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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1914
Page
6
The road question presses Alaska’s people to improve transport links and reduce high freight costs. Local funds and business support show desire for better roads, yet government action lags, hindering mineral resource development and rail connection plans amid vast territory and limited appropriations.
Mysterious pseudonym Bertha M. Clay is revealed as Thomas W. Hanshew. The actor-turned-writer created the famed sugary romances and authored hundreds of works under multiple pen names. He died leaving four children and a legacy of prolific, money-driven fiction.
The Cordova common council issued a folder detailing advantages for capital investment in the city and surrounding area. The piece notes a literary criticism aside, mentioning Hanshen and Bertha M. Clay in a broader discussion of popular fiction and reader demand.
Notice signed by Riley and Marston warns Discovery residents to relocate within eleven days. The mining firm plans to dredge the ground now occupied by the town, prompting a move to a new townsite. details remain unclear.
The Interior Department awards a five year contract worth about 400000 to Morningside Sanitarium at Mount Tabor near Portland Ore for care of Alaska insane patients. The rate is 27.50 per patient monthly, with 184 patients currently in the facility. The department notes prior investigations found humane care under former management and warns against any harsh methods.
Paris reports Dr. Edmund Perrier publicly argues the appendix aids intestinal activity and should not be removed except in urgent cases. He cites animal tests showing gland secretions strongly affect intestinal muscles and urges French surgeons to cease routine appendix removals.
In a surreal dream a tax on bachelors is imagined to force marriage as town maidens display old bachelors like sale items. The scene features a showy parade with a bell and trumpet, buyers asking for prices, and old maids carrying bachelor statues amid shouts of bids. The piece uses fantastical imagery to critique social pressures.
The passage describes a stubborn mule whose temper is hard to gauge yet responds to patient guidance. He tolerates harsh treatment but flourishes when treated kindly, proving a firm, calm hand yields reliable work and steady progress.
Dr H Behla the Flat City dentist announces he will soon go outside and will close his office on July 15. Watch repairing and related notes accompany the notice.
I W Ward in the Seattle Sun recounts the Alaska government railroad proposal with Wickersham and Chamberlain amid competing claims over credit. Frank Waskey and Thomas Cale preceded him in pushing Congress, while Guggenheim interests opposed the plan. Five routes from Seward Cordova Valdez Port Wells and Haines loom, with legality and interterritorial issues shaping the course.
A Dawson paper notes possible solutions to Alaska’s rail line dispute. One option trades Canada’s jury territory for U S Alaska panhandle, while Alaskans deem this untenable. Regardless of route, the goal is a corridor to Fairbanks with water routes to interior points and coal mineral wealth.
Washington reports indicate mine conditions in Colorado described as amazing and shocking by investigators. Representative Foster and colleagues say the inquiry will yield recommendations. President Wilson plans federal troops to prevent further hostilities between miners and guards. Lindsey condemns militia actions and recalls Ludlow as a national black spot, noting deaths of women and children during the crisis.
Governor Glynn vetoes a Christian Science bill amid protests by medical and mental health groups. Supporters claim it would regulate practice, while opponents argue it could equalize manslaughter and blur lines between murder and failed cures by so called scientists. For sale listing follows with McGibney location at Discovery Otter and associated furnishings.
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