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Newspaper
Indiana Democrat
Location
Indiana, Pennsylvania, United States of America
Date
Sep 30, 1908
Page
8
The Argonaut and London Mail discuss female fashion and dress influence. They note evolving styles, changing waists and hats, and the social gaze on women’s wardrobes. References include Harper’s Bazar on money management and Genevieve Stebbins integrating Delsarte methods into American physical culture.
The article recounts a legend where a poor widow helps an injured stork, which later returns a glowing ruby to her. It notes two ruby types, Oriental ruby and spinel ruby, and explains ancient names carbunculus and anthrax. Rubies range in color from pale to deep red.
A recipe for Appledore Soup combines boiled potatoes onions milk butter flour and seasonings with tomato catchup added before serving. The text shifts to parental guidance on sons purchasing clothes showing lessons in budgeting independence restraint and saving for Christmas with little parental money.
An analysis tracing early American interest in physical culture to beauty rather than health, noting Francois Delsarte's influence via Steele Mackaye and Genevieve Stebbins. It discusses rubies and spinels as gems, their sources, and historic beliefs about rubies, including a tale of the Borgias and a royal jewel in England’s crown. The piece blends cultural views with gemstone lore and ends with a New Haven Register citation.
A Minneapolis Journal description notes the Brittany coast teeming with octopuses and cuttlefish. Lifeguards describe finding many six inch to foot long white-boned shells on St Lunaire beach at low tide. Local peasants use them as bird food ash trays and cigarette cages.
The Rev. Charles B. Macfarland of South Norwalk preached on The Imperial Spirit of Jesus at Park Congregational Church. He analyzed peace and power in Christ, urging steadfast courage, inner peace beyond outward trials, and the call for men to imitate Jesus through duty, endurance, and fearless discipleship.
This Pacific Baptist note honors Major Whittle as a beacon of cleanliness, gentleness, humility, and strength. It lists his daily prayer aims: shunning carnality and fleshly lusts, overcoming man fear, rejecting vanity, purifying imagination, deepening conviction of sin, and loving Christ more devotedly.
A thoughtful reflection on how a man remains steady amid petty hostility by recalling heroic predecessors who fought hard and endured wounds, their memory serving as invisible patrons guiding and sustaining him. The quote attributes strength to reverence for past labor and the sense of ongoing, silent support from those who came before.
A terse protest phrase argues that resisting oppression must include defending the night from danger. It frames the night as a fragile time requiring vigilance against harm and calls for collective action to protect vulnerable communities after dusk.
Sven Wedin reports discoveries in Simla after Tibet travel. Sir Caspar Purdon Clarke returns with additions to the New York Metropolitan Art Museum. Brigadier General James Allen speaks on military serenauties. John Downshend celebrates eighty ninth birthday in New York. William M Chase’s portrait sought for the Italian government. Simon Bolivar Buckner, at eighty six, sole surviving Confederate lieutenant general. John Parson urges fast China alliance before the Panama Canal. Lemuel G Trott, famed turf writer, fatally injured after train fall near Winchester. Sanchez Bustillo resigns Madrid finance post, new minister Osma y Scull. Baden-Powell cites cigarette waste of 15 million pounds yearly. possible savings.
Adam questions his life partner about caterpillars in the apple tree. She denies seeing any while he leaves to inspect. He returns disappointed, muttering that they have not crawled yet. Cleveland Plain Dealer.
The Scientific American reports on Chinese whistling pigeons and criticizes the music, suggesting a reward if the tom toms persist and implying sending them to a distant land for relief.
The Atlanta Constitution notes that the next war may largely use airships and suggests omitting the word ships to avoid implying casualties, reflecting a cautious public stance on aerial warfare and its human cost.
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