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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1906
Page
1
Harry Manlove is home and many residents travel or visit relatives in Marion Greenfield Flemmingsburg Muncie Hartford City Richmond and Indianapolis. The town council orders tree trimming and gravel work proceeds at Westside cemetery. A local marriage Frank Wise to Josie Tarland and a rat catching feat by Alfred Boggs are noted along with various weather and garden impacts.
In the British Columbia legislature a debate on a land measure stretched into a continuous speech by De Cosmus. Facing a deadline, he spoke from 10 a.m. until noon the next day, reading a massive bundle of evidence and resisting all attempts to stop him. His endurance finally ended as the session closed with his final, hushed shout.
The banana plant is a large fleshy plant not a tree with no woody fiber. It grows ten to fourteen feet tall, bears one fruit bunch per plant, and sends up eight to nine suckers for continuous harvests. Suckers must be dug up or thinned to prevent crowding, and fruits ripen year round.
An 19th century timepiece called Doriot's queer watch was built by Victor Doriot from Bristol Tennessee. The wooden case used briar root and boxwood rule parts for most gears while three main wheels and springs were metal. The ivory like face came from a cow shoulder blade killed by cars. The open faced watch had a glass crystal and was praised by East Tennessee watchmakers.
A description of Hortensius famed for prodigious memory. He could recite speeches word for word after composing them. At an auction he recorded, for a wager, every item sold with its price and buyer, in the exact sale order.
Dr. Arthur J. Hayes in The Source of the Blue Nile describes linnets arriving to drink at the Atbara river. He notes their undulating rush and the wind like thunder as thousands alight, bending branches toward the water.
A practical woman explains the need to teach children to recite and sing as a way to engage visitors who come to see them and forget when it’s time to leave. The Washington Star quotes her remark on social timing and memory.
A Baltimore American blurb notes a surgeon famed for a remarkable touch. A character challenges belief by offering to show the bill for the operation, hinting at satire or local chatter about medical costs.
The story of Ferdinand I of Austria craving coarse flour dumplings after a thunderstorm, defying doctors and courtiers, and declaring I am emperor and dumplings I will have. His stubborn resolve kept government work running as opposition relented and the saying spread.
The St James Gazette traces iron’s origins from Tubal Cain and Hephaestus to Dactyles on Mount Ida. It notes biblical references by Jeremiah Ezekiel Moses and Job, early Egyptian use, Sparta and Britain as early iron economies, and smelting works persisting into the Saxon era.
On a French Italian coasting steamer passengers of many nationalities gather for dinner. The German passenger remains seated as others move to the dining saloon after the steward’s multilingual call. The scene highlights disharmony and ethnic tension aboard.
A native applicant to the central provinces police writes with grandiloquent self descriptions and family history. He notes features, physique, and a lineage including a grandfather once a milioner and a father who became a schoolmaster. He ends by seeking blessings for the future.
The article traces ancient writing shifts around 450 B C as Ionian scribes adopted left to right text. It explains boustrophedon alternating lines and notes Hebrew Greek scripts remained right to left before Greek reform. A Franklin quote illustrates mixed direction writing.
The London Express explains that three million nails come from one ton of metal. Two thousand nails are cast per mold, with an expert producing eighty molds daily, yielding about 160000 nails. After casting, the iron network is annealed with hematite ore in a furnace to soften and strengthen the nails.
The article traces buttons from ancient times through the 18th century to modern mass production. It notes Greek and Roman ignorance of buttons, their use as ornaments in the 14th century, the start of steel button manufacture at Loho works in Birmingham, and George III era gilt buttons, followed by today’s diverse, low cost varieties including unlikely materials like the humble potato.
The author recounts sighting black snakes over seven feet long, noting they are not vicious and can be captured with relative ease. They move quickly in open fields and, when caught, struggle briefly before capitulating and becoming harmless to handle.
The passage describes conger eels pursuing an octopus and feeding on its limbs. The octopus counters by hugging the eel and releasing ink as it retreats, using color change to blend with murky water and avoid further pursuit.
An old Sus sex folklore note from the London Express recalls a custom after a bride returns from church. Single friends seize her pins to claim that a maiden with a ring will marry within the year.
The article notes that vegetable growth can be rapid and that the common mushroom attains its full size in less than twenty four hours.
A Home Notes meditation on the calm spirit, praising unhurried, methodical labor. It argues duties should not chase one another and that focusing on one task at a time yields swift, thorough results without visible haste.
A light exchange quoted in the Philadelphia Ledger depicts Miss Plane and Miss Speitz joking about fate and love with a witty quip that a warning sign preceded their first meeting and hinted at romance forming.
A convict confronts a woman urging her to follow her mother’s instruction to go out into the world and earn money. The exchange highlights themes of obedience and agency within a tense encounter.
A terse epigraph attributed to Jeffer notes that true happiness comes from humility, unseen by gossip, contrasting public praise with inner peace. The line suggests a moral: quiet contentment surpasses outward acclaim.
A historical account explains how elephants ascend and descend steep mountains where mules or men struggle. The text details a method: kneel, place fore feet for footholds, then shift hind legs, zigzagging down while maintaining balance to prevent a fall.
The practice began in ancient times with ship insurance in the Hanseatic League and evolved through Florence in 1528 and Bruges in the fourteenth century. Fire and life insurance emerged later with guilds paying for fire losses, the Hand-In-Hand founded 1696, and life insurance starting with the Amicable in 1706 in London.
Report notes various animals that survive without drinking water. It cites llamas of Patagonia, gazelles in the east, a London zoo parrot living 52 years without water, wild rabbits from dew laden greens, and reptiles sloths and certain bats that thrive in arid areas. A French arid district bred nondrinking cattle and sheep, yielding Roquefort cheese, and a waterless plains mouse also persists there.
A reflection on overactivity and anxious conscience driving ceaseless toil. People worry they have no time to rest yet waste energy, risking unfitness for future great work. The piece critiques needless weariness and the neglect of rest.
Duclos recounts the prince archbishop of Cologne seeking to preach in Louis XIV’s royal chapel at Versailles. The court gathered for a sermon on April 1 when the archbishop, in formal splendor, paused then exclaimed April fools and fled, leaving the puzzled audience.
Mrs Copperfield basks in pride as she proclaims she made biscuits herself. David compliments their appearance and tests one, asking how long ago they were baked, while Dora listens.
A thoughtful answer asks about the first step toward digestion. A black haired student eagerly shouts Bite it off as the suggested action, reflecting a humorous misinterpretation of the lesson.
An aphorism on the purpose of reading urging disciplined use of books to sharpen thinking. Attributed to Edward Gibaga, it frames reading as a tool for clear thought and purposeful study.
In Washington visitors often join congressmen for lunch in the Capitol restaurant. A wealthy congressman once hosted several women who ordered a generous meal. When the bill arrived the guests learned members pay for their own lunches, a privilege still allowed by government and enjoyed by lawmakers and visitors alike.
The text outlines three transmission classes: noncommunicable infections like spasmodic malarial fevers. infections spread via external carriers such as soil water and air exemplified by yellow fever and Asiatic cholera. and diseases that spread directly or via carriers including scarlet fever measles diphtheria smallpox influenza erysipelas varicella and possibly whooping cough.
The article explains betrothal signals across cultures. In Siam a lit cigar signals engagement, with dowry arrangements to follow. Calabria and India use a lit taper or pipe as acceptance. Siberia notes the bride gifting cigars and slippers to mark the suitor as master in the house.
A vivid scene describes the pancake woman street seller near schools in Japan. Children buy and cook small pancakes with batter, coal brazier, and a tiny pan, drawn by the aroma and the chance to fry their own cakes for a small coin.
A fourth class postmaster, not resident of Billville, reports to Washington that he is laid up with a bad leg after shooting himself in the left leg during an attempt to shoot a squirrel for breakfast. He notes he won’t get much holiday anyway. Atlanta Constitution.
Scotland Yard, famed as London's police HQ, sits near Whitehall’s Banqueting Hall. The site reputedly hosted Scottish kings from 950 until William of Scotland’s rebellion, with notables like Milton and Sir Christopher Wren having ties to the house.
An advertising note from Harper's Weekly seeks an experienced business woman as manageress or supervisor at Moorwalker. The candidate need not have hairdressing experience but must be tactful, reliable and born about September 22.
The piece contrasts cheerful people with reticent individuals. It argues that the latter, as nonconductors of heat and animosity, provide greater security benefits to society.
A light dialogue from the Cleveland Leader features Miss Ingenue pressing Miss Passay about getting ready for a ball. Miss Passay quips she has not made up her wind to go yet, sparking playful wit between the two characters.
The sentence notes mate consumption in South American regions where the plant grows is higher than tea drinking in China’s tea districts, highlighting regional beverage preferences.
Local letters from Livonia and Graysville praise Dr. King's New Discovery for curing consumption and saving a property owner from moving to Arizona. The medicine is touted as the surest cough cold throat and lung healer with a free trial offer and prices 50 cents and one dollar from F E Wills druggist.
A fragmented ad style note asks about physical weaknesses and cautions against ordinary medicine. It promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a supreme curative, priced at 35 cents, available as tea or tablets from People’s drug store. It also mentions white cats with blue eyes being always deaf.
Foley & Co. Chicago warns that numerous imitations mimic Foley's Honey and Tar a popular throat and lung remedy. The genuine product comes in a yellow package and is urged to be requested only without substitutions. Dean House.
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 People’s drug estore 35 centa
A sheep dog is reported to have the heaviest brain size of any dog breed, highlighting its notable brain weight relative to other canines in observation and record.
Riverton postmaster G W Fouts reports a violent robbery and his near-death experience. He credits Electric Bitters with curing lasting liver illness and jaundice, praising the tonic as a remedy for biliousness neuralgia and kidney and bladder issues, sold at F E Wills drug store for 50 cents.
A historical note claims the tallest four legged creature is the pigmy mouse of Siberia. The assertion appears in a brief period piece highlighting extraordinary animal comparisons.
Giraffes and ant eaters possess remarkably long tongues measuring close to two feet, enabling them to reach food and groom their bodies. The feature highlights convergent evolution in herbivorous and insectivorous mammals.
Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wisconsin found lasting relief after 23 years of a running leg sore when a 25 cent box of Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured it completely. The salve is advertised as a strong antiseptic healer for piles wounds and sores available at F. E. Will's drug store.
A fragmentary line reflects a poetic assertion about resilience and belief beyond easy reconciliation. No clear events, people, or organizations are identifiable in the readable text.
It promotes vitality by warming the body and circulating life blood. The remedy is sold at 35 cents in tea or tablet form by People's drug store.
The Milan cathedral is described as the most expensive building ever constructed, reflecting its vast scale and funding. The note emphasizes its global notoriety and the remarkable financial investment behind the project.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is recommended for women and children due to its mild action and pleasant taste, preferred over violent purgatives. A booklet and sample are available at Dean House's.
The record price was paid for a Bt. Bernard named Phinlimmon. The dog sold for $21,250, setting a historic high for canine sales.
Kidney complaint kills more people than any other disease. This insidious illness gains a strong hold before recognition. Foley's Kidney Cure will prevent the development of fatal disease if taken in time. Dean House.
A lone thinker holds that a holy tone is a heavenly tune, asserting the unique belief as he crafts a Boise project.
An advertisement claims deaths from appendicitis decline as the use of Dr. King's New Life Pills rises. It asserts the pills save from danger and provide a quick, painless release from constipation with vigor and siren following use. Guaranteed by F. E. Wills, druggist. 25c. Try them.
A reflection notes that many resist cash yet are subtly swayed by praise. It argues flattery can shape opinions and choices without evident coercion, warning readers to guard against vanity that influences judgment.
Mrs Joyce of 180 Sullivan Street Clare mont New Hampshire reports buying two bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure about a year ago. She says it cured a severe kidney trouble of several years and she heartily recommends it.
The L E & W announces weekly excursion tickets at 1.50 for round trip travel every Sunday until further notice. Depart Cambridge City at 8 07 a m and return at 9 21 p m.
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