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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 15, 1908
Page
3
A nostalgic verse recalling the high school of 1908 in Vista. The narrator longs to return, see former teachers like Professor Buerk and Mr McLinn, hear chapel speakers, and relive the days of study and classroom antics before graduation.
A verse by Herman Rockenbach laments Old Time advancing on graduates who bow as time’s wheels roll past. The poem contrasts cheerful bygone days with a sunless future, depicting the farewell from a beloved school and the inevitability of departure into unknown seas.
A nostalgic verse urges children to honor both parents. It contrasts a mother praying for a son's steadiness with a distant father who once disciplined kindly and taught work. The poem cautions against neglecting parental support and financial obligations while away from home.
A terse exchange hints at an injury as a man swallows a nail and undergoes X ray treatment. The dialogue suggests skepticism about the expense and questions the need, joking that his wife can see through him.
A satirical note suggests Western ideas influence Constantinople while the sultan contends with whispered plots on his throne and head. Turks hint at adopting features of the Oklahoma model as debates over reforms intensify amid looming change.
Fragmentary prose discusses perception of a tramp life and its relation to art and redemption. The text critiques superficial judgments and hints at deeper values found in those who pursue trade and labor.
The Lady of the house scolds as a worker begins to walk away. She exclaims that he planned to saw wood, but he protests he cannot violate his artistic sensibilities without a Queen Anne sawbuck and a Louis XIV saw.
In a clipped dialogue Beth ponders motive, asking what drives actions. She repeats phrases about choosing pleasure or experience, underscoring a reflective, ambiguous moment. The exchange highlights internal debate without clear resolution.
A collection of pithy dicta on problem solving destiny and social manners. The notes lampoon self help talk, neighborly insight, and advice givers with humorous twists. The piece skewers promise and vanity in everyday speech.
A rural resident who vowed in 1856 to wear hair and beard untrimmed kept the pledge for forty years. Believing Fremont's death absolved the vow, he visited a barber and had his hair and beard shaved off for fifty cents.
A New York Press piece urges would be makers to keep wills simple reduce legal jargon and avoid contradictions. It recommends drafting at least two clear versions and ensuring strict witnessing to give the will legal effect.
A fragment hints at a feature on a woman's back and its local intrigue. The readable text suggests a human interest angle with potential regional relevance and social context debated by readers.
A Paris fashion note highlights Cluny lace as the current rage for blouses and skirts. It uses dyed colors matched to satin lining, warns against overused shades, and mentions Copenhagen blue as the upcoming trend. Also promotes Dyedpongee fabric and a seven gore plaited linen skirt pattern (206).
The April crop report cites 87.1 percent of last year’s corn and 23.5 percent of wheat in the country as of March 1 1908. Immigration since 1820 adds over 24 million people. Yale endows a forestry chair with 50,000 in bonds. Italian colonization proposals on Texas Rock Island rail line aim to ease urban congestion. Iowa Highway Commission releases 1907 road plan with King road drag steel grader culverts bridges and drainage guidance.
A fragmented verse evokes sunshine as brightness on a gray day. It speaks of glimpses of blue, looking for light, patience through the night, resting on a hill, and faith behind tears. The lines suggest resilience and quiet grace in hardship.
A Baltimore Sun verse extols love over art and wealth urging a kiss and a rose to light the heart. The speaker seeks emotional conquest and companionship through ardor and beauty.
A poem by James Jeffrey Roche condemns needless slaughter and the modern spectacle of war. It denounces bloodshed, the callous pursuit of “unborn astrakhan,” and cites divine justice as it questions whether God sleeps while battlefields bleed. The speaker laments the obliteration of compassion in pursuit of glory.
Thomas Nelson Page explores love as a force for youth not age, praising simple beauties over grand schemes. The poem portrays love as a sharp, piercing tyrant that hides in a smile or a beguiling eye, in defense of passion over pomp.
Poetic fragments describe spring scenes with birds, breezes, and arbutus fragrances. Mary E. Killiles is cited with imagery of light, warmth, and budding life. The piece blends nature observations with hopeful calls to walk the bright way despite storms.
A list of street intersections includes West Seventh Main Main streets and Market corners, City Hall at Spring Lower Fourth River, Weet Eighth Spring, Pearl Main, East Fourth Oulbertson, Reel House various blocks, Vincennes Spring Main Oak Pearl, Union State Green Poplar Thirteenth, Stone Eighteenth State y Lower Fleet Southern Railroad Chartres, Charlestown Road Vincennes Chartres, Robinson pants factory East Third Railroad Vincennes Exin, East Seventh Spring Vincennes Chartres Main East Silver R end R K.
The piece presents jagged reflections on piety and human imperfection with names like Joaquin Miller and L C Regus amid garbled text. It hints at moral judgment and personal health concerns while noting limited readable context from a 19th century style discourse.
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