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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 17, 1906
Page
9
Mrs. John B. Henderson hosts a meatless dinner at Boundary Castle in Washington to showcase vegetarian cuisine. Dr. Wiley analyzes the menu as guests, including prominent social figures, sample courses and debate meat's necessity for digestion and palate.
A Parisian spectacle features a towering man named Constantini who speeds along the Champs Elysees on boot propulsion. Tiny automotives attach to his soles with eight inch tires and a waist belt powers the device, promising speeds from six to thirty miles per hour. officials face a future of speedy calls and escaped attention, though questions linger about security and practicality.
Commissioner Francis E. Leupp argues Indigenous people should be seen and educated as Indians not assimilated whites. He warns against the made over Indian and urges preserving native strengths, music study in schools, and development along distinct Indian lines rather than transformation.
Mrs. Henderson, former Miss Mary N. Foote of New York, hosted a winter social dinner for delegates to the food congress. The event featured vegetarian dishes so skillfully prepared guests believed meat was present, though they were eating vegetables. The dinners are a hallmark of her democratic Washington hosting.
Mrs Henderson hosted a vegetarian themed menu for guests with scientific analysis by Dr Wiley and colleagues. Souvenir menus listed dishes from Fruit Soup to Gelatine desserts and featured prominent figures in a light commentary on motor boats as progress.
The rifle used by President Roosevelt on his hunting trip has reached Springfield Massachusetts Armory for extensive repairs after rough use. Made under Colonel F. H. Phipps guidance, the magazine army rifle was adapted with slight changes for sporting use.
Alfred G. Vanderbilt sponsors a secretly built automobile expected to reach 152 miles per hour with 250 horsepower. The project targets the fastest world record, surpassing Bowden’s 32 4 5 second mile and faster than any current railroad speed. The claim notes human and avian speed limits would be surpassed if realized.
Mrs. Sarah Noble, a Cincinnati widow, feeds 1000 canaries in her home with seventy cages. She bought the ancestors of these birds years ago for $1000 during a trip abroad. Annual feeding costs total $65, and she provides the finest heating and ventilation available.
New York reports John P. Holland, famed for his submarine boat, is developing a flying machine strapped to the back with two vertical arms and four light steel wings. He claims it could let a man fly three miles in ten minutes and aim to fly from New York to Washington for the inauguration, with tests planned for next spring.
The piece argues against calling Henry Hudson Hendrik Hudson, noting English baptisms used Henry and the Dutch records show him as Henry. It cites 1859 findings at The Hague in royal archives, where Hudson’s contract with the East India Company was found appended to a Dutch manuscript history.
The piece reflects on rural education's role in farming communities and the shift from common schooling to higher education. It argues modern farming needs better agricultural training, criticizes current rural schooling for pushing farm youths to cities, and cites the Salvation Army farm colonies as context, with a note that the discussion continues.
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