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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 25, 1908
Page
4
Washington dispatch Aug 25 reports tomorrow's outlook for Indiana fair and warmer conditions. Highs and low temperatures not specified in the readable text. The brief notes a continued warm trend across the state with no precipitation indicated.
County auditors call for bids on Pittsburg Coal for courthouse jail and poor asylum for the coming year. Bids due by 12 o clock Monday September 7 1908. Commissioner reserve right to reject any or all bids. August 13 1908. Middle age lady seeks cook position care of J Frantz N A R R No 3.
Local notices list events and employment offers. Dentists at 220 Pearl Street seek patients. Pant makers wanted for steady work at a modern factory. Job applications directed to Norton & Co and New Albany Business College. Indiana School promotes enrollment as 14th year begins September 1 1908.
A new summer promotion offers subscribers a daily letter from home via Tripunk at 10 cents per week. The program mails to the subscriber's address, aiming to accompany travelers during vacations.
Community notices from Lafayette township to Corydon include dedication of Atkina Chapel with funds covering debt, an appeal plan after Edward Biel’s $13 profanity fine, and a mite box opening at Trinity M E Church. Also listed are obituaries, Prohibition meeting details, a Fellowcraft degree, a factory ad signaling jobs, and local juvenile matters plus regent appointment for Daughters of the American Revolution.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday morning and the body will be taken to Elizabeth for burial. Tuesday township advisory boards meet to fix the coming year's tax levy and appropriations. Centenary M E church women plan a hay ride and ice cream supper at 335 South street Thursday night. Petition filed to improve Fast Fifteenth street with brick roadway cement curb and granitoid sidewalks. Adam Beuther of John Shrader Furniture Company buried at Cave Hill after dying of heart disease at 75.
The Pointzette Club hosts the first annual outing at Glenwood Park today. Various residents report travel and visits including Sergt. George Dorn, Bertha and Barbara Klerner, Ethel Gray, Elizabeth Sattler, Lioy Clarke, Bertha Scott, Mrs. K. Y. Thomas, Anna and Lillian Holz, Carrie Shry, Mary Stoy, Katherine Markmeyer, William Beach heading to West Point, and other relatives visiting across Madison, Louisville, and Columbus. Aseveral from Washington County promote the Salam fair September 1 to 3.
The biggest and best Fair ever held will begin at Corydon this week from August 24 to 28 1908. Local residents anticipate extensive exhibits and festivities during the five day event.
Eugene D Laughlin and Mary L Weir were married in the afternoon by Rev Charles Curran. The couple plans to travel north then reside with Groom’s parents at 703 East Main Street. The bride is daughter of Mary Monahan of 419 East Fifth Street. the groom works in the Pennsylvania Company freight office in Louisville.
Inspectors from the board of public works oversee street improvement progress with strict material checks. Defective bricks are chalk-marked and rejected to ensure a first class, satisfactory job for property owners.
City Treasurer Frank Green paid 25 751 to Judge John M Paris for Barber Asphalt Company in a federal case in Indianapolis settling a judgment against the city of New Albany for Easat Main street improvement. Cash settlement plus over 35 000 in waivers will be paid as 6 percent bonds.
Chief of Police Feis recovered 50 pounds of copper brass oil cups and bonding wire stolen days earlier from the New Livingston Coal Company power house at Livingston Kentucky. The value is stated at 57 dollars and was found with Mrs Rachel Joseph who bought it from Edward Owens a Livingston dealer who had bought it from a gang of boys. Mrs Joseph returned the property and halted payment on the morning check.
Y M C A notes announce painted baths ready for use after repairs. Stamp collectors meet Thursday at 8 pm at the association building and a collectors club may form for winter. The Forum opens next Thursday with debates and essays open to all members. An Association Glee Club seeks about twenty singers. first meeting next Monday. Also a testimonial for Dr King s New Life Pills and Tribune Company for printing services.
Wil lam Jennings Bryan led the Kern vice presidential notification in Indianapolis with a lengthy address praising the Denver convention and outlining policy. The Bryan plan includes Ohio and Indiana speaking dates, campaign fund discussions, and hopes to carry Indiana for Bryan and Kern in the forthcoming race.
The Southern Indiana district annual United Brethren conference will be held at the Georgetown church ten miles northwest of the city. It opens Wednesday September 2 and runs to the following Monday with minister assignments for district churches. Over a hundred delegates are expected. A reader testimonial praises Backlen's Arica Salve for an instep sore. Sold under guarantees at D Knoefel's drugstore.
The Eighty-fives Indiana infantry will hold its annual veterans reunion at Georgetown ten miles northwest of the city next Thursday. Old soldiers will share stories and hear addresses from visitors, with notable officers W W Caldwell Charles W Wheeler and O P Anderson among those who commanded during service. Maj E G Mathey led the regiment at Nashville and is now living in Chicago. The unit saw action in twenty engagements including Chickamauga Stone River Liberty Gap Nashville and the Atlanta campaign. Also listed are post office letters remaining at New Albany dated Monday August 24 1908 with names and addresses for pickup.
The September American features Charles Roman’s firsthand account The Wonderland of Delirium describing eighteen days of delirium in a Washington hospital. A New York Times blurb notes the piece rivals De Quincey. The issue also recalls a Broadway street car fuse incident and a wary conductor calling a questioning passenger a Jonah.
Readers not receiving the New Albany Tribune regularly are asked to notify the Tribune Company. Contact methods include Cumberland via phone and home number 225.
A pharmacist recalls selling patent medicines in 1890 and warns that their contents could deter listeners from trying them. He cites strategies for deafness and other conditions using alcohol, glycerine, moist cotton, warm brine, and cement sticks, urging consultation with an expert chemist and surgeon.
The Corydon Fair features a wide array of attractions this week, promising entertainment for families and visitors. Local organizers highlight rides, exhibits, and live performances across carnival grounds and exhibit halls.
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