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Newspaper
Massillon Independent
Location
Massillon, Ohio, United States of America
Date
Dec 03, 1906
Page
3
The piece surveys immigration restrictions under congressional focus and railroads dropping age bans for new hires. It contrasts sensational canal reporting with President Roosevelts favorable, detailed Panama assessment and awaits his official congressional report on the project.
The French Touring Club rates hotels by cleanliness and comfort, praising bright floors clean linens and minimal decor. It urges hosts to provide plain but well cooked food and spotless rooms, noting Ohio’s Lucas Inn as an example before it burned and criticizing excessive offerings in many inns. The piece urges travelers to seek cheerful welcome and reliable beds.
In Stark county hotels the pride is nine kinds of cake per meal yet critics urge a shift to the art of emotional cookery. Authors call for managers to study menus, reduce waste, and focus on truly good food to fill dining rooms as country touring rises. A reminder that civilization hinges on quality cooking.
Masked rioters attacked the James Steger and John Gorrell stemmer plants tied to Imperial Tobacco and American Suite Company in Princeton, destroying buildings and large quantities of tobacco. About 300 men caused police stations and water works to be seized before fleeing toward Hopkinsville. Fire Marshal Ayrey heads the probe, with calls for possible militia protection.
Small reproduction embroidery pattern 10x15 inches offered for ten cents. Upon receipt, a large design will be mailed to the address. Directions explain transferring the pattern to any material for embroidering. New designs will appear weekly.
Instructional guide explains transferring designs to fabric including sofa pillow corners bureau scarf ends and back of belts. Recommends materials silk satin denim or crash with multiple color shades. Steps include dampening fabric, pressing pattern with a crumpled cloth, and ensuring patterns transfer firmly.
In New York discussions follow Santos-Dumont’s 685 foot Paris flight in a heavier-than-air machine. Prominent figures like Augustua Post and J C McCoy praise the public demonstration while others note Wright brothers’ prior achievements. Dr Julian P Thomas renews gliding experiments and outlines a theory to improve aeroplane landings. Wright brothers from Dayton dispute the public emphasis, citing their Kitty Hawk flight and greater thrust.
A Boston party plans to travel to Maine in a modified forty horse power car serving as a traveling hunting camp. Owner Roy A. Faye outfitted the vehicle with a 14 foot canopy, four bunks, a portable stove, icebox, and storage for provisions. The design includes a dynamo for power, canvas weatherproofing, and an aluminium kitchen set for camp use.
Quentin Roosevelt, youngest son of the President, briefly presided in a Washington force school classroom. He interrupted a lesson on drink restraint by joking about champagne at lunch. The Chicago Journal notes Indian chiefs now sign documents with thumb prints as cross marks fade.
The St. Louis Post-Dispatch notes a progressive Arab nation near Cheops and the Sphinx sinking wells and installing irrigation projects at their base. Modernization signals a shift from ancient sands to green fields as evidence of a changing Egypt.
A Denver Republican verse mocks a car mad figure called Pocket Mike roaming the desert. He dreams of a red devil auto, laments burro labor, and claims a fortune in diamonds. The poem warns of a reckoning if his stampede continues.
A Washington inquiry notes questions about whether potatoes and melons fit the term fruit in interstate railway rate rules. The Interstate Commerce Commission plans a special session to define fruit as used in law, amid debates from railroad carriers and Colorado melon growers.
Archishop Randall Thomas Davidson presents historic ambon crafted from Canterbury Cathedral stones to the National Cathedral in Washington. The ten by nine foot pulpit, sculpted by William J. Caroe, honors martyr Stephen Langton and features Bede and William Tyndale reliefs. It will be placed in the enlarged sanctuary.
Mr and Mrs George E Nelson of Ishpeming Michigan wed after a tragic accident left Nelson blind and without both hands The couple met in Ishpeming and married recently in Michigan before starting their wedding journey The bride remained steadfast despite the loss of eyesight and limbs from a dynamite cap explosion at a mine superintendent's post
A New York Press correspondent reports women returning from Europe smuggle Dutch cedar Christmas trees into America. Prices in U S cities are high, but cheaper trees arrive in pots from Rotterdam. One matron bought about a dozen, claiming she loves green things to pass time on the voyage, and customs officers did not enforce duties.
George Weil of New Columbus Pennsylvania found a gold ring tangled in a cabbage head he raised in his truck patch. The ring, lost earlier in spring, was drawn through the cabbage center and partially concealed by the overlapping leaves.
Rockland Maine witnessed the launch of the gasoline auxiliary schooner Northland owned by a Maine company. Not Unland will carry coal and paper products between Stockton Springs and southern ports. The ship features a gasoline engine plus two auxiliary engines, electric elevators, a searchlight, five holds, and modern sailing arrangement with a 9000 canvas area, 7000 pound stockless anchors, and 24 fathoms of chain.
A lavish naval display is promised at the Jamestown exposition with a warship valued at 500 009 dollars and a fleet of ships from twenty five nations. Submarine boats and modern engines will be shown alongside races with cups offered by royals and leaders. Mrs Dickens will have a notable decoration in Washington upon her husband’s return. Christmas card art gains prominence among famed painters with lucrative sales.
A column on gifts for boys and undergraduates notes turning to novelties. Turnishing and adornment influence choices for study rooms and dens. The piece highlights latest craze of advising trays with brass handles and embroidered centers, detailing craft and color tones.
The article describes leather cushions, trays, collar bags, cuff cases, and tie cages made with cut leather and linen designs. It notes tools needed, colors, and the appeal of leather items as college gifts, plus advice on home life and preserving morale with lighthearted fun at home.
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