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A compact record lists events from 1817 Luther at Wit tenberg to 1906 Judge Joseph E. Gary and highlights 1735 John Adams birth, 1878 Virginius affair, and related Cuban revolt tensions with Spain.
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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
2
A compact record lists events from 1817 Luther at Wit tenberg to 1906 Judge Joseph E. Gary and highlights 1735 John Adams birth, 1878 Virginius affair, and related Cuban revolt tensions with Spain.
The report notes Halloween visibility with the moon at first quarter at 9 16 a m eastern time and moon set at 10 15 p m. The sun sets at 4 54 and rises at 6 20 with the moon in Capricornus.
A compact record lists 1600 Sir Matthew Hale birth and death year 1676, 1870 Alexander Cruden death and 1701 birth, 1894 Alexander III death and 1845 birth, and 1905 attacks on Jews at Odessa.
Moon set at 11 26 p m with eight day old Moon. Constellations visible at 6 30 p m include Andromeda Pegasus and many others across the sky from northeast to west. Planets Mercury appears on the 13th far west of the sun before sunrise. Venus rises 3 4 a m. Mars rises about 4 20 a m. Jupiter rises around 1 28 a m. Saturn sets 3 30 4 mm back to 1 30 a m. Leonid meteors peak 11th to 15th east after 1 15 a m. Andromedids 26th 27th.
A collage of political quips and media commentary critiques figures from Roosevelt to Taft and Kern. It contrasts magazine branding with public perception, notes weather and seasonality, and cites critics like Gompers and Olney while highlighting the era’s media banter.
Berlin's annual balloon race yielded no winners and underscored the danger of ballooning. Observers note the wind generally drifted balloons north toward the North Sea, while American flights from St Louis highlighted a reliable eastward current that could speed travel 40 to 60 miles an hour, with historic pilots like Wise and Don Alderson contributing practical lessons and safety innovations such as parachutes.
The author discusses liberty in elections and road rights, arguing personal liberty should be guarded for all. He notes people praise freedom yet restrain misuse, comparing to blocking a road with boulders. If liberty were universally respected, conflicts would lessen. All roads are public, and no group should abuse that privilege.
Gossip suggests Roosevelt may edit a competing magazine after a jungle stunt. Report cites plans to enlist his hunting pieces and portray him as editor to maximize impact of his writings.
Professor Sloane of Columbia notes the nation lacks a single anthem while 10 000 Japanese children reportedly sang America's hymn. Samuel Francis Smith authored America which is 76 years old, while Key's Star Spangled Banner predates it by about 20 years. Both works are called national anthems, but repeated church singing boosts America’s prominence.
One hundred dollars reward offered for incurable Ostarrh case by Hall's Ostarrh Cure. Local business references attest to F. J. Cheney's trustworthiness. Wholesale druggists West Truax Watoma Kiron Marvin endorse the cure. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally and sold for 75 cents per bottle with testimonials available. Neil's Family Pills for constipation mentioned.
A historical polemic compiles speeches and quotes from 1896 to 1907 criticizing William Jennings Bryan and allied Democrats. It cites Burke Cochran Sterling Holt Charles Jewett John Holtzman and James Keach, noting shifts in party loyalty and prominent denunciations of Bryanism.
Excerpts from The Courier Journal critique Henry Watterson and the populist Bryan era. The pieces accuse Bryan of communistic tendencies and insult his political economy ideas. The passages recall prior editorials and mock Bryan as a “jackass” amid national political peril.
A comic exchange in the St. Louis Post-Dispatch about gleaners on a football field and a Washington Star quip contrasts with a medical ad praising Foley’s Honey and Tar for coughs and lung troubles. The ad warns of counterfeits and underscores a yellow package.
A compilation of religious thoughts from multiple pastors and denominations. Quotes explore ignorance versus knowledge, personal influence, the Bible’s value, inner harvest, God as playwright, the impact of spirit on life, hope for the world, and the search for peace of soul. Includes Rev. DS Edward Young, Rev. Junius, Rev. S. M. Lynch, Rev. H. C. Swentzel, Rev. Dor. Andrew Raymond, Rev. C. W. Collier, Rev. Dr. William Stiles, Rev. W. W. Bastard, and Rev. Albert J. Lord.
The hog is described as highly altered by civilization yet quickly reverting to wild traits. Three generations of freedom produce a sleek, deer-like form with a dangerous snout and rapid growth of tusks. Age and tusk size index aggression, with boars striking back by ripping bark when defeated.
A Cleveland Leader item recalls bets on a train wreck and a robbery during a road trip scheme. One man bets the train will be wrecked, another bets it won’t be robbed, signaling a planned criminal ruse.
A fragment notes many people believe Friday is unlucky for new work and suggests more sensible views may come later. mentions Catholic Standard and Times as possible outlets.
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