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Newspaper
Preston News
Location
Preston, Idaho, United States of America
Date
Jul 30, 1908
Page
6
A discussion on how city smoke and environment influence skin tone lungs and eyes, and even moral traits. The piece links pollution to changes in beauty, health, and character, noting varying psychological views on dark hues versus bright colors and concluding smoke may yield small positive effects amid urban gloom.
An American columnist denounces foreign marriage for wealth and titles, warning of decadence and the loss of American ideals. The piece argues for selective cross national pairing only if genuine love exists and warns against commerce driven matchmaking.
A railway derailment at Fair view Colorado injured ten people, two seriously, on the Colorado Springs and Cripple Creek line. Other items report Smoky Hogan in Reno on suspicion of robbery, a Denver officer fatally shooting a fleeing suspect, a Victor Colorado resident killing his wife and himself, and various crimes and incidents across the region.
Report from Likely Nev shows two masked bandits held up the Likely and Alturas stage. They forced the Wells Fargo messenger to surrender a payroll box believed containing a large sum of gold. Passengers were unharmed as the robbers escaped into the woods. pursuit formed by Alturas sheriff and posse.
Porto Cortez reports that troop delays to quell uprisings arose from an empty treasury. Desperate measures forced the government to sell the Honduras Inter Oceanic railroad, once leased by W S Valentine and promised by New York capitalists, then turned over in 1904 and now returned to prior controlling interests.
A clash between deputy sheriffs and negro miners near a mining town along the Louisville and Nashville railway left one man shot and two deputies seriously wounded. Deputies guarding a hill ordered the armed group to halt. the confrontation escalated as shots were fired.
In Boston Jamaica Plain a saloon at Washington and Boylston streets was robbed by three armed men who opened fire minutes before closing. One man died, another was dying, and a third seriously injured as the trio escaped with the till.
A head on crash between two Aurora Elgin and Chicago Electric cars at Lovedale station left nearly forty injured, eleven seriously, as air brakes failed and two trains traveling about forty mph collided on a curve four miles north of Aurora.
Henry Codman Potter seventh Protestant Episcopal bishop of New York diocese died Tuesday night at Fernleigh his summer home after several weeks illness aged 74 He was unconscious all day and died at 8 35 p m Death due to embolism in the right leg following a long liver and stomach trouble physicians had foreseen the end for days
The U S Court of Appeals judges Grosscup, Biker and Seaman will hand down the decision on the Standard Oil Company of Indiana appeal from a $29 440 000 fine imposed by Judge Landis after a six week trial charging rebates on oil shipments from Whiting Indiana to St Louis via the Chicago and Alton lines.
A Stoke on Trent woman had a narrow escape as lightning struck her eyewear during a recent storm. The frames were split and the glasses broken, but she avoided injury.
A newspaper quotation reports an old remedy for hiccough involving holding the arms overhead and continuing deep inspiration to trap air in the lungs for as long as possible. The claim reflects period medical folklore rather than modern science.
Emerson argues that infractions of love and equity are punished by fear and that true harmony arises from simple, complete exchanges. Once partiality enters, neighbors recoil, and hostility and fear replace trust, creating social war and mutual shrinking.
A man who habitually kept his hat on in a restaurant pivots to an unexpected turn after a bank failure. He exits with several hundred dollars less than before, illustrating how local events ripple into personal finances.
Mrs Lapsling defends non corporal discipline saying Johnny tests patience but she never spanks him and rejects corpulent punishment as a remedy.
Horace Fletcher argues calmness and serenity are key to health and youth. He notes cosmetics cannot prevent wrinkles without inner peace, yet real life with golf, relatives, and debates makes true serenity hard to achieve. He suggests the idea of perfect calm is impractical for most people.
A colonel laments wealthier widowers being trapped by marriages to younger women and proposes a law barring 65 plus men from leaving wealth to wives younger by more than 15 years. He says such a rule could shield young brides from grasping heirs and protect aging capitalists.
A reflective note from Gentlewoman on how people are valued for usefulness rather than virtue, beauty, wit, or wisdom. The piece argues that potential usefulness determines whether relationships endure.
A Billville resident proclaims a wild tale of a river hag drowning cattle, a jailed uncle breaking a leg, and Nightnin' killing two mules just before the sheriff arrived to levy on them.
The Arabian Nights or The Book of the Thousand Nights and One Nights is a vast Arabic tale collection. Antoine Galland introduced it to Europe between 1704 and 1717 after securing a manuscript and adding stories from traveling professionals.
A philosophical exchange contrasts the value of work versus idle self development. One voice denies work as humanity's sole necessity while asserting personal growth elevates existence. Auvuerbach counters that even inaction requires others to work for one’s presence.
In 1826 the first passenger train in England ran on the Stockton and Darlington line with a horseman carrying a red danger flag riding ahead of the engine to warn spectators as part of a planned railway pageant.
An odd Florida era card notes a racist joke about funeral pleasures among Carolinas communities. It also mentions the law offices of State Representative Harry J. Robinson in Salt Lake City Utah offering legal advice in rooms 102 103 Mercantile Block.
John Talbot Smith recalls a respected priest asking Archbishop Ryan for a vacation for health. Rose, known for frequent absences, needles the priest asking if his parish air might suffice for a month as a change. The exchange highlights clerical health and rest in Freeman's Journal reporting.
A local man from Atchison, after drinking, entered a store to flaunt himself. A female clerk remained courteous and sold him items he did not need. County clerks are invited to contact Pembroke Stationery Co. in Salt Lake about the new County Record Book.
A description praising indexed letter files like those used in offices to organize bills receipts and papers. It notes easy retrieval for questions about a bill and highlights the devices as inexpensive and space efficient.
A method forces sap from green tree trunks and replaces it with dye to produce colored wood. Proponents claim furniture finishes resist warping and are far more durable than ordinary wood.
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