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Newspaper
English News
Location
English, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1909
Page
2
The article argues that bread price rises follow higher wheat and flour costs and warns of profiteering by speculators and milling combos. It notes last year’s short crop, hopes for a temporary spike, and predicts a return to fair prices once a good crop is harvested.
A New York Sun writer defends the split infinitive against attacks by grammarians and notes its widespread use among famed authors. The Ohio State Journal is cited claiming the form feels natural and makes modifications more exact, suggesting it is late to oppose the practice.
Chestnut trees on Long Island face decline from a sap transmitted blight with no cure found. A Darmstadt society promotes a German military salute for civilians. Debates rage over blame for modern fashion and smuggling, with London poised to host a global suffrage gathering. A man contrasts moral roots with mature views on gender and etiquette.
Senator Bradley blames the American Tobacco Company for the Night Riders crimes while Congress debates a 1910 fiscal year budget of 250 million for the isthmian canal. A Porto Rican citizenship request arrives in Washington as the sugar tariff schedule moves forward and Mrs Taft improves but stays home from key trips.
The era saw Maj. Gen. Arthur MacArthur retire after reaching age limits, Maj. Gen. Leonard Wood becoming army chief, Julia Ward Howe celebrating her 90th at home in Boston, and James A. Moffatt named to succeed Henry H. Rogers as VP of Standard Oil. Court actions include John A. Benson's denial of a new hearing, and F Dana Durand named census director by Taft. George W. Taylor arrested in San Francisco on swindling charges linked to Los Angeles. William H. Burletson jailed eight years for Parma bank failure. Mrs. John D. Rockefeller recovering from pneumonia at Virginia Hot Springs en route to Pocantowne Hills. Max C. Baum appeals to Taft to intercede for C. W. Morse.
News blurbs report a Brooklyn death from a window fall and a firefighter's suicide nearby. Georgia railroad strike talks in Atlanta. U S cruiser Albany helps avert ship fire in Corinto. Philippine Moro attack kills two privates, wounds a sergeant. Bank robbery in Benbow City nets 3000 dollars. West Point bandmaster George Essigke dies by own hand amid charges. U S Steel elects Morgan Jr. to board. honors Rogers. Tornado lifts seven geese into a haymow. John Mitchell critiques John Kirby. Carter family perishes in EE don Indiana fire. Telegraph intercept prevents Rio Grande train derailment incident. A lynching occurs of a Black man near Pine Bluff Arkansas.
The article stresses choosing fully mature males with strong sexual traits and endurance, and feminine females with proper secondary characteristics. It argues against immature sires and cocky hens, noting that true breeding quality comes from vigor, fight readiness, and well furnished tails, wings, and plumage.
The United States forest service plans an active campaign to eradicate prairie dogs in Arizona and New Mexico forests. Poisons like strychnine and cyanide are spread on wheat by riders using a teaspoon, carried in a tin pan under a gunny sack while guiding their mounts.
A Weymouth mayor during a royal visit to England surprised all by seizing the queen's hand instead of kneeling to present a welcome. The colonel urged the proper gesture, but the mayor claimed a wooden leg prevented kneeling, provoking laughter from the queen and king.
A Chicago man describes an eruption beginning with pus-filled bumps that spread and caused intense itching. After failed treatments, he used Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills, noting itching stopped in days and eruption disappeared in about three weeks. Potter Drug & Chemical Co. advertises as sole proprietors.
Dramatic dialogue recalls a near theater blaze as a villain flicks a cigarette and drops a burning match into the snow, prompting urgent concern and quick action by bystanders.
Weston, Ocean-to-Ocean Walker, extols walking as a remedy for gloom, while ads claim Allen's Foot-Ease antiseptic powder eases tired feet. The copy cites 30,008 testimonials and offers a 25 cent package from Druggists, with free samples by mail to Le Roy New York.
A young girl in a conservatory frets about microbes in kisses as a fountain murmurs nearby. The youth responds with a claim of lonely microbes, creating a mood of longing and whimsical tension.
A short social opinion contrasts the generous bachelor with taxed married men arguing for a tax on the pampered married man rather than bachelors. The piece reflects era tone and witty class commentary in a single quotation.
Round Sum records a terse tabloid quip about Smith and his pew apartment house project ending in a flat failure. The remark highlights disappointment and a quick judgment of the venture’s outcome.
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