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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 18, 1907
Page
1
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Friday reports from 1907 note French conservatives faulting a yellow press for corrupting voters. Some experts hint Roosevelt may be unaware of key Panna canal issues, while others whisper it privately. A witty remark mocks a party leader’s grasp of nominating power and secrecy. Lectures urge women to read self improvement works, while urging men to tour towns to observe working men.
A jumbled, partial text discusses aviation, diplomacy, and literary references. It notes Washington Berlin revelations and mentions a White House typing pace, currency costs, and a vague critique of modern car speed. Obituary references London papers pay tribute to Charlotte Bronte's husband for quiet erudition.
Fragmentary line hints a future conflict where a rider on a pale horse stands out as a omen or victor. The language evokes prophecy and distant battle, with emphasis on conspicuous riders and impending warfare.
The text argues that U S lawmakers are overpaid compared with European deputies. It claims governors earn five thousand dollars or less and that American congressmen are underpaid for duties, noting the claim that the United States has the highest priced legislators globally and comparing with French and Austrian deputies at five dollars forty a day.
An old advertisement for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children claims to cure illness in children. It touts relief from colds feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms and offers sample mailing from Allen 8 Olmsted LeRoy.
The appointment of Hon James Bryce to represent Britain in Washington is seen as a compliment and a calculated choice beyond routine diplomacy. It signals Britain's intent to strengthen ties, with Canadians urging a diplomat who can safeguard colonial interests in the Alaska boundary and Newfoundland fisheries disputes. European and American observers note Bryce’s blend of intellect and practicality and his appeal to democratic British prestige, while some worry about representing the ruling classes versus the American ideal.
A nostalgic advertisement claims catarrh cures require internal remedies rather than local applications. It promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood and mucous surface medicine prescribed by leading physicians, plus testimonials, and Hall's Family Pills as a supplement, with Toledo as a selling point and price noted.
The passage recalls the death of a railrand president Hell Cussitt, praising enterprise and organizing genius while suggesting a public survey of the monuments of American enterprise. It references his influence and implies scrutiny of past misdeeds, urging recognition of leadership amid controversy.
A described ideal of beauty contrasts plain women with healthful traits. The piece promotes Electric Bittera as a tonic that strengthens nerves, brightens eyes, smooths skin, and improves complexion, claiming guarantees through Chas D Knoefel's Drug Gist.
The Transvaal constitution creates a two chamber system with an appointed upper house and an elected assembly. Debates will occur in Dutch and English, natives are overseen by a Paramount Chief, and servile labor and coolie importation are banned. Britain aims for peaceful policy toward Boer masses.
A critique of shifting crime by begging tramps turning into daylight burglars and highwaymen. The piece argues prosperity spurred a move from roaming beggars to bolder criminals who steal from stores houses and wagons, suggesting a decline of the old tramp and rise of a new, desperate class.
The piece argues that Alaska's transfer to the United States created a vast seal trade, with Americans harvesting millions in skins since 1867. It notes foreign raiders threaten stocks, estimates two pups die per fur seal taken, and cites a decline from 4,000,000 to about 180,000 seals. A regulated harvest could profit citizens humanely while protecting breeding females and pups.
A fragment voices praise for Miss Van Shelf as a careful and methodical boarding mistress. The speaker likens her to preserving wings in camphor balls, imagining her in heaven during summer.
Julius Kahn of San Francisco, long a congressman and former actor with stage roles beside Edwin Booth and Joseph Jefferson, pushes a 5 million dollar appropriation for submarine torpedo bouts to defend the Pacific coast. He has opposed Oriental immigration and once recounted a Chinaman joke to illustrate foresight.
Frederick Weyerhaeuser known as the Lumber King gains attention amid federal probes into coal and timber land grabs in the West and a possible congressional inquiry into the lumber trust. Born in Germany, he immigrated to the United States in 1852 and rose to prominence as president of the Weyerhaeuser Timber Company and head of the Weyerhaeuser syndicate.
Production rose in 1905 with higher value per ton, while U S imports from Scotland declined earlier. Mleming notes sudden 1906 Scotch demand, rush orders from New York Philadelphia Boston and Baltimore, with a first shipment to New Orleans in 25 years. Scotland's stockpiles dwindle, signaling possible higher home prices. A mix of industrial reports and unrelated anecdotes follow, including an old ad text for King’s New Discovery cough remedy.
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