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Newspaper
New Albany Evening Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1908
Page
3
A detailed feature on Halloween party decor using crape paper in yellow black and red black schemes. Centerpiece pies, jack o lantern pumpkins and witch motifs appear with ribbons boxes and tea cups. guests receive surprise packages and edible treats amid autumn colors.
An 19th century ad advocates Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription as a cure for female ailments caused by uterine disorders. It claims to restore strength, calm nervous symptoms, improve sleep, and aid digestion with a harmless tonic made from native American roots. Also promotes Dr Pierce s Pleasant Pellets for stomach liver and bowels.
A collage of society notes and historic figures: Cofenesiery VM Nevius of Red Bank elected commander in chief of the Grail Arms of the Republic at an aniaku meeting. Belmout described as mother of the Duchess of Marlborene reportedly writing a children’s book and considering a society novel. Reports cover travels by Pidallis TL Nichols and a land-seeking journey by iorre Palmer and wife with their one year old son Robert Alphonso Taft. The Yale class of 1910 tops scholars with 365 members. Major John Riddle Porter named to United States Prison Association duties in Richmond. Arthur Burrows, London’s oldest practicing barrister, nears 96. World globe-trotting record held by eight-year-old Kathryn L. A. G. Morgan daughter of George E. Morgan.
A private secretary cites a new breed of begging letters that differ from old stock appeals. Writers now craft forcible, original messages that better influence wealthy patrons. The shift is seen as unfair yet effective, as those who seem most in need often succeed.
A wealthy matron at Newport belittles a young guest, asking who Miss Blank is. The retort from the hostess exposes social pretensions, with a sharp rebuke about name recognition and status. The exchange highlights class assumptions at a prominent society event.
The Monon will sell one way colonial tickets from September 6 to October (daily) to Alberta Arizona British Columbia California Idaho Montana Nevada New Mexico Oregon and Washington. For information call Monon passenger depot J H Katses age.
The Atlantic Monthly story recalls a young woman who learned from newspapers via her grandmother's economy. Busy readers can skim headlines and long articles, clip marked passages, and read them later, enabling continual education while managing daily duties.
A smart street wear costume features a black broadcloth coat with satin revers and satin passementerie buttons. It adapts to soft flat fur such as pony skin or caracal. The gown’s skirt is walking length in a gored circle and the sleeves are small and fitted without fullness.
A 19th century home craft note describes using a dozen grains of rice in a salt cellar to absorb dampness and prevent lumps. It suggests alarm clocks to time vegetables and baked goods, plus door back racks for kettle and pan covers using brass hooks and springs to keep covers adjustable and organized.
A flexible white rubber disk with a central nub is sold to seal milk bottles replacing paper or tin caps. Priced at 5 cents, the ware is praised for lasting long. Bottle tops should be wiped with a wet cloth before removing the pasteboard cap.
A Wisconsin optometrist A Wolkash Onsimer states a three year old boy suffered severe constipation and fever until two doses of Foley's Orino Laxative were given. By the next morning the fever vanished and the child recovered completely. Practitioner Knoefel endorses the remedy and promotes the Triben Company for printing needs.
An article discusses organic disturbances of the feminine system likening them to a firebrand on women nerves. It notes a nervous irritable woman causes misery to herself and others and hints at a remedy starting with taking steps to overcome such conditions.
Letters from Mrs Mary Wood of Christiana Tennessee and Mrs Wallace Wilson of Thompsonville Connecticut praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for curing severe female troubles and nervous exhaustion. The ad notes the product has aided thousands for thirty years and invites other women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
A garbled miscellany reports on paint coverage, population comparisons, electric lines distance, a Philadelphia fire helmet, an ancient cracker contest in Vermont, a Milford granite block, Louisiana sulphur trade shifts, and a pair of brief legal quips about jury verdicts.
The New York Tribune recounts a naval blunder where British ships misidentified Saghalin as a peninsula. Russian vessels slipped through shallow waters at the gulf’s north end into the Sea of Okhotsk, revealing Saghalin as island and changing strategic assumptions.
A well dressed woman interrupted a political speaker with continual coughing. The note promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as a quick cure, claiming the product is opiate free and in a yellow package. Endorsed by O. D. Knoefel with a note about seeking substitutes.
A parade of social observations notes that cheerful liars shape daily life and money woes reveal character. It jokes about fashion, manners, and advice, suggesting many adults misread others and themselves while anecdotes mock modern foibles and the busy crowd.
A reflective poem urges a child to live well and consider future influence. It hints at political ambition and the idea that many may seek the prize of power, with rhetoric about factions, clans, and the path to the White House. The piece emphasizes public perception and personal conduct in aspiring leadership.
Dialogue notes a household facing a high gas bill this month. The conversation contrasts gas use with electricity and ends with the need to seek legal advice.
A brief exchange explains why a shopper will grab a dollar item when discounted to 98 cents. The logic given is that saving two cents justifies spending a dollar on matinee tickets.
A playful note recalls Pte Toorme dancing serenely to a phonograph while others scorned him. The scene ends with the laughter turning toward the music as the crowd watches.
A short dialogue contrasts a traveler’s return from a summer tea with a warning about the spirit of the times in a prohibition state. The exchange hints at social tension and casual reference to era restrictions as characters debate awareness and fatigue.
The exchange follows abroad so Maud and Charlie unite, though both had other partners in mind. Miss Homer notes happiness but hints at past choices. Chicago News reflects on life’s purpose amid relationships.
Little Fashion Points presents a cutaway coat pattern 4103 available in seven bust sizes from 32 to 44 inches. Send ten cents to the office with pattern number 4103 and it will be mailed promptly. The feature mentions velvet trimmed fish motifs and broadcloth with dotted borders.
After the poet's death a devoted admirer toured the Westmorland villages where the writer lived and died. He visited the house and church and haunts where many immortal poems were born. An elderly native assured the visitor that the poet’s widow would carry the business on.
Indianapolis jeweler R Kiloger reports kidney trouble left him unable to walk far. Four bottles of Foley's Kidney Remedy restored strength, cleared his complexion, cured back ache, and ended irregularities allowing daily business activity. He endorses the product after other remedies failed.
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