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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 28, 1908
Page
2
The passage questions the impact of a mutual interest talk between Washington and Tokyo on geisha and chorus girls, while noting critics' views that the document is only a formal statement. It critiques public access to annual scientific achievements and asks who has done the greatest work for humanity.
A remembrance of prominent figures who passed away in 1908. Grover Cleveland is highlighted as a lasting public figure, alongside losses in literature, science, and politics such as Stedman, Harris, Allison, Proctor, Halstead, Norton, Gilman, Harriet Hosmer, and others. The text notes their contributions to American culture and leadership.
Washington dispatch reports census data 1886 to 1906 showing 12.85 million marriages, with rates fluctuating by economy and a rise then drop after 1892 panic. Divorces totaled 45,625 in twenty years, Illinois leading in divorces while South Carolina had none due to lack of laws.
Patty Norris, guided by Mrs. Wilson, leaves behind idle fashion work at Schermerhorn's to join a publishing firm. She embraces a home and future with Patricia wary yet hopeful as she exchanges the shop’s glare for a hopeful romance amid gray-eyed Mr. Frawley and a Jerome apartment life.
A Columbus firm sought private information on a Ohio small town debtor. They sent a letter to the town postmaster asking about the man’s reputation and his payment habits. The postmaster replied with a humorous signature stating he is John Smith the postmaster and John Smith the justice of the peace.
A frugal Scottish physician aids a woman with a dislocated jaw then tests her willingness to pay by yawning himself and provoking a contagious chain. The patient finally pays as the jaw remains misaligned until compensation is received.
A humorous exchange features Jenks teasing Jenkins about breach of promise leading to marriage. Jenks offers a pun while Jenkins responds with weary deflection. An unrelated ad line promises piles cured in years.
A London Daily News verse breathes with sea imagery and fear, contrasting bright surf with a lurking, deadly undertow. The speaker resists the sea’s siren call, warning of doom and dread hidden beneath daylight.
A captive stands on barren sand as red warriors close in. The chieftain's daughter prays and clings to him while the savages threaten, until the maiden's plea moves the chief to spare the prisoner. The verse by George P Morr is a moral about hope and mercy.
A lyrical Christmas piece describes the north wind and warm hearths, urging readers to make every home a Bethlehem. It extols charity, simple oblations, and welcoming the Child with love, in a period voice attributed to Charles H. Crandall.
Poem by Helen Hunt Jackson laments burning the hickory tree that shelters past joys and future buds. The speaker asks why such a strong white trunk must consume memories of sun, snow, sap, birds, lovers, and celestial secrets. Evokes seasonal cycles and intimate natural imagery.
The poem notes Christmas arrives yearly like a toll on farm and soul, retelling that forecasts fail. It compares the season to a once in a year force gathering bills, feathers, and frills, leaving stomach and pocketbook to recover.
This fragment shows a Byron style verse about mingling elements paired with an ad for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children. The text claims widespread use in New York's Children's Home and lists cures for feverishness teething disorders and worms with a bulk figure of 10 000 sentinials and various garbled product details.
A collage of fashion commentary contrasts the summer girl in light fabrics with the spirited springtime beauty and Winnie the dress suitcase purse. It also includes homemaking notes on small window drapery using Aberdeen linen, stencil patterns, wax coating, and care tips for fabric edges. The piece closes with a medical ad boasting Catarrh Care by F J Cheney Co and Hall's Family Pills.
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