21 Apr 1908
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Newspaper
Fulton Journal
Location
Fulton, Illinois, United States of America
Date
Apr 21, 1908
Page
3
Heinrich Conried recalled his first Chicago season as an operatic director. A young newspaper reporter pressed for a scoop, insisting on interviewing during a bath. The tale highlights newsroom ambition and city curiosity about Tristan and Isolde.
A carpet layer recounts swallowing tacks and asks for the hospital, only to be told by a veteran worker that swallowing tacks is common among his trade. He jokes he has swallowed a heavy amount and remains unfazed by the incidents.
A wandering portrait painter questions an old farmer who roars with incredulity after a strange visitor, described as a “long legged, fox eared” figure, appears at the farm in a charged rural moment.
A reader recounts buying what was labeled genuine olive oil but found it to be machine oil when poured on lettuce. The incident ends with the wandering artist leaving in a cloud of dust, as reported in the Chicago News.
Paris Gaulois recounts that Haiti adopted the Legion of Honor in 1849 under Emperor Soulouque later known as Faustin I. He established a mimic order with identical insignia and distributed honors widely, forcing the French government to respond before his death resolved the issue.
A well known congressman criticizes a measure in the senate saying it fails to meet the situation. He compares it to a Washington blacksmiths wife who could not find a button but sewed the buttonhole instead, claiming it was all right.
A humorous Punch cartoon dialogue shows Little Ethel declaring Mr Rich is not tail made of dust and Papa says he sprung from nothing. Mr Rich responds with a sly affirmative as the witty exchange ends.
A brief cartoon style exchange shows a boy confessing his mother disciplined him to tell the truth about cheating in a game. The man asks if the mother whipped him for lying and the boy confirms.
An unclear dialogue fragment contrasts zeal and knowledge with a dark expedition. A woman notes unhappiness and recalls a vow about happiness tied to a husband’s wealth, comparing fortunes between Mrs Nexdore and another man.
The Fulton Journal advertises its semi weekly edition from Cherry and River Streets and invites communications with writers’ names. It emphasizes modern printing equipment and high quality workmanship, praising advertisers for service and noting genuine circulation among farmers nationwide.
In Morrison on Monday April 27 Judge Ward will hear the recount of ballots in the Sterling and Coloma contested elections. Chicago lawyers join a large team on the wet side led by Levi P Mayer and A E Austrian with several others. Dry advocates include N G Van Sant H A Brooks and more unnamed. The case could involve as many as ten attorneys and may result in Sterling and Rock Falls being declared dry.
Mrs Catherine Mulcahey Reagan aged about seventy died Monday at her Fulton home after more than two years with paralysis of the nervous system. Born in Tipperary Ireland she came to the United States in 1857 and lived in Fair Haven before moving to Fulton in 1885. Survived by five children and five grandchildren, funeral at the Catholic church Wednesday at 10:30 with solemn high mass and burial in the Catholic cemetery.
W Nesbit of the Dominion of Canada and Miss Nina Reynolds of Clinton wed at the Methodist parsonage in Fulton on Thursday evening April 16. Rev Wilmer Jaggard officiated. The groom works with the Foundation Company on the new Northwestern bridge at Clinton. They will live in Clinton for now.
A Detroit Free Press anecdote recounts an Englishman in Boston struggling with street slang. He describes two teamsters disputing right of way and a bystander’s quizzical nudge about local diction while police or officials urge action to clear congestion and move on.
In calling for them please say advertised letters Miss Ada Lampy William Starky Mike Tracy Norman Nathbur Peter Thomsen P M Fulton NL April 20 1908.
A fire destroyed 200 to 300 feet of the east incline to the Clinton high bridge cantilever span around 1 pm. Fire crews from Central and Northwestern shops fought the blaze, suspending all travel on the bridge until repairs are completed. Authorities suspect a spark from a passing engine as the cause.
Police nabbed two Clinton men Alfred Paul and William Foley after a staged payment trap for a bank president A G Smith of City National Bank on Fifth Avenue. Paul matched the handwriting on a threatening note and faces potential penitentiary time. Foley's role appears weaker.
A group visited the National Peat Products and Chemical Works near Fulton Illinois to inspect the plant and peat beds. The tour in C F Curtis's auto included Mr. Curtis Mr. Smith of City National Bank engineer C P Chase George Wilson Frank Benjamin and James E Smith.
The text notes that a dip in the briny is not seen as cleansing and explains that Polynesians might be insulted by claims their skin bears salt. It states sea water bathing is followed by fresh water washing to rinse off salt.
The article argues that light seed yields poor stands and warns neighbors trading friendly for economic harmony. It notes soil preparation affects potato yields, dairy profits spread through the year, and Oklahoma's rich resources support diverse crops. It discusses dairy separator savings, watershed damage from floods, long work hours, and fair demurrage rules for grain and livestock transport.
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