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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Aug 26, 1908
Page
6
Reports from mining engineers describe asphaltic layers near the village of Kferie about 25 miles northeast of Latakia on the route to Aleppo as rich in pitch and practically inexhaustible. The find suggests significant future extraction potential for road and construction uses.
Zealous Tipton Iowa reader Hale Bordwell recounts a lifelong battle with severe eczema. After trying many medicines he found relief using Cuticura Soap Ointment Resolvent and Pills for eight months. He declares himself cured and endorses the testimonials of Nelson R. Burnett who vouches for his friend’s prior illness.
Fire insurance estimates cite 40 percent of barn fires from lightning and 10 to 15 percent from carelessness. The Weather Bureau report shows 5,527 lightning strokes causing damage in 1899, with 6,256 buildings injured and property losses of 3,016,520 dollars. 5638 deaths and 20 injuries occurred, plus 4,261 livestock killed. Tall chimneys, wet hay barns, and porous tree barks are likelier strike targets, as ice-houses attract lightning more than other storehouses.
In closing scenes at Harvard and Yale the boat race dominates talk. The standout student in math sociology or latin fades, yet will reappear after the winners are forgotten. German wallpaper makers form a trust uniting seven leafing manufacturers with about 2.62 million dollars annual output.
Cincinnati’s Frans Lobert imitates Hans Wagner while Boston loans Cy Young III to Jersey City. Merkle and Herzog rejoin New York. Sandon Mertes plays semi pro in Chicago. Browns’ Stone hailed by Clark Griffith. Detroit reportedly buys Busch for a Meh sum. Cincinnati to Birmingham for Robindon. Umpire Rudderham to be discharged per Ebbetts. Murphy says Chicago crowds rise beyond hard times as Kleinow suffers ptomaine — Clarke recalls smaller crowds and looks to 50,000 someday.
The article discusses best practices for calf weaning timing and methods, stressing gradual transition, avoiding setbacks, and ensuring steady growth. It covers summer diets, pasture plans with bluegrass and clover, and hay quality, noting early cut hay can boost growth. It also mentions evaluating animals for profitability and discarding nonviable stock.
The article argues farmers should shift from milk to beef and sheep, promoting baby beef as a rapid, profitable option. It discusses stock sources, cattle types like Hereford and Angus, feeding regimes with whole milk and ensilage, and a Texas-based plan for acquiring young calves weighing 350 to 600 pounds. It also notes hay timing and a USDA table contrasting baby beef with long-fed beef.
A conversation records a guest asking how long a restaurant has been open. The proprietor replies two years and expresses satisfaction at the guest's timely arrival. The guest reflects he would have been served earlier, and the cordial tone remains through the exchange.
R D Dun & Co s Weekly Review of Trade notes ongoing expansion in trade and industry with cautious optimism. Manufacturing output rises in iron and steel while shoe contracts grow, yet high hides and leather keep prices firm. Primary cotton goods markets stay quiet as inventories remain high. New Zealand footwear demand improves for Western wholesalers with tight jobber stocks and swift shipments. Hides stay firm with large Western packer side sales at good prices.
A collage of humor fragments from several papers includes jokes about travel, charity balls, card indices, bonds and interest, car mishaps, marital quips, and thrifty buying. It weaves light satire and conversational one liners through quotes from Houston Post Life Chicago News Tit-Bits and Washington Herald.
The Home World states Spain, long shrinking under empire loss and internal strife, now shows energy and intelligence lifting national and industrial vigor. It praises Alfonso XI era governance, notes Spain’s push into South American trade, and predicts a dominant European role by century’s end.
A string of humorous exchanges from early papers features a guest requesting a nude turkey, a waiter misunderstanding as nude turkey, and a series of gibes about water crackers and ice picks. The Cleveland Leader lampoons misreads while other papers capture a playful cart scene and a child bargaining for good behavior.
Knox accuses crooked legislators of being as bad as counterfeiters, noting that they are constantly making and passing bad bills. Dudley asks for confirmation, while the Washington Star endorses the critique as a sharp observation of legislative misconduct.
A Catholic Standard and Times quip notes that an aspiring society woman is enraged by being omitted from a swell function report while rivals’ names appear. The line highlights social vanity and the era’s gossip culture.
The Philadelphia Inquirer notes that embracing risk can hasten peace though few expect to witness a universal brotherhood of man. The opinion suggests a paradoxical faith that danger may serve a greater harmony.
A quirky dialogue from Chicago Tribune about a basement patching scene and a laundry of slang, plus a Harper's Weekly vignette where Wilfred mocks his father’s bald head with a beach wave joke. The pieces showcase period humor and domestic interaction with characterful dialogue.
Swiss voters narrowly approve a referendum outlawing absinthe, ending its manufacture and sale. The move, supported by over 80 000 in favor, targets the wormwood liqueur once produced mainly in Neuchatel and widely exported, risking government revenue.
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a standard remedy for women's illnesses. It recounts Bertha Muff of Louisiana Missouri praising the treatment after years of suffering and multiple physicians, asserting the product restored health and strength through the founder's guidance.
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