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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 03, 1908
Page
7
The Department of Agriculture reports a total shortfall of 785.987 million bushels from the largest ever crops, led by corn down 335 million, oats down 211 million, and wheat down 101 million. Hay rises modestly, and spring wheat and oats acreage are revised upward despite market sentiment.
Jefferson Davis of Arkansas addressed colleagues on trust control of business after only nine days in the Senate. The move follows a trend set by Beveridge shortening apprenticeship, and Davis aims to set a new record. Davis, former Arkansas Attorney General and governor, is described as tall and bookish with a devoted daughter stenographer.
As the Athietic fleet heads for the Pacific the North Dakota begins keel construction at Quincy Massachusetts. The new battleship will displace about 20000 tons far heavier than the Nisvest vessel of 1060 tons and likely surpasses Evans command ships in power.
Production figures show corn at 224,645,000 bushels valued at SG cents and 99,931,000 acres yielding 2,592,320,000 bushels at 61.7 cents. Quats acreage stands at 31,837,000 with 754,443,000 bushels valued at 44.3 cents. Total farm crop value for 1907 is $3,404,000,000, up $428,000,000 from 1906, with Dec 1 values: corn $1,340,446,000. winter wheat $361,217,000. spring wheat $193,220,000. oats $334,568,000.
The piece describes desert reclamation efforts in Death Valley with homesteads planned irrigation schemes and infrastructure including a Greenwater rail link to a borax works and an auto stage line. It notes unlikely water piping from Telescope Peak and mentions the Texas Supreme Court ruling on the Waters-Pierce Oil Company receivership and Col A S Colgar's death in Nashville at 90, a Confederate congressman.
The North Dakota battleship advances toward launch next October with a keel laying and 510 foot length. Officials say the keel is laid with about 8 percent completion and over half of construction plans approved. The vessel is a sister ship to the Delaware at Newport News.
A collage of satirical items pokes fun at finance hunger for dollars and cheaper living. Notes mock a miser’s death over costs, a Peanuts beauty diet claim, and the removal of In God We Trust on new coins. Astronomers ponder Saturn’s fading rings amid economic jests.
The article stresses removing dust and grit from typewriters and suggests a thorough cleaning with gasoline twice a year. After cleaning and evaporation, all friction points should be oiled and the ribbon reinstalled. It advises keeping machines covered when not in use.
Lev P. Brockway of Anoka Minnesota says after five months in hospital doctors released him as incurable with six months to live. He describes heart trouble and fainting spells resolved after using Dean's Kidney Pills, bought at 50 cents a box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York.
A crippled man, limping in a four inch boot, asks for a shine from a street vendor. The boy, glancing at the boot, charges a nickel but notes the man’s hardship, saying a nickel is enough and he does not profit from misfortune.
Mrs. Eliza A. Wiley reports eleven years of hand eczema with cracks bleeding and a finger nail detached. After trying three doctors with no relief she used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent Pills, noting full healing and continued use for maintenance.
A toastmaster announces a famed writer and public speaker as a guest. He falters then whispers for the guest's name, and Johnson supplies Vorace Verdigris as the man to address the gathering. The moment freezes as the introduction proceeds.
One hundred dollars reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Kansas? endorse the firm as honest and financially able. Walding Kinnan & Marvin wholesale druggists of Toledo recommend the remedy. Internal action on blood and mucous surfaces. Testimonials free, price 75 cents per bottle. Also sold with Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
In a Chicago Tribune quip a witty exchange questions whether society has discovered ignorance in modern life. Mrs Topflat notes society may exist but remains unaware, prompting reflection on social awareness.
An advertisement promises PAZO Ointment cures for itching bleeding or protruding piles in 6 to 14 days or money back. A fleeting aside notes a pretty typewriter girl buying a steel hatpin. Seattle First Presbyterian Church introduces a cooking school and a nursery.
The article traces Oklahoma’s rise as a cotton state from near oblivion to a major producer. It highlights a Georgia negro settlement led by E. P. McCabe that settled 320 acres near Guthrie and, after a 1892 committee appeal, introduced cotton seed and planted Oklahoma’s first crop in spring 1893, laying a key foundation for later growth.
Dr Okada describes fohn winds observed in Wonsan Korea where warm dry westerly winds descend from snow covered mountains. The phenomenon raises temperatures and melts snow similar to the Swiss snow enter winds and the North American chinook. In arctic regions four winds can occur, sometimes in mid winter creating a climatic paradox with Greenland warmer than southern France.
A brief Chicago Tribune note references a playful fable about a dog and a tail, noting how the tail wagged the dog in a metaphorical twist.
A vintage ad touts Bromo Quinine as a one day cold cure with the signature ER W Grove and a price of 25 cents. It notes a Danish March 1907 metric system law allowing mixed use of old and new weights for limited years and extending to authorities use of old units for a shorter period.
The article explains how trained hawks hunted prey in medieval times. Lords and ladies led large retinues to watch birds strike their quarry, with birds selected for specific prey and flown to ambush field mice and small birds. The piece cites N Hudson Moore via St Nicholas.
A local report notes Miss Aglamog’s rescue from drowning by a man whose friends commend a Carnegie hero medal. A contrasting remark questions the act but confirms plans for marriage, reflecting public and personal reactions.
A Houston Post quip notes a wife reforming her husband after marriage. The couple discuss his drinking and the claim that marriage changed him, with a sharp contrast between past behavior and present habits.
A tongue in cheek exchange has a colonel denying claims that his losses on Wall Street forced him to sell cars. He jokes that only gas consumption reductions were necessary.
Advertisers tout Cocoanut Custard pie mix labeled OUR-PIE offering ingredients for two pies per 10 cent package. Soggy pie warned as detracting from the meal while grocers promote the product as the fix for Cocoanut Custard pies.
In a Chicago Tribune line scribbled vignette, the wild man of Borneo at a dime museum rips off a wig and wipes a closely cropped head, muttering that the fake act is hard work as visitors dwindle.
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