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Newspaper
Las Vegas Age
Location
Las Vegas, Nevada, United States of America
Date
May 18, 1907
Page
2
A garbled column teases readers with a string of anecdotes and quips. It references Cuba, railway passes, a German scientist on melted gold aroma, Kouropatkin and Japan, Russia, and truth in reporting. It mentions Governor Swettenham, President Roosevelt, Admiral Dewey, John D. Rockefeller, and Grover Cleveland. The tone mixes social satire and observations from public figures, ending with a critique of philanthropy and prison policy.
A British author Sidney Lee notes Americans use better English than the English in a London lecture. London papers largely agree, citing American writers and law books as models of precision and vocabulary. France’s income tax causes a drop in three percent securities prices as bonds lose net income, mimicking a rate cut to investors. New York and Massachusetts bond practices show tax exemptions to aid borrowing for public works, reflecting a shift in finance amid tax debates.
The text debates the nature of success and failure across war, politics, and commerce. It contrasts fixed rates and taxation in bonds with outcomes in military campaigns, cites Kuropatkin and Russia's China schemes, and argues that true calamities arise from wrongdoings rather than mere failure. It notes success can be accidental or misattributed and warns against overreliance on past success when selecting leaders.
President Roosevelt seeks respite in creative writing as he battles political strains over the Railroad Rate Bill. An official statement outlines tensions with Senator Tillman Bailey and Chandler, and hints at forthcoming writings on the Ancient Irish and Norse matters. Success Magazine notes Roosevelt’s literary depth and interest in unusual subjects.
A fragment from The Standard and Tunes recites a lively exchange where the dressmaker pounces on a lapboard to reach a sewing machine, and the machine eagerly declares it must make a train, suggesting a humorous or satirical scene from a period publication.
A Baltimore American excerpt reflects on love and faith as daily guidance, noting tombstone testimonials would ease life’s rough paths if practiced every day. It likens sentimental valentines to writings that echo emotional strain rather than steady wisdom.
A London Globe piece discusses raccoons changing diets to crab meat, possibly due to shore habitats and curiosity. It compares this appetite shift to other species experimenting with food, noting a fruit emphasis and occasional odd diets by various animals.
A collection of child humor scenes shows teachers quizzing students on seasons and grammar while youngsters retort with playful misreadings and invented answer lines. In one exchange a boy jokes about snow being dried rain and another quips about pounds and dollars via prizefighter classes.
A London Express note says candles are now the preferred lighting for winter dinner parties. Women embrace candlelight as flattering to complexions and suitable for smart gatherings. The shift eliminates the old complaint that quadruple candles create gloom, promising one light per guest.
The article notes President Grant achieved the largest plurality on the popular vote for a presidential candidate in 1872, with 700,000 votes. It states for his first term he had 305,000 votes.
Williamsport Grit argues that judges must deny the unwritten law defense in murder trials. The piece warns that recognizing such pleas would erode the written law and encourage capital crime, urging courts to uphold self defense as the sole justifiable claim.
Across the Midwest and beyond a nine colleges addressed professionalism in college sports. They banned professionalism, halted certain rival contests, and set a uniform starting date for training. After a year of rules, the athletic scene has cleared, restoring wholesome spirit and steadier competition. A second conference met to assess further steps.
The athletic conference committee kept firm under student pressure. Only one change was made rescinding a uniform practice start date, a rule that may be restored. The note from Youth's Companion says the aim is cleanliness, decency, and manliness, with victory as secondary to “the game’s the thing.”
The Chicago Tribune argues judges and others push for first offenders to receive second chances before prison. It questions imprisonment as a school of crime and urges encouragement, guidance, and lawful citizenship to reform offenders. The aim: save individuals and benefit society through improved crime punishment plans.
A Boston man Charles B Saunders denounces proposed Massachusetts constitutional change to remove male voting qualifications. He claims American freedom rests on ballot jury and cartridge boxes. Suffragists respond, arguing men underuse ballot and jury duty and hire substitutes for service.
The narrative follows a new Congressman and his wife Betty in Washington. Betty fears the Speaker will influence his committee placements, while the Congressman tries to calm her and explain the political dynamics. The scene highlights anxieties about etiquette, power, and adjustment to Congress.
A congressman announces a committee appointment after a tense private exchange with his wife. He asks for discretion, noting the delicate nature of the promise and avoiding discussion with friends, while his wife expresses concern about workload and propriety.
A Swiss maker created an ivory watch from an old billiard ball, proving it keeps good time. Early phonograph watches from Paris evolved into bulkier but fascinating novelty pieces. A English tradesman’s chronometer shows miniature gold and silver fish with ruby eyes swimming in faux water behind a crystal case. The Czarina of Russia owns a tiny watch with an inset model of the Holy See at the back, a royal memento from Elizabeth’s coronation.
A seven ounce watch with a Praetorian guard figure sits in a crystal case. Opening the case reveals rolling imitation stones and a kneeling sentry with angels as sacred Easter songs play softly. It is a refined London burlesque keepsake, with a keyless mechanism started by a tiny key and a melody from The Belle of New York.
A public tone piece contrasts male memory aided by disorderly desks with female tidiness. It cites a contemporaries view that attractive women often lack strong housewifely skills, suggesting tidiness as a fault line in matrimonial happiness and noting an old maid stereotype.
A quirky line adapts the old saying Every little bit helps with a comic image of a horse and a playful owner exchanging gear. The absurd swap to a Harvard Lampoon prop adds satirical tone to the vignette.
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