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Newspaper
North Judson News
Location
North Judson, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 17, 1908
Page
7
A New Orleans Times Democrat column explains pale translucent tortoise shell is imitations, and that tortoises are not killed for shells. Fishermen loosen shell plates with heat while the tortoise is left alive to regrow the shell.
A humorous scene recalls DeWolf Hopper greeting a Boston acquaintance who objects to his New York pronunciation of been. The exchange turns on dialect and a humorous mispronunciation, ending with a quip about never having a bean.
The customer asks a salesman for real Mocha and data. The salesman replies there is none in the country. The customer then goes to another store.
A compact chronology notes key dates across politics, science, and disasters. Highlights include abolitionist milestones in Jamaica and Philadelphia, political nominations in Harrisburg and St. Petersburg, technological advances like the first Boston Albany train, imperial changes in France and Hawaii, maritime disasters, and cultural shifts such as church-state separation and Nobel honors.
The article explains how sea water colors arise beyond reflections from the sky. Sediment yields olive and brown with shore runoff while blue comes from the sky. It notes red-brown patches from algae called sea dust and widespread chocolate hues from countless miniature paired organisms moving with cilia.
OATRAAT officers seek figures for 24000 tons of steel to elevate tracks into a new terminal. Chicago and Northwestern orders 15 Atlantic type locomotives 15 six wheel and 25 ten wheel switch engines from American Locomotive. Rock Island under Harriman finances through Kuhn Loeb. Chicago and Alton requests 30 locomotives and Chicago Rock Island and Pacific orders 60. Minnesota railroad board denies depot at Holman. Ann Arbor signs rail joints deal with Lackawanna. Four railroads bid on 4000 tons of steel for a Denver viaduct.
Senate sessions focus on departmental reports and pensions bills while Johnston seeks reinstatement for cadets Russell and Weaver. House acts on decennial census bill and military deserter citizenship, with Brownsville inquiry figures prominently and district measures pass or fail amid heated debate.
Bloodhounds will be added to the Washington police force for work in the suburbs. In Elsmere Delaware a glaze kid plant Fire destroyed most of F Blumenthal Co. plant leaving many homeless as 65 families displaced by a Centralia Pennsylvania fire that burned over three blocks. Mrs Lillian H Doty recently divorced at Sioux Falls took her own life in a Brooklyn hotel.
Descriptive note from Cornhill Magazine describes animal traces in Malay forests. Elephant rubbing marks leave nine foot high mud belt with fur fragments. rhinoceros scratches, tiger pad marks, deer prints, and deep elephant footprints observed along streams and paths.
The piece lists six English villages deemed the prettiest by the writer's survey and experience. Bonchurch on the Isle of Wight, Clovelly in Devonshire, Weymouth? (likely Wimborne?), Sonning in Oxfordshire, Shere in Surrey, and Clapham in Yorkshire are named as top spots.
A tiny traveling man and a large traveling man meet and discuss their lines with humor. The little man claims to build suspension bridges while the big man clarifies he sells needle factory products and asks about the other's trade.
A science quip questions a claimed ocean salt cube of 500 miles per side. The punchline reveals no one computed it, turned into a joke about swallowing a lie.
Dialogue excerpt shows Dora recalling repeated marriage proposals, noting six proposals last Thursday evening and an alleged earlier refusal. The exchange highlights a contested history between two individuals and a claim of persistence in courting.
Fragmented exchange from a prison block shows Convict 411 from Truro denying origin while Convict 44 claims a False Row background amid a terse jailyard dialogue.
In a private exchange, Brooks claims Dr Mary Walker has vanished from public view and entered an informal gentleman’s agreement to refrain from speaking to the press. The remark reflects gossip about her activities and future plans without official confirmation.
Four years after a severe inflammatory rheumatism attack the writer suffered hair loss and skin peeling with bed sores. After using Cuticura products the complexion cleared, bed sores healed, and hair regrew. Mrs. Lavina J. Henderson of 138 Broad Street Stamford Conn reports in March 1907.
Conversation about a new society editor remark leads to a dictionary check and a humorous plan to publish 200 extra copies of the paper. The exchange features Mrs Upsome and Mrs SuddynKlymer with a quip about personal peculiarity.
An advertisement asserts deafness stems from inflamed mucous lining of the Eustachian Tube and cannot be cured by local applications. It claims nine of ten cases arise from catarrh and offers one hundred dollars for any deafness cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure, with circulars available and Druggists selling Hall's Family Pills.
Dialogue evokes a familiar scene with a ring from a visitor named Jack. The piece centers on Nan and a recurring greeting that echoes a token moment. The tone feels sentimental and intimate, suggesting domestic warmth and routine interaction.
An advertisement touts PAZO Ointment claiming cure for itching bleeding or protruding piles within 6 to 14 days with money refunded. The page also notes saloons in Liverpool display a sign restricting entry to ladies without hats.
A fragment advertises Bromo Quinine Laxative with KE W Grove signature claiming cures for colds in one day. Mentions World usage and Great Britain imports, plus Winslow’s Rooting Stature for children and a 25 cents bottle price.
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