19 Jan 1905
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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 19, 1905
Page
1
A Richmond store announces a major clothing sale with one fourth off all men and youths suits. The ad promises top styles materials and workmanship across Mens Youths Boys and Children overcoats and other garments with inventory beginning February 1. It urges shoppers to act now to secure complete assortments and save on real cut prices.
Local seed dealer promotes full line of cleaned Clover Seed and Recleaned Timothy Seed along with Seed Sowers and related products.
Milton items report travels and visits of locals from Homer Eastridge to Mrs Bridenbacher and Indianapolis. hog market actions. church activities. school plans to perform Ingomar. postmaster duties. health updates and illnesses. street lamps and town business. antique finds from Catherine Winter. several residents ill or indisposed with quinsy eczema and flu.
Mile Yvonne Pasconnu’s high risk looping showcase ends with a deadly crash on stage. Audience gasps as the rider is reported killed, with the manager promising a repeat performance next evening.
Two men traveled toward Kansas City about 106 miles from Kansas. One carried a pass for John Smith and wife, while the other posed as Mrs. Smith. They boarded a train with little money and used the pass trick to avoid fare, fooling a young woman who did not realize she had briefly been Mrs. Smith.
A California food source for the Ephydra larvae near Lake Mono is described as abundant and wind- washed ashore. Indians collect, sun dry, and husk the larvae named koo chal bee. The nutrient value appears from the fat condition of the people and the birds drawn to the larvae.
The late John Hollingshead recalls Thackeray writing in a tiny hand on slips of note paper. He would retreat to the Athenaeum club, read to attentive listeners, then move to the Garrick club to continue. This habit unsettled some club members and led to his blackballing at the Travelers'.
The universe is governed by universal laws governing even small things. No sound philosophy allows a natural law to be defective or out of balance. If a theory implies a law is faulty, the error lies in our reasoning, not the law.
Historical note recalls a 1495 statute banning sale of feather beds pillows and related stuffing except with legitimate feathers. It condemns unlawful stuffs like scalded feathers fen down and cotton grass. The piece also notes eighteenth century issues with fen down bought cheap and sold in feather markets.
Thomas Jefferson notes Franklin’s charm in France during the American mission. The philosopher’s dignified bearing earned broad support and court invitations. A chess game with the Duchess of Bourbon ends with a witty exchange about kings.
The London Spectator describes a custom where rum butter made of butter sugar spices and rum is hidden in a bowl for a newborn. Local youths search the house to find it and in return a collection is made with the proceeds donated to the baby, then the bowl is returned to its hiding place.
Report notes a Coorg custom where a man who kills a tiger or panther is said to marry the slain animal. The dead beast is carried on a wooden framework in a procession and the marriage rite is performed with generous hospitality as part of the observance.
The quote recalls Sir Charles Napier opposing steam power in the royal navy yet soon commanding the largest steam fleet the world had seen. He warned of being boiled alive by shot, shells, and boiler explosions, then led a steam- powered, modern navy.
A puzzle claims to yield a Chinese table delicacy used in elec tioneering. It guides you to subtract four from your birth year, add age at next birth day if before January or last birthday if not, multiply by 2000, subtract 685,425, convert numbers to letters, then strike out the first letter and rearrange the rest to form a word.
The word anaemia appears in 1732 in Albert Michel's De Anaemia though the condition was long known. Hippocrates described it, and Halle first applied the term to the 1802 mine workers’ illness in Anzin France with a detailed account.
A fragment from the London Tatler shows Candid Critic praising a performer and recommending being with Carl Rosa, then notes Carl Rosa is dead. Jones reacts with flattery as Botunty agrees. The exchange blends wit and celebrity reference in a terse social note.
A light exchange shows Mamma confessing she eats more when company is present while Tommy quips they have better things to eat. The humor rests on social dining norms and the playful food banter between the two.
A treasury statistician states that a one hundred dollar bill can sustain forty seven pounds in length and can support a man for a couple of months in a decent boarding house as reported by the Washington Post.
Tom questions his sudden affection for Miss Stanium as Jack notes the unexpected death of her wealthy aunt, adding a twist to their budding romance.
Parke says he dresses according to the climate while Rowe counters that if he did so he would have no time for other tasks. Town Topics notes the exchange highlighting practical and humorous perspectives on wardrobe choices.
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