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Newspaper
Browning Leader Record
Location
Browning, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Nov 05, 1908
Page
6
A discussion on chivalry persisting in modern life and the contrast with medieval ideals. The piece notes American manners endure despite hustle and cites a Boston Herald reference to King Edward touring Europe with a large traveling staff and an abundance of medals and uniforms.
Youth's Companion argues that discipline is conforming to wholesome rules and training mind and body to obey laws and perform tasks. It stresses that discipline is the ruling of the spirit that makes a person greater and that without it native talent alone cannot achieve success.
Society men of Salem Massachusetts accused of cruelty to polo ponies face public stigma as one member was arrested and fined. Cruelty in sport draws social censure and prompts an appeal by the accused amid rising public opinion on humane treatment of animals.
The piece notes suffragettes gain polite support from men with ballots while critiquing noisy demonstrations. It mentions buffalo at $1,000 each as a caution against viewing livestock as a lasting investment. Mundji Bey arrives in Washington as chargé d'affaires, a former journalist who prefers journalism to diplomacy, with hints about his Turkish identity and regional origins.
Peter Adler Alberti, once Denmark’s minister of justice, faces trial after confessing embezzling about 3 million dollars from a peasant bank. He allegedly falsified the books for 14 years, injuring peasants, exporters, and firms while drawing debts from King Frederik VIII and others.
Maj. C. A. Devol succeeds Jackson Smith as chief quartermaster for the canal commission on the Panama Canal. He built Fort Yellowstone and Fort Hancock, organized transport for the Philippines expedition, and led San Francisco Pacific coast supplies. He oversaw $3,000,000 in annual expenditures and a stock worth about $3,000,000 for the canal project.
The American Julia Davidson, now Countess Seckendorf, rose from maid to millionaire widow in Washington society then squandered about four million dollars in five years. She faced debt near one hundred thousand and watched her last possessions auctioned. She said she spent it all when she had it and sees no regrets.
District health officials plan to end strict isolation for John R. Early and allow him to live with his wife and child in the same dwelling without direct contact. He will have a separate sleeping area and domestic items, with future care arrangements to depend on treasury opinions on federal transport power.
A private White House concert by 25 Welsh singers ends with all members politely declining sherry. An attendant misdelivers 25 glasses before realizing the error as the final chorus ends. All 25 members of the Mountain Ash choir are total abstainers.
A Civil War veteran surrendered his pension certificate and sent two $500 U S bonds and a $172 draft to the government as restitution. Commissioner ESPASIAN WARNER reviewed the case, found the veteran mentally sound, and returned the funds to treasury receipts while preserving the pension.
A man boasts his brief political speech earned $15 and praise from a supporter who urged a longer, more forceful appeal. The exchange turns to pride in the effect and the idea that a stronger oration might have convinced more voters and saved the country. The Cincinnati Enquirer reports the anecdote.
In a Lower Austrian village a bricklayer Stephan Schmidt died last November. A district tax office letter to his widow stated that, due to his death, taxes for 1908 have been written off. The notice highlights bureaucratic pedantry in tax collection.
Miss Marteina Kramers of Rotterdam Holland ranks as a highly accomplished woman linguist. She reads and speaks thirteen languages and edits Jus Suffragii the official organ of the International Woman Suffrage Alliance. She gathers reports from affiliated countries and translates them for the English language paper.
A testimonial from Mrs. William Geeding of Attica Indiana praises Cuticura Soap and Ointment for curing a son’s widespread itchy skin sores after months of recurring outbreaks. She reports the treatment healed all lesions with no relapse and urges others to use Cuticura.
A Washington D C attorney Hon R S Tharin and multiple readers testify Peruna as a catarrh remedy and tonic. Letters claim rapid relief and broad usefulness with anecdotes of recovery from pneumonia and support for Peruna tablets as a convenient form.
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