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Newspaper
Clare Sentinel
Location
Clare, Michigan, United States of America
Date
Jul 25, 1901
Page
2
A preacher warns against excusing large scale crime and dishonesty in society. He cites Nebuchadnezzar as a measure of judgment, condemns trust-fund speculation, on moral decay, assassination, and aristocratic leniency, and pleads for honest living and repentance.
The Philadelphia Times reports three nations plan Antarctic ventures led by Sir Robert Falcon Scott, Professor Erik von Drygalski, and Dr Otto Nordenskjold. The British Discovery, built for three years, costs $500000 with $225000 government support. The German vessel, Kiel built, aims to reach Kemp Enderby and South Georgia. the Swedish expedition under Nordenskjold sails via Tierra del Fuego in November and retreats northward from March.
Mrs Winfield Taylor Durbin wife of Indiana's governor boasts a fine painting collection acquired during several trips abroad and expresses admiration for good pictures.
Colored note paper gains favor among discerning women after years of preference for cream or ivory. Paler greens, blues, mauves, and grays lead the trend with matching seating wax and English envelopes. A wedding gift idea features a multi‑tone stationery box with paper cards envelopes sealing wax monogram seal and silver pen holder.
The text notes a rising scarcity of sailors as the species nearly vanishes and credits careful nursing and training. It states the American navy drafted country boys for training ships to learn seamanship and travel worldwide, while England faces a similar shortage and cannot supply enough officers and men.
The article surveys trademark registration fees in multiple countries from $55 in the United States to $145 in several nations, noting Britain and Germany at $75 and other regions at higher rates. It also cites a long court fight over the word favorite and a top lawyer estimating over $15,000 yearly to safeguard brand names.
The polar bear is described as a mix of cowardice and daring in battles with hunters. It charges huts, fights kayakers with harpoons, roars after wounds, and sometimes overpowers weapons. Hunters warn to watch underwater when the bear dives and to avoid surprise approaches. Greenlanders fearlessness varies by district, with bears seen as less dangerous in Julianshaah in water than other predators.
A young inventor claims a noiseless lawn mower, mocked by a hardware merchant who jokes about neighbors waking at dawn to push it. The anecdote ends with a quip about a good mirror reflecting truth.
Denmark pioneered cheap railway fares with reduced long distance costs and no return ticket within the country. Fortnightly tickets allow fourteen days of unlimited travel across Denmark for second and third class with a photo-id deposit refund. Monthly and yearly tickets offer greater reductions, with youths under eighteen traveling half price. London Express.
The article lauds William II as the most modern monarch noting his wide reading and informed view of world events. It highlights his quick grasp of English French American Mexican and Spanish affairs and his democratic sympathies. Foreign observers say he would win a republic presidency if Germany became a republic.
A fragment describes the little king of Spain guarded nightly by Espinosa born soldiers. Gates close at midnight and reopen at seven, with a ceremonious guard and stern warning of dire consequences for a traitor to the sovereign.
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