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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 21, 1908
Page
2
The note describes astronomical events including the moon rising at 1 01 a m with 25 days age, moon farthest north at ascending node crossing the sun's path, and Mars in conjunction moving from evening to morning star. It also contains stray text about antipeades hiate votes.
A damaged passage notes a Zeppelin airship kicking like a steer as it tethered, ending with a bust in a rope entanglement. The fragment hints at an incident involving the airship and crew during mooring.
A satirical column notes buzz about titles turning to Mr President and cites a claim of 5 000 dope fiends in New York not counting those who follow race charts. It mentions a Russian obstinately wed 126 years, and Rush county whitecaps protesting Attorney General Bingham over personal liberty as they threaten to vote with brewers against the Republicans.
An account contrasts calm American suffragists at Oyster Bay with London suffragettes. The London tactics are described as rowdy, with potential threats to the president's privacy and possible jail, while the Oyster Bay reception is praised for restraint and dignity.
A defense of American women against Professor Herrick’s indictment. The piece argues most women are virtuous, industrious, and active in pursuits that support national greatness, while acknowledging a few youth imitate swagger culture. It emphasizes liberty tempered by discretion and notes women in the United States lead in active work across society.
In a wry exchange the speaker jokes about being engaged many times and says ex-fiancees have organized and adopted a yell. The remark appears in a St. Paul Pioneer Press item citing a humorous line.
The Louisville Courier Journal notes that wedding plans are fully arranged including a contract with a photographer. The item emphasizes that all details have been completed and everything attended to.
A humorous exchange shows a thin boarder complaining of hunger while a fat boarder boasts courting the cook. The men joke about social climbing and appetite at a Kansas City boarding house.
An angry tenant confronts a landlord after signing a one year contract. The tenant discovers sewer gas in the house and recalls the landlord’s claim that gas existed in every room. The exchange underscores false assurances in a housing dispute from London Answers.
An 1886 Toledo advertisement promotes Ball’s Oatarrah Cure from F J Cheney Co offering one hundred dollars for each uncurable case. The notice includes a notarized oath, cure claims, and carious testimonials and pills for sale through local druggists.
The notice warns of rising kidney disease prevalence and urges use of Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root. It claims the remedy cures back and kidney pain, urinary issues, and reduces frequent urination. Sample bottles and a free book are offered by mail from Kilmer & Co. Binghamton NY.
In a Chicago News piece from 1900s style, two new neighbors meet at the fence at the same hour in 2016 and 2018 terms, exchange jabs about rubbering and a pigeon house, then reconcile. They plan to visit, share prunes, and attend a phonograph selection that evening.
In a light exchange Mr John Morley teased Sir George Trevelyan about a famous bull related to Lord Macaulay. Trevelyan notes the army's deliberate pace as a planned line of satire, adding that it was no misstep but a calculated move. The remark recalls Macaulay's line about marching noise arising from a thousand feet.
An employment agent cites national specialties in trades from England stablemen to Swiss watchmakers. He notes England, France, Scotland, Switzerland, Sweden, Germany, and Italy as home to top workers in various fields and claims ease of placing them across regions.
Foley's Orina Laxative claims to cure chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and restoring natural action. It is advertised as non gripe with mild pleasant taste, and users are urged to refuse substitutes. O. D. Enoefer, Blank Mervgages fer cate 29 thie office.
The Dixie II defeated the Wolseley Siddle y, owned by the Duke of Westminster, off Huntington Bay Long Island by forty nine seconds at over thirty two mph. Captain S Barclay Pearce directed the craft as engineer Albert Rappubu collapsed from engine heat. England's Daimler II and other entrants competed in the event signaling Yankee ingenuity and perseverance.
A nostalgia piece recalls life a century ago noting lack of fountain pens cartoons tan shoes and long Mississippi steamboat trips. It then recounts a tiger outpacing a lion at a show and a firefish that changes color when asleep with a medical ad for Foley's Honey and Tar promising relief for asthma and throat and lung trouble from O. D. Baoefel.
A fragment from a poem by George Sylvester Viereck explores life as a feverish, seductive force doomed by death. The speaker wrestles with joy, danger, and passion while foreseeing mortality as a grim bridegroom in a dark cosmic dance.
The piece reflects on kisses as small acts that ease sorrow and reinforce affection. It contrasts tender greetings with the sting of forgotten kindness, noting mutual care as essential. The poem laments imbalance when love is not freely given and hints at life’s hardships.
A dramatic scene unfolds as Queen Guinevere emerges into a cloister to mourn and encounters Launcelot. He pleads for a kiss then departs forever as onlookers recoil. the pair sway between ardor and renunciation amid sorrowful surroundings. The episode closes with Guinevere carried away and Launcelot riding away in tears.
An old verse excerpt contrasts human fault with Providence and urges contentment and simple duty. The piece comments on pride, humility, and the value of doing one’s beat while accepting praise or blame. It closes with a Riley-esque reflection on how success comes with troubles and the merit of steady effort.
A reflective verse by Rollin J. Wells and Burtona urges calmer days and charity as life ends. It calls for less zeal for news and bonds, more love for mankind, and living by self made laws before the journey to the unseen. It honors those who pass and those left behind.
A short lyric by John B. Taba contrasts resistance with uplift driving a bird toward a lofty goal in flight, framing a symbolic ascent through struggle. The verse presents recurring motifs of struggle, ascent, and spirit in compact imagery.
Homeseekers tickets go on sale on August 4 and 18 September 1 and 15. The route lists states and territories including Arkansas Illinois Missouri New Mexico Oklahoma Texas Colorado Idaho Indiana Territory Kansas Michigan Montana Nebraska Nevada North Dakota South Dakota Oregon Utah Washington Wisconsin Wyoming. For information call station agent H. Kames.
A severe electrical storm at Ewan New Jersey caused a barn to be smashed and trees struck by lightning without thunder. A Red Lion Pennsylvania rooster smashed glass seeking its reflection and nearly bled to death. A Wyandotte hen lays one egg weekly weighing five pounds with double yolks. A St Louis mailman found a stolen gold watch with a charity note. Two hundred dollars dangled on a Woodbury Connecticut clothesline awaiting owner William Wilhelm after a drenched return home.
The French auto business declines while Paris hosts a hair shop selling celebrity tresses with guaranteed quality. Palais Royal installs glass curtains in zinc framed squares that resemble stained glass when closed. A new wine law enforces regional origin rules for labeling and bans non regional names like Fantaisie Champagne.
The text notes England would line up 27 000 miles of houses, prisoner upkeep at about 128 dollars yearly, and the Sovereign of the Seas as the first English three decker. It also claims London enjoyed the pleasantest June in memory, with one sunless day and long sunlit spells, detailing 245 Moura hours and 4 days of ten to fourteen hours of sun.
The New York Herald notes a weekly visitor average of 1.5 million, 138 department stores employing 11,000, and that nearly a third of port immigrants stay within the city. It adds wood consumption to print newspapers and juror costs totaling hundreds of thousands yearly.
A column style excerpt discusses vanity, the effect of gossip on history, the folly of insisting on one's own way, true wealth found in hard work, and the outward cheerfulness masking inner feelings, attributed to the Atchison Globe.
In Floyd County Indiana James Armatrong et al sue Delia M Campbell Wilbur Campbell Luella Moyle Martha E Watkins Clarence J Watkins and others for partition of real estate. Proceedings set to trial October 1908 at New Albany court house with nonresident defendants notified. Court clerk William F Ruuff delivers notice.
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