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Newspaper
Leavenworth Echo
Location
Leavenworth, Washington, United States of America
Date
Dec 15, 1905
Page
4
The National Review notes a shift in English fiction toward pushing undignified individualities while critics split between virile sensationalism and a disdain for noisy self display. The piece laments cities and club talk drawing attention from simple peaceful life, calling it a relapse into barbarism amid rapid urban culture.
The piece compares Czar Nicholas to George I and argues Count Witte could serve as a Walpole like savior. It emphasizes strong leadership to prevent calamity, urging a powerful ruler with full powers to guide a nation in turmoil toward lawful national progress and preserved monarchical prerogatives.
The article notes fluctuations in fall enrollments with Harvard down to 3865 and Columbia falling further while the University of Pennsylvania holds steady at 3250 and Michigan surpasses Harvard with 4049. It cites a 12 percent growth between the Alleghenies and Rockies and a 4 percent rise east of the mountains, attributing gains to small colleges aided by Carnegie’s 10 million gift and a growing female presence in coeducational institutions.
The piece discusses Boer families from Mexico adopting American ways, notes strikes in Russia limited to city workers, mentions M. Plebve's tally of 40,000 troubled rulers, fears wider peasant discontent, warns against cutting Santo Domingo from shooting irons and powder, and jokes about Roosevelt's future colonel persona in the South.
Alexander Ular argues in the Paris Review that Russia lacks a national consciousness among peasants who identify with mir communities. He says riots have material triggers, not political aims, and cites illiteracy and lack of universal education as barriers to reform, highlighting a divide and rule autocracy.
A secretary of war pushes swimming training for soldiers to gain cross river advantages, citing Forrests rough riders and Funston as examples, while broader war needs hinge on more swimmers. The railroad sector shows total value near 15 billion dollars with 1064 earnings around 2 billion. Pennsylvania leads as a major income source. History professors urge newspapers as living history, and Russia faces pressure to steady czarist rule amid bold phrases. Alaska coal prospects loom as potential wealth beyond gold.
A homemaker tips piece urges insisting on Peach Blossom flour for best bread. It cautions against substitutes offered at the same price, claiming higher margins on other brands. The article notes Peach Blossom won a World’s Fair prize and advises buyers to request Peach Blossom only.
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