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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Dec 02, 1916
Page
2
The Iditarod Pioneer weekly issue details a Saturday publication from Iditarod Alaska. Editor Charles A. Derry and publishers Arbucketle and Derry are listed, with issue number Pee at No. 49. The tiny front matter signals a local frontier paper serving early Alaskan readers.
A compact summary of the lecture on accuracy in journalism from Herbert Hunt, Tacoma News editor. It stresses truth over sensationalism, warns against misstatements and vanity in reporting, and cites examples from early American newspapers, political spin, and the dangers of demagogy to public opinion.
A long discussion contrasts open and closed shop ideas with labor rights and union power. It cites Judge Burke opposing the open shop and Stoughton Cocky offering broader economic views. The piece weighs how labor and capital must find common ground against monopoly and privilege amid U S political and Mexican border tensions.
A long account recounts Joan of Arc’s rise, capture, and controversial fate amid English dominance in 15th century France. The piece notes later claims of her replacement, posthumous sightings, and debates among historians about whether she was burned or escaped the stake.
A Canadian convention of single-tax supporters met at the Clifton hotel in Niagara Falls Ontario last summer to press Parliament for a land value tax. They argued Canada’s debt exceeds half a billion dollars and could reach a billion after the war. A 1 percent land value tax could raise about 89 million annually with low cost, and a committee was formed led by W M Southam of the Ottawa Citizen.
France shows extensive preparations for rebuilding almost 3,000 towns and villages destroyed by the war. Exposition displays models of new towns with planned housing and public works. Companies promise rapid construction of stable three-room houses by small crews at fixed sums, while large cities seek to sponsor the reconstruction as “godmother” to the stricken areas.
A Tit Bits quip has a comedian musing on a planned South Africa tour while a vilm character cautions him against it. The gag pivots on the surprising fact offered about an ostrich eye weighing two to three pounds, delivering a quick punch in a dated humor tone.
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