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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 18, 1908
Page
3
Tribune announces B G Ogtesby announces candidacy for Pulaski County Sheriff pending the Republican county convention decision. Ogtesby states readiness to run and seeks party support.
The South Bend Times notes George Burson is a candidate for Circuit Judge in the 44th Circuit, pending Democratic Convention decision. It mentions John L. Moorman, disappointed in a congressional race, but likely to remain influential in Thirteenth district politics and not endure a tough campaign. Moorman is described as well placed financially and able to visit a Starke County farm, escaping a strenuous race.
The piece outlines Chinese social and official introductions, the role of friends, calling cards, and the customs of bowing and handshakes. It notes differences from Western practice, including formal address and the absence of 5 o'clock tea, with emphasis on ambling greetings and ceremonial seating.
The London Globe recounts a December 27 1813 fog described as the most alarming ever seen in London. For two weeks the city faced total darkness with delayed mails overturned coaches and numerous deaths from cold and crime amid a silent, rainproof pall.
A retired burglar testifies that many thefts targeted women wearing heavy jewelry. He explains he shadows richly bedecked women to identify valuable homes, then strikes when opportunity arises. He credits women advertising loot with aiding criminals.
A survivor of a western state regiment addresses fellow veterans at their annual reunion. He recounts traveling 1,700 miles to attend and, overwhelmed by emotion, ends by saying he traveled the distance to cry for the regiment.
The article notes horses fed on currants in Egypt boost endurance and speed, figs in Smyrna supply food during harvest, green sugar cane tops in the West Indies feed horses, windfall apples in Canada supply forage for weeks, and Tasmania peaches and Arabia dates replace typical hay oats and corn.
A Harper's Weekly excerpt muses on animal behavior and interspecies relations. It argues man’s ascent led to domination, praises animal alliances such as dogs with humans, birds with mammals, and notes protective roles among species like owls, remoras, and jackals, ending with a honeybird’s cunning in guiding hunters.
An ocean liner engineer, confident in his electrical knowledge, challenged a claim that two people could transfer current through a third person. His wife and a friend proved it by pressing hands on opposite sides of a window. After several moments he felt no pain, and joked that pain and pane sound alike.
A summer mountain visit leads a boy to ask for a new tennis racket. His father refuses, recalling his own youth and vowing others will demand new gear too. The boy winks and hints they will tell future generations how it was then.
An old grocer in Cresson explains to a visitor why barrels of apples are marked A or Z. Some customers want the top opened, others the bottom, but the apples are the same. The exchange highlights differing needs and practical lessons.
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