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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1906
Page
10
The article argues American public schools lack practical agriculture in their curricula and teachers lack subject knowledge. It calls for strong public demand and informed reform to shift away from urban crowding toward value of farming skills for capable citizens.
A nostalgic piece recalls rural harvest celebrations and plough Monday customs in England. It contrasts past village feasts with modern shifts toward farm education and local pride, ending with Grimsby’s Tower of Grimsby serving as lighthouse for fishing fleets.
Reports indicate James F. Smith, a Philippine Commission member, is slated by the Administration to become Governor General of the Philippines. His rapid ascent over the past four to five years marks a notable rise from a San Francisco lawyer with little standing before the Spanish American War.
An unknown New York painter William D. Murphy created a McKinley portrait from photographs without a sitting. Abner McKinley and Colonel Wilbur Brown approved, praising the pastel work and urging an oil version to compete for hanging in the White House.
The text discusses a Philippine Commission member named Smith, his rise from Deputy Provost during the Manila upheaval to command in Negros and the Visayas, and his closeness to Secretary Taft with speculation he could become Secretary of War. It also comments on a McKinley portrait by CKinley and a photographic inspired engraving praised for its expressive pose.
The American Messenger reports the annual Bible presentation at the United States Military Academy West Point. It notes a strong religious atmosphere with nearly all cadets as Young Men's Christian Association members and about half attending twenty Bible classes led by cadets in turn enrolled in a Bible class taught by the chaplain.
The writer works wherever inspiration strikes, lacking a settled study or desk. Each room in his house contains a table with pen ink and paper so a happy idea can be captured and fixed without delay.
A private collection shrouded in history holds 4000 volumes including first editions and manuscripts of prominent, long deceased authors and thinkers, forming a rare library memorial.
A bilingual parrot joining the London zoological gardens can utter seventeen phrases. The bird, native to Northern India, adds linguistic variety to the collection.
John W Griggs former Attorney General and Hague tribunal member urges real reform in New Jersey lawmaking. He calls for publicity, no backstairs passage, open floor discussion and full explanations to the public. He warns against party “organization” suppressing individuality and favors restoring legislative deliberation.
A brief verse titled My Pipe presents a compact German smoking song about love and solace. The speaker notes that even as affection cools and friends depart, the pipe offers warmth and calm, casting away care despite poverty.
A Yellowstone trout was observed in the act of crossing over Two Ocean Pass from the Pacific into the Atlantic drainage, highlighting a rare wildlife movement between watersheds.
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