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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 13, 1908
Page
2
In Francesville Indiana the Tribune notes Patti's latest farewell appearance as a personal welfare gesture. The column critiques the average man who manages others businesses but neglects his own affairs.
College professors and doctors advance diverse foot theories, sparking discussion in academic circles about origins, mechanics, and remedies. Researchers weigh historical data and contemporary findings to shape new viewpoints on foot structure and health.
A described attempt to save the alligator backfires as the natural system resists the plan, revealing the challenge of intervention when faced with a resilient predator and ecological dynamics.
The article highlights Maneliz asserting independence and insisting on choosing his own romantic path, signaling a shift in expectations for royal behavior and personal agency.
A Black Hand assail demanded 5600 dollars from Tretty Gireen but she refused to surrender and observed the type of securities involved.
Fragmentary note suggests a quirky claim that a fare may cure a headache, with a comparison to an average saint preferring the headache over a fare. The imperfect text hints at a humorous or slang expression.
A transcription error or garbled OCR leaves unclear details about Jaron Rowhschild or a project to build at home. The message hints at a writer of The Merry Widow and an age requirement for entry, but the exact event, location, and participants remain unspecified.
In Siberia locals fled to a nearby village when a purported New York to Paris passage appeared. The report notes people are similar worldwide, with unclear details and garbled wording.
The report estimates Alaska cold output for the year at 26 million dollars, partially offset by the seven point ten thousand paid for the Alaska desk dike on the bar Gain-day affair.
Fragmentary prose suggests debate over choices and character. The passage hints at contemplation of selfish motives and alternate plans, contrasting heads and homeliness. The exact details remain unclear due to damaged text.
A New Bedford captain has embarked on a whaling voyage with his wife serving as first mate. The second mate on board faces possible dismissal if he fails to avoid trouble, according to local chatter from the port.
A New York police officer faced a trial for cowardice after reportedly running from a woman wielding a revolver. The trial noted his discretion would be commended if she had pursued him with a hatpin.
A physician now advances the argument that the corset is beneficial and not harmful. This is the first statement recorded likely to induce women to abandon the much abused article of apparel.
The convention of dancing masters denounces the old-fashioned barn-dance. They argue it requires no learning and arises naturally when a man feels good, making it easy to understand why critics oppose it.
A provocative remark questions how writers secure recognition, suggesting some rely on sensational acts. The passage contrasts risky feats with the idea that press notoriety can come from dramatic stunts rather than merit.
The New York American observes that wisdom and folly, nobility and cowardice coexist in a single individual. It questions how those with wisdom can also succumb to folly and poor letter writing.
The speaker, W. OK Vanderbrult Jr, muses that marse life is tied to the simple life and questions whether simplicity guarantees contentment amid ongoing troubles and uncertainty.
Judge J W McGee orders removal of the phrase So help me God from court oaths in Louisville stating it has become florid and acrid. He directs that the form be changed and the phrase not used in future proceedings.
The Republic of Mexico appropriates 25 900 000 to dig irrigating canals. Drought affects timberless water districts and drives hunger among large rural populations. Irrigation ditches could enable steady farming and make lands bloom.
A new Charles G. D. Roberts collection The House in the Water includes The White Slashed Bull When the Blue berries Are Ripe The Glutton of the Great Snow and six other stories with illustrations by Charles Livingston Bull from L. C. Page & Co Boston Richard D Ware Night In the Woods and on the Shore offers hunting counsel and personal anecdotes with chapters on Newfoundland stags black moose bears wild fowl and Nepisiguit trout. Robert Lee Durham The Call of the South from L. C. Page & Co Boston is a strong novel on race mixing and social glamour with a Southern lawyer author aiming to spur reform through a dramatic narrative.
The excerpt notes Thos. D. Murphy s British Highways and Byways recounts a summer American motor tour across thousands of miles of British roads visiting cities towns ruins cathedrals and out of the way places. It also mentions The Sorceress of Rome set in 999 A D by Nathan Gallizier and previews The Theater magazine with editor improvements and a new 35 cent price.
The scene of Captain Hains new sea story unfolds around the Florida Keys with the Sea-Horse wrecking sloop and its giant mate. A brisk tale of daring and danger centers on the wrecking trade and a hero who earns admiration from fearless readers. L. C. Page & Co Boston.
The article extols L M Montgomery's Anne of Green Gables as a tale that captivates readers. It highlights her sympathy with imaginative girlhood and the delicate portrayal by Miss Montgomery. L C Page & Co. is noted as the publisher.
A late novel by Esther and Lucia Chamberlin titled The Coast of Chance is a breezy summer mystery set in San Francisco about the theft of a famous ring. The plot is cleverly contrived and unravelling it is imagined difficult for readers. Bobbs-Merrill Co., Indianapolis.
The critic praises Captain Love as Theodore Rob Roberts original and graceful in style with fresh situations. The romance is set amid troubled English era scenes with gamblers and danger, and the reviewer calls it his best work to date.
In the Houston Post dialogue Wedderly says he and his wife plan to buy the automobile they viewed yesterday but his wife notes they cannot afford it.
The column outlines multiple Paris fashion notes for girls and children. It describes 2466 Child's Empire Dress with high or Dutch neck in various fabrics and five sizes 1 to 9. It lists 2460 Girl's Dress with Dutch neck and elbow sleeves in cotton voile gingham chambray four sizes up to 12, plus other styles with yoke guimpe and Bertha sleeves suitable for everyday wear and play.
A fashion item note from the Fashion Editor in Indianapolis requests transferring a double picture frame design to imported Irish linen or sateen for solid embroidery with filo silk. Includes a ten cent enclosure and asks for Paris Pattern No Size.
Editorials warn flower pickers about buttercups and perfume causing disease. Boston physicians say little evidence supports alarm, though individual sensitivity exists as with cheese or strawberries. The essay notes varied reactions to simple stimuli like a forty five degree angle.
Rain relieves Indiana drought and corn fears across the state. In Clay City a two year old drowned while following ducks into a pond. In Hartford City a man survived a lightning strike thanks to a feather tick protecting him.
John Gast aged 75 a well known farmer near Valparaiso was in his farm yard when a bull attacked him and caused fatal injuries. The incident occurred on his property and paramedics declared him dead at the scene. Authorities investigate the unusual cattle encounter.
A record hog sale showcased forty six prize hogs belonging to James Riley and Son averaging $110 per head. Premier Wonder, a yearling boar, brought $1,500 selling to A C Robbins of Kirksville Missouri.
Quail and other small game are unusually numerous in Gibson county this summer, and hunters are expecting exceptional sport during the next open season.
Burglars broke into Dr. George W. Tepe’s Evansville drug store and removed several thousand campaign buttons bearing the likeness of W. H. Taft. Nothing else was taken.
A well dressed man about 40 was found dead beneath a pile of rails about a half mile east of Rolling Prairie in La Porte. Police investigated the scene for foul play and identification.
John Tribbey, a prosperous Rush county farmer near Arlington, was abducted from his home at midnight by eighteen whitecaps. He was beaten nearly to death with large nailed boards used by three assailants, torturous methods alleged to be unprecedented in the county. Tribbey was said to be intimate with a notorious woman.
Lethea May Barnett aged young daughter of Mr and Mrs Thomas Barnett living near Folsomville choked to death when a crabapple became lodged in her throat while attempting to swallow it.
Petersburg merchant Joe Frank responds to congratulations on Hisgen nomination with a letter promising a visit to his birthplace and boyhood home. He will be joined by William R. Hearst, accompanying Hisgen on the trip.
A group of young farmers near Morocco plan to move to Michigan after harvest. They cite high rents and reduced yields over the past two to three years as the main reasons for seeking new homes and opportunities.
James O'Hara son of John W O Hara United States consul to Montevideo Uruguay for two years now serving at Santos Brazil has returned to Peru and he says he does not care to go back He told friends he would rather fire an engine on the Wabash Railway than hold a vice consular post.
Jacob Loh a businessman from Evansville raced to his home with all speed after learning his wife was dying at a ball game. He arrived to find his wife already dead, losing the race with death.
Newcastle council orders an estimate for a 700000 gallon reservoir to secure emergency water supply for fires and city protection.
Stung by Governor Hanly letter, Chief Wesley McCullough refuses to resign. Board of Works lowers him and promotes Sergeant Jacob Fess to chief.
After years of effort J. M. Stude baker has secured a large tract in South Bend’s business district and will construct a new eight story office building valued at about $500,000. The structure will be stone and brick.
A new Roman Catholic cathedral chapel in Westminster features a silver tabernacle with silk inner curtains held by about fourteen wedding rings donated by friends and relatives who left their rings at death. Each ring bears the donor's name, as collected by a devoted charity woman reported by the London Globe.
Pompeii lay buried under mud and ashes from A D 79 until 1592 when Fontana uncovered ancient buildings while cutting an aqueduct. In 1748 the finds were recognized as part of Pompeii, more than a century after the discovery.
The Chicago News explains blase as a mood after laziness or loafing, a sense of weariness from avoiding work. The term Pat Oi cites describes a man who feels indifferent or exhausted after avoiding effort.
The Lafayette City Council passed a strict ordinance banning all sales and use of fireworks. Residents cannot purchase or use fireworks within Lafayette, ending Independence Day celebrations with fire crackers or fireworks of any description.
A stock company forms to build a $50,000 mausoleum in Mt Hope Cemetery. The half buried structure will sit into the hillside, using marble tile and reinforced concrete to house hundreds of crypts.
The Jeffersonville Board of Police Commissioners orders Capt. M E Clegg to vigorously prosecute matrimonial runners who locate eloping couples and escort them to a magistrate. The runners split fees after the ceremony and complaints have grown, prompting a citywide effort to shut the practice down.
Geological expert HK. T. Willard sent by the government collected coal specimens and fossil formations from Indiana mines, arguing the state’s mines are better kept and operated in a more modern fashion than many others.
The earliest formal treaty in England with a foreign nation was made at Kingston on September 11, 1217, between Henry III and the dauphin of France.
At a Bethlehem gathering a new organization was created to act swiftly against law violators. The move follows three killings in Bethlehem within the past year, prompting calls for decisive action.
Mary L. Keefer a 60 year old widow at Huntington attempted suicide by cutting her throat with a razor, fearing accusations of stealing her son Edwin Keefer's $119 missing purse. She was the only person seen at the home when the purse vanished a week earlier. Keefer is expected to recover.
Miss Marie A. Gross lost a diamond ring while swimming with other girls in a river. She tied the ring to fish line from the boat. Days later Frank Handy hauled in a board and a fish that carried the ring, which Miss Gross recovers intact.
Premiums across all departments rise to a total of 58 665 dollars for the fair week beginning September. Trotting and pacing lead with 21 900 dollars while livestock shows offer 10 538 across horse classes and cattle premiums reach 14 251 dollars. Dairy sheep swine poultry farm products and other divisions receive smaller sums with entries closing August 27 and the fair opening September 7.
Charles Downing secretary of the State Board of Agriculture is in Chicago conferring with Central Passenger Association officials to win reduced rates for the Indiana State Fair September 7 to 11. Last year concessions were hard to obtain under the 2 cent fare law. Downing aims to secure lower rates this year. The Western Passenger Association has already granted 1 1/2 cents per mile to fairs in its territory.
A renowned doctor and dabbling poet released a new poem and spoke with a celebrated wit. She quips that he writes verse to kill time and jokes about his remaining patients in a London Globe item.
A health note states white flesh fish are more easily digested than fish with reddish flesh, suggesting dietary guidance on choosing fish types for easier digestion.
A fragment notes that Persian beauties decorate their faces by painting figures of animals and insects, reflecting decorative traditions.
Levi P Brockway of Second Ave Anoka Minnesota says after five months in hospital he was discharged incurable with six months to live. He cites heart trouble spells fainting and impaired eyesight. After using Down's Kidney Pills his condition improved and he has felt well since. Sold by Foster Milborn Co Buffalo NY at 50 cents a box.
In China the man’s family bears liability for his debts, extending to relatives within the household. The rule places financial obligation on kin rather than the individual alone, reflecting collective family credit responsibility.
A brief dialogue notes a clever girl with a mobile face as an auto enthusiast. The exchange highlights curiosity about her identity and enthusiasm.
Advertisement urges consumers to brighten laundry using Red Cross Ball Blue. Claims large Yoz. package is sold by all grocers at a price in cents and promotes whiter whites.
A Baltimore American excerpt cites Senor Jose de Minaldez of Nueva Leon claiming desertion in Mexico is rare due to certain capture and severe lashings. He argues the public punishment seen by fellow soldiers deters others from leaving military duty.
A Cocoanut in Colombo was found with a large rat head fixed inside. The rat, still warm, was crushed between the falling nut and the ground after it apparently nibbled at the nut while up a tree. The incident comes from the Ceylon Observer.
A lawyer asks for grounds for divorce and the woman coins incomparability of temper. The lawyer probes quarrelling, but she notes the husband’s constant agreement and the monotonous life becomes unbearable. The exchange ends with the humorous admission of the motive.
A Yorkstate woman details ten years of stomach and liver trouble and dramatic recovery after switching from coffee to Grape-Nuts and Postum. She gained twenty pounds, regained energy, and now handles daily chores and work without fatigue. The letter, labeled There’s a Reason, is published by Postum Co. as a genuine reader testimonial.
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