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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 24, 1906
Page
1
Hall Mercantile Co announces a June 2 1 PM talk by Buster Brown for Wayne county children. The notice promotes cravenette overgarments and umbrellas as essential wardrobe items with broad in store selection and favorable prices.
The poem recalls a soldier who followed leaders from Sherman to Grant, Sheridan to Hooker, and fought from Antietam to Bull Run. It honors his sacrifice for Old Glory and the enduring memory of the unconquerable blue amid history’s tides. The text then shifts to community resilience after disaster, noting rebuilding efforts and ongoing hardship in towns like Concord, Santa Rosa, and San Francisco.
Mrs Libbie Wayman Ballenger writes of the Santa Rosa disaster describing March and May events The earthquake and fire devastated Santa Rosa destroying business districts while San Francisco and San Jose also suffered The account notes cremation of Henry Whitman and illnesses in Ric as the catastrophe unfolds with a family’s evacuation and the city’s ruinous aftermath.
Two Indiana Republicans will deliver Fourth of July addresses abroad this year. Senator Albert J. Beveridge will speak in Paris while John L. Griffiths will speak in London. The piece lauds Indiana for producing two able orators for these notable occasions and imagines other capitals celebrating in American style with Indiana speakers.
Wayne county features a landscape of rolling greens and farmhouses. The Jacksonburg road north of Pennville offers east Greensfork valley, Jackson hills, west Walnut Level valley, and Capital Hill with Dublin plateau in the backdrop. The season presents bright green fields and forests that convey happiness.
A report notes that certain South American ants construct tunnels three miles long. Researchers observe the extensive underground networks and discuss potential impacts on soil structure and ecosystem dynamics.
Seventeen new members joined the K of P lodge at Straughns last month. Local wool buyers report large, quality shipments. The mushroom crop failed due to dry cold weather. A carpenter notes many new houses would boost summer growth like barns. Cambridge City loses its baseball club for the year amid talent shortage. Lynn and Randolph county ordinance enforces a $1 daily license for non residents selling ads. A town moral about saving inspires future home ownership. Greensburg Review reports motors to be used on Columbus branch lines with hourly service forthcoming. Rural households adopt gasoline engines for water pumping, power, and grinding. Farmers increasingly use automobiles, foreseen for common rural use. Richmond Palladium notes Socialists nominate James M. Doddridge for Congress at the March 26 convention, with no endorsement of Kuhn. Doddridge elected by unanimous party delegation. decision announced after deliberation.
Bethel plans a big Memorial day event on Tuesday May 2 with Hon James E Watson and Augustus Condo of Marion announced to speak The Glee Club of Richmond will provide music A private right of way on the National road could reduce damage suits from interurban use by avoiding disputes over road access
J T Dwyer, now of Graysville, recalls three Livonia customers cured of consumption by Dr. King's New Discovery. One avoided moving to Arizona after treatment. The drug is extolled as a remarkable throat and lung healer with a 5 cent to $1 price and a free trial bottle offered by F E Wills, druggist.
A claim states the sole fish that never sleep are the salmon pike and goldfish. This assertion appears as a curious note about fish behavior without scientific backing.
An advertisement touts Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a supreme curative and cautions against ordinary medicine. It promotes the product priced at 35 cents and notes availability as tea or tablets at People's Drug Store.
The costliest modern painting to date is Meissonier's 1514 which sold for $175000. The sale establishes a new high for contemporary artworks and highlights the market's appetite for classical masterworks.
Foley & Co of Chicago promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as the proven throat and lung remedy in a yellow package and warns against counterfeit imitators with similar sounding names. The notice urges customers to ask for the genuine product and refuse substitutes. Dean House.
A husband settles into his chair with the evening paper while his wife recalls a caller's chat from the day, foreshadowing a domestic moment to unfold.
An ad from People's Drug Store promotes Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claimed to ease back pains inflammation rheumatism fainting spells and digestion or constipation issues, priced at 35 cents.
The Vuelta Abajos cigars are noted as the costliest, sometimes retailing at four dollars apiece.
G W Fouts of River ton Iowa says a long chronic liver complaint and jaundice were cured by Electric Bitters after his doctor prescribed them. The tonic is advertised as a sure cure for biliousness neuralgia weakness and all stomach liver kidney and bladder derangements sold at F E Wills drug store for 50 cents.
The French government payroll amounts to 3.75 million dollars, highlighting the scale of public sector pay. The figure emphasizes the financing of official salaries across ministries and agencies.
A note from the church asks the coughing person who disrupted services last Sunday to purchase Foley's Honey and Tar to ease irritation. The demand is framed as a polite request to avoid further disturbance.
A comparison notes that ants possess brain mass largest relative to body size among living creatures. The finding highlights the efficiency of miniature neural systems and suggests notable cognitive capabilities in ants.
Lucia Wilke of Caroline Wisconsin found relief after 25 cent Bucklen’s Arnica Salve healed a running leg sore that had tormented her for 23 years. The ad touts the salve as a great antiseptic healer of piles wounds and sores and notes a 2 cent price at F E Will’s drug store. A quip on wealth ending in death appears after.
Advertising copy for Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea claims it oils the system and warms the body, circulating life blood. Sold as tea or tablets for 35 cents at People’s Drug Store.
The imperial diamond holds the record as the world’s costliest gem after the Nizam of Hyderabad paid 2 150 000 dollars for it. The purchase marks a historic high in the jewelry market reflecting royal prestige and enormous value.
Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup is presented as ideal for women and children due to its mild action and pleasant taste, preferred over harsher purgatives. A booklet and sample are available at Dean House's.
Birds perched on trees or bushes act as natural weathercocks by always roosting with their heads toward the wind, signaling wind direction.
An advertisement states kidney disease is deadly and insidious and claims Kioley's Kidney Cure can prevent fatal outcomes if taken early. Ad mentions Dean House.
The quote reflects frustration with a culture of taking integrity for granted. It suggests that better practice requires individuals to actively choose ethical behavior rather than assuming others will do so.
A vintage advertisement asserts deaths from Appendicitis fall in proportion to rising use of Dr. Kings New Life Pills. It claims the pills save from danger and provide quick painless relief from constipation with strength and vigor afterward. Guaranteed by F. Ek. Wills druggist. 25c. Try them.
The article notes that even highly prominent financiers have suffered when drawn into unfavorable company, illustrating how social circles impact financial judgment and risk.
Mrs. S Joyce of ISU Sullivans St Claremont New Hampshire writes that Foley s Kidney Cure cured a severe chronic kidney trouble after about a year of use and she highly recommends it. Dean House.
The L. E. and W. will sell excursion tickets every Sunday at 1.50 dollars for a round trip. Depart Cambridge City at 8.07 a.m. and return at 9.21 p.m.
Advertises Wisconsin Central Railway routes to Waukesha Waupaca Fifield and other resorts. Promotes Summer Book with details on how when where to go and costs. Free on request to Jas C Pond G P A Wisconsin Central Bay Milwaukee Wis. 6-0.
A color relief map showing exact locations of all points of importance in Yellowstone National Park. Avaluable aid to tourists and useful for homes, libraries, or schools. Sent prepaid on receipt of 35c. A M Cleland Genl Passenger agent St Paul Minnesota.
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