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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Aug 01, 1907
Page
1
A Revue Scientifique view says temperament governs daily life more than heredity or environment. It argues that character equals destiny, as temperament explains behavior, past, and future actions. It warns against opposing temperaments clashing, causing conflict and divorce.
The gardener must know each plant intimately and apply painting like craft to design. Scribner's notes the two arts of painting and garden design are closely related, comparing landscape work to stained glass and stressing real color, line, and perspective in a living canvas.
The critique notes Miss Ellen Terry praising Disraeli for color and pageantry, calling him a heaven born artist. She claims many Jews on stage and in music possess an instinct for what the gentile only acquires by labor, suggesting talent beyond commercial drive drives success in the theatrical field.
The article notes that early cross coast car trips face hazards beyond fuel and tires. With few bridges, vehicles may end up in water, and amphibious capability fails when water rises past the foot boards, risking the carburetor and ignition system.
The act provides 50 percent wages for incapacitated workers up to five dollars weekly, and death compensation ranging from 750 to 1500 dollars. Opinions vary on its impact on employment of older or infirm workers. Many employers are securing insurance against claims under the law.
The piece notes the irony if the U S supplied Japan with arms while reports claim six Japanese nationals arrived in the United States with ten million dollars to purchase war material, highlighting a paradox in wartime trade and policy.
A historical note describes King Edward favoring minimal jewelry. He wears a quiet taste including a horseshoe or gin gle pearl pin and a plain gold ring on his little finger, with the simplest possible links and atuds.
Des Moines reports outline sweeping changes under the indeterminate sentence law and parole system. It notes death as the maximum penalty for murder in the first degree, with many felonies carrying long maximum terms and the parole board wielding broad powers after sentencing. The piece discusses governor pardons, the board of parole rules, monthly reporting, and prohibition on cigarettes for parolees.
Dairymen are told that Secretary Wilson and Dr. Riley will not enforce the 82 1 2 per cent butter fat and 13 1 2 per cent moisture standard. The move spares Iowa farmers an estimated $600,000 annual loss and follows protests led by Prof. G L McKay. Also notes a state railroad commission joint rate order raising minimum shipment charges and detailing practical application of the 80 per cent joint rate.
Iowa Superintendent John F. Riggs defends a new method for issuing teachers certificates noting it ends political influence and tears in securing positions. He claims 5,000 certificates issued from 9,000 exam takers and disputes that last June questions were harder. The Iowa Fraternal Congress plans to oppose a fixed rate fraternal insurance law, urging member consent before effect.
Five teachers in Kossuth county answered examination questions with near-identical accuracy triggering fraud concerns. State and county superintendents reviewed the papers and found at least evidence of collusion, prompting a formal inquiry.
Director J R Sage of the Iowa crop service challenges July Reporter figures from the department of agriculture. He says Illinois acreage is mis-stated, citing the state crop bureau estimates about 7.6 million acres. Sage argues the bureau has better facilities for accurate data.
In Ghent Belgium a trained corps of canine officers works under strict rules to patrol night shifts protect citizens and deter crime. Dogs are muzzled on duty kept in kennels trained by a brigadier and fed a rich menu costing cents daily per dog. The program began in 1899 under M Van Wesemael and aims to reduce robberies and replace manpower with reliable four legged officers.
Mrs Clyde Pixley of Bridge St Bel ding Mich describes long lasting bladder inflammation and kidney trouble that resisted doctors. After using Dean's Kidney Pills she gained relief within a week and became a well woman, with continued good health thereafter. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY
A city restaurant manager halted a departing patron after a cashier refused to accept a misused 15 cent check. Over a month, diners abused 15 cent checks to obtain more food, concealing the extra charges by passing off a 40 cent ticket. A hungry man muttered approvingly as a Canadian dime appeared at the desk.
A historical note explains that the human voice can project through a three mile range via a speaking tube, illustrating early communication experiments and the perceived reach of voice transmission technology.
Patrick new to the country is urged to make easy money by a sporting man who bets on a horse. The scheme promises wealth with little work as Pat enters a racecourse, bets at five to one, and wins a large roll of money. A surprised Pat asks how long this has been going on.
Miss Edith Hammer reports eczema of the head cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment after a friend advised the remedies. Her sister also recovered, another sister used Cuticura Resolvent and Pills as a tonic. Morrison TL October 3, 1906.
I W Headley shows minds exist in even the lowest animals. The amoeba makes a choice when eating and zoothamnium, a tree-like colony of infusorians, ceases to react to repeated jars, indicating memory of harm.
An old advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease for painful feet. It claims relief for swollen smarting and sweating feet, assists breaking in new shoes, and denies substitutes. Sample free, with address listed for A. S. Olmsted in Le Roy, New York.
A concise historical reflection quotes Henry Ward Beecher on duty and integrity. It warns that failing in present duty creates a hidden flaw that will reveal itself when forgotten. The aphorism underscores consistency and accountability in action.
An advertisement for Krause's Headache Capsules promoting relief from indulgence in food or drink. Druggista sells them, price 25 cents. Norman Lichty Mfg. Co., Des Moines, Iowa.
A burglar pauses upon hearing a child and mother voices but springs through a window after the deep bass of an old man sounds. The ad promotes Lewis' Single Binder cigars from Peoria with a Thackeray quote on judgment.
An 2508 bottle advertisement for Mrs Winslow's Seething Syrup claims it softens gums eases teething pain and reduces inflammation for children. The page also features a George Sand aphorism about love and self-destruction.
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