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Newspaper
Bessemer Herald
Location
Bessemer, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 04, 1908
Page
8
A constitutional convention address argues Michigan should adopt a revised constitution with greater legislative scrutiny, clearer public notice, and a modern framework. It defends a two stage process, legislative review of amendments, and a convention only if voter supported, highlighting enhanced government efficiency and local autonomy.
The convention eliminates sections of the present constitution deemed obsolete including Article IV Section 4 which directed a ten yearly state census. Provisions will be reorganized under Article V Section 4 as noted, removing the census requirement and related timing from the document.
An excerpt from The Ladies Field notes that no woman is more scorned in feminine society than a fool. Everyone shuns her, even other fools pitying her, implying that such pity signals there is little to fear from her.
A reflective aphorism attributed to John Pym on the primacy of ends and means. It argues that proper ends confer happiness, while opposing ends and means leads to impotence and defect in both. The concise meditation links ends to fulfillment and cautions against misaligned aims.
A concise quotation centered on the value of labor in a busy life. It contrasts worn‑out effort in society with idle stagnation, urging persistence in work and bustle as a virtue to consider whenever weariness arises. The sentiment echoes Mrs. Gaskell on C Bronte’s life.
The social climber in London should begin with a mansion in a fashionable west end square, a country house, five motor cars, several horses and carriages, three tiaras, and a very thick skin as advised by the Ladies' Field.
The chief agricultural region of Peru spans a long coastal belt of fertile parallel valleys, extending over 1,300 miles. The valleys run the coast to the Andes, with widths ranging from 25 to through 75 miles.
A reflective note on life from Lowell about temper and emotion. The passage contrasts dull, heavy moods when temper is lost with bright, hopeful feelings when one is not ashamed of emotions, highlighting how inner state shapes life’s quality.
The fragment notes Milligan and spouse achieving wealth but remaining miserable after surpassing the Swizziebams in riches. It hints at a satirical or moral mood on wealth and contentment without clear events or dates.
The Viscount and Viscountess Falkland have left 76 Eaton Square and moved to 26 Upper Grosvenor Street, with arrival expected mid November, according to the London Post.
A sly witticism notes that a husband may savor his wife's absence as much as she enjoys her time away, implying equal relief or pleasure in extended personal freedom during a short separation.
A city-wide blackout delays two weddings after a gas leak. Henry Gaines misreads wedding plans and enters the De Soto couple’s ceremony, causing laughter. In the end, Gaines and Alice steal the groom’s planned journey, realizing the error with a telegram and a bold plan.
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