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Newspaper
Batesville Tribune
Location
Batesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 02, 1906
Page
7
A Puck verse parodies labor and domestic duty. A woman roams by subway and church singing of searching for a cook who will wash or cook. The refrain laments endless labor and servitude across days ending in a weary, comfortless home.
David Hanlon plans to trap the Big Bear of the Tetons but the bear slips into his sheep corral. Marta Hanlon shoots the bear as it slaughters the flock, saving David from being trampled. The two siblings survive the ordeal and praise each other’s courage.
The article discusses umbrella lightning as a well known phenomenon, noting how dry cold air and snow rubbings generate static electricity. It cites cases from a Geneva snowstorm, balloon ignition by air friction, and umbrella fabric shielding, linking to Franklin's early ideas on lightning conductors.
A historical sketch highlights Daniel Boone born in 1785 in Bucks County Pennsylvania. It notes his frontier life in Pennsylvania North Carolina and his Kentucky settlement at Boonesborough. It also describes his capture by Indians near Salt Licks and his escape and enduring fame and service to the government.
Secretary Shaw notes the navy cost 1.42 per capita last year and demonstrates firing a 13 inch shell from a battleship moving ten knots at a target one mile away. Ten shots yield nine holes in five minutes, proving sailors worth their pay.
A Farmoutiers resident leaves a legacy providing yearly prizes of 25 francs each for the two most polite scholars of the town, male and female, to be chosen by ballot among the schoolfellows.
The notice argues that modern business methods require office furniture to match home quality. It advocates large desks and comfortable chairs to ease daily routines and create a homelike environment, describing the advantages of a swinging desk shelf and practical attachments for efficient work.
The Dayton Daily News notes three Fort Leavenworth colleges teaching officers warcraft under Brigadier General Franklin Bell with a personal staff. The engineering department tasks student officers with real field work such as trenches palisades fascines revetments and various bridge constructions without enlisted help.
A morning shopper recounts rude clerk conduct and pushy sales pitches at a department store. She recalls biased comments about age, pressure to buy higher priced items, and demeaning "lady" labeling, ending with a stern rebuke to a persistent young clerk.
Dun's Review notes favorable near term business prospects in Chicago with rising demand across leading industries. Grain movement, livestock receipts, and lumber show week over week gains while bank clearings exceed 1905 levels. July trade and building remain strong amid optimistic crop reports and steady material markets.
A Four-Track News piece guides Americans to Cork then Blarney Castle by jaunting car. It explains the pricing in shillings, seating arrangement, and the uneasy, comic sensations of riding left handed while sharing a small carriage with several companions.
A quip notes that a mother of twins underestimates effort, comparing it to a woman who runs an incubator. The remark implies hard work and resilience. The statement concludes with a provocative claim that old age is the greatest disease.
The report lists live cattle hogs and sheep prices across Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee Buffalo New York and Toledo with grains and produce quotes. Notable ranges include cattle 4.00 to 7.25 a head hogs 4.00 to 7.25 creamery butter 17 to 21 cents eggs 14 to 18 cents and wheat No 2 red 52 to 82 cents per bushel.
Horace Wild piloted an airship he designed to a new distance and control record in Chicago. On the first flight he traveled eleven miles about 1500 feet up, dodging steeples and smokestacks before a safe rooftop landing. He repaired the craft and flew five miles more, then continued over the lake and returned.
A Berlin Medical Association session discussed the difficulty of clin ical diagnosis for appendicitis with serious doubt about surgery. Dr Berg man and Prof Orth noted errors in diagnosis, citing ten percent of cases where the appendix did not confirm it and one hundred ten percent with no disease, yet many serious cases were cured without operation.
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