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Newspaper
Cambridge Jeffersonian
Location
Cambridge, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Jun 11, 1908
Page
2
A condensed reflection on money egotism and culture noting that wealth can deform maps of thought. The piece satirizes originality and expertise, mocks doctors misreading ailments, and warns culture is judged by cost rather than merit. A witty critique of modern values.
The verse recalls long winter evenings when a family endures a strict routine. Father shows grouchiness, mother’s cross moods, and children fear bed while lessons and cut kindling await. The poem contrasts dreary duties with the fleeting relief when parents leave for a night out to a play.
The piece notes a couple living simply and contentedly. The husband allows his wife to choose his neckties and his stenographers. This domestic vignette emphasizes harmony and shared routines.
A fragmentary dialogue recalls a hurried figure seen rushing down the street. A wave of parliamentary law and a wild look are described as a woman’s club seeks to conduct business, prompting questions about urgency and danger in public space.
Lincoln Neb June 4 C F Wilbur a Beatrice Nebraska butcher improvised gallows in front of workmen in a former store he occupied. He attached a rope to a ceiling hook and leaped to hang himself as onlookers watched. His neck broke from a seven foot fall and authorities deem the act possibly a dementia death.
In Amherst Ohio on June 4 an explosion at the American Dynasie company works severely injured three girls and a man when the explosive ignited from a battery. The building was partly wrecked with Miss Minerva Berkley fatally harmed and Miss Elizabeth Haas Miss Rosalia Downes among the severely burned.
The 1905 mayoral recount before Justice Lambert opened twenty nine ballot boxes showing Hearst gaining sixteen votes. In total, seventy seven boxes have been counted and Hearst's margin rises to 123 votes.
Chicago residence reports the death of Mrs. Mary Doer man and her three children from escaping gas. The tragedy occurred at their home on June 4, with investigators treating it as a gas poisoning incident in a domestic setting.
Belmont is reported dying at his Hempstead Long Island home after an appendicitis operation proved too late. The news comes from New York June 5.
The preserved remains of George Clinton, New Yorks first governor and twice U S vice president, were moved from Washington to the Naval Hospital for examination before a grand reburial planned for Kingston on Memorial Day. A military escort, distinguished officials, and possible Presidential presence are touted for the royal procession.
A consular report from Consul General Guenther in Frankfurt describes a Trinidad planter’s new method to turn bagasse into high quality paper. He built paper works beside his sugar factory at a cost of 85000 dollars, claiming 84 percent of bagasse becomes pulp and that the process could revolutionize the cane sugar industry by making paper production highly profitable with sugar as a byproduct.
A 1,000 ton Laurentian cargo includes 1,000 bags of peanuts from Glasgow, the first such consignment ever brought from that port to Boston.
Emil L. Boas, Hamburg American line director, praises the Panama Canal project after a trip with Mrs. Boas. He cites massive earth removal, excavators and dirt trains as signs of progress and notes the American health measures reducing mosquito spread in the canal belt.
Five Chicago men pool $100000 to build an apartment house where each will own the unit it occupies and share operating costs. The Colonial styled building will house twelve rooms per flat with a five-car garage on the first floor and common meters for heat light and janitor service. The plan aims to eliminate rent by having occupants pay only operating expenses and own their apartments.
Chicago children are urged to salute policemen on the street as a sign of respect for authority. Mrs. Edward Roby at a luncheon of the Chicago Colony of New England Women said officers protect homes and may sacrifice lives, and every child should be taught to salute the police star.
A murder trial in St. Charles Missouri features an interstate dispute. Daniel Dempsey village marshal of Grafton Alabama is accused of killing Claude Allemany after arresting him across the river in Missouri territory. The case hinges on whether Dempsey had authority to shoot Allemany.
A new Dogs’ Toilet Club has opened in a fashionable London street offering grooming and hair styling for pets. Services include bathing for 3 shillings, dental work such as fillings or extractions, and precise manicuring of claws.
In the new postal service across the Sahara messengers ride camels to carry messages. The system links distant regions with a camel mounted network enabling faster delivery than prior routes.
A reflective essay on U S presidents as symbols of national unity. It surveys the traits of leaders from Washington to Theodore Roosevelt, noting military service, oratorical skill, legal backgrounds, birth months, ages and names. The piece weighs future Presidents and predicts top prospects with humorous caution.
A Baltimore American quip notes that dreamers may become doers if they are also somnambulists, blending wit about action and sleepwalking ambition.
The joint resolution proposes amending Ohio's constitution to govern how bills are read and passed. It sets requirements for reading on three days, single-subject rule, governor’s approval process, and veto reconsideration with two-thirds votes. The measure, dated 1906 1908, would take effect January 1 1909.
Bar iron sellers in Cleveland report a total price drop from 30 to 27 per ton after a 4 dollar cut on bar steel and a further 3 dollar reduction by bar iron manufacturers. Most dealers expect higher demand and improved trade, though opinions vary.
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