28 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1907
Page
1
A jumble of era headlines and quips, referencing Garibaldi as a fighting patriot, England inviting Egyptian study, odd mentions of hotel tips in Chisago, Oxford honorary degrees, Mark Twain, Kansas farmers, Dr. Wiley on meat, and speculation about the Hague conference and post 1908 occupancy, all reflecting period political banter and economic concerns.
Fragmentary OCR hints at questions about Isthaus water supply filling the canal and a complaint that Mr Har Finch notes the president used railways to flood the country and make hostile speeches. The text is garbled with nonstandard spellings and incomplete phrases.
A garbled column cites quirky statements about brown rats and food costs, daring teachers' pay, and railways capitalism. It oddly mentions Chinese rebels aiming to overthrow the government and an insect named Coccinella septempunctepuncta as the green dog’s foe, suggesting a collage of curiosities rather than coherent facts.
The piece notes a parachutist narrowly missing a train and muses on future thrill trends from ballooning to automobiles. It mentions a quarrel between the president and Jack London over writing and reading, and laments the removal of New York City’s old shot tower amid many skyscrapers, with nostalgia from old timers.
A Swedish contingent plans to send a versatile athletic squad abroad while a Canadian Iscroise team begins its campaign for Australia. Leland Stanford University will send its head coach to New Zealand to study football as played there. Separately, Tokyo commemorates fallen soldiers in the Russo Japanese War with a May 1 service noting 84,848 killed or died of wounds, about 60 percent of federal army losses in the Civil War.
The Moroccan pretender contemplates leaving the acting role to accept a London and American music hall offer worth several thousand dollars per week. The Magne tribunal should see this as a potential sign toward fostering international peace.
The article notes two grand ships, Lincoln and Grant, honor American figures, while observers fear a single name Washington could crown a president and a general. The piece suggests a clash between tribute and simplicity in maritime naming practices.
Astronomers gain a two month window to study Mars as Earth and Mars move close. The chance to photograph the surface may yield varying images since a planet does not always look the same from every view. This rare opportunity promises abundant photographic angles and data for comparison.
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A puzzling dialogue explores fair division among three people. Farry explains a method that yields one apple for two people and one for himself, prompting a playful exchange about equal shares and clever counting.
A decipherable note suggests a spouse’s sway over a husband with a friend present. The text mentions Flo’s unwavering companionship yesterday and a cryptic line about D Jost and a coat, all amid garbled phrases and names.
In Mound City at Mrs J D Clapps home a dramatic illness struck a family member with near fatal lung and throat trouble. Exhausting coughing spells every five minutes halted after using Dr Kings New Discovery as the great medicine that saved his life and cured him. Guaranteed for coughs and colds throat and lung troubles. Trial bottle free.
In Indianapolis on June 24 the Fairbanks campaign faced alleged attempts by the People’s Lobby to undermine him with organized information gathering for media attacks. Baum clashes with the Indiana Odd Fellows over a fourteen story building, while Judge Irvin upholds a Sunday barbering law. Governor Hanly names Wat Blakeley as state factory inspector with eight-year tenure.
A fragmented OCR item references Mr. Younghusband and a marriage thread involving Rhinehe de Smythe Walter Wellington Beere and Mrs. Aitushing, hinting at engagement history. The text is garbled but suggests old memories and a social notice about engagements or marriages from a historical paper.
A quirky note claims that two thousand two hundred red spiders produce one pound of web from a claimed one hundred percent prime weight. The text presents odd quantities and unusual ratios, mixing currencies or measurements with an unclear origin.
A collection of religious thoughts from multiple ministers praising good deeds as seeds of reform, urging contentment and sincerity, and stressing unity among Christian denominations. It argues that true being, not just speech, pleases God and calls for homes anchored in virtue to transform society.
Lorena A Ogletree filed for divorce in circuit court alleging years of brutality and threats by Joseph O Ogletree who had been sentenced to life imprisonment by Judge Utz. The suit, heard Saturday, seeks custody of ten children. Ogletree to be moved to Michigan City penitentiary after the Jeffersonville reformatory.
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