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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Aug 03, 1907
Page
4
In a brisk column, critics mock Deweylike preachers of simplicity while riffing on Jamestown, Roosevelt, and modern manners. The piece lampoons quaint fads, praises peace, and notes a push to teach children better values amid comical misunderstandings of poverty and style.
An account credits Commander William F. Simms for reforming naval target practice. The new method uses targets on ship booms with a distant small firearm to simulate ship recoil, cutting costs while preserving and improving marksman quality. It notes Spain’s past inferiority and claims substantial annual savings.
The article contrasts plain living and its symbols like two tethered goats with a critique of wealth and display. It warns against drinking water myths, notes dangers of ice as a cold haven for microbes, and urges reliance on public health boards to ensure ice is used for cooling only.
Danish ethnologist Dr William Thalbitzer and his wife return to Copenhagen from Augmagsalik Greenland where they lived twelve years studying Eskimo life. The couple documented dialects, phonographs, and wax models while Mrs Thalbitzer learned kayak navigation, amid trade with Danish officials and a shrinking Eskimo population of about 400 on the eastern coast.
The Spanish royal family welcomes a baby heir amid a period of political calm. Queen Victoria Eugenie, mother and consort to the heir, captivates public affection as Spain enjoys stability and hopes for steady governance. The populace celebrates the future of the throne and the queen’s popularity.
A snippet notes Americans favor rapid but temporary wood construction over brick or stone. It laments flood and fire losses, urges enduring embankments, and argues for long term planning to give order and beauty to streets and waterfronts for a thousand years. It cites New England and inland cities as examples.
British philosophers discuss who should head the Wy and imagine a single supreme will. They claim obedience like a soldier under orders, but note such patriarchal rule would fail in the United States where American wives would not be mere slaves to their husbands.
A Chicago-aired argument discusses rising U S divorces and women's rights. It contends wives should escape unsuitable marriages rather than endure bondage, arguing the American approach favors happiness and personal agency over social stigma.
The article recalls the city’s great fire and the shift from automobiles to horses in the rebuilding era. It notes autos fleeing flames, but praises horses for hauling rubble and lifting coal, suggesting horses remain essential as rails ready to move debris. The piece contrasts modern tech with old efficiency.
The article discusses how a varied diet supports appetite through healthy digestion and prudent choices. It warns against indulgence in foods and beverages that can harm digestion and urges rational, moderate eating with simple, innocuous dishes.
Official figures show eight towns settled on desert lands since 1902, with 10,000 people moving to arid regions. 100 miles of ranch railways, canals digging many rivers, and 40 tunnels mark the scale of development amid plans to reclaim overflowed lands across multiple states.
A witty Pip-era exchange features Mrs Morningsyde and Mrs Struckoyle discussing Cleopatra's needle from Egypt. The dialogue touches on hieroglyphics and health board jokes, ending with a quip about business failure.
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