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Newspaper
Prescott Daily News
Location
Prescott, Arkansas, United States of America
Date
Oct 05, 1908
Page
4
Dozens of short notices report residents and visitors in Prescott, Texarkana, Rosston, Hope, and Camden, including travel plans, visits, and social events. A wedding at the courthouse ends with elopement plans and a note to withhold names. The Harvest Fair opens in Camden and local businesses change hands as Hendrix brothers take over Rosston groceries.
J D Bright of Sutton is in town today. Dr J L Bell leaves for Washington on business. Miss Blanche Miller is seriously ill. The White Squaw at Theatorium tonight with an entire program change. Rev I A Highsmith visiting friends in Okolowa this week. T M Orr leaves for Center ville to join W N Hart of Hope in a new mercantile venture near the county line. Carpenters meet pay office on Tuesday Oct 6 at 7 30 pm. J L Bell M D chairman. J W Creel injured on duty and confined to bed after a fall on a loose plank at Morava Construction Company China go.
Autumn colds are common and may linger into winter with serious results. Prevention matters, and recommendations include keeping remedies at hand. Hesterlys Cold Tablets are suggested as reliable and trustworthy for initial symptoms.
The Hong Jury at Murfeeesboro Ark failed to reach a verdict in the Pom Reed murder case involving Henry Pullen a hermit near Antoine Pike County. The jury could not agree by the first of March.
In a feature by Hugh Weir in Technical World the "Romance of the Shine" estimates 1906 output at about 820 million dollars yearly, with daily production near one billion dollars. One factory makes 10,000 pairs daily using hides from 7,800 calves and other stock, amid a boom in shoe polish firms and tanning advances.
The passage laments city gossip and neighborly prying, arguing that constant scrutiny pushes families to hide finances and live beyond means. It suggests restraint over confiding in others, preferring silence to public confession during financial hardship.
Charles M. Schwab told the American Builder-Makers at their Detroit convention that most millionaires are honest and that scrutiny of wealthy individuals is common. He noted the public’s urge to find fault with millionaires while contrasting a lighthearted tale about a man named Hill who recalls a string of personal occasions and misdirections.
A recently received Irish letter bears two stamps a familiar red stamp and a dull green stamp. Both stamps are canceled by the post office of mailing. The green stamp features an oval with a figure inside.
The top panel shows Eirne with the words Sinn Fein on both sides in Irish script and a couchant hound beneath. Small shields in the corners bear Ulster Munster Leinster Connaught blazons. The piece comments that the postage lacks practical value but feeds national enthusiasm rather than real funds.
A fragment discussion on swallow nesting decline due to chimney changes and unsuitable sites, noting sparrow competition and bird behavior. The piece shifts to a column on How Men and Women Face Death, contrasting male and female responses to death and medical advice, followed by a note from Chicago Journal and a report on College Professors on Defensive calling for self protection and boycott of news gatherers.
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