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Newspaper
Brimfield News
Location
Brimfield, Illinois, United States of America
Date
May 07, 1908
Page
6
The board weighs restoring corporal punishment as a disciplinary tool in elementary schools after months of study. A committee finds a majority supports whipping in certain cases with safeguards. teachers would not authorise it, and parents would participate when needed.
The Census Bureau issued a 1906 mortality report covering fifteen states and seventy seven cities with about 41 million people. It notes an average death rate of 16.0 in 1900 rising to 16.2 in 1905 and 16.3 from 1901 to 1903, and remarks on lower rates versus foreign nations and historical declines in premature deaths.
A first person vignette describes an April morning streetcar journey in Virginia where an old colored man, called Mistis, offers a seat and kindness. A brief exchange leads to a luncheon gift and a final memory of Old Virginia triggered by arbutus blossoms left for the tall lady in a blue coat and white hair.
A dialogue showing Mrs. Nexdor praising her daughter's persevering piano practice while Mrs. Peppery remarks the child is not improving and notes her own temper. The exchange highlights parental views on talent and behavior in a Philadelphia Press snippet.
In this study of ocean liner size the Brooklyn Eagle notes limits to growth. Extreme dimensions hinge on fuel costs and economics. A giant 1000 foot ship could be profitable at scale with subsidies or cheaper fuel.
A Philadelphia Inquirer summary notes that corporal punishment remains mainly in historic English schools like Eton Harrow and Rugby. It states many parents and teachers reject the practice as barbaric and favor other methods of training and discipline for youth.
A historic illustration explains trapping birds by placing bags with meat as bait then using bird lime to capture them. Birds grow hungry, approach the meat, and are ensnared when their heads are fixed. The method catches many species for pets or food.
A collage of pithy lines from Philadelphia Chicago New York and Washington papers features jokes on language fashion hats and lovers. It notes mischief in society with satire on prohibition taxes and crime while touching on Japan China and modern progress.
The article notes a new concrete manufacturing plant planned for Merrillan Wisconsin to begin within thirty days. It also mentions labor issues with the Minneapolis Trades and Labor Assembly backing a closed shop amid painter employer tensions, drawing criticism from the real estate board.
The President’s late message to Congress calls for stronger anti trust measures and limits on injunction power. It seeks postal savings banks, rail accounting oversight, and continued waterways and forest programs. He warns against plutocratic rule and favors a national corporate code and expert financial study.
The Indian committee reports favorably on a bill to open about 3 million acres of Sioux reservation lands after meetings with President Roosevelt. Separately a drug magnate in the city is fined 300 dollars and 200 dollars on two counts for mislabeling a pharmaceutical compound in a police court case. The Post Office reports rural delivery growth despite deficits, and $12 million in savings from closing small post offices and star routes. A Minnesota forest bill would open about 100000 acres near Cass Lake with a three-member commission to appraise timber. President Roosevelt plans national business and labor consultations. The Elkins anti rebate law validity is upheld in a Supreme Court decision involving several packing houses and a Burlington line. Mark H. Davis of Shelby Ohio is named special agent of the can wheat and flour industry.
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