21 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 21, 1907
Page
1
A garbled column mixes society questions with weather notes and odd news. It mentions overcapitalized figures, a nature fakir, June commencements, short summers, King Edward VI smoking, a cruelty to animals divorce suit, a Belgian jailer’s prisoner marrying, and a rising Japanese population in Nurea.
The note suggests temperance advocates on a national ticket in 1908 may deny the traditional parties their usual electoral votes, prompting the parties to mobilize in certain states to sustain support. It underscores potential shifts in voting blocs and strategic campaigning.
A Chicago professor is compiling a dictionary of the Eeryption language as spoken long ago. He aims to trace the roots of the C higayu Terese. Meanwhile a Swedish prince plans a tour, signaling European royal education broadening beyond an American world tour.
A government that can push through an enterprise like the Panama project should have no trouble running the continent’s vast railway networks, which are already well systemized.
During a visit General Krroki refuses his niece's invitation to join a New York bargain counter rush. His bravery reputation remains well established despite the incident.
Joaquin Miller aims for a United States senate win while Hobson serves in the House, hoping to ensure a strong voice in Congress. The poem of the Sierras figure may influence the legislative debate and elevate regional perspectives.
In these days of rapid social change the pure and gentle example of Mrs Van Metinley stands as the finest model of good conduct for all sections of the community.
Emperor Francis Joseph of Austria urges the re election of President Roosevelt. He fears anti third term agitation may spread to Austria and threaten his nearly sixty year hold on the throne.
The article notes the president avoids weather as a reform topic while addressing other issues. It contrasts public memory of Theodore Tilton’s death with Tilton’s own reclusion in Paris, where he spent years in isolation, walking alone and greeting no one.
Consul General Ricard Guenther in Frankfurt reports emigration from Germany fell to 351,404 last year with only 25,474 native Germans among emigrants. Besides 5,600 who left via Belgian Dutch and other ports, total emigrants reach 31,070. 20,226 went to the United States. He notes a trend that modern German youth prefers conscription over emigration.
The Tribune notes former Indiana Attorney General Carlos W Miller as the strongest potential Republican gubernatorial candidate for the state. He is a Floyd county native born in Galena and has built a notable legal career with a reputation for vigorous prosecution. Third district delegates are urged to vote solidly for his nomination at the state convention, and Floyd county should back him fully.
The article notes the death of Empress Elizabeth and marks the succession by Peter III, tracing the lineage of Russia’s ruling house to Oldenburg Gottorp. It explains the Romanoffs are not the true dynasty, but Oldenburgs, with the current line descended from Peter III. Includes ad-like content on nostrums and miscellaneous snippets.
Abraham Brown of Winteston New York recounts physicians labeled his condition as many ailments from heart trouble to kidney and liver issues. His wife urged Electric Bitters which restored his health after a single bottle proved more effective than five doctors. Guaranteed to relieve blood poison weakness and digestive and urinary complaints by O D Knoe fel druggist Uc.
London born Karl Blind died after a life as a exile and revolutionary writer. Once a Heidelberg student and uprising leader alongside Sigel Schurz Blenker Steinwehr Willich Hecker, he later supported republican causes in the North during the American Civil War and in Mexico and Africa. He lived in England from about 1852 and remained active in political writing until his death.
A discussion on denatured alcohol replacing steam and power, with debates in the Lancet on whether alcohol benefits health. Proponents claim medical and dietary value, while opponents cite risks and better substitutes. The piece notes historical temperance movements in Britain and European physicians’ opinions, urging individual trial to resolve the dispute.
A husband bids farewell to his wife and children as they depart for a country holiday. He offers fiction to read but she smiles and says she trusts his letters from home rather than any story.
A garbled excerpt discusses a fashionable physician and a man named Cholly Lofted. The text hints at a mental state or insinuation but remains unclear. The passage reflects informal dialogue and partial phrases from a broader narrative.
Indianapolis dispatch reports Captain Harry S. New on a Missouri trip for a Republican club banquet as bids pour in for the next national convention with Kansas City a leading candidate. Other cities include Chicago Seattle Denver St Louis and Philadelphia with St Paul possibly bidding. The piece also covers Henderson embezzlement actions, Mrs Oliver Morton’s declining health, Miss Katherine Eddy and Senator Beveridge marriage buzz, and John Edwards’s lieutenant governor nomination talk.
A doctor explains colds arise from indigestion fatigue or contact with a sick person or the illness voryza. If treated at the first warning symptoms they are curable, but neglect allows the cold to run its course. When run down, rest in bed, drink hot lemonade and eat easily digestible foods for a day.
Advice on using a pillow to align the neck and shoulders for better sleep. Notes that some can sleep without a pillow, but many will wake with a headache. Suggests light sprinkles on the pillow and rubbing face and chest as part of a sleep aid.
William Howard of East Fifth and Water streets found a six foot canvas skiff floating with flowers and American flags. A bottle inside contained a note from Harrell's Landing Saluda township Indiana saying the skiff was sent adrift after Memorial services by J E Fouts Port and Relief Corps. The note, signed Cordelia M Dunlap president of the WWI, urged finding readers to help it reach the sea and thanked soldiers for their service. The boat was returned to the water and allowed to continue its journey.
Free sample offer for Allen's Four-Ease A powder to relieve swollen hot smarting feet. Also free sample of the Four-East Sanitary Coxx-Pad, a new invention. Address Allen S. Olmated LeRoy NY.
A suburban morning scene inspires a child to call the lawn freckled when he sees countless dandelions. The remark captures a playful, childlike view of nature and growth. This brief vignette reflects small town humor and family life in a single moment.
A fragmented quotation shows a chronic kicker refusing restraint and a passing microbe offering immediate treatment after claiming a neighbor has smallpox, as reported by Catholic Standard and Times.
In Mound City Mrs EF D Clapp reports a dramatic recovery after using Dr King’s New Discovery for her son’s exhausting throat coughs. The cure is described as life saving and complete, with the medicine priced at $1.00 and offered as a guaranteed remedy for coughs colds and throat and lung troubles by O D Knoefel, druggist.
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