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Newspaper
Corydon Democrat
Location
Corydon, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 28, 1906
Page
9
Texas author Miss Clara Driscol paid sixty thousand dollars to purchase the Alamo from sale and keep it intact as a national and state monument. The state authorized the purchase and named her honorary custodian, preserving the historic fort once beset by Mexican forces.
A Louisville postmaster replies to a Rutland man seeking unsavory locals as a missionary plan. The piece then describes Miss Driscol’s Mexican Opera Mexicana, detailing its authentic music, design, and a stage incident where a lead woman smoked a cigarillo, prompting a protest. It notes Driscol’s globe trotting and wartime experiences and discusses directories listing hundreds of thousands of names as potential outreach fields.
Snakes and serpent motifs dominate the season as dealers report many orders for serpentine jewelry. A belt shaped like a gold rattlesnake and a jeweled snake coronet were shown at a New York hall, signaling a trend that may extend to pets and other ornaments.
A quirky poem proposes a wealth plan by folding a bank-note across itself to increase money. It urges keeping the note in hand, not spending, and claims the roll will double each fold as a self-contained financial riddle.
Under Mrs. Roosevelt supervision a notable collection of historic dinnerware is shown in the White House basement. The exhibit features remnants from presidential households starting with rare gold-trimmed pieces once valued by Martha Washington and continuing through the McKinley era.
The article notes Helen Gould and Elizabeth Altman distribute about 500000 dollars annually in charity in her name and through inherited support. It claims Gould directly and indirectly aids more charities than any other person, reaching 500 or more beneficiaries each year. Over eight years total disbursements reach 4000000 dollars, all made with business judgment and a perfect system.
A congressional plan would cut pay 25 to 50 percent for federal clerks 65 and over, jeopardizing long serving workers. The Appropriations Committee cites over 2 million dollars yearly paid to 65 plus clerks, with broad impact on their livelihoods and career prospects. The Washington Post notes opposition and potential Senate resistance.
Explanations for two back coat buttons vary. One view says they are remnants of riding coats from the eighteenth century, used to fasten coat tails while a rider was on horseback.
Singer Manufacturing announces plans for a New York skyscraper taller than any existing structure. The proposal envisions a major ascent in city skylines and signals a push for an unprecedented height milestone.
The proposed structure rises to 594 feet above street level at the northwest corner of Broadway and Liberty. It will feature a 40 story tower surmounted by a four story dome, followed by a cupola and flagstaff if needed. The complex sits higher than the Washington Monument and the Times Building currently holds the record for height.
J M Berger, an electrician, asserts a method to revive persons pronounced dead by electrocution. He claims revival is possible within fifteen minutes if the brain not baked and lungs not carbonated, citing a Baltimore line man case and detailing a step by step resuscitation technique.
In the seventeenth century button holes were more decorative than practical. They were carefully cut and laid around with bright colors, embroidered with silver and gold thread, and bound with kid and velvet.
An 18th century anecdote notes breeches worn skin tight with a gentleman vowing he won’t pay if he cannot fit. The quip reflects period fashion and a cheeky client tailor dynamic.
The English Irish and Scotch ship yards last year produced a total new ship tonnage of 1 744 402 tons, doubling the total American ocean tonnage for the period, signaling a major swing in global shipbuilding.
The author recalls a St Augustine visit with bells forts and churches then describes the Osceola steam trip up the St John’s to the Oklawaha. She notes tropical streets, coral pieces, sea shells, pine woods, mossy cypress and moonlit river scenes with singing darkies on board.
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