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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 17, 1908
Page
3
Nancy and Lou, country girls turned city workers, seek respectability and romance in a department store. Nancy pursues refined tastes and a wealthy suitor, while Lou favors higher pay and stylish wages. The piece contrasts class, fashion, and ambition in a brisk social portrait.
Leading medical writers and teachers endorse the Golden Medical Discovery as free of poisons fats and alcohol. The product uses glycerine as a safe, useful carrier for extracts of medicinal roots and is promoted as a reliable cure for stomach bronchial throat and lung ailments. A booklet of medical endorsements is mailed free by Dr. B. V. Pierce of Buffalo New York.
Nancy endures a factory routine while watching Lou chase wealth and flirt with luxury. Dan, ever present, balances loyalty with the lure of social climbing as Nancy eyeing marriage shifts her values toward money and status. A park scene reveals social divides under urban night.
The article describes the sawfish with a sawed snout used to kill fish and even damage ships. It notes its presence in the West Indies Gulf of Mexico and southern rivers, reaching up to fifteen feet in length with a prominent upper “gaw.” It also includes an elderly health notice for Foley's Kidney Remedy by O. D. Knosfe.
A witty poem questions the hunger for fame and sensationalism in publishing. It mocks tobacco dealers courting headlines by marketing a new cigar and laughs at the idea of manufacturing notoriety through stunts and vanity photographs. The piece ends with a quizzical note about lingering romantic imagery and a watermelon joke.
A string of short exchanges touches on travel by balloon privileges, parental guidance on mischief, tobacco abstinence, egg supply jokes, and a park scene with a playful rhyme about body spies and kissing in a public space. The passage strings humor and social nods without a single clear narrative.
A humorous portrait of a woman described as a master diplomat who seemingly keeps two birthdays a year to collect presents while not aging a day. The quip highlights clever wit and social maneuvering in a light gossip tone.
A short parable frames a man who started a honey farm with high hopes and energy. The result is swift and painful, as his efforts end with harm from stings. The tale uses the bee sting as a grim punchline.
A collage of quirky musings on manners, aging, and social habits mixed with an asthma relief ad. It blends wry observations about forgiveness, appearance, style, and conversation with a promotional note for Foley's Honey and Tar cough remedy amid a jumble of unrelated lines.
A list of fire alarm stations with multiple cross streets and intersections in Vincennes and surrounding streets including Main Oak Thomas Pearl East Ninth Elm East Eleventh St. Vincennes Spring and Chartres streets. Locations include Reel House various corner intersections and public building sites.
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