Prison Association Plans Lectures for Convicts in State Pens
The Colorado Prison Association led by W. E. Collett announces a first ever regular winter and spring lecture and entertainment program for convicts at Canon City and Buena Vista. It will feature Theodore Roosevelt lectures, human interest talks, and musical performances with notable speakers including H. A. Buchtel Rev. Frank T. Bayley Rabbi Friedman and Mrs Scott Saxton. A library is being built and a yearly review will show employment gains for released inmates.
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Canon City
Buena Vista
W. E. Collett
Colorado Prison Association
Collett
Denver
Theodore Roosevelt
H. A. Buchtel
Buenavista Reformatory
Canon City Penitentiary
Liska Stillman Churchill
Reformatory
Frank T. Bayley
Rabbi Friedman
Scott Saxton
Prison Society
Society
All Trained Nurses Must Be Registered in Colorado
A Colorado law requires trained nurses to obtain a certificate from the State Board of Nurse Examiners starting April 1 1906 or face illegality in practice. The board led by Lizzie L Hudson will meet April 18 in Denver to register graduates and enforce the act.
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Board of Examiners
Colorado
General Assembly
State Board of Nurse Examiners
Lizzie L. Hudson
L. C. Boyd
Lettie G. Welch
Winifred A. Donaldson
Nanna Clingan
Denver
United States Army
Crupulous Duel Challenge and Licensing Demand
A terse dialogue fragment shows a student issuing a pistol duel challenge to a commercial traveler, who retorts requiring a shooting license under the speaker Hare. The exchange adds a London Ranch cue and a Fuller lnstruction about sending a loitering servant before dinner.
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Crupulous
Hare
London Ranch
Fish Restaurants and Their Specialties in London and Paris
The article defines a fish restaurant as one where fish is the daily specialty with a notable dish offered. In Paris crayfish cod and mussels are featured alongside fish, while London spots emphasize whitebait and shrimp. A wide fish variety exists, yet seven varieties suffice for daily varied preparations.
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London
Paris
England
France
A Batch of Bulls
A Western News of Galway passage condemns brutal crime and cruelty. It contrasts robbery with homicide and notes the horror would make Irishmen clench their teeth and speak in groups.
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Galway
Ireland
Senator Badger Echoes Caution On Plans Lending Motives
A Milwaukee Sentinel quote shows Senator Badger remarking that a critic says a plan is poor and adds that lenders grow sensitive to the touch as money moves. The exchange underscores skepticism about financial motives influencing strategy.
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Badger
Milwaukee Sentine
Fashionable mother tests nurse by baby carriage
A dialogue notes how a stylish mother distinguishes her infant by the carriage rather than the nurse while a cynical remark mocks frequent nurse changes and proves the idea is humorously impractical.
Length of Wall Paper Rolls
A newspaper quip compares wallpaper roll lengths from different regions noting eight yards per roll domestically, nine yards from France and Germany, and twelve yards from England with variation for patterns and repeats affecting material waste. The anecdote recalls a Philadelphia Record remark.
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France
Germany
Philadelphia
Writing a Friendly Letter with Care and Kindness
A guide to composing warm letters in simple cordial language. Suggests writing only when well and cheerful, reading the friend's letter first, and keeping tone kind. Advises plain stationery and folding to fit the envelope, emphasizing heartfelt, considerate communication.
The Way You Do It And The Idea Of Excellence
The passage argues talent lies in doing one thing well rather than broad skill. It cites Darwin Newton Faraday Napoleon and Napoleon’s limits to illustrate that greatness comes from mastery not general ability. It warns that success depends on how one approaches work, not mere competence.
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Darwin
Isaac Newton
Faraday
Napoleon Bonaparte
Giant Spiders Described as Largest Venomous Species
The lizard spider Melus mygale is noted as the largest venomous spider. It is bright yellow with three red back stripes and a black crescent on the abdomen. Gard spiders grow up to four inches across the back with ten inch legs, and four grown males weighed one pound four ounces. Native to Ceylon, this giant is described by a British expedition.
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Melus Mygale
Ceylon
To Please Him
Dialogue reveals Mrs. Wise buys expensive items to please her husband despite his inability to afford them. Mrs. Ascum questions the motive as Mrs. Wise defends the purchases as fulfilling his desire to boast about hardships to his own circle.
Parrot Shares Truths in a Lonely Man’s Tale
A Washington Star quotation recounts a lonely man who cherishes his talking parrot. The bird repeats the man’s experiences and words, content to mirror what it hears rather than craft a new story.
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Sineors Aduiradtia
Washington Star
The Recession of Niagara Falls and Horseshoe Erosion
Alton D. Adams reports in Scientific American that Horseshoe Falls has retreated over 200 feet in living memory and advances toward Lake Erie at about 500 feet per century. The crest may extend 8,000 feet, possibly 10,000 feet, in 500 years, with the Canadian end moving toward the Dufferin Islands as Table Rock scene recedes.
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Niagara Falls
Lake Erie
Dufferin Islands
Alton D. Adams
Scientific American
Throwing the Dart Ceremony in Cork Harbor
The third year ritual in Cork sees the lord mayor cast a silver dart at the harbor mouth proclaiming admiralty over the port. Naval authorities show indifference as the ancient rite now serves mainly as a civic outing.
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Cork Harbor
Cork
London Mail
An Even Temper Comic Exchange Cited in Divorce Note
A Toledo humor item from the Cleveland Plain Dealer presents a quip about temper and divorce. The exchange features a wife blaming her temper for her husband ceasing to love her, and a retort that a lack of love proves nothing.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
A Lesson Matrimonial Bee the Bride
A playful note on a bridal scene, hints of a puzzled bride and a forgetful husband. Odd fragments mention a strange phrase and a humorous tone.
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Hubby
The Other Side Doctors Claim Mortality Linked to Eating
A fragment notes comments from Crawford about doctors saying overeating shortens life while behaw counters that those with little to eat do not live as long, attributed to Tom Watson's Magazine.
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Crawford
Behaw
Tom Watson
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