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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 10, 1908
Page
3
Names like OM Johnson and Dr William Bayard Hale are highlighted for courage and public service amid financial woes and career shifts. The piece recalls Johnson’s steel tariff debates with Dingley and Hale’s influence on journalism and reform, while noting German political reactions around Kaiser era interviews.
The article recalls Dorando Pietri, famed long distance runner, and his 1908 London Olympic marathon bid. It contrasts his Italian prowess with Alfred Shrubb of England as the era's leading middle distance runners, noting Hayes’s upset victory and Dorando’s claim wine aided his stamina.
An advertisement urges readers to try Foley's Honey and Tar for coughs colds and lingering throat trouble. It claims a forty year record and warns against unfamiliar preparations that may contain harmful drugs, signed by O. D. Knoefel and published in the Tribune.
Patriotism and health claims surround an ad for Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery, asserting it builds muscle and strength. It warns against substitutes seeking extra profit and offers the Common Sense Medical Adviser free with stamped mail requests to the World’s Dispensary Medical Association in Buffalo, NY.
The Mexican capital spends about 100000 dollars weekly on lottery tickets with around 70000 dollars paid back in prizes. Daily spending averages about 50 dollars per person. Tickets surge before large 200000 dollar drawings, with 20000 tickets sold on streets near such events. Official vendors include licensed blind and disabled sellers. Rumors hint at reforms potentially ending lotteries as in other cities.
The article ponders whether Cleveland’s Grover Cleveland was the twenty-second and whether Taft will be the twenty-sixth president. It also reports Peru adopting standard time along the seventy-fifth meridian west, aligning its clocks with U.S. eastern time. The Kaiser’s gift habit of snuffboxes with his or the empress’s miniature is noted.
Local office advertises vintage paper bundles available for purchase at ten cents per hundred. Buyers can inquire at the office for quantities and delivery options as supplies last.
The poem portrays busy streets and shoppers behind counters as crowds surge toward bargains. It contrasts the frantic retail rush with the presidential train image, urging readers to buy Christmas gifts now to avoid the crush and haste of last minute shopping.
Cries echo from a house where a newly wealthy western family restrains a man into his first dress suit. Neighbors contemplate intruding as one observer notes the man’s ordeal while a nearby woman is mocked as a “man hater” and a sharp real estate man muses about syndicating No Man’s Land.
A poetic reflection on Kaiser Wilhelm facing a fading reign as public sentiment shifts. The speaker notes no bouquets for the monarch and suggests the empire hears a shifting call that weakens his grip on power.
The dialogue notes travel costs are high with a quote about paying a quarter for two postal cards. It reflects public concern over travel expenses and shipping charges.
A collage of aphorisms on poverty work and human folly the piece notes that money helps, people misjudge sincerity, and trust is scarce. It then pivots to a sensational ad for Mother Gray's Australian herb claiming cures for female ailments with sample offers and a postal address in Le Roy New York.
Fashion columns note extreme coat collars to match high ruches and ruffs. A Paris wrap features a collar as long as a stork neck. The jumper waist 3714 offers six sizes, 3 to 11 inches bust. mail request with number 3714. Alligator purse clasps, dark red broadcloth suits, black lapels, and sash hats with swan downs described.
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