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Newspaper
Webster City Tribune
Location
Webster City, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Sep 25, 1908
Page
3
An elderly scientist and his wife share a life of color centered on his prism research. She dies after promising he will discover the color beyond violet, the color of heaven, leaving him to continue alone toward that elusive discovery.
The report shows 185 874 federal employees subject to comparison with 172 053 men and 13 821 women. In Washington women are 3 to 10, average salaries higher, with men earning 1178 and women 837 dollars. Outside DC men average 935 while women average 766.
A Washington jeweler argues the time ball at the State War and Navy Building benefits local shops by boosting watch sales. He says the noon drop entices thousands to check accuracy, driving repeated settings and demand for higher quality movements. The speaker notes he has changed his stance after the explanation.
A column contrasts the enigmatic real Turkish presence in Washington with a string of famed diplomats and figures. It notes mixed perceptions of Turkish officials and hints Washington may welcome a new Washington statue or a replica to the east front, provoking congressional debate.
A circle of men share absurd jokes as they mingle over a story about a wife’s friend touring an uptown apartment. The room erupts in a misdirected reveal and laughter as a kitchen becomes the punch line before the meeting winds down.
Washington notes widespread cholera in the Philippines and Russia prompting strict quarantine measures at U S ports. In St Petersburg 880 cases and 155 deaths in 24 hours along with 488 cases and 201 deaths across three provinces signal a hospital crisis. Lieutenant Pavlinov among the dead. Manila acts by moving 200 constabulary into the city to curb gatherings and ban fiestas and Nka events.
A dispatch from Forest City near Marinette Wisconsin reports the village was destroyed Sunday by forest fires driven in from the woods. Six lives are believed lost and Morgan Interests saw mill in Oshkosh and a large store along with about thirty dwellings were destroyed. Fresh fires threaten farms and timber operations as flames reach four miles from Marinette in multiple directions.
Never since 1871 when forest fires swept Menominee and Marinette counties causing heavy loss of lives and timber has the danger of a widespread blaze been so great. Fires near Niagara Faithorn Junction and Ingalls prompt evacuations and packing as winds rise. Soo line railroad bridge at Faithorn burned briefly but saved by section men.
Reports in Lisbon newspapers claim an impending revolutionary outbreak in Portugal with monarchist extremists arming for a revolt. They allege rebels are storing large quantities of arms in convents, where authorities cannot enter.
Mrs. Fred Gringle of Alaska confessed to the county attorney that the town of Alaska was set afire by herself and her husband to collect insurance on their property. She is jailed here while her husband awaits examination in Bangor.
Hopkinsville Kentucky reports a rare rain after weeks of drought. Water shortages drive thefts as locals with supply refuse to share with outsiders.
In Chelsea Massachusetts on September 22 nearly one acre of wooden structures along the Boston and Maine tracks was consumed by a fire that followed an earlier blaze on April 12. The disaster caused about 300000 dollars in damage.
The National Lead Company offers a simple testing outfit and a free paint book to verify white lead purity. The Dutch Boy trade mark guarantees quality and warning against adulterated products. Write to the National Lead Company, Woodbridge Building, New York City for details.
In a playful exchange a narrator notes that the most irritable mistresses seem to attract the best cooks. The banter includes a brusque request to continue the blarney and maintain the jocular mood.
Milford man Sylvanus Verrill recounts a severe kidney injury from five years prior that left him paralyzed and in constant pain. After using Dean's Kidney Pills for three months he regained strength, reduced pain, discarded crutches, and saw kidney function improve, with the claim of a complete cure. Sold by Foster Milburn Co. in Buffalo for 50 cents a box.
Patient with seven years of eczema on both hands reports severe cracks tall enough to fit a slate pencil. After trying many remedies, two boxes of Cuticura Ointment and one cake of Cuticura Soap cured the condition, per H. Dean of Newark Delaware on March 28 1907.
Mrs Newcomb humorously remarks that while social duties kept a visit from occurring, she expects the borrower to return groceries she lent. The exchange captures a casual domestic note from the Catholic Standard and Times.
BPOTIN'S DISTEMPER CURE claims to cure distemper and pink eye in horses of all ages and prevent spread in the stable. It also treats chicken cholera and dog distemper. Available from any druggist or directly from Spahn Medical Co. Goshen Indiana. Agents wanted, free book.
A quip from the San Francisco Argonaut notes the awkward pause in dialogue was caused when someone dropped the subject. The casual remark frames a social misstep as the humor of a momentary lapse.
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