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Newspaper
Fairbanks Daily Times
Location
Fairbanks, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 17, 1908
Page
4
German singers meet in Doher ty hall on First avenue for Sunday program and to discuss the July 3 ball. Many Fairbanks Germans plan to attend the ball, and some members may leave the city soon, making Sunday's concert possibly their last in the city.
Kentucky novelist James Lane Allen argues city life fuels literary work. He wrote many works in Cincinnati and New York hotels, including A Kentucky Cardinal and Aftermath. He now resides in a leading New York skyscraper hotel and writes largely by hand before dictation to a stenographer.
The Fairbanks town council invites sealed bids for removing a cabin to Campbell lot, selling the old schoolhouse and lot on Second Avenue for $8, bidding on a team of horses harness and wagon, with bids opened Friday June 26 1908. Council may reject any or all proposals. Apply to Town Clerk Chas E Taylor for details.
J C Richards, 29, died at St. Josephs hospital after a week long illness diagnosed as septicaemia. His wife, recently operated on in Portland and described as prostrated, was not told of the death until arrangements were made. Richards, formerly with Swift & Co. in Chicago and later a traveling salesman, worked for Berry & Hamil in Ester Creek. His body will be buried in this city after funeral services at Johnson's funeral parlors at 2 pm led by Rev. Bettscher.
John S. Johnson, an employee of the Northern Commercial Co., was taken to the hospital last evening at 11 o'clock. His case was diagnosed as double pneumonia.
Chas E. Taylor town clerk reports the council orders bids to move a cabin from the schoolhouse grounds to the Campbell lot and to sell the old schoolhouse on Second avenue and a city team with harness and wagon. Proposals open June 26.
On behalf of St. Joseph's hospital and its beneficiaries Father Monroe expresses sincere gratitude for the Century club donation accepted in good faith.
In the Philippines a grizzled Civil War veteran laments promotions of younger, lesser known officers. He encounters an officer praising a monkey who mimics the manual of arms, then warns softly that the war department might promote the animal to brigadier general.
The Century club dissolves after decades of social work and charity. One hundred sixteen stockholders share $367.90, split equally between two city hospitals, with $183.90 to each, as explained by secretary Are Spring in the final notice.
A brisk travelogue poem as Roscoe Brumbaugh describes the call of the Great White Silence and the Lo go ng Trail. He speaks of wanderlust and a wolf dog companion, a pack advancing through wind and snow with a fading sense of time.
Martha Crow down at Kaltag 8 30 p m 16th Jeff Davis up Rampart 4 15 a m Delta down Tolovana 8 a m Herman and Tana at Gibbon White Seal left for Upper Tanana and left Chena 8 30 p m 16th
H. F. Thomas of the Independent Meat Co has left St. Matthews hospital where he had been ill for a month and appeared on the streets today for the first time since his illness began.
Gardener John Scharle undertook a epic journey from Seattle to Valdez and back with ten thousand strawberry plants. He navigated the Valdez trail with careful stops to prevent freezing, then arrived in Fairbanks where a hot house and community aid ripened his crops. He earns about 1.50 a box for the home grown fruit.
Mail from Fred Martin to William B. Koon details positive early reports from Innoko Alaska with 700 men present. He notes busy ground selling for 15 to 20 cents a pan, swift poling boats run by Dan Callahan and Tom B Lock, and photos of the first camp and Luella in Smoke waters now owned by Koon in California.
A confident claim from a well placed source says Ester Creek will be the district's largest producer, aiming to surpass last year with expected gold in circulation around five million dollars. He cites Haney's drill as aiding discovery and notes continued surprise finds.
A Harvard Lampoon humor piece depicts a damaged carriage joke about missing parts while noting a corporation’s political campaign contribution invites favors and expected returns.
A Boston Transcript verse extols the sailor as a wise old sport with a line about having a wife in every port, highlighting sea life humor.
A Philadelphia Ledger line presents a humorous exchange as a woman insists she is not a theoretical mother, joking that she has six children. The snippet highlights a playful stereotype and a casual conversational tone.
A Berlin report shows 55 percent of boys aged fourteen to sixteen attend industrial schools. The figure highlights the city’s focus on practical trades education for youths in the era.
Mrs J Timmins of Dome Creek was taken to St Matthew's hospital last evening after an unspecified incident.
A brief note from Penny Magazine debates the top traits for fledgling writers. It highlights discipline, practice, reading widely, and exposure to varied styles as foundations for growth.
Chas Salmi, an employee of Berry & Bigelow at Ester Creek, was taken to St Matthew's Hospital today after contracting lumbago.
A Louisville Courier-Journal item likens breaking political deadlock in Frankfort to opening a nightlatch with a corkscrew, signaling skepticism about a swift resolution.
A future world leader must command both English and German. The statement underscores global communication and diplomacy demands, highlighting bilingual skills as essential for international leadership and cooperation.
We can stand our misfortunes but not our boasting friend the storms blow over and braggarts blow over in a moral vignette about humility and resilience.
Notices from City Clerk Taylor announce the annual school election to be held on the last Monday in June, June 29, with a Graehl director position to be filled by the local school board clerk. So far there is little public interest or candidate mention. An editorial comment follows about cattish men, defending women against the claim that all women are cats.
J Burns an employee on Ester creek was taken to St Matthew's hospital yesterday suffering from ear trouble. The notice invites readers to subscribe for The News.
A playful exchange centers on leap year as a callow youth eyes a fair maiden. She replies with humor promising a leap in the opposite direction if needed, lightening the flirtation with a witty counter.
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