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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
May 16, 1908
Page
3
Alwyn Bennett confronts a late night ultimatum from Horrigan over a borough bill. Horrigan exposes alleged graft by Bennett's father, threatening to ruin the Bennett name and force a capitulation on the anti corruption campaign unless the bill is dropped.
Horigan told them to stop fighting and the report would be burned. Bennett conceded the boss would keep his promise in any event, leaving the matter open to continuation.
A housekeeper’s guide to summer pests focusing on flies. It urges early use of screens and flypaper, promotes mignonette as a deterrent, and stresses that preventing fly entry is essential when warm weather begins.
In 1885 Admiral Luce of the North Atlantic squadron claimed an authentic Shakespeare autograph in his New York Bay cabin. A visiting English scholar insisted American originals did not exist, but Luce produced a visitor’s book showing “William Shakespeare, mayor of New Orleans, Jan. 12, 1885,” provoking the Briton’s retreat.
The piece surveys global practices of temporary marriages. Greeks deem marriages as short term, often under a year, leading to widespread divorce and dispersed children. Cultures from Greenland, Botocudos, Tasmania, Samoa, and the Indian Archipelago show trial unions lasting days to months or years, sometimes for festivals or changing unions.
An eyewitness account describes trapping an alligator for staged photo opportunities. A barefoot boy probes the mud to locate the reptile, then drags it from its cave for surface photos before releasing it again. The piece contrasts the filming motive with the idea of freeing the animal.
A plan for two circular tables with pale blue allesia covers painted to show the eastern and western hemispheres. Centerpiece a tall flagpole wrapped in ivy with an American flag. Menu suggestions include English beef soup French bread Hungarian steamed chicken rice Japanese style creamed Spanish chestnuts Russian salad Swiss cheese and more culminating in The Star Spangled Banner and America.
Practical tips include dipping raw potato in scouring material to clean knives and keep paste moist. Tan leather bags respond to white soap applied with a sponge, then softened grease with lather before drying with flannel. Limit water to prevent staining.
A Paris imported wrap uses fine cloth, silk tassels at corners and silk scrolls at front and back where the surplice ends fasten over the back. Made of ta fta silk in a light shade, it provides comfort on cool summer evenings.
A 19th century ad overview outlines melancholy as common to women and urges Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a remedy. Letters from Mrs. F Ellsworth and Mrs. Mary J Williams claim relief from despondency, nervousness, backache, and headaches due to female troubles. The copy touts thirty years of use and alleged cures for displacements, inflammation, ulcers, irregularities, and period pains.
The article notes that many new skirts feature a front panel with overlaying fabric echoing an overskirt. Striped panels cut to form a V enhance the look, especially for stout or short wearers, and braiding helps when mixing old and new fabrics. Mothers consider this to protect small skirts.
The notice describes a pattern for an apron cut in three sizes for children aged one three and five years. Send 10 cents to this office with pattern number 28 to receive the pattern by mail. The apron features lengthened ties and a waistband to cover skirts and keep them neater. Judic Chollet.
A humorous collection of aphorisms on wife and husband relations and social behavior. The piece delivers satirical maxims on advice giving, friendship, and everyday life with a wry, early 20th century tone. It pokes fun at propriety, boastful knowledge, and the urge to correct others. The voice emphasizes practical wisdom, social passwords, and the mixed outcomes of well meant guidance.
A collage of quoted lines features a range of odd exchanges. A would be bride demands bravery proof before marriage while a porter tipped for a driver and a tip back. Other bits touch on dying trade phonographs and a rent concern, all presented as stray conversations.
In Willimantic Alvin H. Geiayece is cited as a patient whose recovery followed by Foley’s Kidney Care after an accident. The note emphasizes the team’s role in the healing process and regional sentiment about the treatment.
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