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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 22, 1908
Page
2
The notes describe the moon rising at 1 62 a m and 6 07 p m, a 26 day age, with Venus passing 5 degrees north of the planet from west to east, visible near dawn, and Neptune in conjunction as the moon moves west to east relative to the invisible planet.
Aug 23 marks the birth of Oliver Hazard Perry, famed American naval hero who died in 1819. It also recalls the 1863 bombardment of Fort Sumter by Federal batteries under General Gillmore, which reported the fort largely demolished in offensive power. In 1901 frontier figure Wernerturg of Sweden, born 1827, died.
Observations report bun times 6 43 rise 5 15 and moonrise 2 46 a m with 27 days and 6 pm. Venus and Neptune are in conjunction with Venus visible in the early eastern sky before sunrise while Neptune remains invisible.
The article notes Willaw as a lasting baby name trend while recounting Count Zep pelin’s airship as a historic pioneer in aviation. It mentions Mr Wu aiming for age 200 years and campaign donors fueling a Chicago and Denver fundraiser, with local political tension in Dekalb County over saloon influence.
A editorial argues park boards should curb odor from autos on drives. Properly managed engines produce little smoke and smell. misuse stems from carelessness. Vehicle owners can pressure chauffeurs to operate machines within legal standards to cut nuisance and save fuel.
In Indiana a moral clash over county local option pits temperance churches against brewery interests. Rev Somerville Light of Marion argues the issue is moral, not partisan, urging crystallization of temperance sentiment statewide. Miss Daisy Barr of Fairmount cautions that a brewery victory could worsen temperance work and hint at ward level fraud risks.
The keeper of a small Bohemian town’s public cemetery excavated older graveyard sections and sold old bones for industrial use. He learned manufacturers paid more for human bones than animals, earning money for years before detection and suspension from his post.
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F. J. Cheney & Co in Toledo Ohio in 1886 promises one hundred dollars for every catarrah case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. The notarized assertion promotes internal remedy benefiting blood and mucous surfaces and directs readers to purchase from local druggists with Ball's Family Pills advertised as best.
Thirty nine young graduates of national forestry schools recently received forest service appointments as assistants. The chief urges a blend of naturalist insight and business sense, describing the rugged, self reliant, disciplined forester needed to study and manage forests and to advise supervisors on practical problems for national forest stewardship.
Bronson Howard earned the title dean of American playwrights by shaping native drama amid foreign influence. He fought for American authors’ recognition as managers relied on adaptations, paving the way for plays about American life and the New Theater movement. The novelist George Bronson Howard is not related to him.
The piece argues that private betting is not a crime and that Judge Gaynor’s Brooklyn ruling rebukes attempts to blur the issue. It distinguishes between individual wagers and organized betting as a public business run for gamblers’ profit. It warns against using personal liberty as a shield for anti gambling enforcement.
In a conversation, Tommy asks if Mohammedan men are stronger than others and why they are called muscle-men. Papa explains that strength is not guaranteed by faith or background. The exchange explores language and perception with a light, home setting.
An ad claim states that Foley's Orino Laxative cures chronic constipation by stimulating the liver and bowels and restores natural bowel action. It is described as mild and pleasant to take with no nausea or griping, urging readers to refuse substitutes. O. D. Knooefel.
Henry D. Clayton of Alabama is chosen to inform Willi am Jennings Bryan of his third presidential nomination. A veteran Democrat and long‑time national committeeman, Clayton chaired the Chicago Democratic National Convention and delivered a keynote‑style acceptance.
A reflective passage ruminates on ingratitude and revenge, noting how past favors, remembered kindness, and friendship duties weigh on the soul. It laments refusing to acknowledge benefactors and the cowardice of desertion in need, with moral exhortations on gratitude.
The rose is present on every continent except Australia and is one of the oldest flowers. Historical depictions in Egypt date to 3500 B.C. Rosewater and rose essence appear in ancient texts.
The text discusses how ear wagging differs among animals. It notes that only animals with fong and drooping ears can wag, giving the rabbit as an example. Short-eared animals such as weasels and stoats cannot wag their ears despite having the capacity to move them if possible.
Dialogue reads Mrs Eastend insisting she is easy to please with Nora the new maid, as the Porter shows adherence to domestic scene. The fragment hints at a household exchange in a Pittsburg Observer piece.
The New York American notes Ptah-Hotep as the author of the oldest world book, created around 3306 B C in Asia. The Paris Bibliotheque Nationale preserves it on papyrus in hieratic script, a moral political and religious collection praising reverence for women.
Homeseekers tickets go on sale on August 4 18 September 1 and 15 for travel to Arizons Arkansas Mexico Missouri New Mexico Okla home Texas Colorado Idaho Indian Territory Kansas Michigan Montana Nebraska Nevada North Dakota South Dakota Oregon Utah Washington Wisconsin Wyoming. Call Monona etation for information.
BALSAM claims to cure coughs colds bronchitis grip asthma and early consumption. It contains no alcohol opium morphine or narcotics and is presented as safe for use.
A Los Angeles Times summary notes Italians eat macaroni rarely, with bread and tomato sauce a staple. Meat is scarce, water is common, and alcohol and tobacco are expensive. Observers report temperance, scarce smoking, and government tobacco control influencing daily life.
A monk in Burma reportedly set himself aflame inside a pagoda as part of an ecstatic religious practice. He wrapped himself in multiple robes soaked with oil and sat upright as the fire burned, with nearby monks and onlookers watching before the fire ended, and a funeral was held.
A Prussian preacher earned 4900 dollars for a Whitsunday sermon of one hour in Elberfeld. In 1690 Baron Favort left funds for an annual sermon in a Protestant church, to be preached on the first Sunday in June in a poor parish, praising the donor.
The Balzac house in Paris has been declared a historic monument. Visitors may tour by writing to the conservateur for permission and see the tablet on Rue Raymond bearing the inscription that Balzac lived there from 1842 to 1818, the sole surviving residence of the author of the Comedie Humaine.
The National Park in Oregon showcases Crater Lake, a five mile wide, nearly circular body of fresh water in an extinct volcano. At 2,000 feet deep it is the deepest in America, rivaled globally only by Baikal, and its vertical cliffs and brilliant blue water draw crowds, as rail access improves and the site is touted alongside Niagara Falls and the Grand Canyon.
A businessman recalls receiving typewritten letters bearing a rubber stamped note dictating but not signed by the sender. He notes this signals haste and many daily crises demanding attention, a practice he partly accepts due to necessity.
A London Opinion quote recalls an editor refusing a poem for rhyming in blank verse. The editor insists the piece was marketed as blank verse to spare the poet's feelings, while the author argues its rhymed lines undermine the form.
O D Knoefel of Batesville writes that last summer he suffered three months with hay fever like symptoms that disrupted his business. A doctor’s prescription failed to help and other medicines worsened conditions before Foley’s Honey and Tar quickly cured him. His wife later had the same success.
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