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Newspaper
Francesville Tribune
Location
Francesville, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 25, 1908
Page
8
Corrected at 5 p.m. Thursday the elevator reports No 2 Wheat 89 cents per bushel No 3 Wheat 89e No 3 Yellow Ear Corn 62 cents Yellow corn shelled 64c Mixed corn 62c No 2 Rye 106 No 3 Rye 15e Buckwheat White oats 45e Mixed oats 45e Shows local grain prices and ranges with common regional commodities. Dye and Thompson Lumber Co. offers window and door screens in custom sizes.
An advertisement asserts Rheumatism relief is possible with Chamberlain's Liniment. It claims pain relief enables sleep and rest, even in long standing cases, and recommends trial before discouragement. Sold by City Drug Store.
After 15 years of chronic indigestion and spending over two hundred dollars, BR. F. Ayacue of Ingleside NC says Dr King s New Life Pills are the best pills ever sold. Sold under guarantee at J E Tiltett s Drug Store.
Four Gopher attachments for Dutch Uncle and J. J. Case Cualti victors to sell at cost Burget and Sons.
A Carnegie Hall speaker urged that doctors should not declare patients incurable nor remark on poor appearance. He argued fear weakens vital energy and that imagination can kill or cure. He attributed success to unwavering hope and determination to live, noting many deaths have been thwarted by such mindset.
Mr Frank Conlan of New York commends Electric Bitters as superior medicine for dyspepsia liver disorders and for weak kidneys and lame backs. The tonic regulates digestion purifies blood and restores vigor, sold under guarantee at J E Yillett's drug store.
An advertisement for Indiana Indestructible Paint by Dye Thompson Lumber Co promises mineral paint ground in pure linseed oil and a five year guarantee. The pitch encourages shoppers to compare prices before buying.
Local dealer J. W. Burget & Sons promotes a trade offer inviting customers to swap their old buggy for a new outfit, highlighting a straightforward exchange aimed at appealing to tired owners.
Warns readers to rent a safe deposit box in a fire proof vault at State Bank of Francesville. Boxes require two keys and cost $1.00 per year. Also notes Mallon's Department Store showing latest ladies belts and handbags.
Notice to property owners requires hauling all manure piles within town limits and installing covered receptacles not exceeding three wagon loads. Alleys will be cleared by the Street Commissioner. Owners must cut weeds in vacant lots and burn piles. Effective at once. Fred C Kruger Board EL Detdmore of J A Hayworth Health J C Sharrer, MD, Secretary.
Anecdotes portray Dr. Abernethy as blunt and dismissive yet effective. The Duke of Wellington refuses hours, Abernethy lectures at the hospital and inflicts sharp quips on callers, including a countess, a farmer, and the Duke of York. A jailed patient later becomes a friend after a tense confinement.
A Western weekly prints a satirical reply to Paterfamilias about getting articles into their paper. It jokes that small items like a hairbrush fit by folding the paper around them, while bulky items such as an English bathtub suit New York Sunday papers.
Two main theories explain pyramid construction in ancient Egypt. One posits rulers began pyramids as tombs and monuments tied to reign length. The other, favored by Petrie, argues pyramids followed a fixed design size and plan from start to finish.
The article explains celluloid as a plastic made from gun cotton and camphor. It describes nitrocellulose preparation from tissue paper using nitric and sulphuric acids, mixing with camphor and pigments, rolling, pressing, and heating to form a hard, elastic material with a high finish.
Mr Wickwire exclaims at the fashion plates saying they are ridiculous and impossible. Mrs Wickwire notes many plates are reproduced from photographs these days. The couple discuss two women in new dresses walking in opposite directions, neither looking back.
Frederick B. Emery in Chicago Record Herald explains counting limits and permutation odds through puzzles. He shows calculating time to count to a trillion, dinner-guest rotations, seating eight, and six-horse race orders, illustrating combinatorial principles.
Dr A W Borthwick of the Royal Botanic Garden of Edinburgh argues no tree is immune to lightning with storms striking taller trees more often. He notes cells shrink without tearing, and the wool system remains undamaged by lightning, countering popular myths about beech or resinous trees.
The article recounts remarkable lifespans linked to Thomas Parr and his descendants. Thomas Parr died in London in 1635 aged 152 and is buried in Westminster Abbey. His descendant Ife reportedly farmed at 130 and remarried at 122, while great grandson Robert Parr died in Shropshire in 1757 at 124. Other Parr relatives, John Newell and John Michaelson, died aged 127 in 1761 and 1763 respectively.
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