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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
2
The notice states that any subscriber not receiving the paper will have the issue corrected promptly and the office will report the omission to prevent recurrence. It emphasizes timely action to fix delivery gaps.
Key historical milestones include the Continental Congress naming the five to draft the Declaration of Independence in 1776 and Spain attacking US Marines at Guantanamo in 1898. Notable figures Franklin and Napoleon appear, with an assassination in Belgrade and an arctic voyage link. Astronomical data note a 7:27 sunset and 4:24 sunrise, moon age 13 days, Mars and Neptune in conjunction.
A fragmentary item notes statisticians may study arnica and court plaster sales since the devil wagons. It mentions Coney Island elephants and tigers plus press agents in a string of eccentric actions. It also notes the prima donna showgirls taking summer vacations and Colonel Paty du Clam reappearing after anti-Dreyfus turmoil to strike at Zola.
The passage notes most mining accidents over seventeen years were preventable and hopes the next seventeen years will lower the gory tally as safety improvements are pursued.
A university era piece urges young men to start with small, honest work. It cites a industrialist who began by making better hammers, showing early tasks can seed later fortune. The author notes modern bootstrapping requires some capital but values steady, sensible progress toward high aims.
Prominent men discuss reclamation of waste lands reforestation inland waterways and conserving natural resources. The good roads congress gains national attention with governors and associations urging better highways amid high construction costs and automobile-caused damage. Germany’s roadside trees are proposed as a low cost dust control measure and shade for travelers.
Seventeen miles from Livuchek a mountain of alum stands as a natural curiosity and wealth source. The hill measures about ten miles around at the base and rises roughly 1,940 feet. Workers quarry blocks from the alum deposit by heating stone in furnaces and boiling vats, causing alum to crystallize in a six inch-thick layer that is then cut into ten pound blocks.
Two hunters cross a lush meadow after rainless days. The front hunter sinks neck-deep into a narrow stream hidden by tall grass, only noticing it on stepping in. He struggles free and laments the waterlogged ground and creeks set edgewise.
Westminster Gazette recalls 18th and 19th century Commons rituals with MPs like Burke Pitt and Fox sipping oranges and cracking nuts during debates. It notes Joseph Hume nibbling pears while leaning on a post and mentions a picturesque lobby figure in muslin and silk described in vivid attire.
One hundred dollars reward offered for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio presidents. We the undersigned have known F J Cheney for 15 years and believe him honorable in all business and financially able to meet obligations.
The United States will send a college–based team to London for the 1908 Olympic Games. Held in July in a new 70,000 seat stadium costing $800000, the events run July 13 to 25 with 105 contests led by the 25 mile marathon from Windsor to the arena.
The obverse and reverse designs for commemorative medals celebrate Elis and the Olympic revival since 1896. Medals show a Greek runner and Fame with inscriptions about London 1908. Britain will spend much on visitors and medals cost 12500 dollars.
Broncho Bob asks a traveling man if lynching for automobile theft is legally the same as for stealing a boss. The onboard quarrel shifts to legality and proportionality of punishment in Crimson Gulch.
W R Ward of Dyersburg Tennessee writes in a certificate that he has used Orino Laxative Weuit.yrap for chronic constipation and that it has proven effective.
A poet ponders rarity in daily moments and human traits. The piece contrasts June’s elusive items with uncommon behaviors and values from various people including a wife, a rival, a boy at work, and a minor clerk, ending by noting Theist’s vast scope.
A humorous exchange contrasts a gardener who grows vegetables and keeps chickens with a neighborly reminder of the wild. The speaker jokes that the only wild thing left is the call of the installment house collector, who is “wild” when payments are missed.
A man jokes about quitting his job after confessing the boss locks the cigar supply. A sympathetic friend asks what’s wrong, and the man reveals the reason is the brand of cigars the boss smokes being secured. The exchange hints at workplace tensions and a looming departure.
Chester mopes about 807 after a heartbreak. He laments a girl he cannot win but fixates on the spending of four dollars on her ice cream sodas. The note portrays a small town romantic disappointment with a touch of humor.
A terse exchange about payment timelines frames a cash flow joke about chasing time. The quip contrasts a promise of tomorrow with a retort to call yesterday, highlighting a futile loop.
A terse exchange centers on a dog advertisement as a man admits posting for a canine. The humorous dialogue questions the buyer and implies skepticism about the ad’s purpose.
A clipped note discusses forecasting beyond the near term with skepticism about predicting far ahead. The writer comments on confidence and a stylistic line about weather prediction being easier to deny or avoid rather than confirm.
The excerpt collects aphorisms about truth reform poverty wealth and human nature. It includes brief musings on rapidity, friendship predicting trouble, and a note on Foley's Honey and Tar as a cough remedy from A A Herren of Fanoh Ark.
Paris Gil Blas recounts an anecdote on secret police work in which Police Prefect Lepine visits a Legitimist host in the Faubourg Saint Germain and inspects guest lists. He notes the host already has trusted observers among the guests, prompting questions about the incident’s truth and intent.
London Tit-Hits reports Mr. Morgan and his daughter quickly updated their attire for audience with the queen at 10:45 and the pope at 11:15. Etiquette required frock coat and fancy tie for Morgan and a light gown for his daughter, while Vatican rules called for evening dress and veil for the pair. They changed in five minutes after a twenty minute interview, aided by a fast motor.
Harvard professor P C Everett recounts a lavish dinner in Colombia where a $990 bill converted to $9.80 in US money due to exchange rates. He notes a $40 tip and $100 for cigars, with local currency exaggerating values yet preserving the overall expense on a Yankee basis.
A Washington Star reader shares a humorous exchange about ghosts and superstition. Erastus jokes about wishing spirits would stay away, while the man resents superstition and asks for reassurance.
An excerpt shows a dialogue where a mother refuses an applicant saying it could not work in a house with children. The fragment hints at family tension and potential custody considerations within a domestic setting.
A MIT professor advances a method that cuts flax to linen in twelve hours, yielding 250 pounds of fiber per 1000 pounds of straw. The process uses mechanical and chemical steps including degumming and bleaching and could boost U S linen manufacturing while relying on altered flax farming practices to sustain soil fertility.
The article extols sowing rape seed in the last cultivation of corn to provide succulent feed for sheep young stock and hogs during fall and early winter. It notes ground coverage reduces weed growth and improves pasture, urging more farmers to adopt rape for corn oats and other small grain crops.
A western Iowa county uses an $800 annual allotment authorized by state law to conduct agricultural experimental work. In cooperation with seed corn specialists from the state experiment station, part of the farm will be dedicated to thorough testing of different seed corn varieties. Results on variety, yield, maturity, soil prep, fertilizers and cultivation will be summarized for local farmers and neighboring counties.
The article argues that differences in farm appearance and productivity arise mainly from the owners and their methods rather than soil fertility. An intelligent farmer can improve poor land, while a negligent one can ruin even fertile soil with improper management.
The article notes alfalfa stands are often hard to establish due to soil prep, moisture at germination, or sowing too little seed. It cites northern states recommending 15 to 18 pounds per acre, while Nebraska and Kansas commonly sow 25 to 30 pounds per acre.
The notice urges homeowners to watch for nesting birds and protect fledglings by warding off cats. It recommends keeping cats away during daylight, placing birds under shelter like wood sheds, and using forceful deterrents to ensure birds reach a safe flight stage.
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