office on Herkimer Street.
A Philadelphia Press quote features a waiter’s child asking about the phrase apple pie order. The waiter interprets it as a Boston man’s bress fast, reflecting regional slang and humorous confusion.
A practical note outlines the cost effectiveness of silage for corn crops, detailing per acre yields, total silo capacity, and lower labor compared with husking and storage. It highlights silage as economical, highly digestible feed that supports milk production and cow condition, with broader use in summer and winter, plus tips on storage and supplementary feeding.
Data show the US automobile sector expanding with capital totaling 187 million dollars, 108 thousand direct and indirect workers, 253 builders, and record output near 52 thousand cars last year. Prospects point to 75 thousand units next year, with four plants to produce about half and one plant at 12 thousand. Foreign car imports total 28 million, while exports surpass imports and domestic sales soar from under 8 million eight years ago to over 105 million last year.
Reports of unions forming in Emporia and unions joining the AFL in Buffalo and New York. Retail clerks win shorter hours in McAlester, Oklahoma, and Albany unions build a tuberculosis pavilion. Oklahoma school books must bear union labels. Wealth, law and policy shifts include eight hour work limits upheld, eight hour day goals, and new funding for teachers and aides.
A letter from William F. Wahlberg of Oklahoma City praises Peruna for relieving a severe catarrh of the stomach after other doctors and remedies failed. He endorses continued use and urges readers to consider Peruna as a cure, noting repeated daily relief stories and the drug’s strong popular appeal.
A writer argues modern life pushes constant speed as the chief factor of 20th century existence. He notes people cannot explain the rush, laments the lack of reason, and links the pace to widespread accidents, citing 4000 London street crashes monthly from rushing transport.
In Ostend the saying money is easy means it comes from easy people. The Rule explains that easy money exists because some people hold it. The reply notes that those who control it are not easy to reach.
A mother and her young son suffer months of sour stomach and poor digestion. A stomach specialist prescribes Grape-Nuts, leading to quick improvement, regained weight, and new energy. The letter credits Grape-Nuts for relief and good health while noting the product’s sponsor.
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