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Newspaper
Ashton Gazette
Location
Ashton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Oct 15, 1908
Page
2
The poem reflects on October's somber mood, autumn's memory, and farewells. It contrasts the dove’s soft tone with old regrets, a hillside azure haze, and scenes of nature as leaves fall and memories of familiar faces fade as time nears. The verse closes with a somber note on nearing times and Kept names.
A man named Meredith P. Soames visits Kerry villa seeking Isabelle Norris after discovering her aunt’s diary. He woos Isabelle Norris, buys a special pen from her, and after a mishap in a river he saves a girl and encounters Belle Norris. He later reveals his true identity to Isabelle Norris and sails for America engaged, with Belle Norris showing romantic interest.
Emerson Hough notes that plains tribes used about 458 distinct symbolic figures in moccasin decoration. He explains how symbols function as condensed art and storytelling, blending decorative form with meaning, and why tribes relied on shorthand pictographs to convey identity and tales. A humorous aside ends with a marital quip about a man who won’t tell where he’s been.
The article notes steady quality gains at major stock yards, led by beef cattle and mutton from western and southern ranches. Pure bred sires over 20 years boosted herd quality, with higher grades earning about two dollars more per hundred weight. Agricultural colleges fairs and the press promote better breeding, while packing plants provide carcass quality data.
Fall calves bring extra farm time to tend cattle and enable economical rearing. By spring grass, calves are ready to grow, and by winter they are in good condition for upcoming maternity duties, according to Weekly Witness.
A Farm era Home Journal warning urges farmers never let a ewe wander from the flock. When twins are born and this is allowed the first born may stray and mingle with the flock before the mother can claim it, risking future acceptance by the dam.
A rural voice argues that a farmer with a few cows and Plymouth Rocks can resist the meat industry. The cow and the hen are praised for funding farm households and easing grocery costs more than corn crops. Indiana Farmer remarks on household economy and agricultural resilience.
The Engineering Rec notes a concrete tank at the San Antonio gas works has served for three years without leaks despite holding heavy Texas gas under pressure. The report highlights the tank’s durability and leak resistance amid ongoing operations.
Frank Chance's Cubs captured their third straight National League pennant by beating the Giants 4 to 2 in a heated playoff. A record 40,000 plus packed Polo Grounds as Cubs outplayed New York and faced mobbing crowds, with chaos outside and Cubs heading to Detroit for the world series quest.
George L. Glant, superintendent of Carnegie Steel Company’s Hempstead mill in Pennsylvania, resigns his $10,000 post to join the ministry. He has been admitted to the Western Theological Seminary in Pittsburgh. Henry J. Braker of New York wills $500,000 to Tufts College to fund a chair in commercial and financial education, and more than $1,500,000 to a home for the aged foundation and other charities.
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