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Newspaper
Albany Daily Herald
Location
Albany, Georgia, United States of America
Date
Jun 22, 1906
Page
2
The Albany Herald details subscription options and rates including annual five dollars and six month two fifty with quarterly three dollars. It lists office location at Postoffice Building corner Jackson and Pine and notes advertising policy and rates, plus charges for notices and obituaries by line.
The Herald discusses Georgia politics and elections ahead of a likely 1908 presidential race. References include Hoke dodging, debates between Smith and Howell, reactions to Bryan’s stance, and a predicted gubernatorial campaign. The piece notes summer heat, longest day, and shifts in public sentiment toward party positions and standard oil competition.
The piece questions whether Bryan has truly changed or if admirers and critics alike have shifted views in recent years. It notes factions in 1896 and 1900 opposing Bryan, then supporting him now, and discusses the Smith Howell debate amid partisan headlines and local timing.
The Savannah Press notes a campaign issue in Kansas where a longer shirt length is urged to save cotton. Farm papers push farmer unions to wear longer shirts, arguing one inch more cloth could absorb cotton surplus. Democratic and Republican chairs warn reversal could cause embarrassment in a shortage.
Summary of notable events from 1679 to 1902 including Monmouth defeats Covenanters at Bothwell Bridge. 1799 formation of second coalition against France. 1812 Napoleon declares war on Russia. 1815 Napoleon’s second abdication. 1822 Athens taken by Greeks. 1838 Ispartero defeats Carlists. 1850 birth of Rider Haggard. 1865 southern ports opened by Johnson. 1868 Belgium king reviews US Farragut squadron at Ostend. 1893 Victoria and Camperdown collide with 268 dead. 1894 Japanese troops land in Korea. 1895 Portia sails from New York to aid Peary Arctic expedition. 1898 St Paul repulses Spanish torpedo boat attack off San Juan. 1902 Jane Toppan declared insane.
An excerpted unpublished poem by Robert Louis Stevenson in Cosmopolitan Magazine presents a playful invitation to a lady. Little verses arrive like birthday children asking to be welcomed, carrying wishes from Wishing Land. The tone is whimsical, ending with a plea that all kind wishes come true.
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