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Newspaper
Ismay
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Jan 20, 1909
Page
6
The article argues education ties to obedience and discipline. It contrasts modern child psychology and teacher-led adaptation with traditional aims. It asserts schools churches and parents should train disciplined minds toward clear goals, in and out of doors.
An entomologist demonstrates that parasites can curb injurious pests by synchronized use across climates. Scientists transported dormant parasites from India to Australia and released them to battle fruit and shade-tree pests in their summer season, illustrating a novel biological control method.
The Roosevelt dam in Arizona will surpass all current reclamation service dams in volume and capacity. It holds 330 000 cubic yards of masonry and forms a gravity arch to hold a 1 300 000 acre foot reservoir, with a 25 mile long lake and depths over 220 feet. The project aims to irrigate the Salt River valley near Phoenix and stands as a landmark in early 20th century American engineering.
New York papers reveal Mme. Ruiz is defendant in a separate divorce action filed by Senor Don Antonio Ruiz y Olivares, Cuban legation attache in Washington. The case names Senora Dona Agnes O'Brien de Ruiz as the defendant and seeks statutory grounds for divorce, with the corespondent unnamed but to be amended once served.
The article argues New York life is defined by cost rather than value and depicts living on $700 to $950 yearly for a family as average. It contrasts cheap breakfasts with expensive city prices, notes high rents, coal costs, and staging a life of restraint to avoid financial ruin.
The article details deputy sheriffs serving writs on John Brandt Walker and other brokers over a $23,500 claim, marking a dramatic end to Walker’s meteoric rise. Once a stock market sensation, he built a bear campaign that netted him a million dollars a month for 90 days, then faced mounting losses and the sale of his expensive assets signaling a dramatic crash.
Mrs Frank W Dodson polled another term as Polk County recorder after leading a state wide reform of juror drawing in Des Moines. She exposed ward boss methods, urged court action, and helped secure a new jury law ending election officer controlled lists. The Civic league backed her reform drive.
A new Educational Theater for Children and Young People is filing in Albany as a regular theater with a focus on youth education. Directors include Mark Twain Samuel L. Clemens Rev P S Grant Otto Hahn and others with advisory Dr G S Hall. It will operate from 20 Gramercy Park and aims to stage classical and modern plays with youth participation.
United States minister to Panama Herbert C. Squiers, who passed a key interview with Secretary Root over neutrality concerns in the Panaman election, will return to his post. His Panama report warned of possible outbreaks on July 11 election day amid a tense political scene. Squiers previously headed Havana’s legation and held posts in Berlin and Pekin.
The text recalls Admiral Edward Dunham Robie born 1831 Burlington Vermont, longtime Chief Engineer and Lincoln appointee. He was part of Commodore Perry's Japan expedition of 1852 to 1854 one of five surviving officers from a 200 member group. Retired as commodore in 1893 then elevated to rear admiral in 1906.
A New York fashion expert says Miss New York spends lavishly on wardrobe with yearly outlays from six thousand to twenty thousand dollars. She notes even twenty thousand is modest for a season and reports rising demand for costly summer wear as warm weather arrives.
TheWell Informed World favors a simple pleasant liquid laxative using Syrup of Figs and Elixir of Senna by the California Fig Syrup Co. Its ethical, known wholesome components appeal to physicians and families. Buy the genuine product from leading druggists at fifty cents per bottle.
A bride related a wedding tale showing quiet generosity. On the eve of her marriage she directed family to discard a line of old shoes, promising six guests a chance at luck by “firing” them after her departure. The gesture aimed to help those who seek good luck items at weddings.
Mrs. J. B. Renaud of 277 Montana St Montreal reports twenty five years of eczema treated by doctors without cure. After two Cuticura treatments swelling subsided and within two months new skin formed. years later she remains cured.
The Natal Witness notes a surge in suicide attempts among Europeans in the last month, four times England and Wales rates, with Durban reporting about one case daily. It urges serious reflection on this deplorable trend.
The London Daily Graphic argues the British public goes to the theatre to be amused and resents didactic content. It predicts a great renaissance only when the audience accepts instruction alongside amusement.
In a Pinch. Use ALLEN'S FOOT-EASE. A powder that cures painful and nervous feet and growing nails. Great comfort discovery of the age. Makes new shoes easy and helps sweating feet. Sold by all Druggists for 25c. Trial package free. Address A. S. Olmsted Le Roy NY.
Mr Sirius Baker dismisses constant practice as torment likening endless tune repetition to a robin's song. The remark frames a view on personal fulfillment and community tolerance.
Yonkers Statesman notes that a politician's speech was not recorded and comments on the missing wind gauge. Jill doubts the recording occurred and asserts no log exists for comment.
An old advertisement touts Murine Eye Remedy with claims it eases red itchy and weary eyes. The copy notes Murine is sold at 50 cents and mentions a 48 page book included with each purchase, from Murine Eye Remedy Co Chicago.
A stray story quip questions social mores with a wry line about kissing and a remark on mothers acting as campaign managers for daughters shaping reputations.
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