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Newspaper
Iditarod Pioneer
Location
Iditarod, Alaska, United States of America
Date
May 27, 1916
Page
6
The Iditarod Pioneer, published every Saturday in Iditarod, Alaska, announces its edition details. Editor Charles A. Derry leads the paper with rates for advertising available on application and subscriptions listed at one dollar for a year or six months.
A critical view warns that Southeastern Alaska’s big mining firms influence politics to favor corporate interests. The piece cites Gastineau Mining Company tactics in Juneau, questions the impact on a future constitution, and urges citizen participation to counter corporate sway for a more representative government.
James Keeley of the Chicago Herald urged Iowa newspaper men to wield social conscience in reporting and advocacy. He called for papers to initiate movements, combat corruption, and educate the public on health and civic virtue, praising a decade of progress toward honesty in both news and advertising.
In this Seattle Times piece a Bryan quoted remark about enlisting one million soldiers in a day is mocked. It contrasts a national drive adding 507 recruits from 4,000 applicants in five days with the impractical math of screening millions in a day and suggests selection would take decades. The note ends with a quip about Senator Stone and St Louis.
A collection of terse maxims warning against speaking hastily and praising learning, urging caution in hiring, frugality, and staying virtuous. It notes that hard to find a good general, learning surpasses worldly pursuits, and domestic happiness grows from unity and kindness within the family.
The death of Francis M. Cockrell marks the loss of a leading Missouri Democrat whose career in the senate spanned thirty years. His clean record contrasted with party leaders who shaped the era, and his cross party respect showed in countless favors to constituents from Missouri. His image endures in stories of his simple habits and steadfast public service despite turbulent party politics.
The piece argues romance has waned in modern warfare as machine guns submarines and science replace heroic epics. It cites the Moene and the Appam episode as a rare example of wartime drama, contrasting the knightly ideal with muddy trenches and brutal efficiency. The Cleveland Plain Dealer reflection frames war as a sordid yet compelling narrative.
Contrary to common belief modern cannons are not larger in diameter than those used long ago. British and Italian ships once mounted sixteen inch guns, bigger than today’s largest. Alexandria was bombarded in 1883 with such calibers, and Mahmoud II’s siege of Constantinople used even larger tubes. Modern guns surpass all prior weapons in range and destructive power.
Excerpts from the Chicago Journal describe the Channel, forts, and fleet battles with references to the Queen Elizabeth and Alexandria guns. The narrative notes the immense power of large coastal artillery and the desolation wrought by heavy shells on Constantinople like walls toppled over months of siege.
The war in Europe drives American publishers to export Bibles and Testaments to Europe Africa and Australia. Bible trade grows despite other business slumps with an estimated 50 percent rise in world Bible sales, led by Gideons who now purchase thousands of Bibles yearly.
A novelist on a nine train encounters two talkative women praising his work. In the tunnel he kisses his hand to quiet them, then reveals a witty remark about who kissed him. The two ladies remain silent, and the incident becomes a curious tale in Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegram style.
A fragmentary note reports that safety requires a Missouri stand at the head in raising mules. Another paper adds that it is the only safe place to court paper. Mentions Mis Fresh Olympia and Eastern Oysters at 31.50 per can and Iditarod Meat Co.
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