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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 08, 1908
Page
2
On this date in history John Hancock died in Quincy Massachusetts born 1737. The Pishtigo fire of 1872 devastated the town and killed about 2000 people. General Matt W Ransom Confederate leader died 1904. Astronomical notes include sunset times and Moon Saturn conjunction and Mercury visibility after sunset.
A garbled editorial style passage contrasts ideas from Darwin, President Roosevelt and poverty adviser Hubert Hunter. It touches on animal plant metaphors, African policy, air travel, poverty, a US resident mother with a disabled infant, and a satire on assigning dollar value to rain and weather effects.
A London congress gathers statesmen professors and educators to inspect public morals in schools. It notes education as drawing out, not pouring in, and argues that basic morality in students is needed for any effective moral reform.
Lord Roslin derides a Monte Carlo gamble as he scorches his funds in a bid to beat the bank. Sir Hiram Maxi contends chance favors the house, noting hundreds gamble while the bank wins in the end. He argues each play stands alone, while a system underwrites the bank and players quit when losses mount.
A concise discussion notes that bird migration seems not strictly tied to current weather. Birds move south or north around September due to insect and seed availability, with some species staying north on seeds while others head south, suggesting deeper mysteries beyond temperature shifts.
A garbled OCR fragment references a session or narrative about a piper and music, mentioning Westminster Gazette. It describes a performer, a struggle, and a dramatic event with a head injury, leaving the tone as a partial historical snippet without clear names or dates. The text seems to recount a dramatic interruption involving a piper and an audience.
A garbled Washington Star passage mentions Mr Cleveland and Princeton, describing a rush, a transmission, and a telephone incident. It notes a remark about lightning and haste, reflecting a chaotic, clipped reporting style of the era.
A perplexed Frenchman and an English instructor debate keeping promises in a playful language exchange. The instructor argues that one who gives their word must keep it, while the other jokes about taking back words and honesty.
Promises a $100 reward for any catarrh case Hall's Catarrh Cure cannot cure. Endorsed by F J Cheney & Co and local druggists in Toledo Ohio. Firm claims credibility from 15 years of honorable business with Cheney. Internal use cures blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Testimonials free. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
The article praises William Howard Taft as a chief adviser of Republican policy that expanded US influence in the Pacific. It cites open door in China, Philippines acquisition, and shifting battleship fleets as evidence of a rising American commercial and diplomatic power in Asia. Taft’s Philippines report urged reform, agriculture financing, and mineral development as steps to strengthen commerce and governance.
The Pathfinder Lodge and the American Insurance Union consolidate to form a 25,000 member order with a $100,000 reserve, a Temple in Columbus, and unified management. Lodges retain autonomy, certificates stay in force, and benefits rise while expenses fall. Ohio and Indiana Grand Lodges approve the merger and urge members to support the new United Order.
A compact vision of style lore describing how true dress sense hinges on small cues from hat tilt to shoe tip width. The fragment suggests a gifted observer who reads these subtle angles as proof of refined taste.
The notice lists a Republican ticket for representative Oscar Omshler, prosecuting attorney Walter N Millican, treasurer Freud Mo Faciesoon, and sheriff Albert J Sigmon, followed by a jeweler advertisement by O R Kluger at 1060 Virginia Ave Indianapolis with a testimonial for Foley's Kidney Remedy from D Knoefel.
Democratic candidates announced for county offices in Floyd County. Wiledeam Sloerm er seeks Treasurer, Claude Sittason runs for Sheriff, Charles W Long for Trustee of New Albany township, and Walter V Bulliet for Prosecuting Attorney, all subject to voters in the November election.
FRED M TACIMON is the Republican nominee for County Treasurer and will seek votes at the November election. LOVE is the Republican nominee for Trustee in New Albany Township and for Assessor. JOREN AN HINDS is the Republican nominee for Assessor in New Albany Township and will face voters in November.
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