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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
Jan 05, 1907
Page
3
A collage of satirical notes and social observations on Roosevelt style spelling, celebrity credulity, and public morals. It mocks reformers language, warns about desertion, female teachers careers, and the slippery ethics of fame, punishment, and ambition. It cites Rockefeller, Bryant, and royal advice as foils.
A passage argues the farmer has transformed through better information, communication, and machinery. It contrasts urban haste with rural deliberation, noting farmers now engage with almanacs, newspapers, and travel libraries, and participate in national debates. The piece rejects caricature and lauds thoughtful, skilled farming.
A Pearson’s Magazine note compares per year alcohol intake across nations. It ranks Norway as most abstemious with about half a gallon, while the United States averages one and a third gallons of pure alcohol, plus a third gallon wine and sixteen and a quarter gallons beer.
The Philadelphia Ledger quotes a playful exchange about a $50 note named as the best illustrated paper recently seen. A girl answering a phone treats it as an invitation while mothers’ calls confuse her. A remark about Liu’s excuses when the hot foot is mentioned adds a whimsical tone.
On the Union Castle liner Comrie Castle a wild baboon escaped its cage in the hold near Cape Town and fought keepers and Herr Windhorn, owner of a collection that included wolves and zebras. After two days of roaming, the baboon was finally secured and returned to its cage where it died four days later, likely from a broken heart.
A Cincinnati Post piece recalls a troublesome pupil nicknamed Hen Foster who endured many punishments. It highlights how this same person later led a major educational movement opposing corporal punishment.
A dialogue from Cleveland Plain Dealer where pupil Johnnie insists the left side is the heart’s right side while the teacher corrects him. The exchange highlights a misstatement about heart anatomy in a classroom context.
The Final Aw skit features a playful dialogue about spelling reform with a character insisting on proper spelling. A Mrs Newlywed expresses concern about social expectations and independence, reflecting mid century humor on domestic roles. The Philadelphia Press quote notes a country woman scrutinizing a restaurant bill as if avoiding poison, underscoring everyday caution and humor.
Des Moines News notes a remarkable Irish migration since 1840 totaling over 5 million, with 2 million arriving 1840 60 and 1 million each 1860 80 and 1880 to present. One fourth settled in twelve farming states, and over 50 percent of Irish in these states farm.
In Montreal a motor car driver was found guilty of manslaughter and jailed for six months after striking a pedestrian. Judge Choquette stated pedestrians have the right of way on the king's highway, noting that a motorist must prove the accident was unavoidable or victim negligence to avoid liability.
A Chicago Post excerpt argues pedestrians have priority over drivers in public streets. It notes a driver who strikes a pedestrian can be at fault for not yielding to walkers. It cites an English court view that a municipality bears responsibility for dangerous street conditions.
The Kansas City World reports that for the year ending August, imports reached 1 254 300 735 and exports 1 759 417 633, totaling 3 013 817 033. It notes monthly imports above 100 million and August exports at 129 454 760, with optimism for sustained prosperity and future global leadership.
A London Saturday Review discussion notes the overflow of worthless novels clogging the market, harming readers’ time and authors’ earnings. It contrasts published fluff with the many laborious manuscripts never reaching print, highlighting the ongoing debate among publishers, authors, and critics.
A New York Tribune correspondent reports from Pincher Creek Alberta that oil prospects along the eastern slope of the Rockies promise shipments soon. F P Ferguson of Western Oil and Coal Co says a 45 mile pipeline to town will enable pumping to a reservoir and eventual rail export. He argues Alberta oil wealth may exceed expectations and notes transportation delays held back early shipments.
A local poodle in El Paso astonishes residents as a five footed canine, owned by policeman Harry Cherry now on the park beat. The oddity joins the ranks of historic animal curiosities like two headed calves and two faced roosters.
A story from the Mexican Herald describes a milk white three-pupped poodle with a five foot, lacking a thumb, born to a high bred lineage. The two normal pups viciously attack it while the mother ignores the deformity, and Officer Cherry notes the brothers’ instinctive rejection resembles human shame.
United States Consul Bergh reports the Swedish government may promote repatriation by offering returns to Sweden to Swedish immigrants who invest in real estate. Plans include sending agents to the United States to study conditions in states with large Scandinavian populations.
A proponent argues for policies to entice Swedish-Americans back to Sweden. He notes some emigrants already return but unfavorable judiciary and bureaucratic conditions deter others. Proposals include government land loans, easy housing finance, and inviting engineers and skilled workers with American capital to develop mines and hydro facilities.
A Cleveland Plaig Dealer joke jokes about a dressmaker who uses overly verbose spelling. The quip notes the speaker wishes she would adopt simplified spelling and mocks the excessive use of letters in bills.
The Detroit News records a terse exchange where progressive youths defend fresh language while older generations cling to tradition, framing a clash over modern slang and cultural shifts.
In a country town the new trimmes at the millinery store draw greater notice from the men than the new Saye does from the women.
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