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Newspaper
Holbrook News
Location
Holbrook, Arizona, United States of America
Date
Dec 31, 1909
Page
6
A collage of cheeky notes and opinions on the North Pole controversy, politics, and social trends. The page cites Looming editorials about Senoras, court actions, education funding, naval enlistment, and souvenir theft plus local quips on fashion and school growth.
Doctors note pellagra a skin eruption linked to spoiled corn they say fuels illness in Europe where it is widespread. They report rising cases in Massachusetts Illinois North Carolina Alabama and Mississippi and discuss the long history in Spain and Italy and the American introduction via Italian immigration.
Joseph Howells argues that coal production harms far more than the dead at mines. He cites a calculated toll from 300 million tons produced yearly, estimating 300 deaths and 1,200 injured workers, and urges readers to consider the broader community burden beyond fatalities.
The text argues that the power and dignity of beings arise through a process akin to Karma, contrasting Hindoo doctrine with modern science. It claims superstition in science stems from medieval mechanics of matter, and notes a shift sparked by ideas on the organic descent of plants and animals from natural forces and substances.
Walter Freeman Cooling argues in a Midwestern science column that matter may approach mythic doctrine. He suggests ultimate substance particles possess consciousness and that “breathers” are souls of living beings guiding chemical reactions and the essence of plants and animals since creation.
Jack London argues that tramps empower thousands to earn honestly and educate their children while detailing a harsh cycle of policing and bounty. He recalls a father who hunted hobos for pay and mileage, and reflects on the moral tension of deceiving families dependent on that system.
Daily advances in aviation bring new altitude records. Rougler reaches 645 feet at Brescia, Orville Wright 585 feet, Latham and Farman shine during Rheims week, Paulhan 357 feet, Wright later hits 1600 feet at Potsdam, all contrasted with St Pauls height in a pictorial.
A flawed judgment led to actions rooted in deception as a lie grew into concrete consequences. The narrative examines how untruths, once set in motion, can drive people to harmful outcomes beyond mere words.
A vagabond charged before the Tribunal Correctionnel claimed to be a professional obesity model. He said a chemist used the phrase autifst to stage before and after pictures with gutta percha suits, inflating and deflating him for contrast. Paris hosts odd trades including professional eyewitnesses who prey on accident victims for payment.
A witty remark from the Boston Transcript notes Owen Taylor is among the best dressed men in town. The exchange touches on secrecy and the untrustworthy nature of private information as a caution.
Theodore Walters argues against giving money to street beggars citing danger of creating professional panhandlers. He recounts cases of former shop owners turned beggars and describes loathsome tricks, noting how onlookers reward such performances and reinforce begging.
A London letter to the St. Louis Times explains Oxford’s tutor system where tutors and college lecturers guide undergraduates. Unlike American universities, degrees at Oxford can be earned with tutor supervision and without attending all lectures, while professors teach publicly and exams reflect prepared study.
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