20 Jun 1907
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Newspaper
Glenwood Opinion
Location
Glenwood, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Jun 20, 1907
Page
1
The piece argues that in company people become less interesting and less sincere than when alone. It cites A C Benson noting the audience dulls individuality, forcing a bland, type driven mode. It warns against originality to avoid offending the group.
The article argues that schools now bear in loco parentis for children, especially the poor, with public schools supplying training, care, and oversight. It highlights New York City employing 150 physicians to visit each public school daily to examine children flagged by teachers.
In Scribner's Magazine Henry Cabot Lodge praises the word guess arguing it is a good old English term and superior to British substitutes like fancy imagine or expect. He cites Chaucer Shakespeare Gray Coleridge Wordsworth and Carlyle showing its historic use. His defense may please readers by aligning American usage with tradition and language spirit.
John Burroughs, living near Esopus hills by the Hudson, criticizes writers on bird and animal habits as humbugs. He sides with President Roosevelt on outdoor life, praising his natural history knowledge and political skill, a view echoed by the Troy Times for Burroughs’ candid affection for simple, natural living.
A New York woman was awarded six cents in damages after a dentist kissed her during the fitting of false teeth. The incident is described as inappropriate conduct that should not have occurred, and the remark suggests the dentist’s actions were unsuitable for someone with a weak stomach.
Gen Baden-Powell, noted for Boer War distinction, is described as a descendant of Capt John Smith. He recently presented a bust of the famous pioneer to Eleven South Grammar School in England.
Fragmentary OCR references Samuel chapter 8 and figures Lee and frelon in a discussion titled Scriptures Authority during the period of the judges. The text is incomplete but indicates a focus on biblical governance and leadership in ancient Israel.
Sermonette warns against loving the world and desiring worldly power and pleasures. It argues that Israel’s demand for a king shows placing self over God, and notes God may grant desires to discipline the soul. It cautions that sin begets sin and one person’s wrongs affect others, urging trust in God’s guidance and gifts.
The Israeli elders depart in anger after confronting Joel and Abiah, sons of Samuel, about perverting justice for money. They resolve to travel to Beersheba to file charges directly against the judges and seek reform.
A narrative recounts elders charging Joel and Abiah, sons of Samuel, with corruption as money taints judgments. The judges deny, then concede after proof. elders press Samuel to act, while a push for a human king grows. Samuel laments Israel’s rejection of God as king and seeks divine guidance.
The Winneconne Journal reports a deadly duck disease is sweeping the area with dead birds washing ashore. An experienced trapper attributes the outbreak to shot embedded in grain and gravel from riverbeds, causing fatal gizzard injuries and rapid deaths among ducks and geese.
A quoted moment from Success Magazine features a woman demanding her umbrella and scolding a congressman who admits to forgetting it on a train. The exchange underscores public distrust in leadership and the fragility of daily items amid political discourse.
Gov Hughes influence keeps bill from radical change in insurance law. New York reports show reduced costs for new business and stronger policyholder benefits under the current regime. Equitable Life’s 1906 report cites $2 million in expense savings and dividends rising 9 percent from 1905, supporting stability in the law.
The excerpt urges gentle care for the sick emphasizing skin cleanliness and surface exposure limits during washing. It warns against waking patients, whispering, tiptoeing, and leaning on or touching the bed. It advises not to disturb a patient during meals and to avoid encouraging patient talk while eating.
Upton Sinclair, speaking to Chicago Socialists, derides charity as futile, noting how rich help the poor only slightly. He likens it to a young lady angler who carries liniment for the fish she releases, expressing feigned pity for the fish’s wounded mouth.
The piece quotes Mr Dooley in a rambling critique of truth as a flexible currency. It compares truth to counterfeit money, noting many impressions pass as truth while lacking government stamp and real value. The dialogue hints at intellectual egos admitting numerous counterfeit ideas.
A Salisbury Maryland woman recounts her shift from coffee to tea to protect health. She says coffee threatened her health, led to severe dyspepsia, and a weight loss of twenty five pounds. She later tried postumi and other remedies, reporting mixed results and continued concern about diet and digestion.
A list warns against dangerous gas and stove mishaps. It notes not lighting gas after turning off a match, avoiding water on grease fires, using baking soda or salt to smother flames, and not using rubber hoses with gas stoves. It also cautions about leaving doors open to drafts, overheated stoves near wood, exposed heating pipes, swinging gas brackets, and careless ash disposal.
Stew a 3.5 to 4 pound chicken in water until tender and leave a quart of broth. Stir in butter pepper salt and a milk flour roux, bring to boil, then bake a crust dough over the chicken in a Fr anite pan. Bake fifteen minutes in a quick oven.
Instructions advise using a ten cent package of borax with camphor gum ground to powder. Sprinkle around affected areas to attract pests, causing them to crawl and disappear in days. Reapply after washing and after a week or two, then use borax alone to deter future pests.
Charming mini flowering plants in decorated china pots dazzled shoppers this year. Tulips violets hyacinths and small rose trees led a holiday craze as these delicate souvenirs vanished within days.
Desratish Wi Ging honors flowers laid for a district memorial service. Officials from local government and veterans groups attended as candlelight tributes marked the occasion.
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