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Newspaper
Lexington Intelligencer
Location
Lexington, Missouri, United States of America
Date
Jun 28, 1902
Page
6
Practical guidance from William H Masham of the Chicago Tire Department urges strict fire safety. He condemns gasoline use indoors and stresses iron receptacles for waste, secured swinging gas jets, safe fireplace reactivation, and checking flues and steam pipes to prevent fires. He cautions against matches by children and careless disposal to reduce blazes.
Article critiques John Shorthall and humane reform as a charity fad. It argues punishment for humans while sparing animals mirrors social hypocrisy. It compares attitudes to carriage of dogs and horses, warning that crime is a disease and urging humane reform toward people, especially youth, instead of corporal punishment.
The article argues Spain is not a dead past but a rising future under a new king. It highlights progress toward peace and learning, with the monarch symbolizing advancement and nation rebuilding. It expresses hope for long life and success for Spain’s ruler.
A New York Mall and Express correspondent extols Paris for its broad tolerance and hospitality. The essay notes Paris embraces merit from any source, welcomes diverse garb and ideas, and treats artists and minor figures with dignity, contrasting with London’s rigid class lines.
An excavating expedition at Nippur uncovered over 100000 clay tablets showing Babylonian literary culture during Abraham’s era, with dating systems and records that challenge Biblical chronology. Palestine is described as Babylonian influenced, and the tower of Babel is linked to Bremerodach’s temple in Babylon.
Hugues Le Roux told Columbia students that genuine French aristocracy lives in financial poverty and stays hidden from foreigners who chase Parisian cosmopolitan life. He criticized Bourget and Maupassant for misrepresenting French society as he discussed the fragile balance between old aristocracy and rising middle class.
John Corbin describes England's climate as a mix of dampness and moderation, with frequent overcast skies and rare frost. He notes perpetual moisture promotes outdoor life yet keeps interiors chilly, while open fires heat towns yet fill air with soot while residents endure variable seasonal hues across the year.
A garbled dialogue fragment references a colonel and Rufus discussing pullets, then notes a ten dollar bill in a remark about bord luck. The excerpt cites Ohio State Journal and Milwaukee Sentinel as sources.
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