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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1908
Page
4
Names Counts von Moltke and von Bernstorff recognized as New Danish Minister and German Ambassador to Washington respectively.
Count von Bernstorff, newly appointed German ambassador to the United States, and his American marriage connect him to Montgomery and New York figures. The piece traces his career from Constantinople to Cairo and his rise to minister plenipotentiary, with notes on his personality, height, blond mustache, and English fluency. It also covers Philadelphia physician Dr. Rachel Skidelsky’s tobacco stance and other society items.
Consul the famous simian attends the Derby showing sport pride. He drives a car on the way to the course as a chauffeur, pays admission, shakes hands with a minstrel, and calmly watches Signorinetta win the Derby, seeming engaged as if he had bet on the result.
Samuel Gompers recounts an odd strike from a Tin Can melodrama titled Pure as Snow. Garrick Siddons leads the workers demanding two dollars a week, but fails. In a court scene he as foreman accuses the villain, declaring I am the man you killed, at the wages I am paid.
The Audubon Society of America outlines a practical campaign focusing on financial losses from insect damage and bird destruction. It cites 800 million dollars in annual damage to farmers, orchardists, railroads, and businesses, while noting only 62 thousand dollars in federal funding for relevant education and research.
Farmers report excellent yield and weight with Regenerated Swedish Select oats from English seed firm. Short kerneled plump berries reach up to 100 bushels per acre and 50 pounds per bushel. Early maturing, stiff straw, rust proof. seed costs $2 to $3 per bushel, with yield boosts often 25 percent or more.
Federal laws restrict sale of oleomargarine as a dairy butter counterfeit. The piece argues for honesty in labeling while noting oleomargarine, largely beef fat, can be a fair substitute for financially strained consumers as dairy butter rises above 90 cents per pound.
The notes urge efficient farm waste use and soil care, citing a Colorado farmer who grew eighty eight tons of pumpkins on four acres and earned over three hundred dollars. It discusses proper fodder, sawdust as absorbent, and clover seed with cats. It notes hog cholera cure via virus inoculation from infected animals and argues long term leases benefit tenants and landlords. It highlights rising cement output and recommends Farmers Bulletin No. 235 for concrete work guidance.
Instructions describe crocheting a small silk purse as a gift for a girl. Steps cover forming stripes with chains and double stitches, joining edges, sewing the purse, and creating chain loops with silk and crochet stitches to fill the ring. Includes cautions about thread entanglement and finishing touches with ribbon.
Folding hatrack crafted from backram or canvas forms a cone with a 22 inch outer edge and 7 inch height, bound in gold or silk braid, with clamps to rest a hat. A handmade medicine case from linen bound in red braid holds five two ounce bottles for travel use.
Two oval cardboard pieces covered with cretonne form a compact darning cotton holder. Black and white spools sit between the cards, held by ribbon threaded through centers and tied in a bow at the top.
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