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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
2
In a tale from Haroun’s court an Arab poet pleases the sultan with a gold piece for each new rhyme The singer tires of repetitive verse and cannot meet the sultan’s demand The sultan orders punishment and warns that skilled verse is prized only while fresh.
Debby, a poor kitchen helper, secretly donates four dollars to the minister’s wife to pay her church missions pledge. The act triggers self reflection in Mrs. Gibson about pride and charity as Debby’s sacrifice reveals true compassion and faith in action.
A troubled scene unfolds with a minister's wife and child in distress while others react. The fragment hints at emotional tension and interpersonal strain within a domestic setting without providing concrete events or outcomes.
The London Standard notes varied southwest African marriage practices show coast tribes view themselves as superior to inland groups. Men marry any woman, but wives cannot freely divorce while husbands may end marriages. dowry rules govern separation and bride status upon return of the dowry.
A traveling man recounts paying 50 cents to the Canadian Pacific for a meal aboard the Montreal train after boarding the Boston bound night train with no diner. He and fellow passengers, having boarded a different line, faced a 40 cent charge by a uniformed official to dine and smoke aboard the second train.
Connecticut fisheries and game officials deny buying quail from Oklahoma for Terry Island near Suffield. The island acquired for use as a bird preserve spans about 135 acres and was once home to Clinton Terry. A formal preserve is likely, recalling historic Second Adventist ascension beliefs once linked to the site.
A courtroom exchange turns on a lawyer’s insult to the bench as the judge immediately commits the counsel for contempt. The humor in the exchange hinges on the judge’s prompt rebuke and punishment.
Guidance on feeding silage to dairy cows, yard and barn cleanliness to prevent odor, and evaluation of silage versus dry fodder. Also notes on dust baths for hens, and a favorable view of milking goats with benefits for infant feeding and tuberculosis resistance in goats.
Farm notes emphasize butter as a high value product with low fertility cost. A hand separator cuts labor and preserves warm skim milk for feed. Boiled potatoes with milk aid chick growth. adjust rations seasonally. keep clean quarters and water. spray poultry houses with carbolic acid kerosene mix. limit flocks to about fifty hens and cull non producers promptly.
Notes on calf rearing emphasize light airy quarters and early feeding direct from cows to mimic nature. It cautions gradual shift from whole to skim milk and adding grain as calves start to drink, then discusses cow costs and milk testing to judge profitability. It also shares feeding tips for laying hens and ends with a line about prison records showing more female inmates with prior records.
The Geological Survey reports 3125 coal miners died in 1907 with 5314 injured. West Virginia had the highest death rate 12.85 per thousand and the smallest output per life lost. Explosions caused a portion of deaths while roof falls remained the leading killer. Congress funding urged to curb disasters.
Reports from American charity groups describe a bleak winter outlook due to widespread unemployment. The Washington Bureau of Labor notes European responses including public employment bureaus in Germany, work homes in Belgium Netherlands and Denmark, and the creation of special commissions. Public relief works and colonial settlements for the unemployed appear as favored remedies.
Castro refuses to allow Brazil to head French interests in Venezuela triggering speculation in Caracas about potential insult to Brazil and possible French representation. The Paris cotton congress proposed curtailment cooperation and colonial production study, while debt insurance ideas emerged. Speck von Sternberg funeral held in Lutzchena. German Social Democratic Congress reports 10 percent gain, and a British SDP delegate urges peacetime diplomacy between Britain and Germany.
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