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Newspaper
Fairfield Journal
Location
Fairfield, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Nov 14, 1906
Page
2
A London scientist urges changing clothes before each meal. The piece jests about men and women boasting intuition, elevator boys reaching top spots, and Yale resisting simplified spelling. It hints at fashion, meals, and self awareness with a witty tone.
In New York the Y M C A has opened a training school for office boys. It will probably be one where the text books won't consist of the life and adventures of Jesse James.
Japan aims to build an army that commands respect from all powers. It advanced this goal amid a recent dispute with a major nation, signaling a step toward greater military influence.
The article notes Professor Wiley objecting to borax and saltpetre in food unless properly labeled as "Old dough's Alum Bread" and "Tinplate's Horax Beans," highlighting label deception concerns.
Dr. S. A. Frazier of Berkeley California has developed a language that excludes swear words and expressions of ill will. The invention aims to depoliticize speech by removing offensive terms and harsh emotion from public discourse.
A Minnesota teacher who spanked two girls was given the option to pay a heavy fine or resign. The report adds a cautious remark that if one of the maidens eventually marries him he would regret refusing the chance to fly from the situation.
In Rome colleges students wear ecclesiastical garb, varied in cut and color. Germans stand out in long single breasted coats with bright scarlet buttons.
South Carolina has seen success in promoting immigration from Europe with the North German Lloyd company deciding to run an emigrant vessel directly from European ports to Charleston, marking a notable development in the state’s efforts.
A Philadelphia officer nearly choked on a pearl in an oyster but recovered. He later learned the gem was worth 50 dollars, a fortunate outcome rare in such tales.
A Winona Minnesota hunter mistook a girl for a woodchuck and shot her. The piece argues for a license requirement to prove knowledge of game before hunting.
Dr. Frazier of Berkeley proposes a universal tongue Trini t to replace swearing with clean speech. He claims advertising total abstinence of swear words will simplify communication, though critics doubt the need for learning a second language.
A man born in America has won the professional golf championship. The author notes no chance of sending American troops to Scotland to teach the finer points of golf abroad.
The Episcopal Cathedral of St John the Divine on Morningside Heights in New York is described as the largest and most costly church project yet undertaken in the city. It is touted as the greatest sacred edifice in America and the fourth in world importance, with a project cost of ten million dollars.
Public Printer Stillings implements a new efficiency system at the government printing office to record each worker’s output and provide precise cost estimates, easing fears of added workload among employees.
The 1906 trade data reveal large increases in domestic and foreign commerce, with notable growth in meat and grain shipments, coal production and consumption, provisions, cotton, and staple dealings. Rail and water routes drive general business as both imports and exports rise alongside a booming home market.
Sheriff Kent of Sidney was taken to Omaha for liver abscess surgery and has recovered enough to expect a full recovery after five weeks of illness.
Provisional Cuba mission aims at troop marches for moral impact rather than threat. Notable crimes and deaths include Shafer shot in Cleveland, a Merida doctor dying en route to New York, and a Pittsburg fire that cremated 39 horses. Immigrant ships arrive in Charleston as officials report exam success. multiple fires, accidents, and legal cases fill the week.
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