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Newspaper
Ismay Journal
Location
Ismay, Montana, United States of America
Date
Sep 01, 1911
Page
3
Thurlow Weed recalling meetings with Millard Fillmore in 1824 at Buffalo as he framed Whig nominations. Weed recounts urging Fillmore as a lawyer from a poor family and describes their enduring political and personal ties from Buffalo to the 13th president.
A 1911 interview recalls John Thompson who helped shape Civil War finance with G Spaulding in Washington. They discussed legal tender notes and a national banking system to fund the Union, leading to the first national bank and the greenback nickname.
Constantinople awakes to a modern era as the Young Turk revolution brings uncensored presses and travel freedom. Abdul Hamid’s reign is described as terror, while schools for women and clubs flourish and markets open. The piece notes new streets, electric trams, and a dramatic shift from fear to public life, with print media spreading the news across a cosmopolitan city.
A prison turnkey observes two inmates engrossed in market reports. One boy imagines a criminal scheme, telling Bill that he could earn thirty dollars a night stealing hogs in Iowa, as described in Success Magazine.
A youth claims ancestry from a signer of the Declaration of Independence and notes a family habit of attention to names in gatherings. Miss Cayenne observes the irony that the signer may not have intended to set a custom of being named at every meeting.
A humorous exchange notes one time of year when work feels pleasant describing a short post vacation relief period lasting two or three days after returning. It captures a light mood about work and leisure.
A 1911 feature recalls ex Judge Roger A Pryor of New York, the last remaining survivor of those who witnessed Fort Sumter's first shot. It explains Pryor's Charleston mission, a famed remarked promise about Virginia secession, and the Shrewsbury clock as clues from Shakespeare.
Experiments with first class shovelers show the best daily output occurs with an average shovel load near 21 pounds. While exact loads vary a few pounds, a worker achieves maximum tonnage per day around this 21 pound mark, outperforming loads of 18, 24, or other tested amounts.
M Briand, once unknown outside a few lawyers workers and Socialist circles, now stands among France's strongest men. He entered the chamber in 1902 and became premier seven years later after shaping France's religious political struggle. An ardent orator and diligent worker, his favorite refrain is let’s have done with talk and begin work. He leads a simple life and enjoys fishing, but caricaturists avoid him, claiming he is not truly popular.
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