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Newspaper
Cambridge City Tribune
Location
Cambridge City, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 06, 1906
Page
1
State health analysis shows 44 114 births in Indiana in 1905 with a 16.65 per 1000 rate. White male births lead at 22 290 while white female births total 20 569. colored births total 955. Deaths reach 36 502 at 13.78 per 1000 with whites and colored having distinct sex rates.
The county superintendent files list Cambridge City Lee Ault as superintendent with Isadore Wilson as principal and 14 other educators including W J Bowden Louise Ford H B Alice W Reece Elizabeth Whelan Dora Wallace Annette Edmunds Catherine Koeise Eleanor Newman Alfie Kendall J T Reece supervisor music Mary F Overbeck supervisor writing and drawing Centerville Elmer E Oldaker superintendent Thos E Dean Colwell Miller Carrie Townsend Ethel M Thomas Mode L Brown Lizzie Lashley Dublin P V Voris superintendent Mary E Stewart Mandus E Mason Julia Stant Elizabeth Morris Lora Henley Hagerstown O L Voris superintendent Charles Wollard principal Elinora Root Blanche Coffman Anna P Burgess Ada Waltz W E M Brown supervisor music Milton J W Outland superintendent Elizabeth Smelser principal Ida F Packer Nora Murphy Evan&J Clair Emma Gingrich
The annual gathering of proprietors and employees families at Light Inspection car company took place at Jackson Park last Saturday. About 150 people attended with ample food and entertainment. The company provided free transportation.
In hot weather laundrymen and ice men see increased activity not from preference but from demand. The heat boosts customer needs for cooling and cleaning services, causing more work and profit opportunities for these trades.
The Bentonville Grays defeated the Lewisville club last Sunday as part of a 19 game winning streak for the amateur team highlights a remarkable run.
A scientist notes that butterwort leaves, yellow bedstraw, and garden artichoke flower heads can coagulate milk when used as a plant based rennet. Native Cheshire people favor bedstraw, while careful preparation offers a hygienic alternative to traditional animal rennet and its potential chemical changes.
Herodotus recalls Solon naming men happier than Croesus. Cleobis and Biton of Argos pulled their mother’s chariot with no oxen, then died in Hera’s temple after the crowd praised them. Delphi houses near identical archaic statues, signed by Polymedes, supporting the tale’s factual basis per Chautauquan.
A tobacconist explains that pipe tongue bites occur when tobacco burns too fast or too slowly. Very loose long cut or very short dry cut tobacco can burn fast, while tight packing restricts drawing, letting sparks reach the mouth and burn the tongue.
An old report explains how elephants use their trunks as hose and hand to drink. It notes a singular cooling habit where the elephant draws water into its trunk and squirts it over its back, repeating roughly every five minutes on hot days.
The bi partisan commission appointed by Governor Hanly over twenty years of state books aims to overhaul accounting, recover nearly 300000 for the state, and expose discrepancies. Legal actions have secured judgments totaling over 26035 against former auditors, with further recoveries planned. The report will detail insurance company operations in Indiana and propose lasting public reforms.
The Turcomans of the Caspian eastern shore travel with real wooden houses packed on camels. On arrival they unload and build a village in about an hour using a light wooden frame, hair rope bindings, and black felt coverings.
A census bulletin highlights dramatic gains from 1900 to 1905 with manufacturing value rising from 11.41 to 14.80 billion dollars and wages from 2.01 to 2.61 billion. Farm crop value surged from 9 to 14 billion, while deposits, life insurance savings, rail earnings, and immigration also climbed, painting a vivid picture of national prosperity.
A collection of witticisms about publicity generosity self belief and dealing with prosperity. It highlights cautions about public praise risky ventures and self control attributed to Chicago News.
A joke from an Easter vestry in Devon mocks a lazy churchwarden as not a pillar but a buttress. A London pulpit quip by Rev John McNeil of Regent Square Scotch Church split members into two classes pillars and caterpillars, telegraphed by a correspondent.
A rigger warns that drawing flag halyards taut after hauling down the flag can bend a slender flagpole if the weather is dry then becomes wet. Halyards should be secured with a little slack when no flag is flying to avoid permanent bending.
A young suitor asks to marry the millionaire's daughter. The elder demands clarity as the youth stumbles over the condition. The exchange ends with the vague reply that he will provide, leaving the engagement in doubt.
A German statistician studies language wealth placing English at the top with about 260000 words followed by German 80000 Italian 75000 French 30000 Turkish 22500 and Spanish 20000 words.
In a Boston Transcript snippet a pretty customer asks for Kidnapped by Stevenson at a book store. The clerk replies arcically that he’d like that job himself, highlighting a small moment of humor over reading choices.
The text argues that by assuming the desired virtue as already possessed one can develop it through persistent practice. Socrates cites self-knowledge of flaws, while Emerson advises living the ideal and bending toward it with intense effort to form lasting habits.
The London Lancet outlines how fatigue and weak health, not the cold itself, enable illness. Overwork, late nights, poor sleep, and luxurious, overheated surroundings strain the nervous system and circulation, making a chill or pneumonia more likely, especially in the elderly.
An explorer describes Papuan freshwater mullet weighing up to fifteen pounds. The fish endure powerful currents with a natural suction near the mouth that lets them cling to rocks. They ride the flow, pause to recover, and then dash again through the swift water.
A Tweedsmuir minister on a Sabbath found a salmon stranded in shallow water and, unable to take it then, built a hedge of stones around it to claim the prize the next day. An old farmer, who had not shaved Saturday night, refused to use any edged tool on the day.
A British nobleman recounts a surprising pike catching tale told by an Irishman. The pike’s stomach held a duck inside a nest with four eggs, implying the duck had been incubating the eggs until the moment of revealing wings and a dash of feathers.
A Chicago Tribune brief recalls a playful student answer in an arithmetic lesson. The curly headed girl in the front row quips that two and two make a kitchen, prompting amused commentary on classroom imagination.
A fragment quoting Seneca on vice and the lasting displeasure it brings, noting that vice causes continuous discontent and unhappiness. The line reflects a moral perspective on behavior and internal misery.
Pearson's Weekly recounts Ivan IIII’s pairings of devotion and debauchery. He mocked and attacked courtiers, released trained bears on crowds, and rewarded or punished jesters with brutal caprices. Prince Grosdef and Boris Titof suffer harsh fates as the czar alternates mercy with murder.
A collage of timeless aphorisms on love from Schiller Shakespeare Barry Cornwall Tennyson La Rochefoucauld Thackeray Ninon de l.Enclos Beaconsfield and Byron. Reflects on kindness deceit courage and the enduring nature of affection across ages.
Bulow demonstrated an almost infallible memory by memorizing Kiel’s concerto without notes, a feat the composer could not match. He once rehearsed Liszt’s piece for the composer in person, correcting Liszt’s note with certainty. The crowd applauded as Bulow guided the brass back on track without missing a beat.
The essay notes asphalt's questionable roots, debating whether it derives from Greek or Phoenician terms. It cites early use and legends such as its alleged use to daub Moses' ark and Babel's tower, highlighting historical uncertainty about its origin.
In one of Du Guesclin's victories about sixty English were captured and many French soldiers held prisoners. Internal strife over the captives led him to order the slaughter of all captives, and the brutal command was executed.
A London Globe correspondent recalls a youth who, after buying an engagement ring, left instructions for a jeweler to inscribe it “From Bertie to Maud.” On leaving he quips an afterthought about not cutting “Maud” too deep, a sly joke on romance.
In a short illustrated bits exchange a speaker claims to have induced her husband to quit cigars after seven years of acquaintance. The tone is light and reflective, presenting a domestic moment without conflict.
A reflective aphorism notes that future generations must reconcile rivalries that once divided a generation in the pursuit of greatness. The lines imply national or cultural disputes leave work for posterity to balance.
Mrs. Ora A. Stephens of Port Williams Ohio reports Dr King s New Discovery cured her two year cough and suspected consumption after three bottles. The ad promotes a grand remedy for throat and lung troubles at People s drug store priced 50 cents and one dollar with a trial bottle free.
A. J. Nusbaum of Batesville Indiana reports a summer cold improved quickly with Foley's Honey and Tar in the yellow package after other medicines failed. His wife later used it with the same success.
A cautious note suggests the community can remain safe and sane as the administration works toward stable governance and practical reforms. It emphasizes calm, orderly progress and public confidence in leadership.
Mrs. Mary H Walters of Columbus Ohio describes extreme stomach weakness from drugging that left her unable to eat or sleep. After trying Electric Bitters she reports immediate improvement and a full recovery, calling it the best health tonic on earth and guaranteeing relief.
Orino Laxative Syrup claims to cure chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and restoring natural bowel action. The product is described as non nauseating, non gripping, mild and pleasant, with a suggested use by Dean House and a caution to refuse substitutes.
A silhouette on a construction site symbolizes the unseen labor that raises structure from the ground. The quote hints at the anonymous worker shaping a city’s future through hard, unseen effort.
A vintage ad touts Hollister’s Rocky Mountain Tea and Tablets costing 35 cents at People's Drugstore. It asserts the product arouses energy, stimulates nerves, and rekindles youth, while cheekily noting love’s acute sense of feeling.
An advertisement proclaims Foley's Kidney Cure can cure any kidney or bladder trouble within medical reach and asserts no other medicine can do more. The claim appears in the period advertisement citing Dean.
A reflective line noting that criticizing others invites mockery and irritation. It compares a hen to a spring chicken, implying age and respectability depend on how one is spoken about, while dismissing crude insinuations.
Sam Kendall of Phillipsburg Kansas touts Bucklen’s Arnica Salve as a quick remedy for burns boils sores and wounds. He claims the salve covers and heals rapidly and notes a price of 2 cents at People's drug store.
A reflective line noting money’s power and its mixed impact on people, arguing that wealth rarely reaches a level to fully influence character or behavior.
An old promotional notice touts Foley’s Honey and Tar as protection from bronchial complications of a cold. It cautions against ignorance and urges readers to purchase Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea as a health tonic sold at People’s Drug Store for 35 cents.
W H Brown of Pittsfield Vermont says next to a pension Dr King’s New Life Pills keep his family in splendid health. Quick care for headache constipation and biliousness. 25 cents guaranteed at
A brief old saying asserts that poverty persists unless individuals gain better employment opportunities. The remark implies systemic limits and calls for economic improvement or job creation to reduce hardship.
A health notice asserts Foley's Kidney Cure cleanses impurities from the blood and supports overall well being. It claims to strengthen the system and cure kidney and bladder diseases. Dean House.
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