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Newspaper
North Platte Semi Weekly Tribune
Location
North Platte, Nebraska, United States of America
Date
Aug 28, 1908
Page
2
The narrator writes to Bunch from New York describing travel in the Riviera and rail scenery. He laments ads and billboards replacing nature with pills and liquor ads, noting a trip from New York to Philadelphia and a window view blocked by a board fence and slogans.
A humorous travel note by George W. Hobart describes a train journey toward civilization and Niagara Falls. The writer mocks roadside signs and advertising while recounting a comic trip with Poacher to the Falls, noting hacks and cabbies, the Falls’ impact on speech, and a playful reflection on scenery and fame.
Uncle Bam leads a vast Smithsonian program shipping about 200000 book packages yearly, totaling around half a million pounds. The service, central to the diffusion of knowledge, waives some fees and customs for official exchanges, with 60000 addresses worldwide.
Long serving vicar Rev Angus Hethune of Sea ham Bingland died at age 67 after a lifetime in the Durham diocese. He spent 49 years as an incumbent and served under seven bishops of Durham.
Reports from No Man's Land describe a school of ravenous sharks in the ocean near Martha's Vineyard. The crew of the fishing schooner Priscila, led by Captain Fred De Wolf, fought to keep their dories upright as several sharks attacked in unison. Three large sharks clashed, allowing the Haltermen to hastily reach the schooner. One shark is said to exceed fifteen feet.
Total value of buildings erected in the principal U S cities in 1907 was 661,076,286 dollars, down 17,634,083 from 1906 but still higher than any prior year. Permits issued rose to 184,055 from 181,174 as unit costs increased, with New York leading declines by 41,001,082 dollars or 26.84 percent.
A long discussion stresses cleanliness in milk handling from cowhouse to dairy and distribution. Dirty milk risks disease and bad butter flavor. proper sterilization, sanitation of pails and stools, and controlled microbe activity are essential for safe, high quality milk and butter.
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