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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 09, 1908
Page
3
In the High School annual Vista 1908 the Freshman class announces Ruth Corbett as President Katherine Willett as Vice President and Clara Olonick as Secretary and Treasurer for the year.
A long list of individuals including Virgie Bedford Charles Bocard William Beck Ruth Benson Adalina Coffman Elma Carl Herbert Engleman Ella Gardner and many others appears in a community notice. The names cover residents with varied surnames such as Widman Gunn Williams Smith and Wheeler among others.
The article discusses the ongoing debate over acceptable commencement gowns focusing on lingerie frocks as the preferred style for girls. It notes mothers’ and daughters’ tensions over taste and expense, highlighting lingerie fabrics, silk batistes, chiffons, nets, and sheer silks as options, with petticoats and fluffy trims essential to achieve chic silhouettes.
A humorous exchange shows Pearl and Ruby debating marriage. Pearl recalls misgivings about Holland, while Ruby asks what changed their minds. Pearl says they heard “that old shoes in Holland weighed from two to six pounds each.”
A man quips about constantly pulling out a watch while another admits he has not seen it for a long time. The light exchange hints at hurry and forgetfulness in everyday city life, with no clear outcome or event noted.
A wild circus horse rampages through a yard, pantry, and streets all day, frightening chickens and people. By dusk a gentle lady calms the creature and it becomes tame, while a sleeping boy lies nearby in this Catholic Standard and Times note by T Daly.
A witty exchange calls Jiggsmith a scheming financier. Hyker notes he married a penniless orphan and soon placed her in a job earning him about 100 dollars monthly according to the Chicago News.
An old advertisement touts Dr Pierce’s family remedies claiming all ingredients are printed on bottle wrappers and attested under oath as complete and correct. The copy emphasizes transparency and natural origins of ingredients.
In Black Forest custom the youngest son inherits the peasant estate, with primogeniture rejected to avoid elder sons causing retirement pressure. The system, termed vortel, ends with the heir potentially abdicating to his dower house in old age. The piece also advertises Mother Gray's Australian Leaf for women’s ailments and includes a humorous house cleaning exchange.
A sharp remark frames a power struggle as she scorns him and declares she is the one while he is merely a cipher. The exchange highlights dominance and suspicion between the two figures in a charged moment.
A brief quote collection notes that diplomats use expediency as a cover for failed diplomacy. The Catholic Standard and Times reflects on how expediency signals retreat from principled stance.
A Detroit Tribune quip notes Tom married for wealth, but she has led him a merry chase since. The line implies a lively marital comedy with sharp social wit.
An 1890s advertisement touts Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for backache and feminine ailments. It cites user testimonials describing relief after three bottles and claims the product can cure conditions such as fibroid tumors and nervous prostration.
This column outlines summer bathing suit fabrics and styles, recommending wiry smooth materials for a princess model with back buttons and narrow border trims. Dark costumes with colored or white borders look neat, with blue for children's suits. It also notes wrist bags for lace coats and features a tucked jumper dressy pattern in white kid, described as an elegant, costly accessory.
A collection of quips on honesty, self esteem, work disruption, and social roles. It humorously shadows gender norms and political power, noting reactions of widows, voters, and "great candidates" while predicting curious behavior in everyday life and parenting.
A poem describes the nerve strain of operating a trolley car. The motorman must navigate crowds and hazards while starting and stopping on signals. The verse contrasts calm suburban runs with chaotic city streets where pedestrians and vehicles test a driver's nerve.
A short survey of life paths and social tone. A man goes to work as a railroad section hand while another observes that sound and color mix in human experience. The piece links economic struggle, immigration debate, and the metaphorical palette of urban sounds.
A fragment shows a dialogue note that Jones is linked to woman suffrage advocacy through his wife and hints he privately holds views on the subject, though he does not publicly express them.
Brief, disjointed text presents phrases about honesty marriage age and admonitions. It mentions a grafter misquoting commandments and a line about a wise girl and an old man, with terse exchanges and stray names like Theo and Min Port.
A long list of street corners and intersections in Vincennes appears to map fire alarm stations including West Seventh and Ohio, West Tenth and Floyd, West Seventh and Main, Reel House at Lower Fourth and Market, City Hall at State and Spring, and numerous other crosses such as Vincennes and Spring, Main and Vincennes, Pearl and Main, Oak and Thomas, East Fourth and Culbertson, East Ninth and Market, and East Seventh and Spring among others. The compilation reads like a directory of public safety points across multiple avenues, streets, and industrial sites.
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