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Newspaper
Clinton Plaindealer
Location
Clinton, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 24, 1908
Page
2
Poem reflecting sorrow for a missing child with motifs of cold skies dawn light and longing, set against May and summer. The speaker recalls a girl’s window, blossoms, and daily greetings, imagining her return while the world feels altered and silent. The piece expresses deep personal grief in elegiac language.
In a flood devouring the valley, Miss Winione and her companions face rising waters as rills and torrents threaten the Carter home. Residents rush to save belongings while a sobering cry for aid from the Carter residence echoes through the storm darkness.
In a life threatening flood scene Katherine Wayne and Mrs Carter cling to a center table as water floods a house. Richard Trartwell arrives with a boat crew to rescue the trapped women and Blanche, proving acts of heroism amid peril.
Bishop Samuel Fallows leads St Pauls Reformed Episcopal Chicago in adding healing of the body to spiritual ministry. The program targets functional nervous disorders and similar conditions while excluding organic diseases, aiming to work with physicians rather than replace them.
Terence W. Powderly reports renewed labor demand across the United States for factory railroad farm and industrial jobs. He notes applications surged from July to October then fell during financial distress, with a predicted spring rise as foreigners return and the government works to ensure adequate labor supply.
The Legal Aid Society of New York logged 26309 aid appeals during wartime. The New York Board of Education may vote to restore corporal punishment in schools. The Cummings Leather Co factory in Woburn Massachusetts was destroyed by fire with losses estimated under 80000 fully insured. A fire destroyed a Culbertson Montana business block, dynamite used to prevent spread. Edward Shea of Montclair New Jersey recovered from a monthlong trance and reports visions and contact with the dead. Miss Katherine Noble of Baltimore Maryland announces engagement to Ernesto Trorio Semondetti of Mexico. Jeremiah O'Meara aged 70 and Jelen Naughton aged 65 wed in Stamford Connecticut after a 40 year wait. he could not find his sweetheart after Civil War. both had not married before.
Three thousand poultry enthusiasts competed at the National Fanciers and Breeders' Association show in Chicago. The top hen owned by Ernest Kellerstrass of Kansas City was valued at 2500 dollars, with many chicks priced from 500 to 1600 dollars. The event featured fighting cocks, wild turkeys, ducks, racing homing pigeons, and pheasants bred near Chicago plus daily chick hatchings.
At White Rock Pennsylvania John Wintle was shot dead as he forced entry into a home. The shooter Mrs James drew a crowd and resisted authorities for eight hours before surrendering when her husband returned.
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