12 Jul 1906
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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jul 12, 1906
Page
1
A Hall Mercantile Co notice warns against fake end of season sales that push poor quality job lots. The ad defends the store’s commitment to quality and promises remaining stock of cloths at reduced prices.
The Department of Agriculture plans a government exhibit at the Jamestown Exposition starting April 26, 1907, showing uses of denaturized alcohol for fuel, heating, and labor saving. Demonstrations include engines, farm and home machinery, and instructions to produce fuel from farm waste. The event runs at Hampton Roads near Norfolk, Virginia, until November 30, 1907. Also included is weed-cutting rules for public highways with penalties and labor credit terms.
Heavy rainfall and a severe electric storm hit Connersville Thursday afternoon. Lightning struck Prof. W. F. L. Sanders’ house, knocking off a chimney and scattering soot through rooms. Sanders, in the library, was briefly dazed but recovered. He plans to move and unload many books damaged by soot and bedding.
Local item notes Wallace's circus will perform in Connersville on July 24. The report mentions public schools in Chicago with 280 000 pupils and a June count of 41 marriage licenses, the smallest for June in years. It also covers agricultural and local business updates including wheat production, a horse sale, a new Cambridge City catalogue, and a post office site funding for Connersville.
New Lisbon baseball player John Weaver posts a strong season in the New York State league with high batting averages and frequent homers. Local notes cover traffic law calls, grain deliveries from East Germantown, and a July 20 transfer plan of 1000 U.S. soldiers from Ft Thomas to Ft Benjamin Harrison.Community notices include church rallies, residents’ movements, and Milton’s interurban prospects.
The Wayne county fair in Hagerstown runs July 24 to 27 with racing events including road races, trot and pace, and several running events. Prizes range from 50 to 250 dollars across various distances on July 25 to 27, featuring pace and trot contests and multiple 2 in 3 or 2 in 8 formats.
Governor Hanley intensifies anti gambling campaign after a raid on West Baden and French Lick casinos. Law ordered to be enforced to the letter as authorities confiscate two car loads of gambling devices.
The piece defines past present and future paint by wear uniformity labor efficiency and lasting protection. It argues the best past is worn evenly ready for repainting with no scraping. the best present covers most area per gallon with minimal labor. the best future resists cracking and peeling to protect for many years.
Kennth Melver of Vanceboro Maine recalls a near tragedy from a neglected cold that almost proved fatal. He credits Dr King's New Discovery with saving his life after three doctors gave up. Peoples' drug store advertises 5c and $1.00 bottles with a trial bottle free.
A terse aphorism about overconfidence notes that a person who believes they know everything often lacks the humility to recognize their own limits. It frames knowledge as limited and invites cautious judgment.
J B Burhans testifies after four years that Foley's Kidney Cure cured his severe kidney trouble. He states the brick dust sediment disappeared and no symptoms returned, praising the product and recommending it for kidney or bladder issues.
A cheeky quip frames the topic of a man with a gun, suggesting caution in surrender or cooperation. The remark implies confidence and a wary wit in a tense situation.
Advertises Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a universal remedy claiming to provoke laughter ease tears cure diseases and banish fears. Product described as 35 cent tea or tablet form sold at People’s Drug Store.
Foley's Honey and Tar offers immediate relief to asthma sufferers in severe stages and may effect a cure if taken promptly. Dean House.
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