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Newspaper
Fairbanks Daily Times
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 05, 1908
Page
2
Entered at Fairbanks Postoffice as second class matter. Published by Tanana Publishing Company with Zach F Hickman as manager. Daily price per issue noted, twenty five cents.
Rates for advertising space in The News will be made known on application. Charges will be found reasonable for the service given.
The Fairbanks Tanana valley will hear four potential congressmen this summer as Clum Carson Cale Ronan and Crum tour the territory. Each pledges reform and local-first governance while contrasting party platforms and personal records to win broad support before the News backs the candidate best suited to Alaska's needs.
A walk down Front Street and other main residence streets exposes fallacies about Alaska. Pretty gardens and houses dispel the idea that nothing is possible in the country, offering a tangible contrast to dreamlike notions.
The article extols city gardens as vital advertising for Alaska, noting arriving visitors form lasting favorable impressions of the country. It cites neighboring towns staging cleaning days to boost arrivals, while Fairbanks shows a growing, artistic effort to beautify homes and curb dumping. one well-kept garden inspires others to blossom across neighborhoods.
The Rev. W. H. W. Rees of Seattle preaches against pessimism and the habit of growling. He argues cheerful, just thinking improves character and life. The article notes Fairbanks residents often moodily complain and asks who will join the growler banner.
A letter from Aster Creek editor Fairbanks News cites a June 1 and 2 report misnaming a worker in Strandberg's crew as owing back taxes. The writer asserts he paid taxes promptly, explains the miscommunication, and asks for correction in the press.
Notice to contractors bids for the erection of Masonic Temple will be received up to and including June 10 at 8 p m. Plans and specifications may be seen at Red Cross drug store. Masonic Building Association.
All accounts due to W. H. Han up to and including June 3 1908 are payable to Charles J. Strandberg. It is stated that the cost to New York of the expert medical testimony in the Thaw trial was 27000 dollars.
A feature surveys streets paved with varied materials from burnished copper to human skulls, noting the curious practices of potters and builders across cultures and eras. The piece highlights how taste shaped urban surfaces and marveled at unusual paving choices.
A Tit-Bits essay lists bizarre pavements from around the world. Italian nobles paved courtyards with 500 pieces from many lands. Lyons uses glass blocks. a Philadelphia street uses compressed grass. Bavaria mined copper paving. Versailles and Louis XIV featured silver and gold motifs, mirrors and gem insets. Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire and Leicestershire used tombstones. a Berlin trader laid coffin lids. Gwandu Africa builds with skulls, 12 000 in total, forming gate and street pavements.
A Romanian order for four torpedo boats from an English yard sent a flotilla on a two month voyage from the Thames to Rotterdam, up the Rhine and Mein, then across Bavaria. The 100 foot, shallow draft craft navigated narrow waterways by daylight, provoking excitement as a military officer explained their use while crowds watched from bridges.
Public records list several filings including deeds in Front Street Chena and homestead claims near Fairbanks. Transactions cover transfers of property lots, timber and water rights, and attachments with dates from May to June 1908.
May 29. The Seattle hotel at Caribou on Dominion burned yesterday and was one of the oldest roadhouses. Jesse P. Rogers owned it, and the safe was saved. The nearby Gola run hotel owned by Peter Rost also burned. Miners formed a bucket brigade but could not stop the flames.
A Strasburg shoemaker Wegner submitted a grandfather clock entirely crafted from straw. Standing nearly six feet tall, its wheels pointers and case are all straw. After 15 years of work it reportedly keeps perfect time according to a Berlin report.
A Seattle paper quotes Bishop Rowe as saying that in an Alaska mining camp with 125 men all attended church services, illustrating his view of the camp’s devotion and discipline.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt donates ten thousand dollars to St Marys Protestant Episcopal Church in Portsmouth near his Oakdale farm. Half funds the endowment. half may be used by church officials for any necessary purpose.
A fragmentary schedule shows arrival at 7:50 am and 6:00 pm, departures at 6:20 pm and 5:00 pm. The text provides limited context, with no locations or services specified.
Help wanted and situation wanted notes indicate readers may find ready replies through these columns. The brief hints show typical classified placement guiding ads for employment and personal notices.
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