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The sun sets at 6 32 and rises at 5 22. The moon sets at 8 29 pm with moon age four days. The sun’s declination is nine degrees north of the celestial equator.
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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Aug 29, 1908
Page
2
The sun sets at 6 32 and rises at 5 22. The moon sets at 8 29 pm with moon age four days. The sun’s declination is nine degrees north of the celestial equator.
A London dispatch notes an English Nimrod hunting in arctic regions and killing twenty bears in ten days, averaging two bears daily. The piece contrasts literary reception of Three Weeks as a novel and as a play in London critics.
Reading in bed or on a moving train can cause astigmatism, a hereditary condition from corneal irregularity. Reclining reading strains eye muscles, potentially triggering lifelong vision trouble, especially during illness when the body is weakened.
A review notes Hungarian Franz Molnar writes The Devil a modern symbolist play about a polished gentleman representing evil in Viennese society. Critics debate audacity and sensational crimes in drama versus clean, enduring works by Bronson Howard Shaw Ibsen Sudermann Nazimova may influence reception.
The article lauds King Edward as a leading diplomat shaping Britain’s foreign policy. It credits his initiative and versatile charm with easing tensions between Britain and Germany and improving relations with Russia and France. It argues his influence extends beyond ceremonial duties to weighty political advice.
A Bohemian magazine quip by a new villionaire boasts of owning the finest gardens and the most expensive sundial in the world. He adds his sundial is usable at night due to surrounding electric lights, prompting a listener to remark a sundial is useless after dark.
A historical notice describes Chinese practices where infant corpses are abandoned to die roadside to avoid burial costs. It cites superstition that infants’ deaths punish sins from a past existence, and claims parents fear dying under their roof will bring evil upon the family.
Faayn J. OnEney proclaims senior partner at F. J. Ongary & Co in Toledo. The firm offers one hundred dollars for every untreatable case of catarrh. Note signed December 6, 1886 by notary A. W. Gleason. Company promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure with testimonials and retail by Druggists.
A column notes rising American sports enthusiasm across baseball, tennis, golf, swimming, horse racing, football, yacht racing, and track. It highlights John J. Hayes as marathon champion, Haskins’ one armed golf prowess, and the spread of javelin throwing from Africa to the United States.
The Goldfield desert camp battles dust storms and scarce water. Daily dust blankets homes while wells supply from camp and Lida, costing about a cent and a half per gallon. Baths cost a dollar and water bags kept cool by breeze replace scarce water. Times vary with seasons. rain is brief and dust often remains.
An ad claims Foley's Honey and Tar provides immediate relief for asthma and has cured stubborn cases. The heat remedy is touted for coughs colds throat and lung troubles and is linked to O D Knoefel Jones and P Hanny in the Tribune notice.
Joseph Sandlin a Red Man charter member in Advance Indiana, built a coffin of yellow poplar and arranged to be buried in a cemetery plot he bought, leaving instructions for funeral plans in his lodge. He is sixty eight, eccentric, and a Civil War veteran.
A Boston tilldog owned by George H. Clapp chased a woodchuck into its den and spent the night trapped inside the hole. The master freed the dog in the morning after it held the woodchuck, the dog revived after food and drink, and then fell into a bucket of lemonade.
An Italian scientist suggests boring a tunnel at Vesuvius base to vent lava into the sea. He proposes filling molds with the lava to make blocks for Naples streets and quays. Likely the scheme will die soon.
The Magazine of Commerce argues the future engineer must be more than a mechanic. He will be a magician, guiding nature’s power to solve flight, not by valves and switches alone.
The Melbourne Age notes Britain no longer ships convicts but when colonies shelter too many offenders she releases jailbirds and covertly ships them to the new land, framing it as a crackdown on unwanted arrivals.
Homeseekers tickets go on sale August 4 and 18 and September 1. The Monon route lists many states and territories including Arizona Arkansas Missouri New Mexico Ohios homi and more. Call Monon passenger station for information from agent H Kolies.
A holiday outing exposes a husband to a series of engagements for three women. The wife explains she pretended each was highly sought after to maintain diplomatic relations and secure favors from their social circle. The husband laments his own missed opportunities.
Bohemian Magazine quotes a question about night deaths in sick patients. It notes many die during the night, as observed by a wife and husband in a discussion about illness and mortality.
Witty exchange in Yonkers Statesman notes the minister admits a lapse in memory about a marrying promise after the deacon reminds him of a $10 payment. The humor centers on a mistaken wedding arrangement and a casual financial nudge.
Absent minded speaker comments on attire and a surprising reference to the scrawny figure, then shifts to praising dishes she cooks. The exchange highlights social banter and household topics reported by the Baltimore American.
Dialogue notes a Dowager commenting on a young medico's start in practice. The medic says he will begin with children, hinting at a cautious, early career path. The exchange captures humor and social tension in a hospital setting.
A playful exchange features First Husband asking what is heard from his wife on her summer vacation and Second Husband replying that the local bank reports she is well and happy. The note appears in a New York Life context.
A brief line from the Louis Times notes a dime store demand or readers’ taunt about words and a judge. The item captures a sharp quip on legal discourse shared in a column style snippet.
A curious garment called the tucked net stock is described as a high neckwear piece with a frilled top. It is noted for its extraordinary length and adaptability, as kilts give way to gore and bias styles, hinting at a wave of masculine humor about this new fashion.
An ad describes a traveling coat of black pongee with sizes 32 to 44 inches bust. Patterns cost 10 cents for pattern number 3909 and mail delivery. The coat suits silk or light wool, with striped or check fabrics, and a choice of collar to match or contrast.
A Baltimore American perspective outlines how to judge melons without cutting them. Look for golden green color deep ribbing coarse gray netting thickly overlaid and a heavy melon with firm surface and intact stem. Seed origin matters. tasteless seed yields poor flavor despite care.
A collection of aphorisms on wealth ambition and social opinion noting that a smart man should work for essentials not loans and that many people overestimate their own charm while critiquing others. The excerpt surveys attitudes toward money envy and wit in a western town.
A humorous exchange shows a newly married couple debating whose wish should prevail. The wife asserts her guiding rule while the husband admits many strict wishes exist making a single law hard to choose. The bit reflects playful marital banter about control and consent.
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