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Newspaper
News
Location
Frederick, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jul 08, 1907
Page
2
A newlywed couple buys a Washington house with modern conveniences but face mounting costs. Installments deepen debt, repairs flood the basement, pipes freeze, and odors from gas and sewage flood the home. After insurance pays for damage, they relocate to a rustic country house, discovering a quieter life away from urban modernization.
Thomas Becker, a farmer near Enfield New York, attempted to hang himself using a rope tied behind his back. He stood on a feed bucket but the long beard cushioned the rope, preventing death. He survived and vowed not to try again, joking he would have to cut his whiskers to complete the act.
Chicago pastor Rev. E Johnston Myers of Immanuel Baptist suggests using a good band before Sunday services to draw crowds. He argues church needs sensational appeal and that outsiders may stay after a concert, reflecting on courage among ministers and the lure of bold methods.
The Italian vigilance committee in New Orleans led by Judge Philip Paterno aims to deport criminals tied to the Black Hand. Fifty suspicious Italians in New Orleans are listed in a sealed box as bad characters. Records will be checked in Italy and deportations ensured if past prison terms are proved.
Reports from Walnut valley say a new insect called the elephant bug infests corn in Wichita area. A farmer replanted after losing his crop and plowed eighty acres. The bug, twice the size of a potato bug, has a long proboscis that drains juice from the corn stalk. When corn grows above a foot, the pest causes no harm.
Miners in Shenandoah rejoice over a new mine lamp praised by the Philadelphia Public Ledger. The gas flame lamp burns calcium carbide and water to produce a powerful smoke free light, a new application of the acetylene principle replacing oil and wick lighting.
The Elks in Philadelphia for the July 15 reunion will stage a grand parade with 30,000 uniformed members and lodge floats. New London Conn lodge No 360 sends 150 members as whalers, Valle Forge visits, and United States Senator Knox to speak at a Friday program.
Admirers of Abraham Lincoln formed the Lincoln fellowship at the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York to keep Lincoln's memory and principles alive. Horace White and other prominent men read fifty letters as initiation fees of one dollar. Charter members include C. W. McLellan and Major Merwin, with officers named. The group plans Lincoln's birthday events, death anniversary services, and a centennial birth celebration on February 12, 1909.
A Des Moines society item reports Edna Daven affectionately adopted by twelve Des Moines women. Colonel Birchby of Los Angeles, claiming wealth, writes Edna Smyres to offer marriage to any one of the twelve mothers. He seeks a single chosen wife amid the unusual family arrangement.
Evansville Indiana resident John I Walsh who is deaf and dumb has given up smoking as he can no longer see the smoke and believes the pleasure is gone. He was a heavy smoker for years and after losing his sight he notices a loss of appetite for a pipe or cigar, attributing it to the absence of visible smoke.
Tra Gray of Montieslla Gudd timner has developed a new solder and flux that unites two pieces of aluminium as one. He tested the invention before Indiana experts and results showed perfect adhesion in all trials.
The poem recalls a country lane scene as families and locals return for old home week. A widow with a calf, a Parisian returnee, a divorced lawyer, a bachelor, and two dancing children all appear. The speaker celebrates reunion, family ties, and the shared happiness of homecoming.
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