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Newspaper
Garland Globe
Location
Garland, Utah, United States of America
Date
Jul 21, 1906
Page
2
The garland Globe compiles a string of satirical snippets and remarks. It notes a boy smoking warning as unhealthy, comments on Norges independence, and quotes various papers. It observes distrust of trust cleaning efforts, Kansas farmer dissent, a lightning etched arm claim, and banter about actresses and fearless editors.
The term foolscap traces to Charles I era when royal permissions governed papermaking and paper bore coats of arms. Parliament mocked the rule by mandating a fool's cap and helix watermark to be used instead.
An Irishman in bed during a fierce windstorm ignores the landlord warning. The landlord urges him to rise as the inn may collapse. The man replies that he does not own the house, only lodging there, and drifts back to sleep.
A Chinese proverb about acting under sunlit shadows is cited as urging decisive steps. Critics say relying on weather bureau for currency regulation would reflect poorly on statesmanship and suggest financial policy should not depend on meteorological whims.
A great scientist answered that the supreme party of life is to stop growing and learning. The remark, though unexpected, elevates the question, and holds true if dignity and power are used for the human soul.
A great wind from the sea stirs the beach scene as mothers on a hotel terrace lament the lack of young men. Young women are praised for charm while elders recall being sought after. A mother asks what reward was offered in earlier days.
The text argues that money alone cannot uplift people. It claims charity should reflect brotherhood and love, benefiting both giver and receiver. It emphasizes that higher succor than food and fire is owed to humanity, a moral appeal to human dignity.
A seven-year-old asks if the minister notices him while preaching. The father replies that he often thinks of his son during sermons and recalls several moments where the boy looked at him. The boy then reveals he winked to signal him to stop talking, saying the father was sploning it too long.
A Bala woman faces recurring trespass by a flock referred to as pelgb hor'a chickens. She placed threadbound corn cards reading a plea to enclose them and protect Mrs. Cash's garden. The chickens ate the corn and reportedly conveyed the message to their owner, leading to renewed trespass but less conflict.
A San Salvador telegram reports Honduras has declared war on Guatemala. Salvadoran forces reportedly repelled Guatemalan troops at Matapama, while Cabrera's government calls the revolt inconsequential. Guatemala mobilizes 60 000 men with 7 000 regulars and 30 000 reserves. Salvador claims neutrality.
Ole Jonson a 22 year old butcher drowned after a balloon ascent and parachute jump at Lake Maoowa four miles south of Council Bluffs. He came down in the lake and his body was recovered. It was his first ballooning experience.
San Francisco shows rapid reconstruction with strong demand for labor, especially in rail construction and debris removal. Builders and employers report shortages in many trades including plumbers electricians bricklayers cement workers carpenters and iron workers as recovery accelerates citywide.
Britain faces a harsh inspector’s annual report on factories and workshops detailing revolting conditions. Jam factories bakeries and sausage makers are censored for filth with examples of unsanitary boiling rooms and shared spaces with stables and fruit rooms.
A city house cleaning party in Lake Charles Louisiana forced 160 Black men and women to board a passenger train and flee the town and parish. The group was marched under guard to a water tank near town and shipped out with guards paying fares to the parish line. Some women were sent away in their night dresses.
Paris reports the supreme court voided Dreyfus condemnation without a retrial and ordered restoration to his army rank as if never accused. The case notes Esterhazy as real traitor and details Dreyfus’s long wrongful imprisonment and vindication after years of campaigning.
Cronstadt, Russia. Admiral Rojestvensky was acquitted after a ten hour jury deliberation in a court martial that began July 4 for surrendering to the enemy following the Sea of Japan battle. Four Bedovi torpedo boat destroyer officers were found guilty of premeditated surrender and condemned to death, with a possible imperial mercy commute to dismissal.
Petersburg reports the empire's council accepted Parliament's 7.5 million dollar famine relief measure without amendments, a surprise move that sparks jubilation in the lower house camp and signals possible cabinet weakness amid ongoing crisis. The decision edges toward final government–constitutional democrats negotiations as upper and lower chambers brace for further action.
The jury found George Mitchell not guilty of murdering Frank Esmond Crefield on Seattle streets May 7. After the verdict, many spectators showed relief with faces bright and women weeping. Mitchell said he acted under duress from wrongs against his family and could not yet regret removing the threat to his sisters.
Paris witnessed a bloody duel after the law restoring Alfred Dreyfus to the army. Under Secretary of State Sarraut was dangerously wounded by M. Pugliesi Conti's sword. Sarraut’s seconds included Clemenceau and Thomson. Conti’s seconds were Millevoya and General Jacquet, aligned with anti rehabilitation forces.
The British steamer Sainam was attacked by Chinese pirates fifty miles from Wu Chow on Saturday night. Rev. Dr. McDonald was shot and killed, the captain wounded, and the engineer burned after seeking refuge by the boilers. A China man passenger also died. the pirates fled in junks. H. M. S. Moorhan departed for the scene.
Harry Kendall Thaw issued his first formal statement since fatally shooting Stanford White on the Madison Square roof garden. He protests being deemed insane and says his counsel says a committee to review his mental condition may be appointed, though he released the statement without his lawyers' permission.
Esther Mitchell and Mrs. Crefield face murder charges in Seattle. Mitchell says she would rather die than be freed by insanity claims, insisting she is sane and fully aware of consequences. Crefield accepts punishment, arguing her act was justified as retaliation for her husband’s killing.
San Diego spectators flocked to the Tia Juana arena where four bulls were killed Sunday's event. About 1600 onlookers attended, with roughly twenty five percent from Los Angeles. The final bull’s death was described as sickening after multiple thrusts. Cuco wowed the crowd with a pole vault trick by lancing a pole into the ground and vaulting over the charging bull.
Rev J L Rea of Mangum Christian Church shot George A Stephens his brother in law a farmer after a quarrel then cut his own throat. Rea was badly wounded but may recover. Mrs Rea had left home to her brother's farm near Mansum.
In Oregon City two Portland women, Mary Parks and Annie Hartman, drowned Sunday afternoon while bathing in the Willamette River near Magone's park. Parks tried to rescue Hartman with L. Dodge, but both women perished and Parks herself drowned after venturing from shore to assist.
Manila July report states ladrone leader Montalon surrendered to Colonel Band Bolts at Talisay and was moved to Cavite for trial. Authorities say another ladrone leader remains at large in Luson as General Allen insists all must stand trial amid criticism of delays.
In Odessa and surrounding regions outrages and strikes spread as the peasantry organize under professional propagandists. They allegedly import arms while officials warn of a colossal peasant uprising against landowners led by notable nobles in Ebergen.
District Judge Jobo Mullins in Denver Colorado discharged the grand jury summoned to probe alleged frauds in the city franchise vote and related offices. The jurors were dismissed due to a higher court order restricting the judge from superseding the sheriff and calling a grand jury independently.
A Missouri special grand jury at Lavally indicts several keepers of gambling houses in Exbelator Springs. Prosecutor notifies Governor Folk there is sufficient evidence to proceed to penitentiary. The case drew attention from the Democratic convention in Springs in May.
In Geneva a colony near Jacarno Honep ani Orselina, led by Monte Verita residents, numbers 125 and includes German professors officers doctors and a priest. They wear linen hoods, eat only fruit and vegetables, drink water, sleep at sunset, and keep unshorn hair. They claim nature brings peace and rise at dawn. Some practice unconventional acts like avoiding money or eating underground grown vegetables while others fund poverty relief.
Ena Schofield of White Plains testifies in supreme court that she was underage when wed to Schofield in Port Chester on December 19, 1902 and now wants both marriages voided. She says she has two husbands and another husband, Light, from Stamford, Conn., seeks annulment claiming prior marriage.
Centertoo resident Mina Lucile Corley married A. H. Hemphill of Channie Kan after a strawberry crate card delivered the notice. The groom, a tailor, visited Oxarke after the card sparked a match and a wedding followed. This marks the third spring wedding linked to the strawberry crate tradition.
A Toulonville farmer died leaving a peculiar will written on a shirt cuff. It appoints a red horse as sole heir to nephew Jules, while other relatives challenge the document as a valid will and the court weighs the horse’s inheritance.
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