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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 10, 1906
Page
1
An item from Milton highlights Hall Mercantile Co as the trusted shop for clothing with a medical metaphor claiming its reputation is its diploma. The column then lists numerous local notices: visits, travels, social events, property purchases, school counts, and a buggy accident involving Rev. Jones along with minor community updates.
A quarter century ago Hagerstown High School held its first commencement in the Christian church. Graduates John M. Lontz now a wealthy Richmond resident and Charles Mann then on Lewis Institute staff delivered strong addresses. Prof. Lee Ault inspired the event and Hagerstown earned a commissioned high school.
The Yellowstone Valley spans roughly 350 miles by 20 and is largely irrigable by Yellowstone River waters. Irrigation projects will reduce range land, while boosting alfalfa forage, cattle and sheep productivity, and new industries like a 10 ton beet sugar factory at Billings requiring 1500 seasonal workers. The Crow reservation opens soon, promising regional prosperity, with contact for more information. Also includes testimonials for King’s New Discovery and Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea from local druggists.
A Greenfield Republican correspondent profiles Fred Hilkene and his wife at their Cumberland creamery. Hilkene, boss butter maker and secretary, has run the factory since it began, with Mrs. Hilkene handling office work. The plant produces 20 pounds of gilt edge butter daily, retailing at 1 cent per pound, with high demand and growing success.
The C. H. and D. company cuts the rate from 50 cents to 40 miles at two cents per mile between Rushville and Indianapolis. The old fare was $1.20. In addition 150 pounds of baggage will be carried free under the new policy.
Warm spring conditions have peach trees blooming statewide while the Whitewater valley, a low land area, saw temperatures last winter that were too cold for peach buds to survive. Other fruits on higher elevations show better prospects than those in valley regions.
The forty second annual convention of the Wayne County Sunday School Association will be held at Hagers town May 21 to 23. It is expected that every school in the county will be represented.
Walter G Bridges will be recommended by Congressman Watson for postmaster of Greenfield to succeed Newton R Spencer who declined a reappointment.
When you clean up your premises this spring look to the condition of the adjacent streets and alleys. A lit tle effort now will clear them of weeds all summer.
A reflective line notes that some men struggle until they enter a period of deep discouragement, the so called slough of despond, which then motivates them to seek solid ground or purpose. The statement implies hardship as a catalyst for change.
Foley and Co of Chicago promote Foley's Honey and Tar as a trusted throat and lung remedy in a yellow package. They warn that many imitators with similar sounding names exist and urge customers to ask for the genuine product and refuse substitutes. Endorsed by Dean House.
It takes the gold a long time to learn not to pray to be delivered from the fire. Have you pains in the back, inflammation of any kind, rheumatism, fainting spells, indigestion or constipation, Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea makes you well, keeps you well. 35 cents. People's drug store.
A concise aphorism asserts that the supreme life is one that instantly follows its highest and clearest understanding, emphasizing instinctive moral action and integrity without delay.
G W Fouts, River ton postmaster, recounts near death from a chronic liver complaint. He credits Electric Bitters with curing him and keeping him well for eleven years despite jaundice and yellow nails. The tonic claims to aid biliousness neuralgia weakness and all stomach liver kidney and bladder derangements. Sold at Will's drug store for 50 cents.
A succinct saying warns that a benevolent act done only to gain a favorable trade or benefit lacks genuine virtue and moral value. It emphasizes motive over outcome and questions transactional philanthropy.
A disruptive individual interrupted worship last Sunday, loudly urging others to buy Foley's Honey and Tar cough syrup. Police were called, and the incident is under review by church officials and local authorities.
A short reflection on breaking a harmful pattern suggesting the act of tapering is not an end but the beginning of forming a healthier life. The piece hints at renewal and the courage involved in starting anew.
Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wisconsin found true happiness not in wealth but in Bucklen’s Arnica Salve. A 25 cent box cured a running leg sore that tormented her for 23 years, advertised as a premier antidote for piles wounds and sores. F. E. Will’s drug store sells it. Some men chase glory yet flee chores.
A reflective line notes that greed closes the soul, painting the world as dark and old whenever this trait takes hold and becomes the loudest voice in the man’s outlook.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is touted as best for women and children due to its mild action and pleasant taste. It is recommended as preferable to violent purgatives and a booklet plus a sample are available at Dean House's.
The quote stresses that true loyalty to a friend is not proven by how readily one finds faults in them but by steadiness and fairness in judgment, supporting trust over harsh criticism and suggesting empathy and restraint in friendship.
An advertisement promotes Foley's Kidney Cure at Dean House claiming prevention of fatal kidney disease by timely use. The copy frames kidney illness as the leading killer and warns of its insidious onset.
A reflective thought notes that learning a thing is simpler than erasing it from memory, suggesting the value of solid initial learning to reduce later forgetting. The insight emphasizes how retention solidifies faster than impairment of memory.
An old advertisement touts Dr Kings New Life Pills claiming fatalities from appendicitis decline in proportion to increased use. It promises quick, painless relief from constipation, renewed strength and vigor, and guarantees by druggist F. E. Wills. Price 25 cents. Try them.
A concise reflection notes that wealth cannot restore or redeem a person’s dignity or integrity after it has been traded or compromised, emphasizing the lasting cost of choices over mere riches.
Mrs Joyce of Claremont New Hampshire reports buying two bottles of Foley Kidney Cure about a year ago. She says it cured a long standing kidney trouble and she heartily recommends the medicine to others.
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