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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 16, 1910
Page
6
A didactic piece urges cultivating a musical pleasant voice from youth through constant practice. It contrasts soft tones with sharp, snarling speech in play and at home, warning that voice quality reflects inner tone and lasts a lifetime. It emphasizes using the best voice at home and daily effort.
Oscar Hammerstein, famed showman and inventor, rode a rocky arc from tobacco-machines riches to theater triumphs. He built and sold a major New York venue, produced operas in English, faced faltering ventures, and rebounded with Hans the Flute Player, a grand opera styled musical. His sharp humor and persistence kept him afloat through defeats and new bets.
The writer may reclaim a misdirected letter even after arrival at the destination office if he proves authorship to the sending office. The postmaster must verify entitlement before delivery and is liable for errors. The state serves the citizen and bears responsibility for misdirected mail under regulations.
A statue at Le-ping Hsien honors Chin Pu Ung police master who died in battle. An exile from Jaochow murdered the district magistrate to provoke a mass slaughter, prompting the Puting to kill the magistrate to save innocents. An itinerant bamboo worker carried out the fatal blow for a 40 tacis reward. Legend says he was struck by lightning after leaving the ground.
In a Middlesex court a witness was asked to repeat a private husband wife talk. Objection joined that only two people heard it. The judge noted both mothers-in-law were present and ruled the conversation public.
In a reflective passage a speaker notes the world’s wrongs and bitterness causing melancholy. A girl responds with humor, saying she can lift her mood by applying fresh powder to her nose.
Peruvian aviator George Chavez died from injuries after his aircraft collapsed on landing in Domodossola while attempting a Milan prize flight from Brig. He had soared to 7,000 feet to clear the Simplon pass, completing the dangerous leg before a 30 foot fall ended his life. Half the prize had already been awarded prior to his death.
Washington dispatch details odd federal roles such as two Treasury wastebasket inspectors guarding money and papers, a top floor chemist testing adulterated foods, a signatory clerk signing 500 to 1,509 documents daily, and experts in bird stomachs and naval demonstrations. It notes high paid women Miss Anna Shortridge, Miss Margaret Kelley, and Mrs. Mabel Leroy, plus a toy-ship model tank by Naval Constructor David W Taylor.
A multiple center of social life emerges as Washington society splits into White House official diplomatic and military circles. Notable leaders include Mrs Meyers Mrs John B Henderson Mrs Herbert Wadsworth Mrs Winthrop Murray Crane and Miss Mabel Boardman and Mrs Preston Gibson, with no single figure dominating leadership this year.
Treasury officials foresee no money shortage this fall in the United States. Banks have built reserves, converted securities to cash, and prepared to issue up to 500 million dollars in extra currency if needed. Dividends totaling about 170 million dollars are expected next month, boosting circulation amid a bumper crop season.
A Russian traveler named Pechenko journeys from Krasnoyarsk to St Petersburg by road with a small cart drawn by two wolves. He reports the wolves were captured five years ago and are now perfectly tame after a peaceful journey to St Omsk.
Arthur D. Dean, head of New Yorks trade schools division, championed practical industrial training after proving its value in New England. His plans avoided conflict with labor and schools, gradually drawing enrollments as graduates earned better wages. Dean, a MIT electrical engineer, led to the 1908 law authorizing urban and union district trade schools.
Mrs. Amy D. Winship of Racine Wisconsin widow of E B Winship founder of Winship Manufacturing enters her second year at Ohio State University Columbus age eighty one studying literature language science this winter she will study philosophy psychology and Shakespeare aiming to complete a four year course and pursue post graduate work never too late for education she is known as a well read and devoted student in Wisconsin and had long hoped to study academia despite missing youth’s opportunities.
A witty exchange highlights the man as a rare dinner guest who does not demand light meat when a fowl is carved. The remark implies his easygoing nature and easygoing dining manners among friends.
Joye reports at the county fair that a sack race excites the crowd though a spectator jokes it is the wife of a local horse driver in a hobble. The remark reflects pavilion humor and village gossip surrounding event antics.
Mr Gadson vents on bargain sales and women shoppers after a tense dinner as Mrs Gadson counters, defending women’s right to enjoy bargains. He bristles at matinees and claims men shop with common sense while noting a personal shoe bargain. The pair drift into a long silence.
Prince Radolin, retiring reluctantly from the German Embassy in Paris, recalls a memory of Serb minister M. Vessitch. He mentions meeting him again after more than two decades, noting Vessitch once swept a street outside his Belgrade legation and wrote for a newspaper jailed for anti-government articles.
The passage argues envy targets those who flaunt fortune with pomp and pride. Wise individuals avoid open arrogance and instead show greatness plainly without vanity. Crafty displays provoke more envy by suggesting dependence on fortune, while plain bearing reduces scorn.
Alarm spreads as a number of New York waiters band together for mutual protection and refuse insulting tips. The article notes fines penalties and potential imprisonment for tip givers, implying expatriation as a likely consequence for stingy customers, while suggesting waiters might emulate reformed shopkeepers.
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