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Newspaper
Springfield Sun
Location
Springfield, Kentucky, United States of America
Date
Jul 22, 1908
Page
7
John Poucher collapses from exhaustion after a long day of work and house cleaning. His wife, Mrs. Poucher, tends him with care, feeding him and fussing over him, while he mutters about needing a lemon pie and a nap.
New York Captain Thomas S Baldwin has won a U S army order to build two observation balloons within 60 days at a total cost of 5500 dollars. The balloons use a vulcanized rubber material Baldwin invented, lasting five times longer than varnished silk and safer to handle. One balloon holds 1000 cubic meters and the other 540 cubic meters, designed to be gas tight without revarnishing, portable, and quickly deployed for rapid warfare needs.
The Diario Official cited by the Daily Consulare and Trade Reports shows 68,000 tons produced in 1905 06 with Africa supplying 23,400 tons and Asia 1,800 tons while the Americas, chiefly Brazil, supplied the remainder. World rubber stocks declined from 8,869 tons in 1899 1900 to 4,584 tons in 1904 05 as price rises followed.
William Simpkins a Philadelphia contractor living at 2007 Wallace street recovered his Masonic watch charm after a strange correspondence. A letter asked if he had lost such a charm and led him to Mrs. E. McDonnell of 1232 Bainbridge street who had bought the charm from a New York street vendor about three years prior. Simpkins described the charm to confirm ownership and reunited with it.
The Audubon society in San Antonio offers five cents for each cat tail to deter tailed felines and protect mocking birds. The plan aims to curb nocturnal cat noise troubling residents, with public donations funding the fund.
An Oxford undergraduate, 19, with a red nose, sought medical advice for his habit of smoking and blowing smoke through his nostrils. The doctor urged moderation and to stop nostril smoking, noting cigarette use often affects skin. After following the advice, the nose showed marked improvement.
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