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Newspaper
New Albany Weekly Tribune
Location
New Albany, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Sep 18, 1908
Page
4
A vintage drug ad promotes Swamp Root as a cure all for kidney and bladder issues. It urges readers to send a sample bottle request to Dr. Kilmer and Co., Binghamton New York, noting bottles cost a dollar and warning to buy only Swamp Root.
A garbled New Albany Tribune page shows an advertisement for subscription rates and a mixed political column. It discusses Roosevelt Beveridge and Bryan figures, mentions Georgia voters and Watson, Hisgen, and Chafin, and references Taft and Upton Sinclair in a broad early 20th century political context.
A fragmented column ponders jilting and public holidays as workaday life entwines with memorial and labor observances. It notes souvenir plunder from a British naval visit, Tolstoy’s controversial birthday, and evolving urban ordinances while questioning the mood of contemporary society.
Washington report from the Chicago Tribune’s correspondent analyzes Vermont results as a sign of solid Republican support for Taft. The piece notes Vermont Democrats’ steadfast voting pattern, their past repudiation of Bryan, and implies Independent opposition may draw mainly from Republicans, foreshadowing a Republican showing in the national election.
A witty exchange features a clever juggler and an inquisitive listener. The juggler claims lack of natural talent is hereditary, joking that his father used to eat peas with a knife.
At a Toledo G A R reunion Taft and Senator Foraker publicly squelch rumors of personal rifts. Both praised each other and vowed unity for the coming campaign, with Foraker stressing party loyalty and Taft recalling his early career under Foraker’s support.
A speech defending the Republican stance on labor rights. It praises equal treatment under law and endorses measures such as the Employers' Liability act, railroad worker safety statutes, and the District of Columbia Child Labor law, citing Sherman’s endorsing Cincinnati declaration as the model.
A clipped, partisan cartoonish verse mocks William Jennings Bryan and his rivals. It imagines Bryan declaring optimism after a likely defeat, while Taft and Sherman steer a derelict craft as Dryan’s cautious wit and Kern’s prospects are teased. The piece ends with mock bravado about waiting four years.
The article contrasts Mr Pattie or Pattte’s tariff revision promise with Mr Bryan’s pledges. It argues Mr Jat, if elected, could redeem his pledge while Mr Bryan, if in power, would be powerless against the Republican Senate aligned with Cree trade interests and Ouaba Bee.
The Baltimore Sun reports on how West Virginia, Nebraska, Kansas, and Ohio Democrats cast the race issue as a local matter. West Virginia pushes disfranchisement and segregated rail service while Ohio platforms demand fair trials. analysts warn Southern Democrats fear a national ticket courting Black voters. The piece notes tensions over Brownsville, Bryan clubs, and possible shifts in 1880 veteran Hancock’s tariff logic.
A fragmentary exchange shows Pat greeting a gentleman with whiskers and a voice comparison. The father asks about Mr Ring's statement, while Pat replies with humor and mishearing, reflecting a cordial but muddled Bonhomi tone.
Indiana readers confront Bryan’s potential presidency with warnings of damaged industry and reduced confidence. Critics fear disrupted labor, stalled mills, blocked legislation, and a weaker gold standard. The piece warns of expanded executive power and future Supreme Court vacancies, urging voters to prevent Bryan’s election in the upcoming contest.
National League standings show New York 84 46 .646 Pittsburg 62 9? .618 Chicago 84 62 .618 Philadelphia 72 59 .645 Cincinnati 64 71 .474 Boston 78 .422 Brooklyn 87 .841 St Louis 89 .330 At Philadelphia Pittsburgh Philadelphia Batteries Camnile Lever Gibson Sparks Doomn Second Game Pittsburgh Leifield Gibson Richie Jacklitsch At Boston Chicago Boston Batteries Bilester Kiting Mattern Chappelle Bowerman At New York St Louis New York Batteries Baldwin Lush Moran Crandall Bresnahan At Brooklyn Cincinnati Brooklyn Batteries Dubee McLean Wilhelm Dunn
A Philadelphia man recounts a friend’s tale of romance in which a Yonkers girl finally shifts from respect to love after a year of guarded replies. The anecdote, shared in a late evening exchange, captures a moment of relational transformation.
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