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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 23, 1908
Page
6
An English astronomer J Franklin Adams began a monumental task of counting stars. The piece notes that visible star counts are far lower than telescope counts, with estimates around 60 million to 100 million. It describes counting via moving photographic plates across a microscope field with a grating. A brief, quirky aside offers personal wellbeing tips.
P Anensen of Skien Norway notes local option policy has great headway. Elections are held to decide prohibition in districts and counties with all adult males voting. Absentee votes are counted for prohibition and a new election cannot occur for five years.
Gustav Stighkley plans a craftsman village in New Jersey while Roger Foster reports Russia in anarchy. The Netherlands seeks Franco-Venezuelan cooperation. British and Dutch ministers discuss actions. A Cuban election date is set. Budapest researchers unveil a TB diagnostic method. Olympic jumper Ray C. Harry honored. Deakin urges a large fleet to Australia. Venezeulan insurgents plan a Castro oust and Panama notes a strong movement. UK contemplates aid. France delays Morocco recognition. De Reus expelled over a published letter. a Venezuelan coast blockade is floated.
A Harper's Week summary argues that many states levy penalties for modern offenses unknown in earlier eras, from fine for poor train water to jail for spittoons, dynamite fishing, bakery naps, nurse notification lapses, bicycle path watering, and kerosene fire tests, illustrating evolving lawmaking across the United States.
A collection of witticisms and maxims on life love and misfortune. The quips cover luck, honesty, arguments, finance, and everyday folly with playful moral twists. Attributed to Fool's Cap philosophy via the New York Telegram.
The Commissioners of Fisheries and Game have not bought any quail as rumored. They did obtain use of Terry Island near Suffield, about 1385 acres, with plans likely for a preserve. The island was once inhabited by Clinton Terry fifteen to sixteen years ago, and the old house stands as a curious relic from a Second Adventist episode.
King Edward's birthday prompts the distribution of new noble titles with fees for heralds. The New York Press reports costs for taking up titles in England: Duke 6493 dollars, marquess 5640, earl 4785, viscount 4000, baron 8210, baronet 2675, and knight 485 dollars.
A neighbor asks how the twins reacted to the new brother. Howard replies that they were pleased but their mother would rather have had no automobile.
J G Dun & Co Weekly Review reports gradual improvement in the commercial situation with reduced unemployment and resumed manufacturing. Water scarcity affects several points while steel mills show more in sight. Cotton mills operated restrictively, hides market remains quiet but firmer, and footwear forwardings from Boston edge above last year's pace.
A Pittsburg Dispatch item describes pretty sea cushions with inexpensive, old fashioned scrim dipped in coffee for a creamy tint. It notes embroidery options in cross stitch and French ribbon, with a border of star-like dalsieg flowers and a remaining central gingham to ensure comfort.
A fringe essay cited by Professor Nuttall, a biologist, proposes new kinship ideas in zoology. It claims hippos are pigs, walruses resemble horses, and reinforces bird reptile links, while denying direct human-monkey lineage and only noting kinship with anthropoids.
A regional warning describes dangers of mercury based catarrh remedies. It cites Hall's Catarrh Cure by B J Cheney Co Toledo and warns against internal use without prescription. It notes testimonials free and claims the true product is made in Toledo Ohio. Wake Lal's Family Pills for constipation mentioned.
Automobile enthusiasts discuss methods to reduce crossing accidents. Slowing down by chanf feuers and added precautions are proposed as possible plan ideas to improve safety at railroad grade crossings.
A patient named Thad Cozma of Newark Delaware reports seven years of eczema on the hands. After trying multiple remedies with limited relief, two boxes of Culicura Ointment and one of Muno reportedly restored the skin, leaving it perfectly erect and free of cracks.
A Scranton mining journal notes miners in coal mining communities show lower mortality from tuberculosis than people in nearby areas. The observation highlights a curious health pattern linked to mining communities and lifestyle, with no clear cause provided.
A 24 ounce brain, supposedly the smallest adult brain on record, was found in Daniel Ryan a New York coachman who died at age forty six. The report notes shingles made from asbestos fiber and Portland cement absorb about 5 percent of their weight in water when new.
The piece argues that unemployment, alcohol abuse, and wandering behavior fuel most personal crises in the country, yet drew protests whenever any effort is made to regulate these twin evils, highlighting resistance to policy action.
Sylvanus Verrill of Milford Maine recounts a severe kidney injury five years earlier that left him paralyzed and in constant back pain. After using Dean's Kidney Pills, he notes quick strength gains, reduced pain, and eventual walking with crutches before discarding them as his condition improved dramatically. The testimonial claims complete cure.
A glimpse into Mrs. Pinkham's confidential letters shows how women seek relief for private illnesses by detailing symptoms and experiences. The correspondence, built on decades of trust with sick women, is presented as powerful evidence of the aid she provides.
A Pennsylvania woman reports relief from long standing female ailments after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She describes headaches, nervousness, and an organic irregularity, and credits the remedy with restoring her health after medical advice suggested surgery.
An 19th century advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a thirty year standard remedy for female illnesses. It claims to cure displacements inflammation ulceration fibrous tumors irregularities periodic pains backache bearing down feelng flatulency indigestion dizziness and nervous prostration.
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