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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 03, 1908
Page
2
On October 3, historical figures Miles Standish and William Morris are noted as having died in 1666 and 1896 respectively. The entry also lists sunset and sunrise times, moonset, moon age, and Mercury visibility after sunset.
The record cites the 1777 battle at Germantown and Washington’s defeat, the 181/-American victory at Ogdensburg under General Jacob Brown, the 1822 birth and 1893 death of Rutherford Litchard Siayes, the 1805 death and birth 18S of Professor Hjalmar Hjorth Boye sen of Columbia College as a noted author and critic.
Planet Mercury is plainly visible to the west after sunset, located 25 degrees 21 minutes east of the sun. The sun sets at 5 34 and moon rises at 5 57 with the moon set at 12 26 a m and the moon’s age at 10 days.
A columned collection discusses preventing forest fires and shifts in political stances. It references aviation risks, droughts, and the need for united party leadership, noting figures like Mr. Bryan and Gov candidates tied to constitutional acts and party integrity.
An editorial urges Irish Americans to consider returning to Ireland to revive its farms and industries. It argues investment by expatriates can boost both nations, noting current Irish communities in New York Boston Philadelphia and Chicago shape city life but lack large agricultural enterprises. The piece warns stopping immigration is impractical yet questions the value of a reverse tide.
The article notes the imminent replacement of Fulwood Rents with an office building erasing a Dickensian landmark. It argues visitors may still seek Dickens’s London sites such as Fulwood’s Rents and Marshalsea’s vicinity, where authentic settings inspired Oliver Twist and Little Dorrit. It laments disappearing streets and notes Dickens based many characters on real people and places.
The piece describes a unity among Cuban masses behind a Liberal presidential ticket but notes tensions with Conservatives. Liberals push for broad benefits, offices, and money for supporters who opposed prior revolts, while Conservatives favor continued U.S. control and business interests. Observers warn revolution looms regardless of which side gains.
A four year old girl named Frances visits Sunday school at a graystone Episcopal church her home overlooks. After her first attendance a polite caller asks where she went and she replies she does not know the name but it is the one with the great long teak.
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for an incurable catarrh case and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy. It states the product works on blood and mucous surfaces with a price of 75 cents per bottle and lists Toledo Ohio firms endorsing the product.
A local political pamphlet extols Republican record on labor, contrasting wage scales under Cleveland with Taft era gains, arguing injunctions protect workers and criticizing Democratic Platform planks. The piece urges laborers to back Taft, boosts Republican credibility, and questions Bryan’s positions.
A patchwork of comic musings and disjointed quotes blends myths of river crossings with humorous dialogue about a man named Henry and a police career. The text weaves tangential anecdotes from history and fiction, ending with quips about love, an Indian wife, and named babies.
Fragmentary note describes dangerous improvised fire use and urge to call a doctor. The garbled lines mention gold color, perfume, and improvised cache items. Caution advised as the text reads like a chaotic warning and instruction to create a fire in the backyard.
A reader styled piece challenges moral pretensions and calls for honesty in work and daily conduct. It mocks defenses of vice, urges frank discussions in relationships, and endorses Foley's Honey and Tar as a trusted cough remedy in a short endorsement by O. D. Knoefel.
Senator Borah lauds William H. Taft as a statesman with conscience in Boston speeches. He praises Taft’s experience, training, devotion to duty, belief in the constitution, and battles for order and justice, noting no cowardly acts or faults in his public life.
The article notes the family of New York State Governor Charles Evans Hughes, including four young members, and mentions his non-reelection amid opposition from party movers. It references Charles Mootinghes, a Brown University student, and Blelen Porches in the household.
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