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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 31, 1908
Page
2
Notes mark key events on this date with deaths of Beethoven in 1827 born 1770 and poet John Godfrey Saxe born 1816 who died in Albany. In 1905 the German emperor proclaimed Morocco’s territorial integrity.
Tonight and tomorrow morning the moon rises at 6 19 a m and 11 54 p m with a new moon at 7 a m Venus sits at perihelion during this period approaching the sun closely.
The passage questions who or what causes panic and what panic means. It weighs Japanese immigration as not adding to anarchism and notes rulers’ powers and prosperity prompting crime. It quotes Ian Maclaren on the modernizer replacing the prophet in a mercantile era.
The text argues the country is firmly committed to protection and that revision would threaten national business. It cites Congressman Bannon of Ohio and discusses German municipal ownership, noting critics say such systems fail to yield equal results or that plant managers seek profits rather than delivering necessities at cost.
Denman Thompson is celebrated in his seventy fifth year praised as a good actor and man. His play and success have inspired many wholesome dramas of similar type. Thompson and The Old Homestead are twin forces in the playhouse that have done much good for the arts.
The piece notes a treasury surplus and cites free trade writers arguing it reflects current economic conditions. It emphasizes debate over how surplus should influence policy and future trade approaches.
The Engineering Record argues America burns 400 million tons of coal annually with rising demand and predicts a coal shortage within a century. It urges expanded hydro power, use of cheaper fuels like lignite, decentralized electrical and gas production at mines, and long distance transmission to reduce waste and meet industrial needs.
A review of the English writer William De Morgan's third book Somehow Good explores its hopeful moral. The piece notes persistent betterness and steady progress toward happiness, despite thorny conflicts, arguing the novel or play preserves an inspiring tradition of good outcomes.
Mme. Waddington recalls in Scribner's how the notary acts as a central figure in rural life. He mediates land disputes from big landowners to peasants and can incite neighbourly bickering by blocking paths with a ditch across the road.
A cryptic exchange from the Louisville Courier-Journal features a character boastfully admitting to defying the law with a joke about kicking it. The dialogue juxtaposes mischief with legal restraint in a tongue in cheek tone.
The article explains deafness stems from inflammation of the Eustachian tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It asserts only constitutional remedies can restore the tube and hearing, noting that nine out of ten cases are caused by otitis and mishearing results if inflammation remains.
Washington notes a Senate House clash as Rep Sulzer of New York demands removal of portions of his speech from the Record after Rep Mann objected to its inclusion. Sulzer vows obstruction of long bills and seeks revenge, while Dalzell’s lengthy unspoken remarks also surface amid a broader pattern of expunging or preserving records in Congress.
Trip note announces one way Colonist tickets via the Monon Route beginning in March and continuing daily through April with unspecified price and schedule details for the Seton Cale area.
The article portrays Dinizulu commander of Zululand as a fusion of civilization and savagery. His home at Black Umvolosi river is lavish and English in style with a guest house for Europeans. He serves vegetables from trained garden boys and fresh bread, eats separately then joins guests to hear astonished praise. He keeps gin in an ice chest unused for years and enjoys music with instruments he cannot play, often obliging passing white travelers to try them.
The German emperor William I valued punctuality and fairness with subordinates while showing patience with delays from guests. The painter Adolf von Menzel famously arrived late, offering a sketch to justify the wait, and the Kaiser replied that the drawing was worth waiting for despite the delay.
A New York detective cites a punched horseshoe nail as the latest concealed weapon used by Italian bandits. The long slender nail with a flat head can slash a cheek or throat with a swift stroke, is cheap to obtain, easily concealed, and hard to dispose of, highlighting the clever danger posed by Sicilian criminals.
In a dated quip, an old time sailor remarks that seasoned seafarers distrust steam ships while another retorts that old habits die hard, likening the steam vessel to a beloved baby. The exchange reflects nostalgia for classic sailing methods.
Confucius states sincerity and truth form the basis of every virtue, emphasizing integrity as the core of moral conduct. The maxim links honesty to ethical character, guiding personal behavior and judgment.
A stock raiser cites cases illustrating the economic benefits of well managed pastures. Proper spring start and avoiding overgrazing yield higher gains per head and per acre, with good pasture sustaining two cattle per three acres and increasing land fertility without extra labor.
A Philadelphia area teacher runs a forty acre farm with sixteen acres for potatoes and fourteen for corn, dedicating ten to poultry. He maintains 1000 to 1200 laying hens year round, earning about 3500 dollars annually. He raises White Leghorns, contracts with a Philadelphia hotel for 50 percent above market price on eggs, and sells cockerels at three months. He emphasizes fresh clover pasture, clean range, and selective breeding for strong stock.
A reader asks for the lowest temperature to germinate tested seed corn. The article explains germination needs heat similar to planting conditions, suggesting 60 degrees Fahrenheit as the minimum for a fair test, with weak or dead seeds showing poor results even at higher temps.
Consensus at a farmers institute stressed that road upkeep depends as much on the people administering road laws and supervising work as on the system used. Attendees argued the old days of tax paid in days' work with proper supervision produced better results than the cash system when supervision is poor, though cash is preferred if supervision is competent.
A fashion note describes shirt waists with fronts tucked solidly and a middle box plait without lace, embroidered in dots of color. The collar and cuff bands follow this idea, and the piece suggests a neat homework project for embroiderers to decorate box plait, cuffs, collar, and belts.
The notice advertises a children's sewing pattern in sizes one three and five years marked as pattern 803. It describes finishing details with embroidery and mercerized cotton, and notes that shirt waist suits and lingerie blouses pair with skirts for versatile daily wear. Juici Chollet is credited.
The passage describes savage crabs in Japan sparring instantly upon sighting rivals. They clash with hammering claws, grinding sounds and sand spouts as one crab prevails, seizes a claw as a trophy, while the vanquished clings feebly in defiance. It ends with a Maxims-like aside about gratitude and generosity.
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