10 Mar 1910
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Newspaper
Goshen Daily Democrat
Location
Goshen, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Mar 10, 1910
Page
1
A notice cites copyright for The Wizard of Oz by L Frank Baum and W Denslow with Bobbs Merrill Company ownership. The reference attributes the work titled The Wizard plus credit to Baum and Denslow and their publishers.
Dorothy awakens after a cyclone lifts her house to a magical realm. She meets Munchkins and the Witch of the North who explain Oz and its rulers. The silver slippers promise power and a path to the City of Emeralds led by the Great Wizard Oz. Dorothy seeks a way home as the Munchkins urge travel toward Emerald City.
Dorothy leaves home after breakfast in blue and white gingham and silver shoes. She travels the yellow brick road toward the Emerald City, meeting Boq and the Munchkins who praise her for her apparent witchcraft and kindly host her for a night. The journey continues past blue houses, blue fences, and fields as a Scarecrow watches the cornfield.
Cynthia posing as Maria becomes servant to Mrs. Patterne and Rev. John, while using kitchen work to cope with personal crisis. A mistaken trust leads to tension but a reunion when old flame Captain Panton returns, exposing the couple’s fragility and hidden loyalties.
The Witch of the North parts from Dorothy offering protection and a kiss that marks her forehead with a Shine. She warns of the Emerald City path paved with yellow brick and urges Dorothy to seek help from Oz while Toto watches anxiously as the Munchkins bid farewell.
A short poem reflects on the immigrant arriving with nothing, facing life in a strange shore. The speaker questions naive beliefs about easy wealth and asks the immigrant to seek luck while acknowledging the sting of leaving with no return home. The piece uses a lyrical, reflective tone.
New pamphlet by Col Harrison details pygmy customs from central Africa. Boys wed at eight or nine after bartering wives with spears and arrows, paid in installments. Fathers lash girl babies with plantain leaves.
Wade H Ellis former assistant to the U S attorney general returns to Ohio to head the Republican Party in the state. He says resignation was party expediency to harmonize factions and denies any pursuit of office or influence over nominations. He plans no favoritism for or against candidates while honoring Governor Harmon’s rising influence.
Dr Jean M Charcot failed to reach the South Pole after sailing the Pourquoi Pas from Punta Arenas in 1908. He faced bleak desolation ice barriers and harsh sickness among his crew yet contributed valuable Antarctic observations and learned autos are unsuitable there. This setback spurs Shackleton Scott and Peary plans for polar exploration.
Charles Edward Merriam, a University of Chicago professor turned alderman and head of the Merriam commission, leads probes into municipal graft in Chicago. The inquiries target alleged $45,000 shale rock thefts, coal ring frauds, smoke inspecting scandal, and graft linked to the Fire Appliance and Cummings Foundry companies. Merriam promises an honest decision as the city seeks truth behind the charges. The commission was created June 21, 1909, following Merriam’s resolution.
Representative Charles N. Fowler of New Jersey, longtime foe of Speaker Cannon, seeks to enlarge the rules committee and exclude the speaker. A former banking chair, Fowler proposed a board of managers to direct legislation, cites his 1907 panic remedies, and remains a persistent congressman born in Lena Illinois in 1852.
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